Colonial Forest Master Camp Knife
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My Colonial knives are all stamped with "Colonial. Prov USA. Top is a recently aquired Forest Master. It is in good condition but still needs a little more cleaning. Middle small jack, I don't know the model. Bottom Master Barlow, I bought it over twenty years ago.
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Korak, there's a special bond, that develops from a knife, you've had for 20 years! Thanks for the post! Welcome to AAPK!!!
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Thanks for the welcome. The little yellow knife belonged go my father. I also have his John Primble scout knife. He died in 1949. So these two have some age to them.
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Got this one today. I wanted this knife as a kid and it’s everything I remember.
Can’t wait to clean it up.
Can’t wait to clean it up.
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My new Forest Master, it's in beautiful condition but I'm a little disappointed. All blades have good snap except the small blade you have to push it closed. Tried oiling it and have opened and closed it a bunch but no luck. My Ebay seller says he will send me another good one in a couple of days. We will see I guess.
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Looks really clean and unused, Nick. When you open and close the little sheepsfoot blade, can you see the spring moving at all?
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Yes redrider the spring moves out and the blade snaps open really well but then about half way closed the blade seems to bind and then you just have to push it down. I've tried wd40 and 3in1 oil but no luck. thanks----Nick1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:15 pm Looks really clean and unused, Nick. When you open and close the little sheepsfoot blade, can you see the spring moving at all?
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Could still be dirt in there? Maybe try soaking it overnight.
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I'll give it a shot. My Ebay guy sent me a new yellow handle Old Cutler jack knife to make up for it. He said none of his Forest Masters had good snap on the small blade. He sells quite a few of them too. thanks redrider1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:19 am Could still be dirt in there? Maybe try soaking it overnight.
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It’s cool to hear the seller did you good .CluelessNick wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:52 pmI'll give it a shot. My Ebay guy sent me a new yellow handle Old Cutler jack knife to make up for it. He said none of his Forest Masters had good snap on the small blade. He sells quite a few of them too. thanks redrider1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:19 am Could still be dirt in there? Maybe try soaking it overnight.
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Hey JP, no worries sunny and 70 degrees today. feels like spring!Ripster wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:54 pmIt’s cool to hear the seller did you good .CluelessNick wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:52 pmI'll give it a shot. My Ebay guy sent me a new yellow handle Old Cutler jack knife to make up for it. He said none of his Forest Masters had good snap on the small blade. He sells quite a few of them too. thanks redrider1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:19 am Could still be dirt in there? Maybe try soaking it overnight.
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yeah, I was surprised when I opened the package and that yellow handled jack knife popped out. I sent him some money for it today though since I was actively looking for one and really there wasn't nothing that bad about the forest master.Ripster wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:54 pmIt’s cool to hear the seller did you good .CluelessNick wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:52 pmI'll give it a shot. My Ebay guy sent me a new yellow handle Old Cutler jack knife to make up for it. He said none of his Forest Masters had good snap on the small blade. He sells quite a few of them too. thanks redrider1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 1:19 am Could still be dirt in there? Maybe try soaking it overnight.
Stay warm down there
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I've discovered I have a Forest Master too.
All the blades are responsive. Not exactly a bear trap but they close as they should.
All the blades are responsive. Not exactly a bear trap but they close as they should.
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Some more FOREST MASTER pocket knives posted here.
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Came across this stainless Forest Master and bought it the other day. Really happy that all the blades have good snap. It's in great shape too.
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Nice one Nick!!CluelessNick wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:51 pm Came across this stainless Forest Master and bought it the other day. Really happy that all the blades have good snap. It's in great shape too.
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Thought I would add my Forest-Master in. It's a 4 blade, with the awl broken. Break has been cleaned up and sharpened? Nasty little point on it. Need a small screwdriver to get it out though. Steel liners and spacer. Also noticed on the tang stamp it's
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Got it free in a bundle. Nice little knife
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Got it free in a bundle. Nice little knife
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I’m always drawn to the can openers on “camp knives”, mostly because they usually are an indicator of age.
Its interesting on these Forest Master knives that there were different can openers. I also was unaware of an American knife that used the Victorinox style can opener with the small screwdriver tip.
Its interesting on these Forest Master knives that there were different can openers. I also was unaware of an American knife that used the Victorinox style can opener with the small screwdriver tip.
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Recently, 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 added to this topic or thread and added to my general pocket cutlery collection. I did NOT buy the group to obtain this particular pocket knife. It is another COLONIAL, "FOREST-MASTER", one blade, three tools (can opener, cap lifter or bottle opener and a punch or awl), three tang stamps, 3 3/4" closed (not including the bail), camping or scout, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "COLONIAL (over) PROV. U.S.A." The can opener front tang stamp says "U.S.A." The cap lifter or bottle opener front tang stamp says "U.S.A." It is in VERY GOOD condition.
It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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In addition to the bottle openers being different, the top one also has what looks like a pen blade in place of the awl.eveled wrote: ↑Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:50 pm I’m always drawn to the can openers on “camp knives”, mostly because they usually are an indicator of age.
Its interesting on these Forest Master knives that there were different can openers. I also was unaware of an American knife that used the Victorinox style can opener with the small screwdriver tip.
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I was going through my father's tools as he had previously passed away.
I glad to see that among his tool was one of these knives.
Our family had gone to a local county fair in 1974 when I was 7.
There they had a large out door claw crane attraction.
It was arranged in a rectangle with a carny guy in the center.
You put your quarter in the front of the machine and turned the crank to operate the crane's claw.
The prize was dropped into a small chute in the back left corner so that when you won a prize you had to ask the carny guy in the center to hand you your prize.
I think it was $.25, but it may have been $.10.
My dad won this knife on the cranes.
I won a large footed glass with large dimples i the side at another attraction whereas you tossed a coin across a two layered stack of glasses and won a glass if you coin managed to land in and stay in a glass. The smaller glasses required a dime to when them and the larger ones a quarter.
LOL, my parents had bought a brand new 1972 Ford Maverick for $1900 2 years before that.
For comparison, in 1970 a good paying job at a union controlled meat packing plant paid $3 and change an hour plus benefits.
I glad to see that among his tool was one of these knives.
Our family had gone to a local county fair in 1974 when I was 7.
There they had a large out door claw crane attraction.
It was arranged in a rectangle with a carny guy in the center.
You put your quarter in the front of the machine and turned the crank to operate the crane's claw.
The prize was dropped into a small chute in the back left corner so that when you won a prize you had to ask the carny guy in the center to hand you your prize.
I think it was $.25, but it may have been $.10.
My dad won this knife on the cranes.
I won a large footed glass with large dimples i the side at another attraction whereas you tossed a coin across a two layered stack of glasses and won a glass if you coin managed to land in and stay in a glass. The smaller glasses required a dime to when them and the larger ones a quarter.
LOL, my parents had bought a brand new 1972 Ford Maverick for $1900 2 years before that.
For comparison, in 1970 a good paying job at a union controlled meat packing plant paid $3 and change an hour plus benefits.