Great Ebay deal; "blade is slightly loose but not much"

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Great Ebay deal; "blade is slightly loose but not much"

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Another eBay creampuff you can bid on right now; "Vintage VIETNAM ERA CAMILLUS U.S. 1965 4' BLADE FOLDING POCKET KNIFE. Please see photos this is the exact item you will receive. Item is used larger blade is slightly loose but not much opener it hard to get out otherwise works like it should."

::hmm:: Well, it is good to know that the main blade "is slightly loose but not much" ::paranoid:: it sure looks secure and tight to me from the photos... ::facepalm::
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Oh yah Dog, that's one we should all go after, ::facepalm:: "slightly loose but not much" blade and all! ::shrug:: Some people's children, huh! 8)
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Just need to put it in a vice and tighten it up a bit…. ::paranoid::
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Madmarco wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:04 pm Oh yah Dog, that's one we should all go after, ::facepalm:: "slightly loose but not much" blade and all! ::shrug:: Some people's children, huh! 8)
Yep... ::paranoid:: I would call this one "Near-Mint" as they like to say... ::paranoid::
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::rotflol:: ::clapping:: ::rotflol:: ! Yep! 8)
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Whitneyrifle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:08 pm Just need to put it in a vice and tighten it up a bit…. ::paranoid::
Right... ::paranoid:: just a pinch ::paranoid::
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Slightly pregnant but not much…………………. ::facepalm::

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"Slightly drunk, but not much"! ::facepalm:: 8)
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Yep, Vietnam era too. Probably carried by a LRRP guy who earned a medal to boot.
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There I was, knee deep in a rice paddy… ::paranoid::
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".....and a Viet Cong jumped out and attacked me, and in the ensuing struggle my knife got a slightly loose blade, but not much!" ::facepalm:: ! 8)
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Madmarco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 1:56 am ".....and a Viet Cong jumped out and attacked me, and in the ensuing struggle my knife got a slightly loose blade, but not much!" ::facepalm:: ! 8)
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Good night.....too funny... ::rotflol:: ::rotflol::
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If he would have included the phrase "could be restored to mint" that is used so much, all would be good.
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Madmarco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 1:56 am ".....and a Viet Cong jumped out and attacked me, and in the ensuing struggle my knife got a slightly loose blade, but not much!" ::facepalm:: ! 8)

🤭 ::rotflol:: ::rotflol:: ::rotflol::
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Well, I'm glad I could tickle so many funny bones with my post! GSPTOPDOG started it with his post and I saw the opening, so...! 8)
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Other than the chance you'll break a spring, these old Demo knives are tough as nails. All I can say is, how? I could understand it if the completely exploded pin and bent frame were on the screwdriver end, but the blade?
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If only this had its original box as is in such great condition :lol: ::facepalm::
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Absolutely Paul, if it only had it's original box everything would be O.K.! ::facepalm:: LOL! 8)
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:58 am If he would have included the phrase "could be restored to mint" that is used so much, all would be good.
I'm with OLDE CUTLER :wink: all the listing needs is: "could be restored to mint" ::nod::
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::doh::
Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:55 am Absolutely Paul, if it only had it's original box everything would be O.K.! ::facepalm:: LOL! 8)
:lol: well you cant polish a turd :lol:
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As they used to say down home, he's trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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zed6309 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:27 pm If only this had its original box as is in such great condition :lol: ::facepalm::

In this condition, I'd say it's ready for a pine box. ⚰️🤭
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:shock:

Yep, that's a mess...

While we're on the topic of these old US knives, is there a year or date range more desirable to collectors?
I noticed that there's some listed at over a hundred bucks at times

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Gone2Three wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:02 pm :shock:

Yep, that's a mess...

While we're on the topic of these old US knives, is there a year or date range more desirable to collectors?
I noticed that there's some listed at over a hundred bucks at times

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I can only think of three possibilities and their all just guesses on my part.

1.) Since they're all dated with the year of manufacture it could be the date of the buyer's (or relative, or acquaintance) birth.
2.) Need that year to complete a collection.
3.) Maybe Viet Nam date influenced. For me it would be the year I landed there and or the year I caught my freedom bird.

You may be able to think of more. An ignorant seller/buyer is always a possibility with any sale. I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of.
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