Help Identifying EC Simmons

[bcollect]

Picked up these 2 knives that show EC Simmons Keen Kutter but having troubles finding ones like it online to help em identify them. Can anyone help or are they just fakes? Thank you

[Mumbleypeg]

I don’t find anything like those in Alvin Sellens book KeenKutter Pocket Knives which shows over 1100 knives from old catalogs. There are numerous one-blade patterns shown but aside from a couple of specialty knives (veterinary or medical patterns) all have at least one bolster. There have been a lot of more recent “reproductions” made that aren’t actually reproductions of original patterns, they just have the KeenKutter stamp. Yours may be some of those.

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Ken

[msteele6]

I believe those knives are modern not made in the E.C. Simmons era. I can't recall ever seeing one that appeared to be used, they all appear to be brand new, just like yours. JMO

[btrwtr]

I remember these knives being offered in the early eighties in a variety of handle materials, all the same blade and frame. Can't remember if they were offered as original but obviously not. I may still have the sale ads and I'll look to see if I can find them.

[knifeaholic]

I echo what MSTEELE and Wayne said - modern unauthorized repros - I also recall these from the 1980's.

[danno50]

Val-Test got the rights to the Keen Kutter brand in 1965. Bear & Son made some knives for them? These two do not look like Bear & Son knives.

[bcollect]

Thanks everyone for confirming my suspicion

[btrwtr]

I did some searching but couldn't find any reference to the knives, I seem to remember that Parker had something to do with them. Maybe something he had made up in Germany.