camillus #72

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:33 am

Congratulations. That's a good deal. Now you have two more to get. One with the ducks on the water blade deep etch and one that's just plain vanilla Camillus 72. All three have black bone handles.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:58 am

kootenay joe wrote:With those listing pictures handles could be bubblegum. The full flat grind is why i thought Delrin. But good to know it is a bone in hiding.
kj

Edit to add: Thank you GURU 72 ! For $20.50 i am the proud owner of 'Ole Smokey', a 'newer' #72 with bone handles !
Jerry, i owe you a favor,
kj

Very nice Kj. I believe I paid substantially more for mine.

kootenay joe · Post by **kootenay joe** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:42 am

Thank you Gents. The enthusiasm for this little knife is infectious esp. with so many helpers & Jerry's indepth knowledge which he willingly shares.
"Club 72" & Jerry is "Leader of the Pack"
kj

kootenay joe · Post by **kootenay joe** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:41 pm

Handle question:
did Camillus only ever handle the 72's with bone & Delrin ?
I am asking about all 72's including those that have other brandings like Sears, D.U., etc.
I think this pattern would look great with some very black ebony or African Blackwood and perhaps with ivory too.
Has anyone here had custom handles installed on a #72 ?
kj

carrmillus · Post by **carrmillus** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:58 pm

kootenay joe wrote:Handle question:
did Camillus only ever handle the 72's with bone & Delrin ?
I am asking about all 72's including those that have other brandings like Sears, D.U., etc.
I think this pattern would look great with some very black ebony or African Blackwood and perhaps with ivory too.
Has anyone here had custom handles installed on a #72 ?
kj

........I've got a 4 line, sword brand #72 and a 4 line split-spring whittler that have smooth caramel-colored bone, big oval shields w/ 4 points, and worked liners!!!.......never seen another like them!!....................

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jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:02 pm

They were handled in:

Bone (1946 - ~early 1950s) and Black synthetic, at least two different formulas (1946 - ~1956 or maybe mid '60s)
Brown synthetic called "Brownstag" (1956 - mid - late '60s)
Brown Delrin (mid '60s - Close)
Yellow Delrin (Early '70s - Close)
Black Bone - 3 SFOs (sometime in the 1990s)
Wood as a #5 pattern ('99-'03)

The tilde (~) means approximately.

All those dates are approximate. Don't bet your pension on them and please don't ask for further clarification because I'm plum out of clarification.

kootenay joe · Post by **kootenay joe** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:48 pm

Thanks yet again Jerry. Great 'chart' to help orient us to handles & age.
Now i would like to find one of the wood ones which might be under cover as a #5 pattern.
kj

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:02 pm

In addition to wood handles, the #5s have brass bolsters and don't pop up often. Good luck.

There's a Yello-Jaket with the Yellow Jacket plastic shield on eBay right now. Rather scarce knife but even at that, IMO he has it listed for waaaaay too much $$$$$$. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camillus-72-Ye ... SwdGFYzTr0

Tsar Bomba · Post by **Tsar Bomba** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:22 am

jerryd6818 wrote:There's a Yello-Jaket with the Yellow Jacket plastic shield on eBay right now. Rather scarce knife but even at that, IMO he has it listed for waaaaay too much $$$$$$. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camillus-72-Ye ... SwdGFYzTr0

Rarity of the shielded knife aside, when you're asking more for a contemporary knife than the Ditwit in Texas without a "Make Offer" option you're either in it for the long haul or not really willing to sell the knife.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camillus-72Y-C ... 2079637960

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:55 am

Ya gotta wonder what Dit is smokin' in that Pipe down on the Creek there in Texas.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:24 pm

I got this one in yesterday from bestgear. Pretty snazzy!

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:31 pm

Nice score Greg!

Thanks for the chart dating the handle material Jerry!

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:03 am

Randy, it's just my loosey goosey best guess but I think it's within a decade or two.

kootenay joe · Post by **kootenay joe** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:05 am

Greg, does the Orvis have wood handles ?
kj

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:38 am

kootenay joe wrote:Greg, does the Orvis have wood handles ?
kj

Yes it does Kj. I believe all of the knives in that Orvis River Series had wooden handles.

zed6309 · Post by **zed6309** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:24 pm

That's a beauty Greg

love the wood scales

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:34 pm

Thanks Zed! That wood does set one off.

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:49 pm

It is a pretty slick rendition, Greg. Congratulations. Until this one popped up, mine was the only one I'd ever seen.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:59 pm

jerryd6818 wrote:It is a pretty slick rendition, Greg. Congratulations. Until this one popped up, mine was the only one I'd ever seen.

Randy the mad scientist is cooking one up with ebony scales. That should prove interesting!

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:08 pm

Between your pile and mine, we're just about getting to the point where we have most all the handle materials covered.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:43 pm

You're right Jerryd! Probably not many stag, pearl or green bone 72's around .

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:54 pm

As a matter of fact I am cooking up a couple of ebony handled short line second gen 72's. Wow try typing that before the coffee kicks in...

I think they will be outstanding when finished. I'm going to glue and pin the ebony today. I'm doing shields too. So I need to make a template for that. I think I'm going to love them!

The first gen is waiting to go back together. Dale is looking to see if he has a better coping blade for this one. If he doesnt have one I'll go with the original.

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:21 am

Finished the first gen today! Turned out nice!

And the Postman brought me this McGrew Hillbilly Classic today!

Now it can keep my other McGrew company!

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:26 am

Very nice Randy! That McGrew is in great shape. I only have the yellow one. gonna have to keep my eyes peeled for that other one.

#goldpan · Post by **#goldpan** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:34 am

Greg there is another Hillbilly Classic on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/HILLBILLY-CLAS ... SwxKBaAMud

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