camillus #72

The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States with roots dating back to 1876. The company manufactured Camillus branded knives and was a prolific contractor for other knife brands up until its last days in 2007 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
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Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:32 am
toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:21 am
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:00 pm Yesterday morning, I brought this pocket knife home from the post office. It is one of a two pocket knife lot that I recently purchased. This particular pocket knife WAS most definitely the target of my purchase. It is a CAMILLUS 72, first generation (my 12th), three blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, two tang stamps (a short line maker stamp and the pattern # stamp), a long matchstrike or blade pull, "whittler" pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "CAMILLUS (short underline) (over) NEW YORK (over) USA" The main blade back tang stamp is the "72" pattern number. The three blades have NO wobble at all. The three blades ALL have good snap. It is in EXCELLENT condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all, I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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So I looked up Camillus 72 on Wikipedia the other day and it said, "See Skip"... Huh.... Another beauty brother! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
LOL. Too many knives,That’s a great one !
Skip , you’re the man . What a nice first gen ::tu:: ::tu::
Thank you JP, I'll be here all week! Ba dum bum! :D
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toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:21 am So.....
Thank you, Kerry. 🍻

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:32 am LOL.....
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Beautiful addition Skip! ::tu:: :D
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TPK wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:03 pm Beautiful.....
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What else can be said Skip... that's another great looking 72 you've got there ::tu::
Congrats on your 12th ::handshake::

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Gone2Three wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:49 am What.....
Thank you, Randy. 🍻
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Yesterday afternoon, this pocket knife came home with me from the post office. It is a CAMILLUS 72, second generation (my 8th), three blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, two tang stamps (a short line maker stamp and the pattern # stamp), a long matchstrike or blade pull, "whittler" pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "CAMILLUS (short underline) (over) NEW YORK (over) USA" The main blade back tang stamp is the "72" pattern number. The three blades have NO wobble at all. The three blades ALL have good snap. It is in VERY GOOD condition. I gave it a very minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Main Blade Back Tang Stamp.
The Main Blade Back Tang Stamp.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
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Very knice
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doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:13 pmVery.....
Thank you, Floyd. 🍻
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Another purdy one Skip! ::handshake::

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Gone2Three wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:04 am Another.....
Thank you, Randy. 🍻
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Another dandy, Skip! ::tu::
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Dan In MI wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:18 pm Another.....
Thank you, Dan. 🍻
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Great knife Skip!! Keep after them!! :)
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woodwalker wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:49 am Great.....
Thank you, Kevin. 🍻
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Added a decent short line 72 this week, blades are pretty close to full and nice bone covers.
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John, that one right there is a stunner!!! ::tu::
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JohnR wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:15 am Added a decent short line 72 this week, blades are pretty close to full and nice bone covers.
Nice 72 John ::tu:: ::tu::
Those short lines in any model and good shape are getting harder to find . Great Score !
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Wow John, the bone and overall condition on that one is ::ds::
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Mighty fine short line.
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JohnR. You did really good. Great bone, great knife. ::tu::
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Thank you all for the comments, appreciated. ::tu:: ::tu::
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I know that this should probably be in the "clones" thread but this being a grail knife in the 72 series I'm posting it here. Thank you Jerry for allowing me to purchase this short line, blade etched, bone handled Boy Scout knife. I have looked for one for a while with no luck. But Jerry graciously parted with his and a fine knife it. Thanks again oh Master of the 72's.
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doglegg wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:51 pm I know that this should probably be in the "clones" thread but this being a grail knife in the 72 series I'm posting it here. Thank you Jerry for allowing me to purchase this short line, blade etched, bone handled Boy Scout knife. I have looked for one for a while with no luck. But Jerry graciously parted with his and a fine knife it. Thanks again oh Master of the 72's.20221024_153402.jpg20221024_153344.jpg20221024_153258.jpg20221024_153233.jpg20221024_153228.jpg
Very nice knife and a very good person who parted with it. :)
Very hard knife to find with the Boy Scout etch.

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doglegg wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:51 pm I know that this should probably be in the "clones" thread but this being a grail knife in the 72 series I'm posting it here. Thank you Jerry for allowing me to purchase this short line, blade etched, bone handled Boy Scout knife. I have looked for one for a while with no luck. But Jerry graciously parted with his and a fine knife it. Thanks again oh Master of the 72's.20221024_153402.jpg20221024_153344.jpg20221024_153258.jpg20221024_153233.jpg20221024_153228.jpg
You did well ! And JerryD very gracious !
Floyd. It’s a superb piece , that etch just knocks it out of the park . Very happy for you . ::handshake::
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