Colonial Knife Co Providence R.I.

Those are some great uncommon examples!
 
glennbad said:
Here are a couple more special ones. Even though the tang stamp is missing for this first one, I have good reason to believe this is a Colonial.






This next one is really special to me. Aluminum pins on the covers, very snappy also!


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I have an old Cornwallis Knife Co. New York stamped jackknife that looks extremely similar to your knife on the top, do you think I could see a view of the bolsters from the spring side?
 
Some of my Colonial knives - a figural knife and an advertising Barlow/Electricians knife (gifted away some time back). OH

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My two high end Colonials; a 4" Old Cutler Texas Jack (I've seen a variation of this one with a Colonial shield as well) and a RAP Barlow - original pocketworn bone from 1981 - assembled by Bobby P. - love the red bone in this one. OH

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irona said:
I have an old Cornwallis Knife Co. New York stamped jackknife that looks extremely similar to your knife on the top, do you think I could see a view of the bolsters from the spring side?
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Cornwall is, I believe, a Camillus imprint. I have a Camco (another Camillus imprint) stockman with bolsters integrated with the liner like that. I wonder if they're all related.

Old Hunter said:
My two high end Colonials; a 4" Old Cutler Texas Jack (I've seen a variation of this one with a Colonial shield as well) and a RAP Barlow - original pocketworn bone from 1981 - assembled by Bobby P. - love the red bone in this one.
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That Barlow is outstanding, OH. Haven't been able to find an OC/Colonial in bone yet. Great find! :thumbup:

I did pick up another Colonial Barlow this week, a SMKW annual knife from '79 that is in excellent condition aside from the beginnings of a pin crack. Considering it's over 35 year old composite, and the price was right, I can't complain. Photos to come later.
 
TsarBomba said:
Cornwall is, I believe, a Camillus imprint. I have a Camco (another Camillus imprint) stockman with bolsters integrated with the liner like that. I wonder if they're all related.



That Barlow is outstanding, OH. Haven't been able to find an OC/Colonial in bone yet. Great find! :thumbup:
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Yeah, that's what I figured after a bit of research. My bolsters/liners are basically skeletonized and there's a gap between bolster and scale that lets the bolster bend, and pretty easily too. That being said, I love the look and feel of my Cornwallis, I'll post some pics when I get home

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Back on Post #11 I put up a couple pictures of a Pic-Nic Pal knife that I was going to clean up for a friend. I finally finished it and returned it t him today. Here is a couple of shots of the cleaned up knife.



 
I also picked up two small two bladed Ranger knives and one more Colonial electrician's knife. Pictures to follow.
 
Love that hobo/picnic knife!!!
 
When was the Old Cutler line in production? I have 523 Texas Jack like the one Old Hunter posted and have wondered when it was made. I think I may still have a steel bolstered wood handled Barlow which was done by Colonial with the Old Cutler blade etch around somewhere as well. I think I picked them up in the late 90's. Thanks!
 
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Here is my Colonial Electrician Knife I got back in the 1980's. It had been lost till I found it looking for something else.
 
deltaboy said:
Here is my Colonial Electrician Knife I got back in the 1980's. It had been lost till I found it looking for something else.
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Funny how those Colonial electrician's knives like to go missing. I really should start searching for my "talk dirty to me" advertising knife. I know I'm going to kick myself when I eventually stumble across it.

Glad you found your old friend! :thumbup:
 
This is the best thread I've seen in years, thank you to all who've posted. I know nothing of Colonial, but I have 4 in my collection.

Two Old Cutler's, a Forest Master, & 2 blade Barlow.


The Barlow is a US Bicentennial limited edition, with a warning about stepping on snakes on the other side


The Old Cutler trapper seems to have nickel silver bolsters. The Serpentine Jack has some kind of thick bolster with chrome plating, no pin is visible. I have often wondered what the construction is with this one.
The Barlow & Forest Master have shell bolsters.
 
Picked up a pair of Ranger Ultra Honed pocket knives off the bay. They were being sold as a pair.

 
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