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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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My modest accumulation of Colonials and sub-brands:

4" stockman:
an Anvil
a Ranger (with full liners)

Barlow advertising the YELLOW freight line - I used to work with Consolidated Freightlines myself.

Fruit knife advertising Hormel's E.X.L extra lean - I have a Hormel and a produce connection, too.

Having long ago spent a year in Providence, I'm fond of all these wild finds.
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Nice collection of old Colonials Tanuki. I collect them too.
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Had this one since I was a kid.
Definitely an HOK
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Recently, this pocket knife arrived and it now becomes the latest example to join this topic or thread and to join my general pocket knife collection. It came in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I am pleased to have it, but I did not buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. It is a COLONIAL, two blades, two tang stamps, two springs, 2 5/8" closed (not including the bail), souvenir or tourist pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A. (over) ?012" I'm 99.999% sure that the first digit is a "2" The secondary blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A." The shield says "UNDERGROUND FOREST - MICHIGAN" Overall, this pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It needed no cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
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A nice Colonial that is not shell construction.
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edge213 wrote: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:14 am A nice Colonial that is not shell construction.
Nice one David, that's an old one with the curved stamp. I have never seen that celluloid pattern/coloration before, I like it.
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313 Mike wrote: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:48 am
edge213 wrote: Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:14 am A nice Colonial that is not shell construction.
Nice one David, that's an old one with the curved stamp. I have never seen that celluloid pattern/coloration before, I like it.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:00 pm Recently, this pocket knife arrived and it now becomes the latest example to join this topic or thread and to join my general pocket knife collection. It came in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I am pleased to have it, but I did not buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. It is a COLONIAL, two blades, two tang stamps, two springs, 2 5/8" closed (not including the bail), souvenir or tourist pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A. (over) ?012" I'm 99.999% sure that the first digit is a "2" The secondary blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A." The shield says "UNDERGROUND FOREST - MICHIGAN" Overall, this pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It needed no cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
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I have one that looks almost like it but it's a single blade and in bad condition, looks like it was run over by a truck
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My Colonials, with the nicer ones pulled out..
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Eelephant wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 3:06 pm My.....
Very nice! Thanks for posting. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Recently, this pocket knife arrived in a very large lot or group of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my latest example to be added to this topic or thread and to be added to my general pocket knife collection. I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, as it turns out, it is definitely a keeper. It is a COLONIAL, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 3/8" closed, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A." The secondary blade front tang stamp says "U.S.A." Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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Just saved this barlow from the trash bin. :D
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Nev52 wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:33 pm Just saved this barlow from the trash bin. :D
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1967redrider wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:00 pm
Nev52 wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:33 pm Just saved this barlow from the trash bin. :D
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Bobby P would have been proud, Nev. 😎👍👍
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I got one here that is so rough it never gets any respect. Well that changes right now!! Just picture this baby when it was new, a work of art and it made it to AAPK forum Colonial Show!!
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I agree, Jimbo. That one was a gorgeous knife. I wonder if some pocket time would shine it back up?
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You know redrider that’s a great idea. I’m gonna retire my buck creek for awhile and make it my edc until further notice. Just hope it doesn’t gas my pocket and rust my keys up!! Ha!
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you may have seen these 3 already in another post but this seemed like a good thread for the set, 3 new arrivals.

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This pocket knife arrived in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread and also to be added to my general pocket knife collection. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, it did turn out to be a keeper. It is a RANGER, three blades, two tang stamps, 4" closed, three springs, stockman pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "RANGER (over) PROV. U.S.A." The third blade front tang stamp says "PATENT (over) 3,317,996" The shield is NOT original to this pocket knife, which arrived without a shield. Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Third Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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This pocket knife arrived in a very large lot or group of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the latest example to be added to my general pocket knife collection. I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, as it turns out, it is a keeper. It is a COLONIAL, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 3/4" closed, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A." The secondary blade front tang stamp says "MADE IN (over) U.S.A." Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Secondary Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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This advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife arrived in a very large lot or group of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the latest example to be added to my general pocket knife collection. I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, as it turns out, it is a keeper. It is an Ambassador, one blade, one tang stamp, 1 11/16" closed (not including the ring or loop), advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Ambassador (over) U.S.A." The main handle side says "KOSEL'S TAVERN - 247 Washington Ave., CArteret 1-9680" Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
***** per Google, Carteret is in New Jersey (now Kelly's Pub) *****
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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I have a couple of the Ambassador knives Skip, and they can be a lot better knives than people often realize. They are made by Colonial to be an inexpensive gift for advertising, but they have good steel in them!
I carried one for quite a while and used it harf, but it held up just fine.
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This pocket knife arrived in a large lot or group of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the latest example to be added to my general pocket knife collection. I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. It is a COLONIAL, one blade, one tool (a file), two tang stamps, 3" closed, one spring, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "STAINLESS (over) COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A." The tool front tang stamp says, "STAIN (over) LESS" The blade has a very crisp opening and closing snap. The tool has a soft opening and closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. I did have to clean it up a little. I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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