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Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:37 pm
by Miller Bro's
This trademark has a long history with knife manufacturers and many of the best knife companies made knives with this mark. According to Goins E.C Simmons started using the Keen Kutter trademark in 1870-1940, Shapleigh used it from 1940-60, and Val Test from 1960-65. So for over 140 years this mark has been used on their products and more specifically pocket knives.

Here is a nice old Keen Kutter marked Cattle knife. It has grooved bolsters, Nickle Silver Trim, jigged bone handles and an etched blade, what more could you want in an old pocket knife?? ::drool::

Let`s see your old Keen Kutter`s! ::tu::

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:56 pm
by tjmurphy
Man, that's a pretty knife Dimitri ::tu::

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:27 am
by Miller Bro's
Thanks Tom, glad someone likes it ::nod::

Here is an old box the knives originally came in :wink:

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:35 am
by Owd Wullie
::tu::

Great old knife, D!!

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:32 am
by Miller Bro's
Thanks Willie! :)

Here is a nice old pearl Keen Kutter and a picture of the shield they used on their Scout/utility knives.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:03 am
by paulsvintage
::tu:: great ones . love when you can get a knife with the box.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:43 am
by galvanic1882
Great knives I love the old KK's and the box is really neat!!!

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:49 pm
by Miller Bro's
Thanks Paul and Mike ::tu::


Mike, you must have a couple nice specimens to add to this thread ::nod:: :wink:

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:53 pm
by thawk
I'd arm wrestle you for that cattle knife! ::sneaky::

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My only Keen Kutter. Peachseed rough black. Marked 886 on the back tang. It is a Schrade Walden 833 pattern.

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With the Schrade 834. These are 1950's Schrade Walden made knives.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:59 pm
by paulsvintage
::tu:: Nice THAWK .......one Half Congress

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:03 pm
by thawk
paulsvintage wrote:::tu:: Nice THAWK .......one Half Congress
Same to you Paul. That is a Schrade Walden 774 pattern I do believe. A beauty too. ::nod::

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:13 pm
by Miller Bro's
thawk wrote:I'd arm wrestle you for that cattle knife! ::sneaky::
Deal!! :lol:


Nice one Paul, I really like the ones with Keen Kutter stamped into the shieldImage

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:23 pm
by galvanic1882
Yes Dimitri I have a few, here is one of them. Got it in Arizona last year at a gun show. Sorry for the bad pictures I will post pics of my others tomorrow.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 2:28 pm
by Miller Bro's
Nice one! ::drool:: and a Physician`s knife to boot ::tu:: 8)

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:05 pm
by Iron Hoarder
I'm afraid mine aren't pretty but I like'em :D

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Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:37 pm
by paulsvintage
::tu:: Nice Bob . like the badge

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:09 am
by FRJ
Here's Keen Kutter with two other knives. What a nice knife this is. Its secondary blade is almost like a fillet blade.
Very flexible. Some sort of plastic covers.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:12 am
by Miller Bro's
Another KK made by Schrade ::nod::

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:28 am
by FRJ
Hi Dimitri. Do you mean my hunter was made by Schrade?

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:31 am
by Miller Bro's
FRJ wrote:Do you mean my hunter was made by Schrade?
Yes it was Joe, look at the jigging pattern in the plastic, this was a Schrade product ::tu::

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:37 am
by FRJ
Well, that's pretty cool. They sure made a great knife. Actually it's one of my favorites.
That's great to know. Thanks alot.

By the way, a little off the topic of this nice thread, but do you know who made Marshall Wells Zenith brand knives?
Thanks.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:39 am
by knifeaholic
FRJ wrote:Well, that's pretty cool. They sure made a great knife. Actually it's one of my favorites.
That's great to know. Thanks alot.

By the way, a little off the topic of this nice thread, but do you know who made Marshall Wells Zenith brand knives?
Thanks.
New York Knife Co made a lot of the high grade Zenith knives. But like most contract brands other companies made them as well and they had cheaper lines too.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:42 am
by FRJ
Thank you, Steve.

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:43 am
by Miller Bro's
FRJ wrote:do you know who made Marshall Wells Zenith brand knives?
Do you have a picture of the knife?




If it has jigged bone handles I can possibly identify the maker ::nod::

Re: Old Keen Kutter Knives

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:45 am
by FRJ
Dimitri, I was looking at the schrade forum and I was wondering if my KK hunter was made before 1946 or after.
I'm gussing after, by Schrade Walden.