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allen

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cool, I don't find knives very often but I like it when I do. Keep it up, you're doing great.
 

nice knife ... congrats ! :thumbsup:
 

Looks like a Centennial model Allen. I can't find my son's knife book right now but someone here can tell you. Nice Find. HH, Quindy.
 

Knives are cool! :icon_thumright:
 

WHAT I COULD FIND ON KEEN KUTTERS:


KEEN KUTTERS WAS A TRADE NAME FIRST USED BY SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI IN 1866.
IT WAS BOUGHT OUT BY SHAPLEIGH HARDWARE COMPANY (THEIR ARCH RIVELS)
IN 1940.
SHAPLEIGH WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 1960.
VAL-TEST DISTRIBUTORS BOUGHT THE TRADENAME AND DISCONTINUED THE LINE IN THE 1990'S.
AFTER THAT FROST CUTLERY WAS AUTHORIZED TO USE THE TRADENAME FOR A LINE OF POCKET KNIVES.
ANYTHING WITH THE KEEN KUTTER NAME HAS SOME COLLECTOR VALUE.
IF YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH
CHECK COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO KEEN KUTTER BY JERRY AND ELAINE HEURING
ALSO THE HARDWARECOMPANIES KOLLECTORS KLUB FOUNDED IN 1995
NICE FIND!
 

cool knife :icon_thumleft: MR TUFF
 

Kimsdad said:
Cool knife!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Still has a decent looking blade, too.

Must not have been in the ground too long to look that good.
Nice find Allen :thumbsup:
 

Nice pocket knife. I love finding old knives. There's just something about them that facinates me..
 

I had an old knife like this long ago from my grandfather. The handle was made out of bone.

Chris / LI Digger
 

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