Empire Knife Company

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Great scan Barry. it picked up the etch very nicely! ::tu::
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Nice knives Mike and Greg ::tu:: ::tu:: ... and thanks for the scan of the etch Barry!
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Finally... I feel I have an Empire that is worthy of all the others that have been posted here...
a pretty neat pattern, too... a Wharncliffe whittler (with a coping blade as well) with green celluloid scales.
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Yes sir, Ken, you really landed a good one. Such good condition.
I may have mentioned it before but that's a nice "Sweetheart" caliper too.
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Thanks Joe... took a bit of looking around before finding this one...
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KAW wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 12:32 am Finally... I feel I have an Empire that is worthy of all the others that have been posted here...
a pretty neat pattern, too... a Wharncliffe whittler (with a coping blade as well) with green celluloid scales.
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Very sweet KAW. ::nod:: ::tu::
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KAW wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 12:32 am Finally... I feel I have an Empire that is worthy of all the others that have been posted here...
a pretty neat pattern, too... a Wharncliffe whittler (with a coping blade as well) with green celluloid scales.
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Great find Ken nothing not to like about that one ::tu:: ::tu::
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Geez Ken that Empire wittler has so many good things going for it. Warncliff and coping blades, stable celluloid handles and it’s an Empire. Your a lucky man. Steve B.
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KAW,I believe your Empire is a later knife that Parker had made in the late 1990's,early 2000's.A closer picture would help.
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I have to agree with Roger on that.
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Yes, that's correct. Kaw. If you'll look look at the stamp Winsted is is spelled incorrectly. These were made in Germany on contract with James Parker as Roger and Mike have stated.
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peanut740 wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 4:20 pm KAW,I believe your Empire is a later knife that Parker had made in the late 1990's,early 2000's.A closer picture would help.
Well I finally got around to taking the requested photo...
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Roger, Mike & Greg... thanks for setting me straight... kinda felt it was too good to be true. ::teary_eyes::
Might anyone know when Parker had these made?
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After a little more research... I found out this is a Bulldog Brand knife bought by James Parker in 1991... 5th Generation... made by the Olbertz factory in Germany between 2000—2003. After closer examination, I found the poorly stamped double dog head tang stamp on the secondary blades. The scales are also suppose to be some sort of horn.
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Picked this little 3 3/8” junior Boy Scout knife up recently , genuine pearl handles ::ds::

Thanks for looking .
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Very nice Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... definitely one of the nicest scout knives I’ve seen given the MOP ::nod:: ... I assume MOP was somewhat out of the norm for scout knives?
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Very nice, old Empire knives everyone!👍👍 I picked this one up last week. It looks to be double stamped to me? The bail (spelled correct?) isn't original for sure. I believe someone drilled the hole themselves? I'm not very familiar at all with this brand so I really don't know? ::shrug:: I love it though!!
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Definitely not a commonly used handle material . Usually presentation pieces or special ordered .

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LongBlade wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:38 pm Very nice Mike ::tu:: ::tu:: ... definitely one of the nicest scout knives I’ve seen given the MOP ::nod:: ... I assume MOP was somewhat out of the norm for scout knives?
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Added an Empire ebony Jumbo jack this week, just over 4" and heavily built, still has some etch remaining, second word is definitely KING, first may be DREAM, anyone ever seen an Empire with DREAM KING?
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I love that knife John!👍👍
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I researched this before I bought it and Empire mad these for this hardware company in the late 1800s I believe...
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EMPIRE
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3in, ebony, with a Prestolite wrench.
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peanut740 wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:37 pm Folding hunter etched "Forest King".They are usually etched Empire Hunting Knife.It also has hard to see salesman numbers on it.
John, Roger's hunter has that same etch/font, so I think it says Forest King also.
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glennbad wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:26 pm
peanut740 wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:37 pm Folding hunter etched "Forest King".They are usually etched Empire Hunting Knife.It also has hard to see salesman numbers on it.
John, Roger's hunter has that same etch/font, so I think it says Forest King also.
I agree Glenn, thank you!
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Purchased this one from Roger. When I was getting ready to take pictures, this red and green tissue paper was laying around to be used for gifts, so I thought why not? I feel sorry for me, having to buy my own Christmas gift. :lol:
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Ike, you treat yourself awfully well. Wonderful old knife. ::nod:: ::nod::
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