Imperial Weirdness

Schrade Cutlery Company was founded in 1904 by George Schrade, and his brothers Jacob and William Schrade. In 1946 Imperial Knife Associated Companies, (IKAC; an association of Ulster Knife Co and Imperial Knife Co) purchased controlling interest in Schrade Cut Co and changed the name to Schrade Walden Cutlery. In 1973 the name was changed to Schrade Cutlery. In 2004 Schrade closed due to bankruptcy.

This forum is dedicated to the knives that are the legacy of this company. This forum is not the place to discuss the replica knives currently being imported using the Schrade name.
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Imperial really made some odd (and awesome) knives. Here's a folding cleaver guaranteed to never get lost in your pocket. The last pic shows the scale - that's a Schrade 293 sitting next to it.

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LOL.... now THAT is a cool folding knife!

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I had forgotten about the old folding cleavers.
I guess there really are no new ideas under the sun!
The new generation of folding cleavers are nothing new, just a refinement have an old idea. I happen to pick up a gerber folding cleaver recently and was surprised to find that the thick wide blade was not without certain merits. I have used it in my shop a few times and actually like it.
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jxr1197 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 6:59 pm Imperial.....
Jason, you manage to find some truly
odd "show n' tell" pieces of cutlery. ::tu:: ::tu::
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