page_title: Imperial Schrade
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Imperial Schrade / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Liberty Schrade knife produced for the centennial.
context_page_description: Imperial Schrade Corp. was an American knife manufacturer of hunting knives, pocketknives, utility knives, and bayonets during the 20th and early 21st centuries. The consolidation of five forerunner companies, including its namesakes, the Imperial Knife Company, founded 1916, and the Schrade Cutlery Company, founded in 1904, Imperial Schrade manufactured its products in the United States and Ireland and sold through hardware stores, department stores, and on military bases. The original company's fortunes declined and in 2004 it entered into bankruptcy where all equipment and intellectual property was sold off to reimburse creditors. The name and intellectual property was bought by Taylor Brands and used for marketing purposes.
caption: Statue of Liberty commemorative knife from Schrade
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