Mystery Knife Game

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Colonial

[Ridgegrass]

Not Colonial. Here's a pic for this page. The mark on this knife was used by the company from the mid-40's to the early 80's, their last one in the U.S . J.O'.

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Valley Forge

[Ridgegrass]

Not VFbut really close. That mark closed around 1950. This one lasted in the US into the 80's. J.O'.

[wlf]

Boker USA

[Ridgegrass]

Bingo! Boker, U.S.A. I really like the shading on the Delrin handle. Looks like an old brown-bone Barlow. A really sturdy piece. O'.

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Bingo! Boker, U.S.A. I really like the shading on the Delrin handle. Looks like an old brown-bone Barlow. A really sturdy piece. O'.

Never would‘ve guessed that was Delton from the picture. I agree, it looks like brown bone.

[Ridgegrass]

Yes it does.

[wlf]

Thought it was bone myself.

Early American whittler.

[Ridgegrass]

Union O'.

[wlf]

Union O'.

nope

[C-WADE7]

Schrade?

[Ridgegrass]

Dwight Devine

[wlf]

No to all, but I've misled you all, the mark is a jobber synonymous with the manufacturer ( which is an early company).

[stockman]

KK.

[wlf]

KK.

No, but they have commonality.

[Ridgegrass]

Simmons

[wlf]

Simmons

Nope, but the president got his start there.

[Ridgegrass]

Ulster

[Ridgegrass]

Schrade

[Ridgegrass]

Walden

[wlf]

It's made by a major early manufacturer for a company, not marked by the company name.
Like Walden made E C Simmons knives. The president of this firm started with Simmons.

[Ridgegrass]

Napanoch

[wlf]

No
It's a major hardware mark.

[Ridgegrass]

Dunlap/Sears