Pressner v. United States

Lawrence, Judge:

Importations of miniature knives, flimsily constructed and inexpensive, contained in simple leather sheaths, covered by the protests enumerated in the schedule, attached to and made a part of this decision, were classified by the collector of customs as hunting knives in paragraph 355 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.O. § 1001, par. 355), as modified, at various rates of duty, depending upon the date of entry.

Plaintiffs claim that the articles are not hunting knives and should be classified as articles in chief value of metal in paragraph 397 of said act (19 U.S.C. §1001,…