Empire Knife Company

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Very very nice Ike in excellent condition ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I love when old knives have character - sweet patina etc :D
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Nice knife Ike, great maker with their signature shield.
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Ike ::tu::
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Great addition Ike. Full blades , great looking old knife. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Ike, wonderful EO Empire Jack ::tu:: I agree with LongBlade. A knife with character and earned patina is better than any old new knife imho!
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Way to go, Ike. ::tu::
That is a real beauty.
That shield looks like it grew there.
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Thanks for all the comments, guys, I appreciate it. It is always nice to read comments on classic old knives, whether directed at mine, or, someone else's post. It is just good to hear from like minded individuals who appreciate, not only the looks, but the history.

Btw, that is one awesome new avatar, "Lord" Duffer. Not that there was anything wrong with your mug being pictured on the old one, but that is some sweet looking ebony.
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Waukonda just a great old classic Empire. The easy open jack is one of their all time great patterns. Congrats on a great find!
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Much appreciated, Greg, thanks.
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Beautiful knife, Ike, love that shield! ::tu::
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danno50 wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:03 am Beautiful knife, Ike, love that shield! ::tu::
Thank you, Dan.
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Here's a few of mine - I may have posted a couple of these long long ago but here are new photos - Interesting that the jack and pen knives have similar bone and accordingly jigging:

Equal-End Bullhead Jack (3 & 5/8") with 066S as pile side stamp noting model # (and accordingly ca. mid 1920s)
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Pen w full bolsters (3 & 1/16")
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Wharnclifffe (3 & 5/16")
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Lee, beautiful Empire folders ::tu:: ::tu:: That MOP wharncliffe makes my heart flutter ::nod::
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Three nice ones, Lee! ::tu:: As Lloyd said, the pearl Wharncliffe is a beauty!
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Those are real nice Lee. Hard to choose a favorite but the spear blade in the first knife looks fat. I think that’s what catches my eye the most. Always admired Empire. Had one for a bit and traded it but I remember how well made it was.
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Hard to pick a favorite from those Lee ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Lloyd, Dan, Jay and Bill ::handshake:: ::tu:: ...

Not sure I ever showed you guys the before and after of the big jack on top along with the story - I won this knife 4-5 years ago on a "whim" with this photo on eBay (when it was still a decent marketplace for knives imo) and it cost me very little as nobody was interested based on this one photo :D ... The knife was probably found in the dirt in a barn or some covered outdoor area where no rain hit it - After a gentle cleaning of the dirt from the jigging the knife and inspection of the blades and handle wells I realized I had a winner ::nod:: ... the knife is in great shape all the way around in terms of snap, tight etc and has one minor issue in my book relative to condition of the rest of the knife - the crack on mark side bone :) - doesn't take away any appeal to me at all - especially that big "tribal" spear which caught Jay's eye too :wink: ....


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Empire Equal-End - Sellers Photo.jpg

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Lee ::tu::
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Nice, Lee ::tu::
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Thanks Roger and Ike ::handshake:: ::tu:: ...
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What think you of this knife? Empire Signal Corp WWI knife. Winsted CT. I was told that this is cocobolo wood. The screw driver blade locks strongly with a strong spring. It is released by pressing in on the cutting blade. Pretty rare I was told? What do you guys think?
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I can't attest to how rare it may be, nevertheless, a nice looking knife and any Empire is not something you are going see everyday. Thanks for posting.

I posted a Miller Bros a few months ago, not as nice as yours, but it also has the Signal Corps shield.
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I have the stock single blade screw driver by Empire but I've never seen one with the signal corps shield. Nice find. Orvet may be able to give you more info as he is pretty well versed on those radio knives of any brand.
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Some recent eBay sales of Empire knives of that pattern. Signal Corps shield should add some value.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Em ... 1&_fosrp=1

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Em ... 1&_fosrp=1

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Couple of my Empire's. The 2 bladed jack has horn handles and it came from a friend who got it from our friend Barry. Great knife that still has the etch showing.

The lockback I've had awhile but don't think I ever posted a picture of it.
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