Junker Imperial for upgrading??

[Ozwelder]

G,day fellas,
I have been given a bunch of old folding knives.
I hope to rejuvenate most of them.

An Interesting one is a an Imperial with a crown emblem stamped above the " i " following the r in IMPERIAL underneath the Imperial brand is Prov.USA
It has two blades with bolsters at either end. .Closed, it measures 3 and 3/8" AO.

The major blade is very short at 1" 11/16 long and has no nail nick.

The few Imperial blades I own already have a 3" drop point but this knife has a sheepsfoot blade as the major blade, with the secondary blade being a spearpoint.

The badge on the handles is marked HOE. Handle themselves appear to be black stamped steel but with faux pattern found on Staghorn and bone handles


The other Imperials I own have a 3" drop point

I suspect it has been cut down .

Does the description appear to be that of a common Imperial?

Thanks Ozwelder

[C-WADE7]

Sounds interesting, I would like to see a pic. With a 3-3/8” handle and a blade that short(with no nick) it sounds like it may have been broken and reshaped.

[Ozwelder]

Sorry about no photos. My new smart phone has decided it does not want to work with my iMac- hence it won't transfer photos. I will get it eventually if I keep plugging away at it.

I am impressed with the blade metal quality those old carbon steel knives. There is no difficulty at all in gaining a razor edge in comparison with the newer stainless steel blades.

I think I may build a new blade. I have 2 choices as I have lengths of 1095 and 1084 available to me.

What grade would you use and why use that one over the other one ?

Ozwelder

[OLDE CUTLER]

I always use 1095 because that is what the old knives were made of. Good enough for them, good enough for me.