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Colt Sheath Cutlery 1969-74: Sheffield & Olsen

In this collection, by Sheffield: The Wilderness Line:

(Colt branded all these knives from the maker.  Colt did not make them.)

Colt Cutlery Knife History

 

 

U1020 'Mountaineer' with a 6 in. blade, 

brown handle and brass lanyard pommel

 Prototype 'Trailblazer' with the  6 1/2 in. blade,

black handle and chrome lanyard pommel

As few as 24 of a prototype Sheffield knife were

made with a 6 1/2 in. blade, black or brown handle.

U1020 'Mountaineer'

Prototype Colt 'Trailblazer' with the 6 1/2 in. blade

  U1020 'Mountaineer' Colt logo-1

Colt logo

U1020 'Mountaineer' Colt logo-2  U1020 'Mountaineer' Colt logo-3

The guard is forged into the blade

Handles and sheaths -1  Handles and sheaths -2

Handles and sheaths

 

U1040 'Trapper' with a 3 1/2 in. blade and brown handle

U1040 'Trapper' with a 3 1/2 in. blade and brown handle 

Colt U1040 'Trapper' with sheath

U1040 'Trapper' -1

U1040 'Trapper' -2

Colt logo on blade-1  Colt logo on blade-2

Colt logo on blade

Note: The guard is not part of the forged blade

 

U1040 'Trapper' pommel projection

U1040 'Trapper' box lable

Colt box label

 

General Camping knife with fixed 6 in. blade

 Sheffield knives which have lanyard pommels

Colt U 1021 Black 'Bish' design General Camping knife

'Bish design' without a pummel

'Bish design' without a pummel

'Bish design' without a pummel-2

Comparison with two other Sheffield knives which have lanyard pommels,   

Comparison with two other Sheffield knives which have

lanyard pommels, the Bish design does not have the pommel

The guard is NOT forged into the blade nor is there a lanyard pommel

The guard is NOT forged into the blade nor is there a lanyard pommel

Colt hunting knife U1021 box

Etched Colt Logo with 'Sheffield/England', and no Rampant Colt Logo on this blade

Etched Colt Logo with 'Sheffield/England',

and no Rampant Colt Logo on this blade

 

Colt wilderness knife ad  Colt knife ad

Above: Two Colt knife ads courtesy of Roger Gottschalk

 

In this collection by Colt-Olsen: the Sportsman Line:

U-1130  Trout and Bird k blade

Blade length: 4 in.; Black wood

Colt U1130 All Purpose with a 5 in. blade and rosewood handle

U1130 colt olsen knife-1

U1130 colt olsen knife-2

Colt / Hartford, Ct.

Colt Olsen knife and sheath

'Rampant Colt' Logo embossed on sheath

U1130 knife handle

U1130 knife Colt logo on blade  U1130 knife box label

Colt / Hartford, Ct.

Colt-Olsen: the Sportsman Line:

U-1120  General Purpose knife

Etched Colt Logo with 'Hartford, CT'', and no Rampant Colt Logo on this blade

Blade length: 4.5 inches; Brown wood

 

Colt U1120 General Purpose knife with a 4.5 in. blade and rosewood handle in leather sheath

 

Colt U1120 General Purpose knife with a 4.5 in. blade and rosewood handle and sheath

'Rampant Colt' Logo embossed on sheath

 

Colt U1120 General Purpose knife with a 4.5 in. blade and rosewood handle

 

Colt U1120 General Purpose knife with a 4.5 in. blade and rosewood handle

 

Colt logo on blade

Colt logo / Hartford, CT

 

 

 

Ads, reference images, and data for 1970s Colt knives

Colt 1971 knives, made by Sheffield, UK and Olsen, USA=1  Colt 1971 knives, made by Sheffield, UK and Olsen, USA-2

Colt 1971 knives, made by Sheffield, UK and Olsen, USA

Sheffield knives

Sheffield knives  

Olsen knives

Olsen Colt knives

Colt 1974 knives, made by Sheffield, UK, and Olsen, USA

Colt 1974 knives, made by Sheffield, UK,  and Olsen, USA

Colt catalog knife list with model numbers

Colt catalog knife list with model numbers

Colt knife list with model numbers

Colt knife list with model numbers

Below: Colt 1973 wholesale price list for Colt knives

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Colt 1973 wholesale prices for Colt Knives

 

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