Ranger Series LK95?
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2025 3:03 pm
Yesterday I fished a Colonial Ranger Series LK95 out of the bay. I didn't give a king's ransom for it. I tried to research it a bit before I pulled the trigger but I can't seem to find anything online or in any of the various knife forums that I lurk on. I don't have it in hand yet - in fact, the seller hasn't shipped it yet. When I have it in hand, I'll post pics but in the meantime, I'll do my best to describe:
Black scales. Seller describes as "rubber?"
Brass bolsters with the Schrade-style "flat spot."
Seller's pics don't show the liners well but they look like brass. Can't tell if they are 1 piece with the bolsters or seperate.
Tang stamp - one side "COLONIAL over STAINLESS." Other side "LK95 over U.S.A." (Definitely U.S.A. not USA).
4 pins visible - one is the lockbar pivot.
It has the box - box says "Trailblazer 4" Lockback."
Has a black leather belt sheath.
There is no scale in the seller's picture so I'm not sure if it's 4" blade length or 4" closed?
Any info would be welcome.
EDIT: still researching. I found some info on an LB125 and an LB95. But nothing on an LK95. Looks like the 125 and 95 referred to blade thickness - .125" [1/8"] and .095" [3/32"]. Somehow I'm thinking the model number may have changed at some point - from LK to LB (or vice-versa maybe?). "Lock" and "Lock Back?" And maybe they were originally made in USA but were later manufactured overseas when Steven Paolantonio got Colonial back up and running?
Black scales. Seller describes as "rubber?"
Brass bolsters with the Schrade-style "flat spot."
Seller's pics don't show the liners well but they look like brass. Can't tell if they are 1 piece with the bolsters or seperate.
Tang stamp - one side "COLONIAL over STAINLESS." Other side "LK95 over U.S.A." (Definitely U.S.A. not USA).
4 pins visible - one is the lockbar pivot.
It has the box - box says "Trailblazer 4" Lockback."
Has a black leather belt sheath.
There is no scale in the seller's picture so I'm not sure if it's 4" blade length or 4" closed?
Any info would be welcome.
EDIT: still researching. I found some info on an LB125 and an LB95. But nothing on an LK95. Looks like the 125 and 95 referred to blade thickness - .125" [1/8"] and .095" [3/32"]. Somehow I'm thinking the model number may have changed at some point - from LK to LB (or vice-versa maybe?). "Lock" and "Lock Back?" And maybe they were originally made in USA but were later manufactured overseas when Steven Paolantonio got Colonial back up and running?