Col Coon

Colonel Coon Knives were made by Adrain A. Harris, Mr. Harris started making fixed blade knives as a hobby in the 60's, in 1976 he became the only authorized field repairman in the U.S. for Schrade, a few months later he became the only authorized repairman for Kissing Crane and J.A. Henckels in the United States, in 1978 he founded Tennessee Knife Works Inc. in his home town of Columbia, Tenn. and began making Colonel Coon Knives the old style a true bench made or handmade pocket knife. In 1988 he sold his manufacturing processes to W.R Case & Sons and retired.
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sondrapettyjohn
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I have this Colonel Coon knife that I think is an original. I know only what I can find out on Google! I'm curious about the "HB" mark on the handle and anything else you can tell me. Thanks!
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Looks like a cattle brand, thanks for posting. ::tu::
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I agree it looks like a cattle brand. There is an entire Colonel Coon sub-forum here. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... m.php?f=73. Probably contains everything there is to know about the knives in those posts. Happy reading! ::tu::

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I just looked thru sa couple hundred cattle brands not finding the one on the knife. There are lots more. Cattle brands are registered. There is a breed of beef cattle named beef master..made by crossing hereford, shorthorn and brahma,most are red.
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Some good information here. Thank you all!
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