All About Pocket Knives

Be careful Skip, you might be accused of creating a monopoly and controlling the secondary market for Colonial Executive Rulers

bestgear wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:17 pm Be.....

Tom, that is my goal.

Cool knife.

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 10:27 pmCool.....

Thank you, Floyd.

Yesterday morning, my visit to the post office produced this combination ruler and advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. It is an EXECUTIVE, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/2" closed, a long main blade pull, one spring, all metal, ruler, advertising, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "EXECUTIVE (over) U.S.A." The main handle side is a ruler. It measures in 16ths of an inch and in 32nds of an inch. It also says, "MADE IN U.S.A." and "STAINLESS STEEL" The other handle side is also a ruler. It measures in millimeters (MM). The other handle side says, "LISSNER IRON & METAL CO. - CHICAGO 22, ILLINOIS" It also says, "DESIGN REG'D" and "EXECUTIVE" Overall, this is my sixth EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife. However, it is my fifth EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife that has advertising (one doesn't). My other five EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knives have ALL been previously posted under this topic or thread. The main blade does NOT have a half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does have an OK closing snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a half stop. The secondary blade does NOT have an opening snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. This pocket knife did need a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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Per GOINS, "EXECUTIVE USA g 1960-1980"
Per The 12th Edition Of The OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES,
"Executive (U.S.A.) Colonial brand."

A desirable little knife Skip for its uniqueness. Congrats.

doglegg wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:18 am A.....

Thank you, Floyd.

Yeah, I like those ruler knives skip!

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2025 9:30 pm Yeah.....

Dimitri, they don't show up as often as I thought they would.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:00 pm Dimitri, they don't show up as often as I thought they would.

I don't think they sold that many to begin with

I have several old ones made in England

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:41 pm I.....

Well Dimitri, if they ONLY sold six of these "EXECUTIVE"
ruler pocket knives, then I have all of them.
The search continues.....

Was fortunate enough to find one of my own at a flea market this past weekend! It was in pretty rough shape and rusted all over. Proud to say I’ve restored it somewhat close to its original glory. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.

calibertah wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:57 pm Was.....

VERY NICE "EXECUTIVE"!!
Thank you for posting it here.
If you ever decide to part with it, PM me.
I am DEFINITELY NOT a cheapskate.

calibertah wrote: ↑Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:57 pm Was fortunate enough to find one of my own at a flea market this past weekend! It was in pretty rough shape and rusted all over. Proud to say I’ve restored it somewhat close to its original glory. Thanks for taking the time to check it out.

Cool little knife and great clean up.

This morning, my trip to the post office produced this combination ruler and advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is an EXECUTIVE, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/2" closed, a long main blade pull, one spring, all metal, advertising, ruler, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "EXECUTIVE (over) U.S.A." The main handle side is a ruler. It measures in 16ths of an inch and in 32nds of an inch. It also says, "MADE IN U.S.A." and "STAINLESS STEEL" The other handle side is also a ruler. It measures in millimeters (MM). The other handle side says, "CARLTON ENGRAVING CO." It also says, "DESIGN REG'D" and "EXECUTIVE" Overall, this is my seventh EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife. However, it is my sixth EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife that has advertising (one doesn't). My other six, EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knives, have ALL been previously posted under this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade does have a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade does have an OK opening snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a closing snap. This pocket knife is in GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning.
I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
Per GOINS, "EXECUTIVE USA g 1960-1980"
Per The 12th Edition Of The OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES,
"Executive (U.S.A.) Colonial brand."

They have the coolest things at your post office, Skip!

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Dec 16, 2025 1:55 pm They have the coolest things at your post office, Skip!

Agree.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Dec 16, 2025 1:55 pm They.....

Yes John!.....NOT only stamps, padded envelopes, and greeting cards.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 16, 2025 2:53 pm Agree.....

Thank you, Floyd.

This morning, my visit to the post office produced this combination ruler and pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. It is an EXECUTIVE, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/2" closed, a long main blade pull, one spring, all metal, ruler, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "EXECUTIVE (over) U.S.A." The main handle side is a ruler. It measures in 16ths of an inch and in 32nds of an inch. It also says, "MADE IN U.S.A." and "STAINLESS STEEL" The other handle side is also a ruler. It measures in millimeters (MM). The other handle side has NO ADVERTISING. But it does say, "DESIGN REG'D" and "EXECUTIVE" This is my eighth EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife. But, it is only my second EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife that DOES NOT HAVE any advertising on it. My other seven EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knives have ALL been previously posted under this topic or thread. The main blade does NOT have a half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade does have a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade does have an OK opening snap. The secondary blade does have an OK closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
Per GOINS, "EXECUTIVE USA g 1960-1980"
Per The 12th Edition Of The OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES,
"Executive (U.S.A.) Colonial brand."

This afternoon, my trip to the post office produced this combination ruler and pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is an EXECUTIVE, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/2" closed, a long main blade pull, one spring, all metal, rulers, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "EXECUTIVE (over) U.S.A." The main handle side says, "MADE IN U.S.A." and "STAINLESS STEEL" The other handle side says, "K. H. D. PACKING CO. - LOS ANGELES" It also says, "DESIGN REG'D" and "EXECUTIVE" The main handle side is a ruler. It measures in 16ths of an inch and it measures in 32nds of an inch. The other handle side is also a ruler. It measures in millimeters (MM). This is my ninth, EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife. My other eight, EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knives, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK 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 an OK opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
Per GOINS, "EXECUTIVE USA g 1960-1980"
Per The 12th Edition Of The OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES,
"Executive (U.S.A.) Colonial brand."

Good advertising piece

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:16 am Good.....

Thank you, Dimitri.

Just an all round cool knife Skip.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 5:14 pm Just.....

Thank you, Floyd.

Yesterday afternoon, my visit to the post office produced this combination ruler and advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. It is an EXECUTIVE, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 1/2" closed, a long main blade pull, one spring, all metal, rulers, advertising, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "EXECUTIVE (over) U.S.A." (most of the U.S.A. is obscured) The main handle side says, "ALLEGHENY LUDLUM STEEL CORPORATION - SAFETY AWARD ----1962" The main handle side also says, "DESIGN REG'D" on the left end, and says, "EXECUTIVE" on the right end. The main handle side is also a ruler. It measures in millimeters (MM). The other handle side says, "MADE IN U.S.A." on the left and "STAINLESS STEEL" on the right. The other handle side is also a ruler. It measures in 16ths of an inch and it measures in 32nds of an inch. This is my tenth, EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knife. My other nine, EXECUTIVE ruler pocket knives, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does NOT have a half stop. The main blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does NOT have a half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off.
I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
Per GOINS, "EXECUTIVE USA g 1960-1980"
Per The 12th Edition Of The OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO COLLECTOR KNIVES,
"Executive (U.S.A.) Colonial brand."