Empire Knife Company

[kootenay joe]

Greg you give a lot to the rest of us AAPK'ers with informative posts, great pictures of great knives and always a positive attitude. So if luck is involved to some degree with these fine acquisitions, you deserve it.
Actually i have had times of luck too like the early days of GEC & Northwoods before there was any competition.
kj

[FRJ]

Here is a nice little Empire I got in recently. 2 5/8".
It fits nicely with the other equal ends from Empire.
A pen and a whittler, both 3 1/16" closed.

[LongBlade]

Now that is cool Joe - 3 of a kind in Aces ..

[FRJ]

- Thanks, lee.
These little equal ends are pretty cool.

[FRJ]

Here are two Empires I got at the recent knife show in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

[LongBlade]

Nothing like a lovely pair of Empire whittlers Joe ...

[FRJ]

Thanks, Lee. these two are sweet and clean.

[Duffer]

Two beautiful Empire whittlers! Great Photos Joe

[danno50]

What Lee and LLoyd said, beautiful!!

[JAMESC41001]

Those are great knives Joe

[FRJ]

Thanks very much, guys.
I appreciate the comments and I'm glad you like the knives.

[RobesonsRme.com]

Very nice.

Charlie

[FRJ]

Thank you, Charlie.

[BWT]

Here are two Empires I got at the recent knife show in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Two beautiful knives Joe, really good looking bone and pearl

[FRJ]

Thanks, Bill.

[gsmith7158]

Here's a unique little Empire that I just picked up from Galvanic1882. Thanks Mike! It's etched The Empire Tourist Knife on the master blade and on the other side perhaps the name of a steel Co. All I can make out is CCO Steel but there are other letters there. I've never seen this pattern before.

[LongBlade]

Very cool and nice knife Greg ... Unique pattern with that screwdriver/caplifter... I think based on the model # on pile side stamp it was made in the last years of Empire.. at least that is what I understand from others based on my Empire Bullhead Jack which also has a model # stamp and a catalog cut provided by another member of the knife with the model # was from 1926... nice addition Greg

[gsmith7158]

Very cool and nice knife Greg ... Unique pattern with that screwdriver/caplifter... I think based on the model # on pile side stamp it was made in the last years of Empire.. at least that is what I understand from others based on my Empire Bullhead Jack which also has a model # stamp and a catalog cut provided by another member of the knife with the model # was from 1926... nice addition Greg

Thanks Lee! I've only got that one and one other one that actually have pattern numbers. Good to know that info about the late 20's.

[FRJ]

Very nice knife, Greg.

In spite of the etch would that pattern be called a picnic knife?

[kootenay joe]

I believe this could be called a "Bottle Jack". I do not have LG4 with me right now but Levine does discuss this pattern with a corkscrew or cap lifter.
kj

[1967redrider]

I've recently picked up 2 Empire, Winsted, CT. knives; a gold Gentleman's fob and an Electrician's folding screwdriver in ebony. The electrician has a sharp edge, scraper and screwdriver lock-back blade while the fob has the usual manicure blade with spline file and 2 pen blades. The workmanship is great on these two, especially the lock-back. It has a very fluid opening, locking and closing feel to it.

[1967redrider]

Is this just a design or does it spell something?

[gsmith7158]

Those are two nice ones Red. It does look like those could be someone's initials on the fob. The single blade electricians knife must have been pretty popular for Empire. You see quite a few of them.

[gsmith7158]

Well folks I was very surprised to receive an offer to buy this knife, mainly because the one that I have I had never seen before. Lo and behold another Empire Tourist Knife is headed my way courtesy of 1fartsmella and this one has those unmistakable Empire jigged bone handles. Thanks Barry!

[Doc B]

Great looking knife, Greg! Gorgeous old bone!