Older or newer Coon

Colonel Coon Knives were made by Adrain A. Harris, Mr. Harris started making fixed blade knives as a hobby in the 60's, in 1976 he became the only authorized field repairman in the U.S. for Schrade, a few months later he became the only authorized repairman for Kissing Crane and J.A. Henckels in the United States, in 1978 he founded Tennessee Knife Works Inc. in his home town of Columbia, Tenn. and began making Colonel Coon Knives the old style a true bench made or handmade pocket knife. In 1988 he sold his manufacturing processes to W.R Case & Sons and retired.
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Oledadsknives
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Older or newer Coon

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Need help determining if this Coon is an older model or queen made. Thanks!

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Re: Older or newer Coon

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Looks like an original Colonel Coon. Rick
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Thanks Rick. I don’t know a lot about the coon yet.

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Re: Older or newer Coon

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That is an original Adrian Harris coon from Columbia TN.
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Thanks again bkazz5, sounds like you know your Coons for sure!

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