Empire Knife Company

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Nice John even with the cleaning ::tu:: ::tu::
You have some really nice knives for sure!!
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John ::tu:: ::tu::
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Very nice, John! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Dan, Roger, Bill, David, thank you all. ::tu:: ::tu::
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What a fine old knife that is, John.
Those long slim secondary's are classic and the sheepsfoot is really beautiful. Nice catch! ::tu::
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John, that is a conversation piece and a half. Very interesting knife. Has a lot of Sheffield written all over it in my opinion. Very cool.
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Joe, Jay, thank you. ::tu::

Jay, agree it does have a Sheffield look to it, I'm thinking this is a fairly early Empire, the way the pulls go all the way through the tangs is one clue. I sure wish it had not been cleaned as I think some of the detail in the long pulls was lost in the cleaning.
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JohnR wrote: Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:42 pm Sweet delicate stag Empire split spring Congress whittler, 3 1/4", hard to get blades open, firm pulls and the pulls are pretty much a suggestion. All blades marked Empire Knife Co. Wish I could have got it before it was cleaned, still I think it's quite interesting.
I'm not normally a fan of the congress pattern, but this is a beautiful knife.
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Thank you David. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Had the chance to participate in an online auction with over 250 knives. As usual the Case and other top name brand knives went for top dollar. Towards the end of the auction, I picked up this gem for less than the price a 1980's 3254 sold for. I've dug on this just a bit and see another like it is shown on Worthopedia. Then there are other, newer, Western Electric knives that are stamped property of Western Electric on the handles. I suspect this is a knife not issued to the general public, but was a specialty tool used in the manufacture of telephones, switchboards, etc. I also thought it might have come from the Indianapolis Western Electric factory, but production didn't start there until about 1950, so that is unlikely. Fully functional and kind of a pig in a poke. The auction had one picture of the front of the knife with the blade closed. I guess that worked out great for me.
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A unique knife there, Bob. ::tu::
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A recent purchase.....
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Another beauty Ike ::tu:: ::tu:: Nothing not to like about that one!!
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A beautiful knife you have there, Ike. ::tu::
Great blades and some bone that is very easy on the eyes and that beautiful bolster on the pivot end. ::woot::
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Waukonda wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 11:34 pm A recent purchase.....
Ike, that is a great looking knife. ::nod::
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Gorgeous old bone !
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Ike, beautiful Empire Jack!! Very nice pick bone or gouged bone handles! The dye colors are very pretty in that bone ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ike ::tu:: ::tu::
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Great looking bone on that beauty!!
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Awesome knife, Ike. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Dang, Ike! That's nice!
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Waukonda wrote: Thu May 05, 2022 11:34 pm A recent purchase.....
Beautiful Ike
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Unusual knife Just Bob ::tu:: ::tu::

Ike, oh those bones. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Thanks to everyone for your comments, I appreciate it.
Duffer wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 8:26 am The dye colors are very pretty in that bone ::tu:: ::tu::
I am very fond of the colors in the bone. I often wonder, when looking at bone handles that are maybe a little different look than the usual, if the look was intentional.....or did it just turn out that way?
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Ike, missed that one, beautiful knife. ::tu:: ::tu::

Have not found many nice Empires over the years but did land a nice one the other day. 3 5/8" largish jack, pretty full blades, pattern number with the letter S on pile side tang. Etched R S Patrick Duluth Minn, from what little I can find R S Patrick was a mining equipment company and had a patent for diamond drill bits.
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