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Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:12 am
by bcollect
Picked up these 2 knives that show EC Simmons Keen Kutter but having troubles finding ones like it online to help em identify them. Can anyone help or are they just fakes? Thank you
Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 4:21 am
by Mumbleypeg
I don’t find anything like those in Alvin Sellens book
KeenKutter Pocket Knives which shows over 1100 knives from old catalogs. There are numerous one-blade patterns shown but aside from a couple of specialty knives (veterinary or medical patterns) all have at least one bolster. There have been a lot of more recent “reproductions” made that aren’t actually reproductions of original patterns, they just have the KeenKutter stamp. Yours may be some of those.
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Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:23 pm
by msteele6
I believe those knives are modern not made in the E.C. Simmons era. I can't recall ever seeing one that appeared to be used, they all appear to be brand new, just like yours. JMO
Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 1:28 pm
by btrwtr
I remember these knives being offered in the early eighties in a variety of handle materials, all the same blade and frame. Can't remember if they were offered as original but obviously not. I may still have the sale ads and I'll look to see if I can find them.
Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 2:58 pm
by knifeaholic
I echo what MSTEELE and Wayne said - modern unauthorized repros - I also recall these from the 1980's.
Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 3:21 pm
by danno50
Val-Test got the rights to the Keen Kutter brand in 1965. Bear & Son made some knives for them? These two do not look like Bear & Son knives.
Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:23 pm
by bcollect
Thanks everyone for confirming my suspicion
Re: Help Identifying EC Simmons
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 1:03 am
by btrwtr
I did some searching but couldn't find any reference to the knives, I seem to remember that Parker had something to do with them. Maybe something he had made up in Germany.