Any idea what year or decade this Colonial was made?

Colonial Knife was incorporated in 1926 by three brothers; Antonio, Domenic, & Fredrick Paolantonio. It grew to become one of the largest pocket knife manufacturers in the US during the 1960s. The company shut down in 1998, but was back into production under the Colonial Cutlery International Corporation in 2001. Colonial Cutlery International, Inc. brand is the imported line of knives and tools while the U.S.A.- made products fall under the Colonial Knife brand.
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pocketknifejimmy
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Any idea what year or decade this Colonial was made?

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Anyone have an idea when abouts this Colonial knife was made? Thanks in advance :-)
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Looks like it was made yesterday...that is one clean looking knife ::tu:: I'm sure our good friend Bob will be on soon to give you the exact details. cheers
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Thanks... It was listed on an auction site as NOS... but ya know how that goes.... what they think is new old stock... may not be what is really the case. On this one, it is even newer looking than I expected... so I was quite surprised and happy with it :-)
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Man, I'm jealous, Jimmy! I have had one of those on my watch list for a while
now. They just want WAY too much for it for the condition it is in. ::tear::

That's a rare pattern for sure! Only the third one I have ever seen and ya can't
get a better example than that. ::nod:: ::tu::

... Joe
I've got a camouflage knife, but I can't find it.......

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Joe Dirt wrote:Man, I'm jealous, Jimmy! I have had one of those on my watch list for a while
now. They just want WAY too much for it for the condition it is in. ::tear::

That's a rare pattern for sure! Only the third one I have ever seen and ya can't
get a better example than that. ::nod:: ::tu::

... Joe
Wow... I did not know I had anything too special, thanks for the info! :-)
If you don't mind my asking, what kind of prices have you seen on them when you see them, and what kind of value would you think this one is at in it's new condition? Not that I am planning to sell any of my collection, but am curious on values and such, thanks in advance :-)
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I don't remember what the price on the first one I saw was ::shrug:: ... didn't know they were so hard to find.
Here is a link to the one at auction right now. (near $35 shipped) There discription of the electricians blade is
almost funny. "...shaving razor" :lol:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261364953738?ss ... 1423.l2649

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Thank you, sir! :-)
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Oh, btw, since you have been interested in these, any idea of their vintage? The auction says antique.... that it ain't! Maybe 60's, 70's, 80's... but not an antique! And razor, huh... that's a good one, lol! ;-)

Condition is rather poor on that specimen... and since the description is so poor, I wonder how they came up with that price? Seems, just like alot of my local flea market vendors, anything rusty and in poor shape means antique and very expensive, lol! ;-)
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Holy blade combo's Batman!! ::doh:: ::doh::
I never thought I would see one of these again!! These two knives were both made at the same time, early 60's...
Pocketknifejimmy shows us one that has been "perfectly preserved" while the other one has clearly been in the battlefield for many years!!
Instead of a Master or pocket blade as we know it, this "perverted" version of an old # 1200 Scout knife has what looks like a Jumbo sheep's foot blade!!
And it was fitted with a #2900 secondary wire stripper/screw driver Electricians blade!!

Not a very popular combo and it might have been a special order and was NEVER Mass produced! It is EXTREEMLY rare and I don't even know where to start on the newer one's value..100-maybe $ 150.00 !!! maybe more.. ::facepalm:: ::shrug::

Very odd to see one in this shape..maybe my cousin Jimmy would have saved something like this ::hmm:: ::hmm:: Is that you Jim???? ::shrug:: ::shrug::
My uncle/cousin Jimmy, (Alphonse) did always love knives and we attended many knife shows together. He was always good to me!! ::handshake::
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You guys have been very helpful, thank you! Myself being born in 1965, makes this knife my vintage, lol! ;-) Thanks again to you guys for sharing the above info... I am promising to continue the preservation of this knife for future generations to admire and appreciate our great American heritage of traditional pocket knives :-)
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Welcome to the Colonial Knife gang! If you continue to enjoy Colonial's and the family business history visit my blog : myfamilybusinessbook@wordpress.com ...

You'll find many good friends here and very knowledgeable folks!
We are all here to help you with questions of any kind and I am here in particular for Colonial Knife Company info... ::handshake::

Check out my blog : myfamilybusinessbook@wordpress.com
Robert P. CKCo. RAP and Heritage.. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you, sir!

I only have one other Colonial in my collection at the moment, likely another 60's vintage specimen, (also in mint condition). This one is a car shaped handle novelty knife... just a novelty, but I find it kinda cool nonetheless :-)

Thank you again :-)
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Hey Jim! The old Antique car was part of the multitude of casting knives that were initially designed by my father Anthony, and was a huge part of the Ad Specialty part of Colonial..

I think it's safe to say that you need a copy of my book, IF you have any serious interest about Colonial and it's history...
You can mail me at : bonfirebob11@cox.net and I'll send you the details....
Nice to have you here!! ::handshake:: ::handshake::
Bob P..CKCo..
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