Old Keen Kutter Knives

Keen Kutter was first used as a knife brand by Simmons Hardware Company in 1870. The trademark was used on the highest quality tools and cutlery Simmons offered.
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msteele6 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:01 pm Knife appears to be a Walden (Winchester?) made KK, nice one ::tu::
I think you are right, the bone plus the shield.
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Howdy folks, well I'd been looking a while now for a nice Keen Kutter, just purchased this peanut last week. Would love to find out if possible about what year the 915 was made, or any other info from our experts here....
Hope y'all are doing well and once again thanks in advance for your help.
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Posted this one on another thread but figured it belonged here as well. Keen Kutter sleeveboard jack unsharpened;at least it appears to be.Nine bucks at a local estate sale.
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Part of that hiest you pulled off. Very knice ::tu:: ::tu::
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Unused EC Simmons King Kutter 3732.
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doglegg wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:01 am Part of that hiest you pulled off. Very knice ::tu:: ::tu::
I REPRESENT THAT!!!! lol Yup that is one of them;almost as good as the pearl KA-BAR. :mrgreen:
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peanut740 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:28 pm Unused EC Simmons King Kutter 3732.
::tu:: ::tu::
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Got this in the mail yesterday....
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Just got this in the mail yesterday.. Shapleigh's Keen Kutter carving set..I love it! It will go nicely with my kitchen knife collection...
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Stanwade wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:35 pm Just got this in the mail yesterday.. Shapleigh's Keen Kutter carving set..I love it! It will go nicely with my kitchen knife collection...
VERY nice carving set Ryan. ::tu::
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Thanks Skip!🤝
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:43 pm
Stanwade wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:35 pm Just got this in the mail yesterday.. Shapleigh's Keen Kutter carving set..I love it! It will go nicely with my kitchen knife collection...
VERY nice carving set Ryan. ::tu::
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What Skip already said Ryan! ::huff:: :lol:
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1924/25 ad. Thought I Would Share this with you all here Picked it up in town today on way home from market . Torn up a bit but like it .2 Bucks and a little fun. Be safe out there.
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Two beautiful knives, Roger! ::tu:: ::tu::
Nice peanut, Gone2Three! ::tu:: It is a later one (after 1940) from during the Shapleigh era. I think likely made by Schrade?
Very nice find at a great price, Ray! ::tu::
Lovely carving set, Ryan! ::tu::
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Very nice find on the newspaper ad, Ripster! ::tu::
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Thanks Dan!!👍
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danno50 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:22 pm Two beautiful knives, Roger! ::tu:: ::tu::
Nice peanut, Gone2Three! ::tu:: It is a later one (after 1940) from during the Shapleigh era. I think likely made by Schrade?
Very nice find at a great price, Ray! ::tu::
Lovely carving set, Ryan! ::tu::
Appreciate that Dan! ::handshake::
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The carving sets were once present in nearly every household. In my home it was used every Sunday for a sit down meal about 2pm. My father would steel the knife before carving the 'joint' (British term for "roast". After dinner i would carefully wash, dry and put away the carving set for use on the following Sunday.
Now i bet very few families use a carving set and if they have one likely it has been inherited from a previous generation.
Seeing the Keen Kutter carving set on the previous page brought back memories of Sundays past.
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KJ--anything knife related reminds me of my Dad, that's why I love knives and this website so much! ::tu:: ::tu::
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E.C.Simmons
Keen Kutter
3 3/8 slim jack
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E.C.Simmons
Keen Kutter
3in. Stockman with punch blade.
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Nice finds, David! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Here is Keen Kutter barlow that looks and feels like a Camillus. It’s quite hefty and slightly larger than my other Keen Kutter barlows. The tang stamp is EC Simmons, but I have owned several more of this same barlow pattern that had the Shapleigh Keen Kutter stamp. I wonder if this was part of the last run of barlows sold by Simmons.
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Let me try that again with pictures. Sorry guys, I’m a newbie.
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Bilbo wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:24 pm Let me try that again with pictures. Sorry guys, I’m a newbie.

Very nice barlow.
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