My Only Colonial

Colonial Knife was incorporated in 1926 by three brothers; Antonio, Domenic, & Fredrick Paolantonio. It grew to become one of the largest pocket knife manufacturers in the US during the 1960s. The company shut down in 1998, but was back into production under the Colonial Cutlery International Corporation in 2001. Colonial Cutlery International, Inc. brand is the imported line of knives and tools while the U.S.A.- made products fall under the Colonial Knife brand.
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BryanJ
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My Only Colonial

Post by BryanJ » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:09 am

I believe this is the first Colonial I’ve ever bought, and it has lots of character. I scrolled through the 38 Colonial pages and I didn’t see this one posted. So here it is. Anyone care to educate me about it’s age? Thanks.
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Re: My Only Colonial

Post by 313 Mike » Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:02 am

Greetings, that's a nice looking knife. Colonials are hard to date by tang stamps. The really old ones have an arched stamp, which yours doesn't. If I had to guess I would say 50's to 70's maybe? Perhaps someone else can narrow it down better than that.
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Re: My Only Colonial

Post by BryanJ » Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:21 pm

Thanks for the reply. It’s a very nice knife, glad to have found it.
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