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And one more...
Let's see..India Stag, Gold lip M.O.P., scrimshawed smooth bone, and white scrimed Buffalo Horn....from Colonial???? Big threat...what a pathetic jealous joke!!
Let's see..India Stag, Gold lip M.O.P., scrimshawed smooth bone, and white scrimed Buffalo Horn....from Colonial???? Big threat...what a pathetic jealous joke!!
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Those are sweet lookin knives Robert!
NEVER DOUBT YOUR DAWG
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Thank you sir..!!A real threat to Steven and his plastic Colonials, ey??
He sent this NASTY letter to every knife person in the world!! I wish I had a copy of the letter; I would take it and....$#%^@%^&(()(&&^^!!! Get it!! Pathetic...I'm proud of my work and skills and always will be..!!
He sent this NASTY letter to every knife person in the world!! I wish I had a copy of the letter; I would take it and....$#%^@%^&(()(&&^^!!! Get it!! Pathetic...I'm proud of my work and skills and always will be..!!
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Lets not forget the automatic " tackle box" favorites ..... " in Plastique "
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NICE!! Wiseguy's got some pretty old Colonial Shur-snaps there! Nice condition and probably worth 40-50 bucks each! Maybe more to the serious collector...
Joe Dirt, what do you thing pal???
Joe Dirt, what do you thing pal???
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those are some sweet knives Bonfire, what ever happened to brotherly love?
Why am I in this handbasket and where are we goin?
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shugy, I totally agree!! I have always claimed to be a lover, not a fighter! As a matter of fact my sensative nature has got me in more trouble than you can believe! Trouble with evil, nasty people who pray on guys like me with big hearts!! That's ok though, they are going to have to explain their actions to St. Peter, and then they might realise that being a mean person their whole lives was a waste of time! It all comes out in the wash my friend, so let them continue on the dark path; it will be their undoing!!
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I wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends here and please have a safe and
happy holiday for you and your family's!! God bless...
Bobby P. CKCo...
happy holiday for you and your family's!! God bless...
Bobby P. CKCo...
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Howdy, great to see this thread. As a boy Colonial knives were something it seems every fella would have at one time or another. Here is one that I bet most of you fellas have seldom seen. This old Forest Master would definitely be deemed as "non-typical" as far as I`m concerned. I do wonder how far back in the 1900`s this one was made. Hopefully we can get some good info. Thanks, and enjoy. Bob
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Hey nice Camper! Oh boy, these campstyle knife is what we called it and they go back a LONG WAY!! Our Forest Master logo goes back to c1934 officially.
I may bore some of you folks on this one but hey, that's what I'm here for and that's why you guys ask me! Because I have the answer's! There are several indications of it's age and I'll take them one at a time. I would like to also mention that because your took such acurate, close, detailed pictures AND from so many angles, I am able to tell much about it.
The first knives that looked very close to this one, was really one of if not the first camp knife. I say this because I found trays of them buried somewhere and I washed and boxed them all, (about 400 or so), and I gave them evenly to all the owners, my father and basically the second generation big guys. Five guys at that time.
These were incredible knives!! I do have ONE in the cellar and in the next few days, I'll post the detailed pics..It's in rough shape but wait till you see this thing.
For now, back to 1934 when the Forest Master logo came out. I believe the knife I just spoke about is probably one of those. This knife of yours is definately are old # 1200 Forest Master's. First of all, the curved can opener is an old blade. 40's for sure. Because of your pics again I can see it has thin solid N.S. bolster's! At first glance it looks like a shell knife BUT, a close look at the side view, you can see the brass liner and a tiny space between the liner and the bolster!! Good eye Bob! This is also a significent destinction of the 1940's...last but not least, the saw cut plastic handles have that heavy cut look in the plastic where as the newer one's have a finer, straighter cut. It's definatel old and I say mid 40's cause it does have a crimp on bail.
Very nice piece! It's probably worth quite a bit for the shape it's in. Honestly is difficult to price because we did make TONS of these so who know's how many are still out there.
If I were you, I would hold on to it for a while and lets see what comes up on the thread...
