Imperial:The,"King"of knives..........

[FRJ]

Me too!

[knife7knut]

I hope I am not intruding on the wonderful parade of Imperials, Ray. Just wanted to show one that I like.
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Intrude away amigo! Beautiful oldie and thanks for sharing it.

[Miller Bro's]

Some nice ones I picked up over the years ........

[Ridgegrass]

Pulled out a few "Imps". Some are "IKCo. You can probably pick them out. All the celluloids are solid bolster, and very well made.The scales are very well fitted and hardly shrunken. The EO s' pen blades are stamped "USA" for military use. The big Scoutie is an IKCo. Their cheaper, shell handle knives, while having a niche in the consumer market, have overshadowed these fine knives. I'll buy them anytime I can. J.O'.

[FRJ]

Nice old Imperials, Dimitri and J.O.

Here's a few.
The dogleg has solid bolsters.

[FRJ]

And a few more.

Thanks for looking.

[Colonel26]

Mr. Ray that early three blade that you believe to be converted to a clip is far and away my favorite! That’s a wonderful old knife.

[royal0014]

Some beautiful knives being shown here

[Ridgegrass]

Great! That Dogleg is a peach! J.O'.

[garddogg56]

I love the nostalgia of Imperial shell handle knives.A KampKing was my first scout knife.I really like Imperials solid bolstered knives.

[knife7knut]

My heartfelt thanks to all who took the trouble to post their beautiful Imperials!
Thought I would dig out a few more to keep this thread alive.Hope I don't double post any that have already been shown and if I do blame it on "premature senility"

#1 Single blade fish jack with "end of days" handles.
#2 a Barlow with rough forged blades.This was part of a series of knives with like blades.
#3 A regular Barlow.
#4 Originally a shell handled knife,I made handles for it from Lexan and added a shield made from a Lone Star Beer pin.
#5 Official Cub Scout knife with shrinking handles.
#6 Knife and ax combo. Need to make a sheath for them as it wasn't originally a set
#7 Another mini 6 blade with faux pearl shell handles.
#8- #9- #10 various one and two blade mini easy open knives.

[knife7knut]

More:
#1 Mini fishtail.
#2 Money clip advertising Tecumseh Products (a hometown business)
#3 Money clip advertising a custom body shop.
#4 Another shell handle with replaced handles of wood.
#5 through #10 various letter opener knives.

[knife7knut]

Last ones for now.
#1 Multi-blade advertising "Outside" which I assume is a sporting good company.
#2 Multi-blade advertising "Winston" cigarettes.
#3 Multi-blade stamped,"stainless steel handle"
#4 Solid bolster peanut.
#5 Solid slant bolster serpentine jack

[garddogg56]

Thats an unusual slant bolster K7K Here's some more shell handled Imperials.They possess great 1095 steel in the blades.

[knife7knut]

Nice ones! Here is one more I replaced the cel handles with blue Lexan.

[New_Windsor_NY]

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The top picture is of a COLONIAL.

[knife7knut]

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The top picture is of a COLONIAL.

Not sure which one you are referring to but I have to make a correction myself:The yellow multi-blade knife is NOT an Imperial;it is marked,"Stainless Steel Japan". Not sure how it got mixed up with my Imperials.

[Papa Bones]

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The top picture is of a COLONIAL.

Not sure which one you are referring to but I have to make a correction myself:The yellow multi-blade knife is NOT an Imperial;it is marked,"Stainless Steel Japan". Not sure how it got mixed up with my Imperials.

I think Skip is referring to the Elk Head fixed blade. Both Colonial and Imperial both made some with the similar handles. But the one in the photo doesnt look like it has the crown and looks like Colonial on the tang stamp.

[Dan In MI]

I had a knock-off version of the stacking silverware set. It came in very handy when space was at a premium! One of those key knives showed up on eBay recently; had I awakened a little earlier yesterday, it would be mine.

[garddogg56]

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The top picture is of a COLONIAL.

Yes Skip you are right grabbed the wrong knife

[msteele6]

Love these old Imperials and used to collect them seriously, here are a few that I've sold off:

[knife7knut]

Beautiful old solid bolster Imperials! Thanks for sharing them!
Here is my latest "Hammer Brand";culled from an estate sale today. Had it originally marked at $40 and the second day they drop the prices 25% so I got it for $30. Unusual handle coloring.The blade has been sharpened a bit but still pretty full.

[Dan In MI]

Love these old Imperials and used to collect them seriously, here are a few that I've sold off:

Those look great. I'll be on the hunt for one eventually.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

I like the old imperials. Cheap but good, true working folks knives. The older ones have rather thin blade grinds that cut and sharpen so easily. Here is a hammer brand stamped imperial.

[Leo H]

How should I deal with the broken plastic (Bakelite?) on this Imperial knife while cleaning it?
It’s rusting under the bolsters and I don’t have any desire to risk taking it all apart for fear of not being able to reassemble it safely.
The pins are obviously steel and it’s been out and used often in its life. Anything special about the bolsters? Is there a yellow predominant MOP? I wouldn’t expect that on an otherwise all steel pocket knife, but I was wrong about thinking my other knife had bone bolsters and not ivory.
Thank you!