Sub-collection in my
Remington Collection:
I have written about these knives in another thread and at the time I thought there were only 5 in the series but have discovered a few more since then.
"The original set of 7 bandit knives were made by Camillus of Ireland who were under contract by
Remington for sole distribution/circulation in Europe, exclusively. However upon the request of several executives from
Remington it is reported that approximately 20 to 30 sets were sent to the USA for those eager executives, Al Russo,( Head of Marketing at
Remington at that time) was one of those executives. This particular series was the "predecessor" to the Bandit series produced by Camillus USA for
Remington in the late 1980s. A picture of the original series as well as editorial from Al Russo can be found on a PDF download from the
Remington Collectors Club Newsletter on this subject."
The " Bandit Series" was authorized by
Remington and produced by Camillus in the U.S.A. circa. mid to late 1980's. The variance in the scale logo shows the production locality and time frame of production regarding each Bandit series as well as minor material and design changes. One will find common pattern selection of these knives but seldom to find them all, must less as a set.
