Camillus 72 Clones

[New_Windsor_NY]

Thank you, Floyd.

[doglegg]

Picked up this Olson the other day. Marked Solingen Germany. Love the bone handles.

[#goldpan]

Nice score on the Olson doglegg

[doglegg]

Thanks Randy.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Picked.....

Another fine catch Floyd!

[jerryd6818]

Good one to have Floyd. Congratulations.

[Ripster]

Picked up this Olson the other day. Marked Solingen Germany. Love the bone handles.20211229_101047.jpg20211229_101041.jpg20211229_101026.jpg20211229_100917.jpg

Floyd you done well on that one my Friend
Very nice Bone

[DM11]

Floyd

[doglegg]

Skip, Jerry, JP, David, thanks for your encouraging words.

[Papa Bones]

Finally back, and figured I would post a few I picked up over the last couple of months.

First, one I think is a little odd. It is a Imperial clone of the Camillus 72. It has bone handles, a Craftsman Shield, but has the Imperial Prov. RI USA tang stamp that was used from 1956 to 1988. The Craftsman shield is the early stamped oval without the crown. All blades are full, tight with no wobble and great snap. They seem to be full but do have some pitting and staining. The main clip blade has the hollow grind on both sides.

Next, I picked up another Craftsman 9494. It has the Craftsman Stamped oval shield with the Crown. Delrin brown handles. Blades are stained with scratches but have great snap. The secondary small clip blade point needs to be re-tipped as it is a little blunted, but I am good with that.

I also ran across a McGrew I did not have. Yellow synthetic handles with the oval McGrew Shield. Handles are tight, but does have a tiny crack at the center pin. Blades are tight, Excellant snap on the secondary Clip & Coping blade, and main clip has good snap, but not quite at strong as the others. The only problem with this knife is it looks like someone got Main & Coping blade near a grinder. I'm going to have to rework the edge a bit but still will make a great EDC, plus this is the first McGrew I've found with the yellow synthetic handles.

Lastly, Early this month, I fished this Stanley SL6 out of the bay. So finally found one. Surprising, great snap on all blades. Does have a few light scratches on the blades, but very little use.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Finally.....

Smitty, that is a VERY IMPRESSIVE group of pocket cutlery.
Keep it up, you're on a roll!

[toomanyknives]

Finally back, and figured I would post a few I picked up over the last couple of months.

First, one I think is a little odd. It is a Imperial clone of the Camillus 72. It has bone handles, a Craftsman Shield, but has the Imperial Prov. RI USA tang stamp that was used from 1956 to 1988. The Craftsman shield is the early stamped oval without the crown. All blades are full, tight with no wobble and great snap. They seem to be full but do have some pitting and staining. The main clip blade has the hollow grind on both sides.
Imperial Craftsman Bn_a.JPG
Imperial Craftsman Bn_c.JPG
Imperial Craftsman Bn_b.JPG

Next, I picked up another Craftsman 9494. It has the Craftsman Stamped oval shield with the Crown. Delrin brown handles. Blades are stained with scratches but have great snap. The secondary small clip blade point needs to be re-tipped as it is a little blunted, but I am good with that.
Craftsman 9494_a.JPG
Craftsman 9494_b.JPG

I also ran across a McGrew I did not have. Yellow synthetic handles with the oval McGrew Shield. Handles are tight, but does have a tiny crack at the center pin. Blades are tight, Excellant snap on the secondary Clip & Coping blade, and main clip has good snap, but not quite at strong as the others. The only problem with this knife is it looks like someone got Main & Coping blade near a grinder. I'm going to have to rework the edge a bit but still will make a great EDC, plus this is the first McGrew I've found with the yellow synthetic handles.
McGrew Yellow Whit_a.JPG
McGrew Yellow Whit_b.JPG

Lastly, Early this month, I fished this Stanley SL6 out of the bay. So finally found one. Surprising, great snap on all blades. Does have a few light scratches on the blades, but very little use.

Stanley SL6_a.JPG
Stanley SL6_b.JPG

More winners, good work!

[Papa Bones]

Smitty, that is a VERY IMPRESSIVE group of pocket cutlery.
Keep it up, you're on a roll!

Thank you Skip.

More winners, good work!

Appreciate it TMK!!

[doglegg]

A great foursome! Especially that bone one. Excellent!!!

[Papa Bones]

A great foursome! Especially that bone one. Excellent!!!

Appreciate it Floyd. Yep, I was tickled to find it.

[jerryd6818]

I'm drooling over that bone handle Craftsman.

[Ripster]

That old bone handled Craftsman is sweet catch . And a Imperial tang stamp , didn’t know they did that for Sears
You been busy out there ! How are the prices down there where you picked these up?

[Papa Bones]

I'm drooling over that bone handle Craftsman.

Hey Jerry, good to hear from you. You gonna get your keyboard wet tho.

That old bone handled Craftsman is sweet catch . And a Imperial tang stamp , didn’t know they did that for Sears
You been busy out there ! How are the prices down there where you picked these up?

