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Colonial Horseman's Knife

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:30 pm
by 1967redrider
Not sure about this one, but did Colonial make a horsemen's knife similar to the O. Barnett Tool Co. pliers and hoof pick knife?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Coloni ... 0010.m2109

It looks kind of suspicious to me, but I may be wrong. ::hmm:: Pretty hefty price tag too, must be rare? ::shrug::

Re: Colonial Horseman's Knife

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:37 pm
by cody6268
I showed that same one some time ago on the counterfeit forum. Someone's still trying to pass it off as real. The blade is a replacement, because the way Barnett tempered the blades, they broke easily.

Re: Colonial Horseman's Knife

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:59 pm
by 1967redrider
cody6268 wrote:I showed that same one some time ago on the counterfeit forum. Someone's still trying to pass it off as real. The blade is a replacement, because the way Barnett tempered the blades, they broke easily.
Thanks for your reply, cody. ::handshake:: $450 seems like a hard lesson to learn for some unsuspecting newbie getting into collecting. Those Christmas Tree scales are outgassed to the max. ::barf:: ::barf:: ::barf::

Re: Colonial Horseman's Knife

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 9:46 pm
by edge213
cody6268 wrote:I showed that same one some time ago on the counterfeit forum. Someone's still trying to pass it off as real. The blade is a replacement, because the way Barnett tempered the blades, they broke easily.
Hey Cody, did Barnett make these with celluloid handles?
All I have ever seen are bone.

Re: Colonial Horseman's Knife

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:19 am
by cody6268
edge213 wrote:
cody6268 wrote:I showed that same one some time ago on the counterfeit forum. Someone's still trying to pass it off as real. The blade is a replacement, because the way Barnett tempered the blades, they broke easily.
Hey Cody, did Barnett make these with celluloid handles?
All I have ever seen are bone.
I don't think so, and I'm sure if they did, there'd be an example of an ad for the knife with the handles. And I think the production of these knives (late 1880s, to early 1900s) predated Christmas Tree celluloid. I suspect the guy way back then that put the Colonial blade in the knife thought it would look good with those celluloid scales.

Re: Colonial Horseman's Knife

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:57 pm
by 1967redrider
cody6268 wrote:
edge213 wrote:
cody6268 wrote:I showed that same one some time ago on the counterfeit forum. Someone's still trying to pass it off as real. The blade is a replacement, because the way Barnett tempered the blades, they broke easily.
Hey Cody, did Barnett make these with celluloid handles?
All I have ever seen are bone.
I don't think so, and I'm sure if they did, there'd be an example of an ad for the knife with the handles. And I think the production of these knives (late 1880s, to early 1900s) predated Christmas Tree celluloid. I suspect the guy way back then that put the Colonial blade in the knife thought it would look good with those celluloid scales.
I agree completely. Wish the eBayer would wake up and realize this, especially at $450! ::skeptic::