Imperial or Colonial?

[mickeyevans]

no tang stamp that I can make out
Bob knows almost about Imperial as he does Colonial
so I know the mystery will be solved here

[1967redrider]

Where has Bonfire Bob been?

[orvet]

Where has Bonfire Bob been?

He told me he was going to the Mystic show. I think that was the name.

[TripleF]

Bob really only checks one thread on here......he doesn't peruse the other posts made.

Personally I think it's a KENT (made by Camillus).

[orvet]

I think you are right Scott.
It seems to me I have seen other Kents with that same color of celluloid.

[btrwtr]

I can't say for sure but do know I have seen plenty of Imperials with that "Green Linoleum celluloid". Construction wise could be a number of names but based on handles I vote Imperial.

Wayne

[philco]

I'll add to Wayne's comment that Imperial put out a lot of knives that had a very faint, easily worn away, tang stamp. Perhaps that is the situation here.

[knifeaholic]

Bonfire Bob is alive and well. I talked to him at length at the Mystic show last weekend, and bought a copy of his book.

[PigSticker]

I've got a lot of pre war knives with that shield I think somebody stamped them things out back in the day and supplied the knife makers with em--it's hard to say Colonial in the 30's had a real light stamp too and so do most Camillus made--Imperial had the most colorful celluloid--if it was made by any of the Camillus companies it would be burned up by now from gassing so I'm goin with Colonial