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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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Scott, do you have to open the near blade first in order to reach the nail nick on the back blade? ::hmm::
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treefarmer wrote:Scott, do you have to open the near blade first in order to reach the nail nick on the back blade? ::hmm::
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TripleF wrote:Check this double clip blade fellas.... :shock: :shock:
I've never seen one of these.
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edge213 wrote:
TripleF wrote:Check this double clip blade fellas.... :shock: :shock:
I've never seen one of these.
By any manufacturer!!
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I stumbled across a nice collection of knives a few weeks ago and found a pristine Colonial from somewhere in the 80s. I have a few other Colonial knives, but not one as long as this gem!

Let me know what you think!
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Ropeman wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:44 pm I stumbled across a nice collection of knives a few weeks ago and found a pristine Colonial from somewhere in the 80s. I have a few other Colonial knives, but not one as long as this gem!

Let me know what you think!

That's a tester. Check here to see what I mean.
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... =2&t=61787

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TPK wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:49 pmThat's a tester. Check here to see what I mean.
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... =2&t=61787

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Ropeman wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:46 pm
TPK wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:49 pmThat's a tester. Check here to see what I mean.
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... =2&t=61787

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A few of my colonial and their tang stamps from different era's the barlow is an enigma ( haven't seen another bone handled one with this tang stamp)..enjoy, comment..criticize.. show some more!!!
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I made an account to post about this!
I've been watching restoration videos on youtube, and they got me thinking about this knife I found a few years ago at a garage sale. I checked the brand, went to google, and found myself here. As y'all can see, it's pretty beat. I was hoping someone could let me know a little more about the knife or provide some insight into how I would fix it up.
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Welcome to AAPK.Very nice knife ::tu::
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::welcome:: to AAPK and there's a whole forum on knife repairs and restoration, if you're interested.

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I do love old Colonials;
Will attempt to post more at a later date.

But for now;

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$2.50 for this unused Colonial Forest Master at the fleamarket last weekend. It is the 3 blade version, which I had not seen before. I have seen many 4 blade, and have a new unused one too, but never a 3 blade. Same thing without the awl.
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Found this knife at a flea market yesterday. Went through this thread on a sleepless night and didnt realize about Bonfire Bob's extensive knowledge about Colonial knives. I am an accumulator and just always passed on Colonial knives for some reason. Not knowing much about them I guess. I will look for more now as there are some beauties in this thread. We sure are blessed to have so many folks with such a wealth of knowledge on this site. :)
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This came in the mail today. I picked it off Ebay. An Anvil Shield Colonial Stockman, about 3-7/8" closed. Has COLONIAL PROV. , U.S.A. STAINLESS on the Clip Blade and patent number on the Spey blade. Walks and talks loud on all blades. My cheap camera doesn't do it justice. The handle color is a deep reddish brown. I really don't think it has been on a stone.

I don't what it is about the Anvil Shields, but I'm just fond of them. I've got a couple other smaller versions of the Anvil Shield, but they have more wear. This is the first one I've found that I would call near mint.
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Those Anvils are nice knives Back in my Case days I wouldn't even consider picking one up off the dealers table ::facepalm:: they was good buys then and still are I've bought quite a few of them in the last few years and have not gotten a bad one.....
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Picked up this display case with the original knives a few years ago , don’t think I ever posted it .
Not sure how old it is , guessing 1980’s ?

Thanks for looking ,

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ScoutKnives wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:01 pm Picked up this display case with the original knives a few years ago , don’t think I ever posted it .
Not sure how old it is , guessing 1980’s ?

Thanks for looking ,

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I picked up these two additions for my Colonial Collection last week. Both in the lighter creme color handles.

The top one a Colonial 550 three blade stockman. The Bottom a 3 in. pen knife. Both will need a little cleaning, but have great snap. I thought they would go good with the Forest Master in the bottom photo.
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ScoutKnives wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:01 pm Picked up this display case with the original knives a few years ago , don’t think I ever posted it .
Not sure how old it is , guessing 1980’s ?

Thanks for looking ,

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This is probably the best Colonial I have. A large stockman that's in about as
good of condition as the day it was sold.
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dlr110 wrote: Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:51 pm This is probably the best Colonial I have. A large stockman that's in about as
good of condition as the day it was sold.
That is a Beaut David. Looks almost new. ::tu::
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Thats one of the best they made ::tu::
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