60 or 70's Gift shop knife? - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T00:39:09Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/60-or-70-s-gift-shop-knife?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1539682&feed=yes&xn_auth=noonetag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-14:3181080:Comment:15841252019-02-14T19:54:41.794ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
<p>one</p>
<p>one</p> tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-09:3181080:Comment:15832452019-02-09T16:52:40.964ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
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<p>last one and thats all of the pics for now ...... maybe a few a bit later on. I had thought that the Japanese built knives might have been cheapies but they have proved to be a pretty reliable knife. The bolsters are brass however the liners are steel. The scales are glued on but are scrimshaw with the eagle set in it. When the blade is opened you can be assured that the lock is secure and no wobble. If it wasn't for the scales on them I'd use one for an edc.</p>
<p> As to the Colonial…</p>
<p>last one and thats all of the pics for now ...... maybe a few a bit later on. I had thought that the Japanese built knives might have been cheapies but they have proved to be a pretty reliable knife. The bolsters are brass however the liners are steel. The scales are glued on but are scrimshaw with the eagle set in it. When the blade is opened you can be assured that the lock is secure and no wobble. If it wasn't for the scales on them I'd use one for an edc.</p>
<p> As to the Colonial knives as far as the frame goes and the blade lock. I'd use one for an edc. however the Coyote verison looks to have brass bolsters on it...... Nope they are steel underneath a brass coating but have brass liners..... ??. Makes me scratch my head.. Still overall a knife I'd be glad to carry as an edc........ Enough for now........ more to come</p> I'm hoping the adventure will…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-09:3181080:Comment:15830612019-02-09T15:02:14.864ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
<p>I'm hoping the adventure will continue with these knives. The other two I was waiting for were delivered yesterday morning. One is the Coyote with the advertising on it (Universal Machine company out of Pottstown USA)... Coyote on the blade and it has green scales along with a green sheath..... Steve mentioned that the Coyote knives came with a green sheath, its a dark green</p>
<p> The other one is the Colonial with the Statue of Liberty on it. While cleaning it with warm water and a rag,…</p>
<p>I'm hoping the adventure will continue with these knives. The other two I was waiting for were delivered yesterday morning. One is the Coyote with the advertising on it (Universal Machine company out of Pottstown USA)... Coyote on the blade and it has green scales along with a green sheath..... Steve mentioned that the Coyote knives came with a green sheath, its a dark green</p>
<p> The other one is the Colonial with the Statue of Liberty on it. While cleaning it with warm water and a rag, no soap this time as I wanted avoid surprise of the last knife....... Oops!!..... both scales fell off. One glob of what seems to be water soluble glue........ :( on each side. So I started with the repair this time a bit wiser.</p>
<p> What I thought was etching on the blades (100 years 1886 - 1986 is nothing more than a stencel on the blade and it can be very easily removed much to my dismay. The first Coyote knife I got that had that on it is missing the 9 out of the 1986...... Oops. the Colonial knife is missing part of the first zero on the 100 and part of the S on years. So I'm going to leave the stencel alone........ :( .</p>
<p> Of course these issues have not stopped from collecting them. I purchased another of the Japan built knives early this morning.......... So onward I go......... :) .</p>
<p> and now picture time </p>
<p> </p> Wally,
This is turning into a…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-08:3181080:Comment:15822962019-02-08T02:54:31.329ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Wally,</p>
<p>This is turning into a wonderful adventure! Thanks for bringing us along. The Statue of Liberty knife sound like it was sold without scales. I can only imagine the moment they came off LOL. I am very happy you were level headed and fixed them better than before. Cant wait to see the new ones and J.J.'s Statue of Liberty knife. </p>
<p>Wally,</p>
<p>This is turning into a wonderful adventure! Thanks for bringing us along. The Statue of Liberty knife sound like it was sold without scales. I can only imagine the moment they came off LOL. I am very happy you were level headed and fixed them better than before. Cant wait to see the new ones and J.J.'s Statue of Liberty knife. </p> I've got a statue of liberty…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-07:3181080:Comment:15822862019-02-07T20:02:52.678ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>I've got a statue of liberty knife, similar to yours. I'm gonna have to dig it out and check it over.</p>
<p>I've got a statue of liberty knife, similar to yours. I'm gonna have to dig it out and check it over.</p> As you can see the scales cam…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-07:3181080:Comment:15822832019-02-07T17:34:59.768ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
<p>As you can see the scales came right off of the Coyote knife. What caused it.. well I think bad glue and warm tap water plus dawn dish soap. I let it soak for about an hour cause the blade was hanging when trying to open and it looked like something had been spilled in it.</p>
<p> When I went to take it out of the solution the scales just fell off..... Talk about a panic moment!!. however it did give me a chance to look the Coyote knife over real well. It is Colonial built and the way the…</p>
<p>As you can see the scales came right off of the Coyote knife. What caused it.. well I think bad glue and warm tap water plus dawn dish soap. I let it soak for about an hour cause the blade was hanging when trying to open and it looked like something had been spilled in it.</p>
