Yes Joe, 1,000 Rosewood and 1,000 India Stag, approximately....I am not sure of the exact sales amount, to be perfectly honest.
The yellow Trapper is NOT Colonial made! Hollow ground stainless blades? No pin on rivet? and if you look close enough, it's a solid NS pin assembly, that Colonial Hadn't made in 30 years back then!! We bought these directly from Camillus Cutlery. Not uncomon back then.
The cost of "tooling up" for a knife back then meant several hub and die tools for each part. For the Trapper, it would have meant four bolster tools, one spring tool, two blade tools, and a a liner tool.(one liner tool because with this knife they made it reversable).
At 10-30 grand per tool, you can appreciate the investment involved..
These Trappers are made from the exact same Camillus parts we bought at Heritage and used for our 5,000 pc. Stag Trapper order for Smith and Wesson.! Pay attention here guys..The parts came in with the bolster's spot welded already to the liner's, with pre-drilled assembly holes; even counter sunk for peening and finishing (bolster hefting)...
I say pay attention (Joe) because you said you were going to re-handle the knife!!
Chop it apart at the bolster with a thin, heavy blade of some kind and you'll see what I'm talking about.. I will send you the original Camillus assembly pins and since I have NS and stainless, I'll send you both..This makes things a bunch easier cause after you size and rivet on your handle pins, you put it all together with the pins I send you and just squash it good in a vise. Your going to have to hit the kick and tangs with a hammer to straighten and slack the knife to make your blades drop smooth... you should still have plenty of pin-on rivets but I'll put a bunch in your pin package; I'll send it Monday...
I will send you some brass center Camillus rivets also but I suggest you use the brass Colonial nails you should still have...what the heck, I'll send you some more and even NS center nails too!!
After that wounderful Christmas gift, it's the least I can do to re-assemble that poor, broken back Yellow Trapper!!
Try and save the shield buddy; inlay it into your new handle!! Come on Royal Pines Cutlery!! We are all counting on you!!
Any further questions about the Trapper please ask!!
Joe, do me one favor.....there's a # on the back of the pocket blade?? Please tell me what # it says because that could very well be the Colonial stock # that I have no record of and don't remember..It looks like # 3, maybe a two????what is it Joe..
Thanks pal, now that everyone knows how to make a Camillus Trapper, I'll take a break!
Robert Paolantonio, Colonial, RAP., and Heritage....
Here's a 1995 Catalogue pic of the Old Cutler lina and as you can see, the Trapper is missing!! We couldn't afford to buy them anymore..is it all making sence now???
