camillus #72

[jerryd6818]

Wow! That was very generous Tommy! Very nice. I'm off to a trade day tomorrow. I'm keeping an eye peeled for Camillus 72's and 89's.

...col., speaking of '89's, I've got a STAGLON 89(which dates it to the late 60's or early '70's), but it has a master blade stamped with the short-line mark(40's-'50's), never been able to figure that one out!!!???............... .................

The first mention of an 89 I could find in the catalogs I have access to was in 1972 as part of a new line with "Indian Stag" covers ("Staglon" was a Schrade name)

[Colonel26]

Wow! That was very generous Tommy! Very nice. I'm off to a trade day tomorrow. I'm keeping an eye peeled for Camillus 72's and 89's.

...col., speaking of '89's, I've got a STAGLON 89(which dates it to the late 60's or early '70's), but it has a master blade stamped with the short-line mark(40's-'50's), never been able to figure that one out!!!???............... .................

Hmmm. That's right interesting. I dearly love the Camillus 89 knives. Truth be told they're my favorite Camillus knife. Hard to come by around here.

I didn't see the first Camillus anything today. All I came home with is an old English machete and a fence stretcher.

[carrmillus]

..as usual, I was wrong about the "staglon" name, jerry, but I still can't figure out how it can have that tang stamp, unless the blade was broken and replaced with an earlier blade???........ ................

[carrmillus]

Wow! That was very generous Tommy! Very nice. I'm off to a trade day tomorrow. I'm keeping an eye peeled for Camillus 72's and 89's.

...col., speaking of '89's, I've got a STAGLON 89(which dates it to the late 60's or early '70's), but it has a master blade stamped with the short-line mark(40's-'50's), never been able to figure that one out!!!???............... .................

Hmmm. That's right interesting. I dearly love the Camillus 89 knives. Truth be told they're my favorite Camillus knife. Hard to come by around here.

I didn't see the first Camillus anything today. All I came home with is an old English machete and a fence stretcher.[/quote
...col., I just opened up my Camillus store display, and I found a #89 I didn't realize I had. it has the correct long-line stamp and appears to be in good shape. if you are interested, let me know!!.... .........

[Colonel26]

PM sent

[gsmith7158]

Three more added to the fold!

[#goldpan]

That's a fine trio of 72's Greg! That #5 really stands out with those brass bolsters.

[jerryd6818]

Good lookin' Kon-Kav. Is the condition as good as it looks in the picture?

[gsmith7158]

Good lookin' Kon-Kav. Is the condition as good as it looks in the picture?

It is Jerryd. There is a slight blade rub just above the kon-Kav etch but other than that it's perfect.

[SolWarrior]

Very nice, Greg! I see you got yourself a Schrade Walden 863. Are those scales black dyed bone? Sweet!

[gsmith7158]

This one popped up on the bay this morning for any interested parties.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/172748337116?NAV=HOME

[Tsar Bomba]

I'm already cringing at what I anticipate the final price will be...

It's a beautiful knife, I have little doubt it'll be worth what it fetches.

[gsmith7158]

I'm already cringing at what I anticipate the final price will be...

It's a beautiful knife, I have little doubt it'll be worth what it fetches.

Tony that etch on the master is areal piece of artistry.

[Tsar Bomba]

I put in a $61 bid and it didn't even put a dent in the listing.

I am definitely going to have to adjust my perspective if I want this knife.

Let the nuttiness begin!

[jerryd6818]

There's always the one ditwtexas has had listed forever for $279.99 OBO

[gsmith7158]

There's always the one ditwtexas has had listed forever for $279.99 OBO

I made ditwit an offer of $125 on that knife and got a no can do.

[Tsar Bomba]

There's always the one ditwtexas has had listed forever for $279.99 OBO

I made ditwit an offer of $125 on that knife and got a no can do.

Egg-zactly why I do not even bother sending sane offers to DITWit (sometimes even with a slight bump with his "charity" in mind) anymore...

To draw an apt analogy, "haggling" with DITW is like trying to teach a pig to sing: It just frustrates you and irritates the pig.

[gsmith7158]

Well I finally picked up one of these on the bay tonight. Looks like it needs a little TLC. We'll see what we can do with it when she arrives.

[gsmith7158]

By the way, did any body here get that Ducks on the Water ? It went for $76 . I wonder if DITWIT took notice of that.

[jerryd6818]

Well I finally picked up one of these on the bay tonight. Looks like it needs a little TLC. We'll see what we can do with it when she arrives.

Blade looks pretty full. It just needs some scrubbin' and polishin'. Get that done and she'll shine like a diamond in a goat's, uh, like a new penny.

[orvet]

Something I found that works well to clean that white jigged Delrin is an old toothbrush and some baking soda.
Mix a little water with the soda until it's a paste then dip the brush in the soda and scrub away on the Delrin.
It gets most of it out in short order.

[gsmith7158]

Something I found that works well to clean that white jigged Delrin is an old toothbrush and some baking soda.
Mix a little water with the soda until it's a paste then dip the brush in the soda and scrub away on the Delrin.
It gets most of it out in short order.

Thanks Dale ! I'll give that a try when it gets here.

[jerryd6818]

Something I found that works well to clean that white jigged Delrin is an old toothbrush and some baking soda.
Mix a little water with the soda until it's a paste then dip the brush in the soda and scrub away on the Delrin.
It gets most of it out in short order.

Thanks Dale ! I'll give that a try when it gets here.

An alternate solution. Drizzle a very small amount of Dawn dishwashing liquid on your toothbrush, wet the knife and scrub away. Rinse knife and chase out the water with WD-40 or blow it out with compressed air. Oil the joints. Ta Da.

IF both of those happen to fail, you may have some "Delrin haze" going on there. I haven't seen enough white Delrin knives to know if they are even prone to "Delrin haze" or what it looks like on white Delrin if they are. Delrin haze is simple to remedy. Scrub the knife handle with a soft rag with some machine oil on it (3-IN-ONE, etc) and wipe dry.

[gsmith7158]

Something I found that works well to clean that white jigged Delrin is an old toothbrush and some baking soda.
Mix a little water with the soda until it's a paste then dip the brush in the soda and scrub away on the Delrin.
It gets most of it out in short order.

Thanks Dale ! I'll give that a try when it gets here.

An alternate solution. Drizzle a very small amount of Dawn dishwashing liquid on your toothbrush, wet the knife and scrub away. Rinse knife and chase out the water with WD-40 or blow it out with compressed air. Oil the joints. Ta Da.

IF both of those happens to fail, you may have some "Delrin haze" going on there. I haven't seen enough white Delrin knives to know if they are even prone to "Delrin haze" or what it looks like on white Delrin if they are. Delrin haze is simple to remedy. Scrub the knife handle with a soft rag with some machine oil on it (3-IN-ONE, etc) and wipe dry.

Jerryd I have all of those ingredients so thanks for the recipe. We'll get that thing sparkling one way or the other!

[jerryd6818]

Pictures when you're done, of course.