Old Keen Kutter Knives

Keen Kutter was first used as a knife brand by Simmons Hardware Company in 1870. The trademark was used on the highest quality tools and cutlery Simmons offered.
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Very nice red color bone in the top right most barlow.
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I don't have individual pictures at this time. I will try to take some this weekend.
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Here are my pearl Keen Kutters:
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Those are beautiful Pearls. ::tu::
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Justy scored this little beauty.

E.C. Simmons Keen Kutter 031681/4
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Scott, that's a beauty. Is it gonna be up for sale?
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edge213 wrote:Scott, that's a beauty. Is it gonna be up for sale?
Not right now, but I'll give you first dibs when I decide to sell 'er.

It is a beauty, thanks, I've got to show it off to my brother in-laws first.
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TripleF wrote:
edge213 wrote:Scott, that's a beauty. Is it gonna be up for sale?
Not right now, but I'll give you first dibs when I decide to sell 'er.

It is a beauty, thanks, I've got to show it off to my brother in-laws first.
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Wow, msteele, great batch of pearl Keen Kutters. Love to see those ones with the etch still intact! ::tu::
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msteele6 wrote:Here are my pearl Keen Kutters:
Nice looking old knives ::tu::


TripleF wrote:Just scored this little beauty.
Beautiful bone handles Scott :)
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I picked up a few Keen Kutter and Simmons Hardware knives at the OKCA show this April. First three pics are a Simmons Cutlery Co. Germany pearl whittler. Next two pics are a Simmons Cutlery Co. (no country info) pearl jack.
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First two pics are a Keen Kutter lobster in a whittler configuration. Second and third pics are a Keen Kutter large barlow (5" closed). Finally the fifth and sixth pics are a Keen Kutter Scout.
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Envious knives Dan, great haul.
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Thanks Lyle.
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Dan,

Beautiful KK folders! It was a pleasure to meet you at the recent OKAC show and visit with you a bit. Those folders at least the large Barlow and the Scout that I saw are even more spectacular in person. Hope our paths cross again sometime, Lloyd
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Wow, nice ones! ::tu::

I especially like the scout and that Simmons marked knife with the old fashioned "Keen Kutter" etch, but they are all beautiful to me.
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Thanks for the kind comments msteele6, nice to hear good comments from a Keen Kutter collector like yourself. Thank you also Lloyd for the kind comments, very much enjoyed meeting and visiting with you. Maybe see you next year at the OKCA show again.
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Fantastic group of knives Dan!

Please post a picture of that scout knife in the "scout Knife" thread ::tu:: ::drool::
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Thanks Dimitri. I will post the scout in the scout knives thread right away.
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At the risk of bringing the thread downer Danno's beauties, I'm posting one of my recent acquisitions, a Keen Kutter K73848C. This is a Camillus made knife on Camillus' 72 frame with their distinctive Spiral punch:
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At the risk of bringing the thread down after Danno's beauties, I'm posting one of my recent acquisitions, a Keen Kutter K73848C. This is a Camillus made knife on Camillus' 72 frame with their distinctive Spiral punch:
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That is a good one, msteele. ::tu:: I like all Keen Kutters.
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Here are a few EE swell center jacks. This pattern seems to have died out before WWII, however, the balloon shape continued on with the Camillus 72 and the Case 6383 being good examples that survived until after the war:
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Great knives, msteele! Love the blade on the knife on the far right. ::drool::
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Some more very nice knives, msteele. I really like the sabre ground blades, as Dave said, especially the one on the far right. Great bone and shield on the far left one.
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