<p> When I went to take it out of the solution the scales just fell off..... Talk about a panic moment!!. however it did give me a chance to look the Coyote knife over real well. It is Colonial built and the way the frame is fit and put together it shows a quality build.</p>
<p> The scales are another story..... just a blob of glue to hold them on and not a very good fit to the frame. I do not know if Colonial sold the knives to the vendor with out the scales installed on the frame. As There is a considerable difference between the quality of the scale material and how they were fitted to the frame.</p>
<p> I had to sand them down on a flat surface to make sure I would get 100% contact to the frame when I went to reinstall them. I used my favorite...... gorilla brand epoxy and then put them in my little wooden vice for 10 hours. I can assure you the scales are very well secured.</p>
<p> I should have taken more pictures as I was doing that but never thought about it. The scale with the standing liberty on was about a bit over a 16th of an inch above the rear bolster. So I used my Dremel tool to sand it down for a much better fit.</p>
<p> I still have two knives that are on their way and according to the USPS they should be here tomorrow. The other two knives are Japan built and one has E C 250 and SS Japan stamped on the tang it also has 200 eched on the blade. The other has J S 070 along with the SS and Japan stamped on the blade.</p>
<p> They both have some very nice scroll work on the bolsters and the scales have scrimshaw eched on them but have different eagels on the scale. So enough for now as I've rambled to much............. more to come later</p> Well a few pics along with a…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-07:3181080:Comment:15824552019-02-07T16:57:54.299ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
<p>Well a few pics along with a disaster that took more than I thought to repair it, although it sure raised a few questions…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992284711?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992284711?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992291493?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992291493?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>Well a few pics along with a disaster that took more than I thought to repair it, although it sure raised a few questions<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992284711?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992284711?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992291493?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992291493?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992296018?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992296018?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992302582?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992302582?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992310412?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992310412?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992315514?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992315514?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992319504?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992319504?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992322150?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/992322150?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Wally,
I am willing to bet th…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-03:3181080:Comment:15816512019-02-03T22:08:01.638ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Wally,</p>
<p>I am willing to bet that yes, that <span>Coyote Prov USA is a Colonial. Steve is a member and I am sure he could verify that for you. <a href="https://iknifecollector.com/profile/stevecolonialknife" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://iknifecollector.com/profile/stevecolonialknife</a> . Just give him a week or so to respond because he is on the road a great deal</span></p>
<p><span>Waiting patiently (?) to see the pics LOL</span></p>
<p>Wally,</p>
<p>I am willing to bet that yes, that <span>Coyote Prov USA is a Colonial. Steve is a member and I am sure he could verify that for you. <a href="https://iknifecollector.com/profile/stevecolonialknife" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://iknifecollector.com/profile/stevecolonialknife</a> . Just give him a week or so to respond because he is on the road a great deal</span></p>
<p><span>Waiting patiently (?) to see the pics LOL</span></p> thought I'd do an update on…tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-02-03:3181080:Comment:15813032019-02-03T04:58:02.547ZWally Guittardhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WallyGuittard
<p> thought I'd do an update on the gift shop knife that I purchased on ebay a while back. I came across several of these knives on ebay recently. A couple have scrimshaw on the scales along with the eagel on them and I also came accross one with the statue of liberty on it. </p>
<p> I purchased three of these knives and all are celebrating the bicentennial.... for me all the more reason the purchase them. The statue of liberty knife is a bit different as it does not say made in Japan. It…</p>
<p> thought I'd do an update on the gift shop knife that I purchased on ebay a while back. I came across several of these knives on ebay recently. A couple have scrimshaw on the scales along with the eagel on them and I also came accross one with the statue of liberty on it. </p>
<p> I purchased three of these knives and all are celebrating the bicentennial.... for me all the more reason the purchase them. The statue of liberty knife is a bit different as it does not say made in Japan. It has Coyote Prov USA on the tang. i did a bit of research on it and it may be a Colonial made knife.</p>
<p> I found a web page that lists different brands made by Colonial and Coyote is listed as one of the brands along with several others. I'm still doing more research as the knife is quite different as far as scale material and it has what may be a part of a series as its numbered.</p>
<p> I don't have pics yet as the knives are in transit. So I'm awaiting their arrival. It should be around the middle of the coming week........... more to come </p>