Camillus Boy Scout knives

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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Very cool scout! Did those ever come with bone handles?
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They sure did, and they are bold and beautiful!
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...greg, I have looked at the handles on mine with the 45X magnifier jerry sent me and I'm still not sure if the handles on this one are synthetic or black dyed bone. the surface is not smooth like synthetic mat'l, it could be bone???...... ::shrug:: ........
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BSA Whittler's #1047
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Sweet BSA knives Vit. And your white handled one is not broken at the pin! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Those white ones had a habit of developing a handle crack at the shield.
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My modest group of Camillus 1047 Scout knives (so far).
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Those are like 72 whittlers, don't show them to Jerry. ::super_happy::

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A couple contributions from my collection:

(Not all Camillus)
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Well Well Well - look what the cat dragged in - nice showing Ron and welcome back - I had that flashlight, pen and knife set circa 1966.
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Ha thanks Tom!
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Ok posting one more at the risk of getting a bunch of PMs :D
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Ron you can post all you want to of knives that look that good. Beautiful bone, etch, wow!! ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu::
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ronfish wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:08 am Ok posting one more at the risk of getting a bunch of PMs :D
NO PM being sent. VERY, VERY g@@d l@@king knife! ::tu::
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ronfish wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:08 amOk posting one more at the risk of getting a bunch of PMs
PM with bank wire information on the way Ron - she’s a beauty!
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I forgot about these two. The first knife technically isn't a "scout" knife. The second knife pictured, yes.
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I’m reading up on the different styles and length of cap lifter/driver. How well do they work for Phillips screws?
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ThePointyEnd wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:04 pm I’m reading up on the different styles and length of cap lifter/driver. How well do they work for Phillips screws?
I personally never tried to use it on phillip screws.
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Thanks! I understand that Phillips came later than the flat head screws, but it seems like some of the styles might just work in a pinch. I see at least 3 different lengths of cap lifter and the longer styles seem to have a more narrow head.

The victorinox cap lifter is a small flathead but doubles as a phillips
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ThePointyEnd wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:22 pm Thanks! I understand that Phillips came later than the flat head screws, but it seems like some of the styles might just work in a pinch. I see at least 3 different lengths of cap lifter and the longer styles seem to have a more narrow head.

The victorinox cap lifter is a small flathead but doubles as a phillips
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Oh wow much thanks I didn’t know there’s a giant thread there! My lunch just got considerably longer ::woot::
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ThePointyEnd wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:04 pm I’m reading up on the different styles and length of cap lifter/driver. How well do they work for Phillips screws?
Not well at all.
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That is bummer I was hoping the longer more slender cap lifter patterns would fit
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Both Ulster and Imperial made scout/utility patterns having cap lifters and a Phillips screwdriver. You can frequently find them available on eBay, reasonably priced if you look a little. i don’t have a picture handy but you’ll undoubtedly find some in the All Scout Knives thread.

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I see thanks for the pointers! Inline screwdrivers too those are going to be useful.

Did camillus ever make any scout knives for imperial
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