Old Cutler (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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Old Cutler (Colonial?)

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This Old Cutler (made by Colonial??) came in today's mail. It's 3-3/8" closed and doesn't look like it's ever been carried, used or sharpened.
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::tu:: nice one Jerry
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Thanks dogg. That is a Colonial brand, is it not??
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Pretty sure that I remember Bobby P. or Joedirt saying that it is/was a colonial brand.

It's nice, I know that ::tu::
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Thanks Cutty. I thought I remembered reading that but I can't trust my memory these days.
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Colonial. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Yes it is.....my steel friend!

check out this post on my blog.....I wish I'da never sold this one...

http://pocketknivesblog.com/colonial-ol ... e-rap-72s/
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Scott, I can see why you have regrets. I picked this one up because I'd read all the comments y'all had on the knives and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I realize the one I got is not up to the same standards as Scott's knife but it is an Old Cutler. ::shrug::
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Nice snag there Cuz. I've never had one, but I've read here they're in the same level as an older Old Timer, that's a good thing.

It's a nice looking one for sure.
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This is another knife that was competition with the Old Timer line; The Anvil line from Colonial Cutlery.
Goins says they started about 1972.
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The contour of the handle really made for a good grip when using the knife.
I am surprised they were not more popular than they were, but Old Timer had a BIG head start!
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Man Dale that is a nice one ::tu:: I just picked up my first Old Cutler ,they are well made ::nod::
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I got a 3 blade Anvil Stockman last week! It was new old stock without a box!
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After reading Scott's high praise for the Old Cutler line by Colonial and after a little further research, I got a little interested in the knives. I read that they had 1095 steel and I thought, wow, knives with that steel go for big bucks right now. So I bought a couple and was impressed. One from Ray, another from Scott and also one from Sanders knives. The rest were off ebay. All very reasonable. Some were farmed out to Camillus, the muskrat here.
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And one more, a little pen knife. Sorry for the glare in the pics.
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orvet wrote:This is another knife that was competition with the Old Timer line; The Anvil line from Colonial Cutlery.
Goins says they started about 1972.

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Anvil b.jpg

The contour of the handle really made for a good grip when using the knife.
I am surprised they were not more popular than they were, but Old Timer had a BIG head start!
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I have a real nice Anvil 3 Blade Stockman I stole off the Bay!
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Nice piece regardless ::tu::
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Thought I would post this here. I purchased this Anvil Brand (made by Colonial) 3 inch two blade Serpentine Jack and the seller threw in a freebie in the package. A Old Cutler (Colonial made) 3 inch, three blade yellow handle Stockman. Neat little knife and has good snap with very little wear.
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Nice!!!
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Very knice PB. I find those Old Cutler knives to be quality knives. Congrats. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Papa Bones wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:27 pm Thought I would post this here. I purchased this Anvil Brand (made by Colonial) 3 inch two blade Serpentine Jack and the seller threw in a freebie in the package. A Old Cutler (Colonial made) 3 inch, three blade yellow handle Stockman. Neat little knife and has good snap with very little wear.

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Love them yellow handles
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Papa Bones wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:27 pm Thought I would post this here. I purchased this Anvil Brand (made by Colonial) 3 inch two blade Serpentine Jack and the seller threw in a freebie in the package. A Old Cutler (Colonial made) 3 inch, three blade yellow handle Stockman. Neat little knife and has good snap with very little wear.

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Dang Smitty,that’s a pretty decent Seller . Those are both decent shape ::tu::
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