So the addiction begins
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So the addiction begins
Was helping my buddy clean out his garage and he found this knife and gave it to me. Blade stamp is Camillus 1969, Joe.
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Re: So the addiction begins
That's a good one to start with Joe. Viet Nam era. Unfortunately that gift may be the ignition for a whirlwind of new purchases that will empty your bank account, Inflate your credit card balances and we may soon see you on the street corner holding a sign that says "Will Work For Knives".
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IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
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Re: So the addiction begins
Already have a sign that says will work for Savages. Not my first Camillus either, I just found the site trying to research the 4 line Scout Knife I found last week. Looking over the weekend, I have a Cat Fish Hunter folder. Several Barlows, several linoleum knives, a Buck rigging knife that looks like the one pictured in another thread. One of my favorite old knives is an Imperial Hopalong Cassidy. By the time I get done looking, I'd be surprised if I don't have about a dozen Camillus knives, Joe.
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Re: So the addiction begins
Welcome to AAPK.
Do I see a broken spring? Sure looks like it. These are commonly referred to as MIL-K (sometimes MIL-K-818). They were first made during WWII (mostly by Kingston) and discontinued after the war. Camillus started making them in 1957 or 1958, I can't remember which and made them until they closed their doors. They are known to break springs.
Do I see a broken spring? Sure looks like it. These are commonly referred to as MIL-K (sometimes MIL-K-818). They were first made during WWII (mostly by Kingston) and discontinued after the war. Camillus started making them in 1957 or 1958, I can't remember which and made them until they closed their doors. They are known to break springs.
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Jerry D.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Re: So the addiction begins
Nice knife. Unfortunately, knives (any type) are more addictive than any drug out there. You can't escape it. All you can do is feed the beast.
Dave
Always looking for vintage knives with Virginia, Maryland, or Washington D.C. tang stamps. Any condition.
Always looking for vintage knives with Virginia, Maryland, or Washington D.C. tang stamps. Any condition.
Re: So the addiction begins
I'd be interested in that, just for the bail, to repair my 1976 MIL-K. Both my springs are good-for now, anyway. Or anyone?
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Re: So the addiction begins
Good eye, yes broken spring, Joe.jerryd6818 wrote:Welcome to AAPK.
Do I see a broken spring? Sure looks like it. These are commonly referred to as MIL-K (sometimes MIL-K-818). They were first made during WWII (mostly by Kingston) and discontinued after the war. Camillus started making them in 1957 or 1958, I can't remember which and made them until they closed their doors. They are known to break springs.