Keen Kutter

[CarlM]

I cheated..I took the pic through a microscope.

Hey Carl how in the heck did you get that impressive closeup of your tang...Wow!!!

Sunburst

[knife-nut]

Just how do you go about taking a picture thru a microscope? Do you need a special threaded adapter or what? Mark.

[CarlM]

I use this Samsung camera. I place the lens on the left eyepiece of the microscope, focus and snap.


Here's a closeup of a Case emblem.

Just how do you go about taking a picture thru a microscope? Do you need a special threaded adapter or what? Mark.

[Mark62]

I am new to collecting knives and have a lot to learn.I recently purchased a Keen Kutter knife from an antique store. Mine is not nearly as nice as the one in the pictures.The one I purchased has a "79" on the other side of the blade does this mean anything?

[danno50]

to AAPK.
If you look closer at your knife, there is a faint 3 after the 79. That is the pattern number (793), which is the same as the OP knife from back in 2006. The information that knifeaholic gave back on page 1 also applies to your knife. It was made for Shapleigh, most likely by Camillus, between July 1940 and 1960.

[Mark62]

to AAPK.
If you look closer at your knife, there is a faint 3 after the 79. That is the pattern number (793), which is the same as the OP knife from back in 2006. The information that knifeaholic gave back on page 1 also applies to your knife. It was made for Shapleigh, most likely by Camillus, between July 1940 and 1960.

Thanks