Why would I post this old Kent Jackknife after the stellar knives posted here already? mainly because I just rec'd in today's mail, plus they were simple knives, made by Camillus around the time of the great depression up to the 1950's. Peddled at F.W. Woolworth stores as far as history shows. I always loved the knives of my youth, Imperial Shell pocket knives were highly treasured when I was a kid. We'd usually get one from the grain elevators around home with either the elevators name or a popular seed manufactures name and logo.
I carried some old Kent, Camillus, Schrade and several other inexpensive (cheap) knives growing up, and it was a good thing they were cheap because it was like I was getting paid to lose knives
They took such a scary edge and I learned from an older man that hung out at the local Ace Hardware store the basics of knife sharpening, from there, I was obsessed to carry a sharp knife. I still look for knives that remind me of my youth and when I saw this Kent, I pulled the trigger and got it for a very cheap price. I oiled and sharpened it already and dropped it in my pocket. Both blade are solid with no play and the main in
s centered with the pen being darn close. Most Kent knives are pretty much trash but this one survived pretty well. I love the covers it sports as well