Knife Imperial Folding Hunter 2 Blade Schrade Mfg ca 1978 VG

By the 1960s, Imperial Cutlery owned and produced the U.S. Made Schrade knives. Here is one of their best products ever to bear the Imperial name. Case counterpart pattern is 6265, the large folding hunter with clip blade and long spey or skinning blade. Resemblance to the Old Timer folding hunter is no accident; except for this one having a brighter chrome plating on its blades, they are the exact same knife. Note that the logo carries the old Shapleigh Hardware Diamond Edge stamping, piracy that probably went unchallenged at the time. Overall length on this Imperial Hunter is 5 1/2 inches; and the blades measure 4 1/8 inches from point to heel on the clip blade, and a bit less on the skinner blade. Full length opened is 9 1/4 inches. Scouring to the blade surfaces is extensive with some evidence of 2 or 3 flat sharpening; chrome finish, however, is majority full strength by our estimate. We also estimate that the blades are over 95 percent original width. Handle panels, of course, are imitation bone soft composite like the Schrades of the period. Bolsters are solid Nickel plated, and liners are brass. We classify this Imperial DE as Very Good, but photos ought to suffice for prospective owners to judge finish grade form themselves. It is Excellent mechanically, backspring strength is good. Less popular than its near-identical Schrade siblings, this Imperial is also a rarer knife. We’re offering it for only $ 39.95. Not for sale to civilians in Chicago, New York City, or any jurisdiction where prohibited. Upstate New York residents required to furnish copy of their hunting license. Knoxville Tennessee residents must furnish copy of police ID or weapons carry permit. We require scan or faxed copy of state-issued photo ID to prove the buyer is majority age, 21 or over. Most knives with blades over 3 inches are illegal to carry on Federal Property. All knives are illegal to transport on airlines. No shipments of knives with blades over 3 inches to civilians in New York. $5.00 flat rate shipping. MC or Visa phone- or fax-in orders shipped same day; USPS Money Order paid items shipped same day. Cashier's checks are a waste of time & money; we hold them longer than we do personal checks. We require initial payment of at least 20% down within 7 days of offers to buy; otherwise we relist. We offer a 7 day money back return privilege, excluding return shipping and also excluding NIB guns and lay-aways. We accept lay-away with 20% down, balance in 90 days - lay aways not refundable, though. Our phone number is . Internet phone hours 8:30 - 4 CST Mon - Sat CST. Robertson Trading Post 117 Front Street PO Box 365 Henderson, Tennessee 38340 We consider trade offers. Blue & Walnut Good, S&W, Colt Stainless Very Good. We even like RG, H&R, Taurus, Rossi Revolvers. Gold, Silver good, esp. Morgan Dollars and Walking Liberty Half Dollars. We like .243 and .30-30 very much. One of the biggest expenses for us is cleaning guns; fewer than 1% of the firearms we trade for are clean.