Two (2) Vintage 1940s-1950s Pocket Jack Knives… Imperial & Kingston, 1 price For Sale

#1) Imperial

Manufactured by Imperial Knife CompanyinProvidence, Rhode Island.

The ‘Vintage Imperial Tang Stamps Guide’ dates this knife as manufactured between 1946 and 1956.

Two (2) blades: a master clip point and a smaller secondary pen point

A small, unengraved silver crest is found on the front cover as a hallmark decorative element; there is no engraving present.

·Stamped ‘Imperial / Prov. R.I.

·Handle has black ‘jigged’ composition pattern to mimic textured bone

·Medium (Standard) size between 3 3/8”

·2 Blades open from the same end

·Brass pins securing the scales, paired with polished nickel silver bolsters on each end.

#2) Kingston

Manufactured by Kingston Cutlery Company

History of the company dates is knife as manufactured between 1943 and the late1950s.

·In 1943 the Ulster Knife Company, and theImperial Knife Companyformed a joint manufacturing consortium under the \"Kingston\" name. By pooling their resources, they bypassed wartime rationing to secure critical strategic allocations of steel and brass, producing over half of all military pocketknives issued during World War II.

·In 1947 the formal joint venture disbanded, and the Kingston brand name reverted to an Ulster/Schrade-Walden trademark. They continued using the identical \"Kingston\" tang stamp on high-quality civilian work and utility pocketknives well into thelate 1940s and 1950s.

Two (2) blades: a main clip point and a smaller secondary pen/utility point

The is a vintage Kingston USA small Jack knife

·Stamped ‘Kingston / U.S.A.

·Handle has black jigged composition pattern to mimic textured bone

·Small size between 3”.

·2 Blades open from the opposite ends

·Brass pins securing the scales, paired with polished nickel silver bolsters on each end.

Both knives:

·Obtained from the adult grandchild of the original owner

·Both are in average vintage, stored condition.

·Knifes show signs of sharpening

·The Imperial: the master point does not close flush into the handle (plz see photos)

·All other blades close flush into the handle