Au contraire mon frere. Our good friend Dale (orvet) is responsible for the genesis of the 72 craze. I'm not an original thinker. I just took what he presented and ran with it. Turned it into an obsession so to speak.tendots wrote:Suppose Jerry is to blame since he got this whole 72-hype started.
I prefer enlightened. It's a much gentler term and in my mind, more appropriate.Colonel26 wrote: You ruined me!
.....what a collection, jerry!!!!....outstanding!!!.....jerryd6818 wrote:Au contraire mon frere. Our good friend Dale (orvet) is responsible for the genesis of the 72 craze. I'm not an original thinker. I just took what he presented and ran with it. Turned it into an obsession so to speak.tendots wrote:Suppose Jerry is to blame since he got this whole 72-hype started.
That's the way I remember it.
Cuz is correct. They're getting expensive. Maybe it's time to stop.
... is that the split-backspring in the top left hand corner?????................. ....jerry, what's the second knife directly above the Stanley-has an odd shield for a Camillus????............jerryd6818 wrote:Au contraire mon frere. Our good friend Dale (orvet) is responsible for the genesis of the 72 craze. I'm not an original thinker. I just took what he presented and ran with it. Turned it into an obsession so to speak.tendots wrote:Suppose Jerry is to blame since he got this whole 72-hype started.
That's the way I remember it.
Cuz is correct. They're getting expensive. Maybe it's time to stop.
I was prefer enlightened by Jerry.jerryd6818 wrote:I prefer enlightened. It's a much gentler term and in my mind, more appropriate.Colonel26 wrote: You ruined me!
Colonel good buy. It should clean up alright.Colonel26 wrote:Well you can't beat that! Good on ya holding their feet to the fire!
I just bid in this little beauty. It's my first one with the BSA shield. It's got some rust, but I think it'll clean up real nice after the spa treatment. The best part was with the eBay bucks we had it cost me a whole $0.83 out of pocket. I love eBay bucks!
It is at that. Number one in the 72 hiearcy in my opinion.carrmillus wrote:..... is that the split-backspring in the top left hand corner?????.................
Tommy, the tang stamp is "Made In USA". The handles are mounted by the Camillus prong method. It has nickel silver pins and liners, the handles are that black synthetic (rough black?), the secondary blades have half-stops and the main blade is saber ground on both sides. The blade compliment is 1st generation Camillus 72. I'm about 99.9% sure it was made by Camillus for Sears. The only thing wrong with it is the main blade has no snap. There is plenty of rise on the spring when the blade is opened so it makes me wonder if the frame is too tight at the joint. Big time snap on both secondary blades.carrmillus wrote:....jerry, what's the second knife directly above the Stanley-has an odd shield for a Camillus????............
.............I've never seen a "modern" Camillus with that shield, I've got some older Camillus patterns that have a similar shield, but I've never seen it on one from that era??..................jerryd6818 wrote:It is at that. Number one in the 72 hiearcy in my opinion.carrmillus wrote:..... is that the split-backspring in the top left hand corner?????.................
Tommy, the tang stamp is "Made In USA". The handles are mounted by the Camillus prong method. It has nickel silver pins and liners, the handles are that black synthetic (rough black?), the secondary blades have half-stops and the main blade is saber ground on both sides. The blade compliment is 1st generation Camillus 72. I'm about 99.9% sure it was made by Camillus for Sears. The only thing wrong with it is the main blade has no snap. There is plenty of rise on the spring when the blade is opened so it makes me wonder if the frame is too tight at the joint. Big time snap on both secondary blades.carrmillus wrote:....jerry, what's the second knife directly above the Stanley-has an odd shield for a Camillus????............
Jerry send it over to me I will fix it and keep a eye on it for awhile.jerryd6818 wrote:It is at that. Number one in the 72 hiearcy in my opinion.carrmillus wrote:..... is that the split-backspring in the top left hand corner?????.................
Tommy, the tang stamp is "Made In USA". The handles are mounted by the Camillus prong method. It has nickel silver pins and liners, the handles are that black synthetic (rough black?), the secondary blades have half-stops and the main blade is saber ground on both sides. The blade compliment is 1st generation Camillus 72. I'm about 99.9% sure it was made by Camillus for Sears. The only thing wrong with it is the main blade has no snap. There is plenty of rise on the spring when the blade is opened so it makes me wonder if the frame is too tight at the joint. Big time snap on both secondary blades.carrmillus wrote:....jerry, what's the second knife directly above the Stanley-has an odd shield for a Camillus????............
It must be insider trading or a conspiracy .tendots wrote:The whole matter bears the smell of a conspiracy.Jerry blaming TJ,than this Jackaroo aka Grant starts to accuse Jerry.I think between the three of them they try to corner the market,wait till the prices go thru the roof and then flood the market with their stock and make a fortune.Caveat emptor!!!
Good luck with that plan. I hope it works out for you. Seriously. I do. It is, Jerry. I first posted the knife here: http://allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_f ... et#p142050jerryd6818 wrote:T.J. that one does make my Flivver pop and crack but it wasn't the genesis of my addiction. (Am I in your will?)
Edit: I believe I may have once again mis-spoken. I went searching for my first mention of the Camillus 72 pattern and found I received my first one in mid-August or 2011. I posted it on page 136 of the "Mail Call !-Post your new pick-ups here............ " thread. A couple of posts below that T.J. has a post mentioning the 72 that Dale rehandled for him. T.J., is that the same knife you're always displaying and making my mouth water?
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... start=2025
.....dale, I remember in early 2012, a bone, short-line #72 that was in near mint condition selling on ebay for $140.00!!!...........................orvet wrote:TJ,
I shipped that #72 back to you from my shop on March 17, 2010 according to my shop notes. I think all of the interest in the #72s has happened since then. I had 2 or 3 of them prior to that, but I do not recall any great fascination with them prior to that time. Not saying that knife started all the interest, just that I customized it before they became so popular.
Yours was the first one I had worked on. The next thing that I remember happening was that Jerry quoted you in his signature line and started collecting every variation of the pattern he could find! The prices went from $10 to whatever they are selling for on ebay today!
According to my spread I got five #72s between 2007 and January 2012. The most I paid for one was $10.45.
Now #72 parts knives are selling for more than that!
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