All About Pocket Knives

Thanks for the information, gentlemen. Will put some oil on it and clean it the best that I can with no abrasives. I will not carry it, it is still attached to a watch chain. Nice looking knife. I would try getting some mothers and a soft cloth. It looks like heavily tarnished stainless to me. Even...

Bought this years ago and carried and used it a lot back then. Has been sitting in a foot locker for 20+ years. Which Gerber is it?
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Thanks for the information, gentlemen. Will put some oil on it and clean it the best that I can with no abrasives. I will not carry it, it is still attached to a watch chain.

I have a brother currently serving in the USMC. He has told me that they aren't issued a pocket knife. They are issued a Kabar USMC Fighter Fixed blade if they are going on patrol or across the wire. This may differ from Army,USAF,etc I can only speak for the time period of 1969-1993 for certainty....

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He carried this knife every day attached to his Longines pocket watch.

Will take some pictures and figure out how to post them here a bit later. Thank you for the responses so far.

I have a small Imperial pocketknife that was being used as a watch fob. It appears to be sterling, whether plated or solid I do not know. On the blade is "IMPERIAL PROV R.I. USA with a Crown", which I believe by the dating chart is 1936-1952. My real question on the loop of the knife looks...