All About Pocket Knives

Great bone on that little whittler Greg. The Col. Mayes’s book is a great resource for Empire.

According to Goins, the Norvell Shapleigh name ended before 1915. There is a great book out there that Sanders Norvell wrote about his time with Simmons and Shapleigh , and the hardware business in general in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. “Forty Years of Hardware “ by Sanders Norvell

Thanks guys.

I guess I am an incurable Empire collector! I love seeing these wonderful knives posted , such as Joe's and Greg's!!
Just back from Oregon yesterday, I dragged these home with me!
Both are patterns I have never beheld before - 3 5/16" and 3 9/16" respectively.

Those are pretty sweet

Oh my! That big sleeveboard is a sight to behold Charlie and the the other is no slouch either! Great looking Empires.

Two real treasures right there, upnorth.
Congratulations.

Charlie - Those Empires are stunners ... Great patterns, blades and bone

Charlie,I would have drug them home too! Those are fine.

Those are both excellent knives buddy. Love the sleeveboard.

Both are beyond nice.

Charlie

upnorth wrote:I guess I am an incurable Empire collector! I love seeing these wonderful knives posted , such as Joe's and Greg's!!
Just back from Oregon yesterday, I dragged these home with me!
Both are patterns I have never beheld before - 3 5/16" and 3 9/16" respectively.

Those sure are nice. I'm not a big sleeveboard fan but that one is a beauty that anyone would enjoy owning.

Joe... I think I was watching the auction for that MOP on eBay... that is quite the acquisition!

Greg... Luv that whittler!

Charlie... the blade on that sleeveboard is quite the eye catcher...

Empire budding and grafting knife with ivory spud and horn handles on the front and black comp on the back.A salesman sample?

That’s cool Rodger! The use of ivory and horn together is an interesting combination. Put that in the keeper pile!

JAMESC41001 wrote:That’s cool Rodger! The use of ivory and horn together is an interesting combination. Put that in the keeper pile!

A true collectible indeed

Roger, Charlie, great old Empires.

Picked up this Barlow this morning.

That's one I have not seen before John. Excellent pickup!

Fine knives, Roger and John.

Greg, Joe, thank you. Greg, I have seen a few Empire barlows over the years but every other one I have seen has wood handles, first one I've come across in bone,does not appear to be common.

Great knife John congratulations.

Thank you Lyle!

Nice knives roger and john ...

John - Never saw an Empire barlow and that one has charisma - very cool !!!!!!

Well, I need to visit more often!!
Thanks Greg, Joe, Lee, Roger, Lyle, Charlie N, Woodly and Ken for the nice comments on my recent acquisitions!
And Congrats Roger and John on YOUR new Empires - both wonderful finds!!

Kind of funny how this knife collecting works, 3 weeks ago I had no Empires in my Barlow collection and now I landed my second one. This one I have never seen before with stepped bolster and early style jigging, the jigging kind of radiates out from the center. Knife is in well worn, buffed, pitted condition but still has snap and sharp enough to use.
Last picture shows it with a Hatch English Jack with same style jigging, I'm thinking this Empire is very early.

That is most unusual John! Great find!