All About Pocket Knives

knife7knut wrote:

Miller Bro`s wrote:

Never seen that handle material before

Those started showing up on e-Bay awhile back;I believe there was blue,red,and green.Somebody posted a couple in one of the threads but I can't recall where.
At first I thought someone had got hold of a bunch of old knives and re-handled them(I still do)but supposedly they were legit.Maybe Steve from Colonial will see this post and comment on it.

Jim Parker bought a huge hoard of those Colonial coke bottle folders in the 1970s and resold them. I believe they were old stock direct from the Colonial factory, 1950s era knives. They are legit.

Here's a few Colonials in there blister packs I need to knock the dust off of and sort out!

..... Joe

Sorting complete
still got another box full under the bed
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..... Joe

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Where on earth did you find all those blister paks Joe

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That's it for now

....... Joe

I have an old colonial with a cracked handle. Will the warranty cover that.

Nice collection Joe!

these Colonials are gettin as hard to find in the blister pack as some of the Imperial and Hammers.

love the set of toothpics

Found a few more while sorting out the Imperials blister packs I posted in the Shell thread. (I think this is the last of um )

Thanks for your approval folks. There's just no way to display these things unless I put a store display isle in my living room .

...... Joe

Or you could buy an OUT building Joe

Suhweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet knives Joe!!

I just landed this white Colonial. I believe it was imprinted....in the right light you can see the word "ALASKA" and a team of dogs pulling a sled.
Also, look closely at the blade, I know it's KNOT damascus, but doesn't the staining look cool?

Cool patina, Scott! Musta been kept next to a celluloid out-gassing.
Want to force a patina... try a little nitric acid!

You can see the sled dogs on the handle by tilting the computer screen.
I think it was supposed to look like that. It's just a whiteout condition....

.... Joe

White out......very funny Joe. Props!

Serious? Next to a celluloid out-gassing?

Yep! Seriously!

Nitric acid loves to feed on carbon steel. It will etch it's way all the way through
the blade if left in check. NASTY STUFF... glad it wasn't on an old vintage classic!

.... Joe

Bah humbug.

PM sent Joe.

Here's a few colonials I have laying around.
The last one I have already posted on another thread. I recently replaced the broken handle with jigged bone. I am not sure the stockman is a colonial. Just a hunch? It is only stamped Made In USA. If anybody knows for sure, I would appreciate the correction. Also, does anyone know where to pick up a period replacement shield?

I grew up with those old Colonials from the early to mid 1900`s and still have a few. First one has the very old C. K. Co.(in a rectangle) stamp(pictured). I recently found what I think is a really old jumbo stockman that has swedges on BOTH sides of the master blade to the tip! First time I`ve ever run across one like this. Hopefully Steve can comment on some of these unordinary models( dont have photo of the double swedge knife yet but will ost here soon). Also, another of the Colonial stock knives I have(pictured) looks to have a very early razor type blade rather than a spey spey blade(patent #3,317,996). These early Colonials were VERY well made knives that really take and hold and edge and amazingly maintain their "snap" better than many of the early 1900`USA knives and I`ve never seen the old imitation bone models to disintigrate like other old celluloid knives. See photos.

Bob

Here are a few of my Colonials they remind me of growing up in the 60's and 70's ::nod::The one on the anvel was gifted to me from my first Journyman when he retired.

Great knives guys
this just came in mail today.......

Dang, Paul! NICE!!!

..... Joe

Joe Dirt wrote: Dang, Paul! NICE!!!

..... Joe

Joe, thanks......

Dug out most of the Colonials that I own. The first six knives are the old Colonials, all have solid bolsters are are fairly well made knives. All except the large stockman have the curved "Colonial" marking that Goins dates from 1926 - 1938, the large stockman with the jigged composition handles has the "CKCo" in a rectangle that Goins dates to 1933 (edited from 1936). The stockman with the faux stag handles has the straight Colonial marking and appears to be from the 1960's - 70's(?). The odd thing about the last knife is that it has three backsprings even though it superficially looks like a "normal" stockman, I guess that they figured it was cheaper to add a backspring than to crink the blades properly. It's interesting to look at the long nail pulls on the old Colonials (especially the bottom knife in the first picture). They are larger and deeper than any others I have ever seen except for a Bridge Cut. Co. knife that I own.

very nice bunch to have !