I shoulda stayed away from this thread. I just pulled the trigger on this Colonial knife. The mushroom pommel did it. I’ll use it for my hunting knife. I bought a case mushroom pommel knife and was disappointed at how I could feel the play when holding the grip and flexing the blade. I also deformed the edge of the knife field dressing a deer. The hollow ground blade is not a workhorse for sure. Maybe that was my fault. Case referred to it as a knife for hunting.^^^ These guys have some great knives!
Hard to compete. But:
Colonial Mark 1 Navy working knife. Actually have been stuffing this one in my belt, but I work outside.
Ironically, it's not that good a knife... but it is plenty historic, made by the same WWII maker.
I mean it's fine, steel-wise. It's smaller than it looks, simple plastic (of some sort - Tennite) handle, etc. Meant to do work that the fabled Ka-Bar does not - opening boxes, cutting lines etc. It can hammer nothing, but at least its tip won't snap like a Ka-Bar's does (if abused). A video shows it punching holes in a car roof. (yawn)
I stuck a ferro rod in the sheath, and it does throw a fine spark. And the ergos, with that mushroom-shaped pommel are actually very good - it reverses in hand nicely.
Maybe it's not that bad.
AA
If you have a respect for history or the Navy, it's worth having.
As a matter of fact I’m a Navy veteran. I finished my active duty in 1972. I also have an orange handle pilot’s survival knife with a blade specifically made for cutting shroud lines. The knife is very cheaply made. I also have a couple Tango Lima 2 niners. TL29.
But it's no Busse, for sure. It does have good egos or hand feel, but it's a simple knife with ordinary materials. But it worked for most things then and I imagine it still will.
AA
I'm also trying to get a Ontario Mk3 Navy knife, but they are on serious backorder... KaBar makes a Mk1 that is undoubtedly more stout, but I wanted to give the Colonial a shot. 
How do you like Civivis? They look like a lot of knife for the money.
WE Knife is a bit too rich for me but with Civivi you get excellent grind lines and good materials/workmanship. This one is D2, burlap micarta, CF and that nifty pocket sheet for roundabout 75.00.
That looks like it's loved a long time.
Nah, it doesn't look like a trophy queen. It deserves the scars.
The times they are a changing. And not for the better in my proud opinion. So I carry tools, in case I am called upon to fix a societal ill.
You're gonna' need a bigger toolbox.
LOL! Can you believe I bought a man bag a few years ago but have only used it for carry on for flights. Stupid purchase. I would never carry a weapon in it, or my wallet, so what's the point?
