Old Keen Kutter Knives

[1967redrider]

The Cigar Jack and Office Knife are great finds.

I too would want to get that Coffin Jack pictured above fixed, that's a nice pattern and not easy to find. It screams "Winchester" to me.

I find Sellens' book odd in that the 2201 and 2204 are Coffin Jacks but 2203 looks like the 2226 on the next page with different blade engraving. I guess different knife makers at different periods in time would explain that.

[WillyCamaro]

Sweet ole knives being shown fellers, thank you for sharing .
Willy

[KnifeSlinger#81]

Here is an interesting shadow pattern 2 3/4'' stockman made by schrade for keen kutter. Likely schrade walden era.

[woodwalker]

Here is an interesting shadow pattern 2 3/4'' stockman made by schrade for keen kutter. Likely schrade walden era.


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That is a cool knife!! Congratts!!

[majorpain1251]

I bought this little ("2.875 closed) knife at a flea market cheap. I haven't been able to find out much about it. I read where Frost Cutlery bought the Keen Kutter name. I also where Bear & Son manufactured some of these Keen Kutter knives. The box and the tang are stamped USA. The stag looks real to me but I'm no expert on stag. Was this manufactured by Bear & Son? If not, then who? Was it really made in the USA? Is this really stag? It's a cool little knife and I like it but I'd like to know more about it.

[1967redrider]

Looks like one of these, the "manufactured by Bear and Son Cutlery" is marked on the end of the tin this knife came in.

[edge213]

I bought this little ("2.875 closed) knife at a flea market cheap. I haven't been able to find out much about it. I read where Frost Cutlery bought the Keen Kutter name. I also where Bear & Son manufactured some of these Keen Kutter knives. The box and the tang are stamped USA. The stag looks real to me but I'm no expert on stag. Was this manufactured by Bear & Son? If not, then who? Was it really made in the USA? Is this really stag? It's a cool little knife and I like it but I'd like to know more about it.

I've never heard that Frost bought KK.
Yours is made by Bear & Son in the U.S.

[danno50]

I really like that old pattern, Dan!
A couple of nice additions to the thread, David!
Very nice shadow stockman, Paul! Schrade made, I believe.
majorpain, your knife was made by Bear & Son, owned by Ken Griffey, in 1992 in their plant in Jacksonville, Alabama. Definitely looks like real stag to me.

[majorpain1251]

Thank you for the input. It does appear to be Bear & Son. My curiosity is now satisfied.

I bought this little ("2.875 closed) knife at a flea market cheap. I haven't been able to find out much about it. I read where Frost Cutlery bought the Keen Kutter name. I also where Bear & Son manufactured some of these Keen Kutter knives. The box and the tang are stamped USA. The stag looks real to me but I'm no expert on stag. Was this manufactured by Bear & Son? If not, then who? Was it really made in the USA? Is this really stag? It's a cool little knife and I like it but I'd like to know more about it.

I've never heard that Frost bought KK.
Yours is made by Bear & Son in the U.S.

[peanut740]

Walden Knife Co.made E.C.Simmons Keen Kutter folding hunter etched Tickler.I have a couple Walden folding hunters with the same etch.

[danno50]

That is a beauty, Roger! At the last OKCA show there was a two blade EC Simmons stamped hunter, in excellent condition. It had a clip and a large spey blade with a very clear TICKLER etch on the spey. Price was way beyond what I could afford.

[peanut740]

I know that knife.The owner had a bunch of fine folding hunters and I purchased a couple but passed on that one.He must have recently sold it to Bill Clausen has it is in his January sales list.......for an even higher price.

[wlf]

Roger, the top big knife guy.

[WVbladetrade]

Roger........never get tired of looking at those old etched pieces .......great piece

[miketx]

Great knives guys! Here`s one I finally got photos of.

Bob

Anyone know when this knife was made (or date range estimate)? I've got one exactly like it, except I can't see the Keen Kutter mark anywhere. May have worn off the tang...it's pretty old and well used.

[1967redrider]

Great looking knives!

I'll have to look in Sellens' book when I get back to Alexandria to see if I can find anything your knife, miketx.

Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?

[miketx]

Thanks 1967redrider.....anything info would be great!

[danno50]

Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?

I have never seen a TICKLER etch on a Keen Kutter toothpick, just on the hunters.

miketx, Sellens says that pattern is a K2909 and was in the Simmons catalogs from 1905 through to 1929.

[danno50]

This one came in the mail Friday, purchased from Roger (peanut740). I am very happy to have this one.

[WillyCamaro]

That's a very good looking KK Dan, I can definitely see why you are very happy .
What's the pattern called again, it's slipped my mind at this moment (fibro fog for ya ).
Willy

[1967redrider]

Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?

I have never seen a TICKLER etch on a Keen Kutter toothpick, just on the hunters.

miketx, Sellens says that pattern is a K2909 and was in the Simmons catalogs from 1905 through to 1929.

Thank you, danno50, and you're right about a "Tickler" etch on a large toothpick. I was confusing it with the pattern.

[danno50]

Thanks Willy, it is a cotton sampler.
Yep, redrider, I was pretty sure that was the case. Does seem strange though, that they would put the TICKLER etch on a hunter and not a tickler pattern (AKA toothpick).

[Duffer]

Nice one Dan! You don’t see those older ones very often

[wlf]

Very desirable knife Dan.

[danno50]

Thanks Lloyd and Lyle.