Ranger 3 blade by Colonial?

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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Re: Ranger 3 blade by Colonial?

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Here is some info I have on the Colonial Ranger knives from 1989.
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Re: Ranger 3 blade by Colonial?

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Not too recently, this pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my FIRST example to be posted under THIS topic or thread. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, it did turn out to be a keeper. It did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a RANGER, three blades, two tang stamps, 4" closed, a long main blade pull, three springs, stockman, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "RANGER (over) PROV. U.S.A." The third blade front tang stamp says, "PATENT (over) 3,317,996" The shield is NOT original to this pocket knife, which arrived without a shield. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. The third blade does have a WEAK half stop. The third blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The third blade does have a GOOD closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did need a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Third Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Third Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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