KEEN EDGE - STAINLESS STEEL - JAPAN

[New_Windsor_NY]

I received this pocket knife very recently. I don't know anything about it. It's a 2 blade, made in Japan(?) pocket knife. The main blade is tang stamped KEEN EDGE. The secondary blade is tang stamped STAINLESS STEEL JAPAN. There is a VERY noticeable difference between the clarity/crispness of the two tang stamps. It measures just a hair over 2 3/4" closed. It is one of a two pocket knife lot that I mistakenly purchased. It's in EXCELLENT condition and I decided to keep it and add it to my general pocket knife collection. I took some pictures and here it is.
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[Toejammer]

Pretty neat jigging pattern on it, can't say I've seen that before. Keen Edge doesn't show up in any of my reference books, but I'm guessing it's a name registered to an importer, we just got to figure out who. Hopefully someone else here knows.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Pretty.....

I found this in the 1998 copy of GOINS. It does not mention JAPAN, STAINLESS STEEL, or a second tang stamp at all.
In fact, this is all that is mentioned.

[Toejammer]

Pretty.....

I found this in the 1998 copy of GOINS. It does not mention JAPAN, STAINLESS STEEL, or a second tang stamp at all.

It may very well have started with Simmons, but was bought years later and used for an importers line later on. It happened a lot, importers used an old name and contracted the work out to Japan / Germany knife makers, then brought them to the USA for sale.

[New_Windsor_NY]

It.....

That could explain the difference in "quality"
between the two tang stamps.
Thank you.

[jmh58]

I L I K E it!!!
John 🥸

[New_Windsor_NY]

I.....

Thank you John.