I hope I was helpful and I'll try to work on the knife I have ASAP..
Regards, Bobby P. CKCo...
I may bore some of you folks on this one but hey, that's what I'm here for and that's why you guys ask me! Because I have the answer's! There are several indications of it's age and I'll take them one at a time. I would like to also mention that because your took such acurate, close, detailed pictures AND from so many angles, I am able to tell much about it.
The first knives that looked very close to this one, was really one of if not the first camp knife. I say this because I found trays of them buried somewhere and I washed and boxed them all, (about 400 or so), and I gave them evenly to all the owners, my father and basically the second generation big guys. Five guys at that time.
These were incredible knives!! I do have ONE in the cellar and in the next few days, I'll post the detailed pics..It's in rough shape but wait till you see this thing.
For now, back to 1934 when the Forest Master logo came out. I believe the knife I just spoke about is probably one of those. This knife of yours is definately are old # 1200 Forest Master's. First of all, the curved can opener is an old blade. 40's for sure. Because of your pics again I can see it has thin solid N.S. bolster's! At first glance it looks like a shell knife BUT, a close look at the side view, you can see the brass liner and a tiny space between the liner and the bolster!! Good eye Bob! This is also a significent destinction of the 1940's...last but not least, the saw cut plastic handles have that heavy cut look in the plastic where as the newer one's have a finer, straighter cut. It's definatel old and I say mid 40's cause it does have a crimp on bail.
Very nice piece! It's probably worth quite a bit for the shape it's in. Honestly is difficult to price because we did make TONS of these so who know's how many are still out there.
If I were you, I would hold on to it for a while and lets see what comes up on the thread...
I hope I was helpful and I'll try to work on the knife I have ASAP..
Regards, Bobby P. CKCo...
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Hi Bobby,
Thanks for the info on the ole beauty. Yes i agree they are nickel silver bolster. This knife really feel like a hunk in the hand compared to the shell knives in the same pattern. It`s also great to kw that its a #1200 model. The more I learn the more I want to know and thats the great thing about collecting the "oldies".....thanks again!
Bob
Thanks for the info on the ole beauty. Yes i agree they are nickel silver bolster. This knife really feel like a hunk in the hand compared to the shell knives in the same pattern. It`s also great to kw that its a #1200 model. The more I learn the more I want to know and thats the great thing about collecting the "oldies".....thanks again!
Bob
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Look at this Ambassador Salesman Kit on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/13-lot-1967-Amb ... 4abf85d8a8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/13-lot-1967-Amb ... 4abf85d8a8
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Colonial Knife Company History ebook:
https://gumroad.com/l/ZLDb
HOME OF THE BRAVE! (not the scarety cats)
Colonial Knife Company History ebook:
https://gumroad.com/l/ZLDb
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Holy cow; haven't seen one of these in years!! Let me know what they get for it!!
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Colonial Knives have always been my favorite steel if I need a really sharp knife for cutting flesh. It is a privelege to be on this thread with such living history.
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I have a Colonial Knives section on my blog that shows pics of some of their knives:
http://pocketknivesblog.com/category/colonial/
http://pocketknivesblog.com/category/colonial/
SCOTT
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Colonial Knife Company History ebook:
https://gumroad.com/l/ZLDb
HOME OF THE BRAVE! (not the scarety cats)
Colonial Knife Company History ebook:
https://gumroad.com/l/ZLDb
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Luna Knife wrote:Colonial Knives have always been my favorite steel if I need a really sharp knife for cutting flesh. It is a privelege to be on this thread with such living history.
Hello Luna Knife and welcome to aapk!
Just curious, what kind of flesh do you cut with your Colonials?
Mike
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
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Thank you for the compliment about Colonial's; I am third generation Cutler and owner of the original company. If you post a pic of the knife or knives that are good flesh cutter's, I'll tell you what steel was used....
Welcome aboard! Bobby Paolantonio, Colonial Knife Co., R.A.P. Cutler, Heritage Cutler's...
Welcome aboard! Bobby Paolantonio, Colonial Knife Co., R.A.P. Cutler, Heritage Cutler's...
