Old Keen Kutter Knives

Keen Kutter was first used as a knife brand by Simmons Hardware Company in 1870. The trademark was used on the highest quality tools and cutlery Simmons offered.
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A Keen Kutter dogleg I picked up this week, last couple pictures show it next to a Winchester I already had.
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A perfect pair, my those are gorgeous and I bet they feel nice in hand. Congrats on finding them! ::handshake::
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Mailman brought me this E.C.Simmons Keen Kutter Grand Daddy Barlow. I like the bone scales. Blade is pretty full and has good snap. Its Big and I like Big Folding Knives. I think I`ll Keep it. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Desert Golfer wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:22 am Mailman brought me this E.C.Simmons Keen Kutter Grand Daddy Barlow. I like the bone scales. Blade is pretty full and has good snap. Its Big and I like Big Folding Knives. I think I`ll Keep it. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Me too. ::nod::
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That is a beautiful old knife... ::tu::
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I found this picture in a cardboard tube in a box of old pocketknives. Does any one else have it?
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I've seen it, but I don't have one.
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I get a lot of comments about this picture when they walk in my knife room.😝.
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Beautiful dogleg jack, John, nice find! ::tu::
Great daddy barlow, Desert Golfer. ::tu::
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Shapleigh Keen Kutter with waterfall celluloid.
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Nice one! ::tu::
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DM11 wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:12 am Nice one! ::tu::
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That's a sweet one to have, John. ::tu:: ::nod::
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1967redrider wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:02 pm That's a sweet one to have, John. ::tu:: ::nod::
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Nice additions to the thread, David and John! ::tu:: ::tu::
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danno50 wrote: Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:51 pm Nice additions to the thread, David and John! ::tu:: ::tu::
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With that one you only need one. Beautiful!!! ::nod::
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doglegg wrote: Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:32 am With that one you only need one. Beautiful!!! ::nod::
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This pocket knife arrived today. It was in a group of pocket knives that I bought for one, particular pocket knife. This is NOT that one, particular pocket knife. This is a KEEN KUTTER "K1", 2 blades, 3 3/8" closed, 2 tang stamps pocket knife. It needed a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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I picked up this Keen Kutter ebony barehead jack at the antique mall yesterday. It is 3 5/16" OAL, and has steel bolsters, liners, and pins. It has the E. C. Simmons, St Louis MO tang stamp. If you look closely at the photos, it can be seen that the pen blade was a nail file that had the file pattern ground off to make a pen from it. Is it safe to presume that this was done at the factory when the knife was made? Nothing can be felt by running the fingernail down the length of the blade, but the pattern can be seen if the light is caught just right. On the back of the master blade is the very faint etch F5 up near the spine just ahead of the tang. Very tight old knife with good snap, not used or sharpened much.
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:16 am I picked up this Keen Kutter ebony barehead jack at the antique mall yesterday. It is 3 5/16" OAL, and has steel bolsters, liners, and pins. It has the E. C. Simmons, St Louis MO tang stamp. If you look closely at the photos, it can be seen that the pen blade was a nail file that had the file pattern ground off to make a pen from it. Is it safe to presume that this was done at the factory when the knife was made? Nothing can be felt by running the fingernail down the length of the blade, but the pattern can be seen if the light is caught just right. On the back of the master blade is the very faint etch F5 up near the spine just ahead of the tang. Very tight old knife with good snap, not used or sharpened much.
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Is the F5 inked? Probably 3 1/4” buy Kk measurement. F=file 5 KK pattern number. My thinking. Nice knife .Harold
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stockman wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:32 am Is the F5 inked? Probably 3 1/4” buy Kk measurement. F=file 5 KK pattern number. My thinking. Nice knife .Harold
Looks inked. Do you think the file was made into a pen after it left the factory then?
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