How old are Imperial pocket knives?

Imperial knives was a manufacturer of affordable American folding knives founded in Rhode Island in 1916. By the 1940s, Imperial knives became the Imperial Knife Associated Companies Group when the company acquired Schrade Cutlery.

When did the pocket knife come out?

The earliest known pocketknives date to at least the early Iron Age. A pocketknife with a bone handle was found at the Hallstatt Culture type site in Austria, dating to around 600–500 BCE. Iberian folding-blade knives made by indigenous artisans and craftsmen and dating to the pre-Roman era have been found in Spain.

Why is it called a jack knife?

If youve ever used or even seen a pocketknife you know where the term “jackknife” comes from, even if you may not have put two and two together. The collision term “jackknife” refers to a truck accident where a truck with two separate parts (a cab and a trailer) folds in on itself at the point of separation.

What is Stagalon?

Re: Camillus stagalon May or may not have been delrin but it was a man-made material shaped or made to look like stag.