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Thanks for the nice welcome. By cutting flesh i mean butchering animals and fish and seperating meat from skin and bone. Occasionally removing cattle testicles, being careful to hurt them as least as possible..313 Mike wrote:Luna Knife wrote:Colonial Knives have always been my favorite steel if I need a really sharp knife for cutting flesh. It is a privelege to be on this thread with such living history.
Hello Luna Knife and welcome to aapk!
Just curious, what kind of flesh do you cut with your Colonials?
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Good day Luna, I'm sure I speak for most folks here at AAPK, when I say we apprediate a knife lover who has the experience that you clearly have from the inside out...
When I was 14yrs old or so my dad bought over 12 acres of land in western Cranston...
Big garden, chickens, pigs, horses,..the 12 acres we had was next door to over 600 acres of woods, streams..
If you have dropped a "Buck" in the past, did you make use of the rack for stag handled knives or was the catch mounted??
From a cutler's point of view, I see antler or horns, I see knife application possibility's!
I have lengthy experience skinning many a buck with my old pal Mike..he's not with us now.
Come to think of it my pop showed me when I was 12, his first buck!
You must also like to cook, I'm sure...
Bobby P. CKCo..
When I was 14yrs old or so my dad bought over 12 acres of land in western Cranston...
Big garden, chickens, pigs, horses,..the 12 acres we had was next door to over 600 acres of woods, streams..
If you have dropped a "Buck" in the past, did you make use of the rack for stag handled knives or was the catch mounted??
From a cutler's point of view, I see antler or horns, I see knife application possibility's!
I have lengthy experience skinning many a buck with my old pal Mike..he's not with us now.
Come to think of it my pop showed me when I was 12, his first buck!
You must also like to cook, I'm sure...
Bobby P. CKCo..
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Ive never used a rack for a knife handle. I will have to learn that. I dont have a rack on my wall either.
I was checking the ammo box today and I have three knives in there that are not with my collection. My green coyote, a black ranger stockman and a utility razor knife for cutting through fur. That says something about Colonial. People still have love for the knives even though the old building is in shambles.
Here is the rest of my collection. A couple other Colonials in there
I was checking the ammo box today and I have three knives in there that are not with my collection. My green coyote, a black ranger stockman and a utility razor knife for cutting through fur. That says something about Colonial. People still have love for the knives even though the old building is in shambles.
Here is the rest of my collection. A couple other Colonials in there
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Very nice! You need a knife roll to keep them safe and dry..I'd send you one but
you can probably buy one on line cheaper than it would cost me to ship it to you!
In that pic I see large and medium stockman's, trapper's, a Swiss Master, Barlow's,
and some old Colonial's...the building is gone but the legend and knives will live forever!!
This is some of my work..pics from my book.."My Family Business", Colonial Knife Company.
Please check out my blog : myfamilybusinessbook@Gmail.com
Bobby P. CKCo..Cutler for ever...
All Mammoth Ivory, hand scrimmed by Joe Luiz..
you can probably buy one on line cheaper than it would cost me to ship it to you!
In that pic I see large and medium stockman's, trapper's, a Swiss Master, Barlow's,
and some old Colonial's...the building is gone but the legend and knives will live forever!!
This is some of my work..pics from my book.."My Family Business", Colonial Knife Company.
Please check out my blog : myfamilybusinessbook@Gmail.com
Bobby P. CKCo..Cutler for ever...
All Mammoth Ivory, hand scrimmed by Joe Luiz..
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Hey Bobby what's the story on this one.
-"...and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby If the iron be blunt,and he do not whet the edge,then must he put to more strength....Ecclesiastes 10 10 ;So the good book says
sharpen your knife !!!
sharpen your knife !!!
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Hay Luna & knifetime - I believe this is that Coyote (LB 125) that Luna commented on in another thread.
It DOES look like a knockoff of the Buck 110! I think it's a step up from the Ranger series but still has only 1075 steel.
We'll have to wait on Bobby to tell the story...
...... Joe
It DOES look like a knockoff of the Buck 110! I think it's a step up from the Ranger series but still has only 1075 steel.
We'll have to wait on Bobby to tell the story...
...... Joe
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