Durango U.S.A. barlow w/pics
Durango U.S.A. barlow w/pics
I have read with considerable interest a handful of posts in this forum regarding Durango brand knives that were apparantly made for Case by Colonial. A few years ago I stumbled upon a shoebox full of barlows at an antique store and after picking through them ended up with 15 or so real treasures. Among them was the Durango U.S.A. pictured. I didn't recognize the name but it was stamped USA and they were priced right so I grabbed it. I considered it a grand score; among the others I snagged were Kabar, Camillus, Ulster, Schrade, Providence, Colonial, and even an IXL Geo Wostenholm. I threw that Durango on display with the rest of them and never thought another thing about it until I was scrolling through trying to learn a bit more about Colonial and Providence and saw the posts that mentioned the Durango line. When I look at it it seems like classic 1960's vintage, can anyone shed a little more light on the history behind?
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Re: Durango U.S.A. barlow w/pics
That Patent # 3,317,996 was issued to Antonio Paolantonio of Colonial fame. Bobby Paolantonio (Bonfire Bob on AAPK) should be able to answer any questions you might have about Colonial Knives.
http://www.google.com/patents/US3317996
http://www.google.com/patents/US3317996
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Re: Durango U.S.A. barlow w/pics
I think that the Durango line dates to either the mid 70's or the early 80's. those are two different time frames that I have heard. They must have been very short lived since I never heard of them at the time they came out, only much later.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
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Thanks gentlemen. It would be interesting to learn more about production numbers and various styles produced under this line. Are there any Case catalogs that show them I wonder?
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Re: Durango U.S.A. barlow w/pics
No; they were never mentioned or shown in any Case literature (and I have it all, believe me). Maybe they were sold by American Brands but not through Case. On the other hand, the one Durango knife that I owned was in a box with both the CASE and Durango logos. Though the knives themselves had no Case markings, only Durango.waggo71 wrote:Thanks gentlemen. It would be interesting to learn more about production numbers and various styles produced under this line. Are there any Case catalogs that show them I wonder?
Awhile ago I asked Bobby P. former Colonial employee and our resident Colonial knife guru, and he had never heard of them.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.