knife

[allen]

Had a few minutes to detect before class today
and hit the backyard of my father in law and only
got a few hits but one in particular really caught
my attention.
It was hitting between penny/dime and 6 inches
deep, so dug the plug and this knife pops out of it.
Anyone know anything about it?
Closed it is 3 and half inches, opened it is 6 inches.

 

[goldgrubber]

Cool find!

 

[mrtim]

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

 

[HISPAN]

nice knife ... congrats !

 

[VOL1266-X]

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.

 

[allen]

im wondering if it is that old or are the dates
just like a commemorative date thing.

 

[detectahead]

Knives are cool!

 

[CHUCK IN PA]

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!

 

[september]

Nice find!!

 

[Tnmountains]

Nice commerative knife Allen !!!!

 

[kimsdad]

Cool knife!!!

Still has a decent looking blade, too.

 

[spitfire55]

 

[Mr Tuff]

cool knife MR TUFF

 

[Hill Billy]

Cool knife!!!

Still has a decent looking blade, too.

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

 

[allen]

thanks everyone for the comments.

 

[Old River]

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

 

[lidigger]

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

Chris / LI Digger

 

[allen]

thanks for the comments and info

 

[aa battery]

 

[allen]

hey aa, ive not seen you forever !