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Colonial Knife was incorporated in 1926 by three brothers; Antonio, Domenic, & Fredrick Paolantonio. It grew to become one of the largest pocket knife manufacturers in the US during the 1960s. The company shut down in 1998, but was back into production under the Colonial Cutlery International Corporation in 2001. Colonial Cutlery International, Inc. brand is the imported line of knives and tools while the U.S.A.- made products fall under the Colonial Knife brand.
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Here's a Colonial jack I picked up at a sale last weekend. It was really in rough shape. The old boy who had owned it used it to spread Blackjack, roofing patch. The blades were all tarred up. I used Goof-off, a synthetic brillo pad, and a razor scraper. It cleaned up surprisingly well. Blades appear to never have been sharpened. Well worth the $1.00 I invested in it ! ::tu:: Bull
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PigSticker wrote:Nice box of knives Chetr that is the same set I seen a couple weeks ago on Ebay--did they have file work on them?
pg, they didn't have any filework whatsoever. i have a very nice fileworked colonial, so i was tinking that they were of the design. but they weren't, so i emailed the seller about my disappointment and she reimbursed me 40%. there is no way i can complain about that ::tu::
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Hey guys and gals; Happy birthday Bobby!! Yup, I'm 54 today and don't feel a day over 74!
I may have said it before but I'll say it now...It's not the age, it's the mileage!! :?
I'm making home made veal Parmisiano for diner and my wife doesn't mind me making my own B-Day diner! What can I say, I LOVE TO COOK!! :mrgreen:
Back to business gents...Everyone has a nickname here and I'm beginning to get it!! My old southern bro Triple F is Scott; I had no clue!! My poor buddy was feeling neglected at one point for my lack of responses and man, that guy there is such a cool dude, I wouldn't hurt him in a million years; that goes for the rest of you rednecks!!(I'm one too; just the Italian style) I guess you can say I'm a redneck with meatballs!!
That # 701 N.S. bolster fruit knife goes back a ways Scott. Hold on to that sucker!
Shugy, where the hell did you find that steel shelled jack, and with bail still in tack! VERY few of these were made, and in good shape! Nice toy, don't sell it, if you don't have too.
In a few years that baby will really be worth something..I'm going to say late 60's and worth about $ 25.00, mint! Not bad for an old shell Colonial!
Old Hunter, # S 409 F fish knife in the blister pack! Very nice! Worth more in the B.P like this one.... ::tu::
268 Bull, another old timer my friend..# 2621 I believe, in yellow, about late 60's!! Rare... ::nod::
Oh yeah, chetr, you did tell me the story of the box set and price..NICE JOB!! DON'T SELL IT!! Wipe and oil, and pack it away buddy..You have there the one and only AUTHENTIC sets, PERIOD!! No workbacks in the MarkI's...
Going down for a nap guys. catcha' later!! The wife has promised me dessert at least!! ::woot::
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Thanks for acknowledging your ignoring of me..... jk........lololololol

Just sold that fruit knife bro....to a knife enthusiast in California!

Oh.................happy birthday bro! ::groove:: ::groove::
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bob,,,happy b-day there good buddy ::ds:: ::tease:: ::tease:: ::tease:: ::groove::
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Real quick, a bit off the beaten track, check out my Medieval Mania's.... ::super_happy::
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Thanks guys; don't fret the fruit knife Scott, I'll send you one for Christmas!!!
Laying down NOW; see ya buds!! 8)
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Happy Birthday Bobby!!!!!! ::groove::

........ Joe
I've got a camouflage knife, but I can't find it.......

..... cardboard addicted.....

"The old timer's concentrated on making knives; not keeping records!!" ~ Bonfire bob
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Happy birthday to ya, Bonfire bob ! Thanks for dating that yellow handled jack ( #2621 ) for me, bob. It's good to know timeframes of a fellows knives. ::tu:: Bull
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Happy friggin Birthday Robert--Hope you have a good dinner--Got me one coming up next week --Think I'm already in my birthday week gets pretty crazy round Halloween around here
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Ya Italians ain't Rednecks they're hit men
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Thanks for the B day wishes; nice of you gents....We ain't no hitman, less tou get on our bad side; then we call Nunzio....He's Luka Brazie's brother...Just ask the Corlione's.... ::pray::
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Thank you guys for the B-day wishes!!
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Happy Birthday Bob!
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
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Two Colonials. The first is an Anvil /Colonial. Arrived yesterday. The white one I've had for a couple of weeks.
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Quick Steel wrote:Two Colonials. The first is an Anvil /Colonial. Arrived yesterday. The white one I've had for a couple of weeks.
Nice lookin' Colonials! Thanks for posting them. Happy late birthday, Bobby! I hope it was great!
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::woot:: HAPPY B-DAY BOBBY!! I remember 54 ::facepalm:: Oh well like ya said it's the miles! And that shell jack came with a group of all metal knives of various manufacture, the tang says colonial prov.u.s.a. Just a little pitting on the main blade and still has fair snap.
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::welcome:: See you just joined tangstamp, Welcome, think you'll like it here, bunch a goof balls ::sotb::
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TripleF wrote:Compliments of Bobby Paolantonio (bonfire bob) I have this 8 function utility knife with brown handles along with some of his business cards from the old days:
This Jack of all Trades knife is amazing! I love the American-made quality and the look of this knife. I've have seen the swiss masters and this blows me away. Great pics!
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shugy wrote:::welcome:: See you just joined tangstamp, Welcome, think you'll like it here, bunch a goof balls ::sotb::
Thanks. Isn't that the first step? Admitting you're a goof ball? Hi, my name's tangstamp and I'm a goof ball. ::ds::
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Welcome tangstamp - you've joined an entire family of goofballs here!

Here is a working man's Colonial, I keep it with my electrician tools; some of the Klein's I have owned and used since high school (circa 1972 on a few of them). The Colonial knife is newer (but not decades newer), it's a replacement for a long lost Klein electricians knife. OH
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First of all, thank you guys for all the b-day wishes; had a wicked nice day!!
Next is quicksteel, nice Andvils!! I personally always LOVED those handle designs. That cool little Andvil shield was great. I just wish they didn't cheapen it before blanking because with solid N.S. bolsters and solid brass liners, it would have been an incredible seller!! That white handled, two blade jack is nice too! I wish I could remember the cat. #,
but some stuff made before I was born is hard to get info on!! This one's late 60's and even being born in 1958, I don't remember it's production!
Finally welcome aboard Mr. tangstamp! (why didn't I think of that). You are now amongst a bunch of misfit, pocket knife lunatics, and I wouldn't trade the world for any of them!! I am relatively new to the site myself but have been welcomed with open arms!! They just love me for my company!! hahahaha...Don't you believe it guys, your the greatest.
Keep the peace gents, TTYL..Bobby P.
Hey big shout out to Mr. Scott Rauber!! How's old FLA treatin' ya?? God I love that guy!!!
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Hey old hunter, got yourself a nice # 2902, 2-blade, screw driver/wire stripper and one nice pocket blade!! You could beat the crap out of these and they'd still performed!!!
We sold MILLIONS of them..Black, brown and florecent orange handles!!
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Here's a Colonial Truck knife. I know they made thousands of these with various customer Ads in them.
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Here's one you may not remember. I don't see many of them out there. This is my Real McCoy carbon steel stockman with jigged delrin scales. Comes with cedar box, genuine washita Arkansas stone and sharpening guide. A really nice set. The knife is built on the Colonial Ranger frame. Got any stories about these, Bobby? This was a great set. I've owned it since the mid 90s. Bought it for the gun and knife shows when I was a vendor. Sold a few of these for some good money.
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