Old Cutler

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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TPK wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:10 am Great looking knives Nick ::tu:: & Cody! ::tu:: ::nod::
Thanks TPK
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cody6268 wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:00 pm
CluelessNick wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:54 pm First Old Cutler Muskrat I've seen so I had to buy it. It's in new condition and works great.
Nice! It's also in purely immaculate condition!
Nice guys ::tu::
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I have a Old Cutler in my LDF Knives Store take a peek! ::oh_my::
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LDF Knives wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:54 am I have a Old Cutler in my LDF Knives Store take a peek! ::oh_my::
thanks,I'll check it out --Nick
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Got this new Old Cutler from Ebay this week. A stockman with fancy file work. At first I thought it was a knife that someone had taken apart and customized but after seeing three of them listed recently I guess it is some sort of factory issued knife after all. It's in good shape except it looks like someone tried to sharpen the main blade on a grinder.
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Very knice Old Cutler. A very unde appreciated knife. I have one with the file work. Congrats. ::nod:: ::handshake::
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doglegg wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 4:45 pm Very knice Old Cutler. A very unde appreciated knife. I have one with the file work. Congrats. ::nod:: ::handshake::
Do you recall if it has this same handle and pattern? Wondering if they did the file work on other patterns.
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Same pattern but different handles. There is a thread here of fancy file work. I think a couple are shown there.
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A few more that I have slowly added to my Old Cutler stash.
A really nice 4 blade stockman like the one Cody showed earlier in excellent condition.
A jack knife with the same caramel color handles -- I already have a matching stockman.
And last is a jack knife with the fake stag handles that matches my stockman with the serrated sheepsfoot blade.
I really don't understand my fascination with these Old Cutlers but it's been fun finding various versions in good condition.
These are all seller photos cause I'm too lazy to do my own right now.
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Got the Jack in the mail today. very pleased with it. like new condition I think. goes well with my matching stockman
I've developed a thing for these fake stag handles
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A very nice looking pair Nick.
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Never owned an Old Cutler before or knew it was made by Colonial until I purchased this one off Ebay (Forgive me I am a Schrade (USA) and Remington (USA) collector)
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I was very pleased with the construction - It might be my new user or might just put it in with the collection and start collecting some usa made Colonials

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Very quality knives.
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Yes, they are good knives. They were made to higher quality standards than some of their other knives. I have a Ranger and an Old Cutler stockman that look almost identical, but you can feel that the OC is heavier, has thicker blades, and a more robust frame.
The Ranger has 3 backsprings - one for each blade, and has their patented "snap into place" bolsters. The Old Cutler is a more traditional design.
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I am not knocking the other Colonials - I have a few of them and they are great, but the Old Cutler line of knives were their "Cadillacs"!
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I just received a NOS Old Cutler 523. I'd put the fit and finish of this knife up against any Case or GEC anytime. Now I'm on the hunt for others!
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