Kingston U.S.A. Please post 'em!
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Orvet's history posts got me interested in Kingston after I saw this beauty in his store.
I just wondered if everyone featured their Kingstons or if there are some more to add after eight years (muskrat man?).
I also wanted to give someone else the chance to grab this one before I cave.
I love the unusual swedged, long-pull spear and everything else about the knife, except the celluloid (the material not the design). But when I saw it in this post from about eight years ago, I noticed that the celluloid has held very stable in that time.I just wondered if everyone featured their Kingstons or if there are some more to add after eight years (muskrat man?).
I also wanted to give someone else the chance to grab this one before I cave.
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My one and only. It isn't anything special, but it holds a very nice edge.
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Here's a couple(I think I have more but can't locate them at the moment):Two Military issue knives and a serpentine jack.
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I had to look to see if I even had a Kingston and I have these 2. One is a 3 1/4" pen and the other is a 3 11/16" cattle knife. The cattle knife does not have any tang stamping except for USA, but I have seen Kingston K-320 cattle knives that are identical and were only etched on the blade "Kingston". My pen is tang stamped Kingston.
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Ok, now you all got me curious, I will have to check and see how many Kingstons I have left.
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My Best Kingston ! Hope You Like , A Reversed Dogleg Jack ( Correct me If I am Wrong ) with Celluloid Swirl .. Eye catching Pattern IMO ...KC
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Here is what I have, a two blade equal end jack 3 3/8 closed. It was hard to photograph but you can just make out the "Kingston USA " blade etch. I used to have a three blade but, I gave it to my brother who lives in Kingston NY.
Kleencut your dogleg jack is truly unusual, thank you for showing it.
Kleencut your dogleg jack is truly unusual, thank you for showing it.
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Glad You Like Steve , Half stops on Both Blades , 3 1/2" in Length ,High Quality IMO , Best Guess Date , Pre War ? Some More Pic's Celluloid Seems To fair Better on the earlier Model Than the Post war ones , I wouldn't Mind finding Out Why That Is if Any one Know's . Great Knives Folks
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I have this odd little 3 blade Kingston. Also some others that are not marked.at all that look like Kingston's.
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Some of the Kingston knives were marked only on the bail. If the bail is missing that would explain the lack of markings.eveled wrote:I have this odd little 3 blade Kingston. Also some others that are not marked.at all that look like Kingston's.
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Some are unmarked with bails, some without bails. But with the carbon steel blades and the same dimpled scales. I also have a couple with USA tang stamps and nothing else. Also with carbon steel blades. I suspect them all to be kingston, certainly they are from the same era.
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Here is a nice old Kingston with thick Rosewood covers. 3 3/4".
Handles are quite wide at the bail making the knife heavy/hefty.
Handles are quite wide at the bail making the knife heavy/hefty.
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Nice Joe!... you do seem to find the more usual ones....
Here's your more typical K-250 model... a 3¼" Slim Serpentine Jack with black “stagged” handle... one question... What is the difference between the original K-250 & the latter K-250S at the end of Kingston's product line? Is it because they eliminated the "Kingston USA" etching on the master blade and introduced the tang stamp instead?... or some other reason?
Here's your more typical K-250 model... a 3¼" Slim Serpentine Jack with black “stagged” handle... one question... What is the difference between the original K-250 & the latter K-250S at the end of Kingston's product line? Is it because they eliminated the "Kingston USA" etching on the master blade and introduced the tang stamp instead?... or some other reason?
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It's always a dream come true to find a "Box full of knives", even better when that box contains the original knives.
I found these in the mid to late 80s.
Equal End Pen knife, full brass liners, brass pins, no shield, no half-stops.
This Ulster box contains six (½ DZ Pocket Knives) All 6 are mint original 2173S pattern knives in original factory wrapped papers.
KINGSTON USA- c1915-1958 A trademark used by (D. Divine & Sons & Ulster)
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I found these in the mid to late 80s.
Equal End Pen knife, full brass liners, brass pins, no shield, no half-stops.
This Ulster box contains six (½ DZ Pocket Knives) All 6 are mint original 2173S pattern knives in original factory wrapped papers.
KINGSTON USA- c1915-1958 A trademark used by (D. Divine & Sons & Ulster)
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That' the truth!!! What a find!!! I got all excited over just one Ulster I came across in its original cellophane wrapper.Old Folder wrote:It's always a dream come true to find a "Box full of knives", even better when that box contains the original knives.
I found these in the mid to late 80s.
Would luv to hear the story about how you came about this find....
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Dan that was a real find there, very nice!!!Old Folder wrote:It's always a dream come true to find a "Box full of knives", even better when that box contains the original knives.
I found these in the mid to late 80s.
Equal End Pen knife, full brass liners, brass pins, no shield, no half-stops.
This Ulster box contains six (½ DZ Pocket Knives) All 6 are mint original 2173S pattern knives in original factory wrapped papers.
KINGSTON USA- c1915-1958 A trademark used by (D. Divine & Sons & Ulster)
ULSTER KNIFE CO ELLENVILLE N.Y. c1876-1941
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Dan that was a real find there, very nice!!! [/quote]
Thank you Bill
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Thank you Ken.KAW wrote:That' the truth!!! What a find!!! I got all excited over just one Ulster I came across in its original cellophane wrapper.Old Folder wrote:It's always a dream come true to find a "Box full of knives", even better when that box contains the original knives.
I found these in the mid to late 80s.
Would luv to hear the story about how you came about this find....
For years I have been attending local "Toy and Advertising Shows" I am not a toy collector, but surprisingly I have been occasionally lucky to find knife related items at these shows. The shows are Nation wide and frequent. I believe there are more Toy Shows than Knife Shows.
If I were to buy the above Ulster Knife Box full of original Kingston Knives at a knife show, the cost would have most likely been bigger than my wallet.
Unfortunately, I was not writing down how much I paid, nor documenting the dates for most knives or knife related items in my early years of collecting. But I most likely only paid a few dollars for the set. However, I do remember my face hurt the following day, recovering from the constant grin on my face resulting from my find.
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My contribution to this thread.....
She is not cleaned up yet but you can see...."KINGSTON.... USA" on the tang.
Blades are in pretty good shape.
Mike
She is not cleaned up yet but you can see...."KINGSTON.... USA" on the tang.
Blades are in pretty good shape.
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And when you get it cleaned up then it will look like this. Mine does not have "Kingston" stamped on it, only a double USA USA on the tang. I think it would have originally had "Kingston" etched on the blade, but that is long gone now.Meridian_Mike wrote:My contribution to this thread.....
She is not cleaned up yet but you can see...."KINGSTON.... USA" on the tang.
Blades are in pretty good shape.
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Scott sent a knife to me that has no tang stamp. He said he was told that it's a Kingston.
And then I have a MIL-K USMC from WWII that has no maker mark on it that I was told is probably a Kingston.
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Jerry, pretty sure Scott is right. Here is one just like it, no tang stamp, but still has some blade etch.
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Those are some nice ones everyone.
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A Kingston I picked up Ebay
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