colonel coon knives question
-
PLMPLM8
- Posts: 46
- Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:15 am
colonel coon knives question
Hi, I'm showing a col. coon knife I bought back in the 90s which I'm pretty sure was made by colonial. my question is why they were made by colonial.im showing a pic of the knife and a pic of the 1991 catalog page from the catalog. I'm just wondering of the story behind them if their was one. Thank you
-
PLMPLM8
- Posts: 46
- Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:15 am
Re: colonel coon knives question
By the way when I bought it it was 10 dollars,it's a pretty study knfe, snaps like a bear trap,and in the catalog there were other brand new regular colonial 3 blade stockmans for 6.99 those were the days.
- New_Windsor_NY
- Gold Tier

- Posts: 14009
- Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:50 pm
- Location: I'm On The Far Right On The Left Coast In Commiefornia
Re: colonel coon knives question
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
-
ThatWeirdKnifeGuy
- Gold Tier

- Posts: 1655
- Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:20 pm
- Location: Wisconsin
Re: colonel coon knives question
I think Bob Paolantonio mentioned once that he and Adrian Harris were friends and that Harris started his brand using Ranger or Old Cutler parts, both Colonial house brands.
That's my Etsy store where I sell old knives and sometimes handmade knife accessories to support my knife habbit. Thanks for looking my friend.
-
PLMPLM8
- Posts: 46
- Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:15 am
Re: colonel coon knives question
Thank you for the info.ive got Bob's book ,is it mentioned in his book.i^ll go look at his book to see if it's mentioned.
- Rookie
- Gold Tier

- Posts: 2223
- Joined: Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:13 pm
- Location: Meadville, PA
Re: colonel coon knives question
Yes, in Bob's book in Chapter 8 he mentionsThatWeirdKnifeGuy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:33 pm I think Bob Paolantonio mentioned once that he and Adrian Harris were friends and that Harris started his brand using Ranger or Old Cutler parts, both Colonial house brands.
"Sometimes, with special order or entire secondary lines of knives we made for other companies were designated with their own private shield and were provided or special made for that company; Smith and Wesson, Tennessee Knife Works, and Colonel Coon, to name a few."
Carl B.
-
PLMPLM8
- Posts: 46
- Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:15 am