Looking for knife info

[mrszeontestpilot]

I found this old knife of my Dad's today, and I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about it. Sorry for the crummy pictures. It says Colonial prov USA.
Also, any tips for cleaning it would be welcome... I've never had to do much knife cleaning.

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[Kadmos]

It's a stockman, made by Colonial, in Providence Rhode Island.

My understanding is that they made some good quality knives at first, then slipped to pretty low quality in the end.

Still, neat knives that are certainly part of American history.

 

[mrszeontestpilot]

Thanks!