Thanks JP. Pricewise, probably about like anywhere else. Varies from trade day, to antique shop, to flea market. On average some I got a good deal, some about average. The only one that was kind of high priced was the Ole Smokey, which I think I got for $65. The bone handle Craftsman I think was a steal for $30, which was after also buying another Craftsman for $15 which was one of the old black handle ACA series. Never was really crazy about them but was in good shape and thought would sweeten the nagotiations a bit.

[Papa Bones]

Finally catching up!! These are three more 72 Clones I picked up back in January. First, another Remington R14 with the black stagged composite handles, has the oval shield with Script Remington Stamp, and Remington USA tang stamp on the clip blade. I got it from Old School knife Works on line for $35.99. Was still in the clear cellophane wrap. Like new, excellant snap. All I did was wipe it down and oil the joints. This is my second R14 with black handles.

Picked up this Schrade 863 from a pawnshop. It had some good snap on the blades, no wobble, handles were in good shape, but did need a good cleaning so I took a chance on it at $30. After the usual warm mineral oil sauna and cleaning, It has great snap on all blades and very smooth with no wobble. Blades did have some pitting as they were crusty. but I'm satisfied with it.

Lastly, Picked this Ulster 63 of the bay. Got it through a best offer. It also needed some cleaning, and a message from the seller said all blades had good snap. Also did the hot oil bath on it. Excellent snap on the coping blade and secondary clip blade. The main clip blade had a little less than the others, but still a very good snap. But it had a ton of compacted lint and fibers in the blade wells. Strong smell 3 in 1 oil. But for a total of $27.33 I feel good about it.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Finally.....

Smitty, you are definitely reeling in some BEAUTIES!
You are amassing a GORGEOUS collection.

[Papa Bones]

Smitty, you are definitely reeling in some BEAUTIES!
You are amassing a GORGEOUS collection.

Thank you Skip. I don't know about Gorgeous, but it's getting larger and more varied for sure.

[Papa Bones]

O.k. Just now catching up reading through this thread since I've Been Back.

This pocket knife arrived very recently and became the latest to join this topic or thread and my CAMILLUS "72" variation/wannabe/clone collection. It is an UNBRANDED, 3 blades, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, "whittler" pocket knife. It has a "bird" shield.

Skip, I have seen the Bird Shield Fly By (pun intended) on the bay from time to time, but usually they are in really poor shape. I have to say, you lucked up on one that looks really good. Nice Find.

This afternoon, I added these two pocket knives to this topic or thread and to my CAMILLUS 72 variation/wannabe collection. They are both YORK CUTLERY, SOLINGEN GERMANY...

WOW, congrats on grabbing these. Both are beautiful.

Picked up this Olson the other day. Marked Solingen Germany. Love the bone handles.20211229_101047.jpg20211229_101041.jpg20211229_101026.jpg20211229_100917.jpg

Floyd, Congrats on finding the Olsen. You don't see them that often, Great find.

[doglegg]

Finally catching up!! These are three more 72 Clones I picked up back in January. First, another Remington R14 with the black stagged composite handles, has the oval shield with Script Remington Stamp, and Remington USA tang stamp on the clip blade. I got it from Old School knife Works on line for $35.99. Was still in the clear cellophane wrap. Like new, excellant snap. All I did was wipe it down and oil the joints. This is my second R14 with black handles.
Remington R14 blk ov sh_a.JPG
Remington R14 blk ov sh_b.JPG

Picked up this Schrade 863 from a pawnshop. It had some good snap on the blades, no wobble, handles were in good shape, but did need a good cleaning so I took a chance on it at $30. After the usual warm mineral oil sauna and cleaning, It has great snap on all blades and very smooth with no wobble. Blades did have some pitting as they were crusty. but I'm satisfied with it.
Schrade 863 brn del_a.JPG
Schrade 863 brn del_b.JPG


Lastly, Picked this Ulster 63 of the bay. Got it through a best offer. It also needed some cleaning, and a message from the seller said all blades had good snap. Also did the hot oil bath on it. Excellent snap on the coping blade and secondary clip blade. The main clip blade had a little less than the others, but still a very good snap. But it had a ton of compacted lint and fibers in the blade wells. Strong smell 3 in 1 oil. But for a total of $27.33 I feel good about it.
Ulster 63_a.JPG
Ulster 63_b.JPG

A trifecta for you Papa Bones. 3 good ones.

[Ripster]

Smitty, you are definitely reeling in some BEAUTIES!
You are amassing a GORGEOUS collection.

Thank you Skip. I don't know about Gorgeous, but it's getting larger and more varied for sure.

You are getting a nice varied bunch of knives for this specific area of interest. Some very nice additions there Smitty . .

[Papa Bones]

A trifecta for you Papa Bones. 3 good ones.

Thanks Floyd.

You are getting a nice varied bunch of knives for this specific area of interest. Some very nice additions there Smitty . .

Thanks JP.