Colonial Knife Company
Colonial Auto Ranger COL106 Blackie Collins – 2.75" 440C Serrated Tanto Automatic
Colonial Auto Ranger COL106 Blackie Collins – 2.75" 440C Serrated Tanto Automatic
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Product Description
The Colonial Knife Company Auto Ranger COL106 is a Blackie Collins-designed, USA-made side-opening automatic pocket knife. Its 2.75-inch satin-finished 440C stainless steel tanto blade has a partially serrated edge. The knife opens by a push button and includes a sliding manual safety.
A textured black Isoplast polymer handle provides a secure grip, while the 4.25-inch closed length keeps this automatic folder compact. A cord lanyard and factory box are included.
Specifications
- Brand: Colonial Knife Company
- Manufacturer SKU: COL106
- UPC: 038284001062
- Designer / edition: Blackie Collins Auto Ranger
- Knife type: Side-opening automatic folding knife
- Blade length: 2.75 inches
- Blade steel: 440C stainless steel
- Blade shape: Tanto
- Edge: Partially serrated
- Blade finish: Satin
- Overall length: 7 inches
- Closed length: 4.25 inches
- Handle: Black Isoplast polymer
- Opening: Push-button automatic
- Lock/safety: Button lock with sliding manual safety
- Weight: Approximately 5.2 oz
- Made in USA
Specifications
| Automatic Knife | Yes |
| Blade Material | 440C |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Lock Type | Button |
About brand
Colonial Knife Company got its start in 1919 when it's founder, Antonio Paolantonio returned from WWI after serving with the United States Calvary as a Black Smith. Antonio began making knives at 9 Calendar Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Antonio called his new company the 'A. Paolantonio Cutlery Company.' Antonio's first customers were the jewelry industry. Antonio made knife skeletons and sold the skeletons to the jewelry industry where they would place exotic handles on the knives and re-sell the finished knives to high end men's clothing stores. Over the years the business grew and in 1926 Antonio changed the company name to Colonial Knife Company, Inc.
World War II broke out and Antonio was asked to serve on the War Production Board in Washington, D.C. where he oversaw the allocation of steel to the cutlery industry and research that lead to the only combat knife to use polymers (plastics) for knife handles that offered Navy corpsman and medics the ability to boil the knife to make it sterile.
Over the next 40 years Colonial Knife grew adding over 150 product lines and during the 1960's enjoyed the reputation as the world's largest knife manufacturer.
During the 1970's and into the 1980's Colonial produced collector knives for Smith & Wesson, Colt, Winchester, and the 'John Russell Barlow' knives for Russell Harrington Company (Dexter Russell) the 'Colonel Coon' knife line along with producing knives for a number of knife manufacturers under private label.
Colonial's current brands include such names as Ranger,Colonial-Prov.USA, Old Cutler, Anvil Brand, Coyote, Master Series, Swiss Master, BackCountry, Solder Tec, Hurricane, GSA government Knives, auto knives, Hand Crafted Series and Barlow.