Camillus Jack find
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markpreston
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Camillus Jack find
Just got this bad boy from Tom at Cosgrove Cutlery! Great knife, it is tight and great snap. Easily took a razor edge. Nice bone. Everyone should give these old knives a chance, they perform very well.
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gsmith7158
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Re: Camillus Jack find
Mark that looks like #33 easy open. Great knives! Camillus tis top shelf. 
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
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jerryd6818
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Re: Camillus Jack find
I was going to go with WWII Navy and Coast Guard General Utility Knife. Steel pins. Probably steel bolsters and steel liner? Four-Line tang stamp. But then I noticed it doesn't have a bale so more likely pre-WWII before they gave them pattern numbers. I love those old girls. Unfortunately mine has a small chunk broken out of the handle (I also mis-marked it).
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Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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markpreston
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Re: Camillus Jack find
Correct on the bail! I removed it and filled the hole in with silicone and blended it with a brown sharpee. All in all a very very tight and snappy example. It was shaving hair after a couple of passes on ceramic rods.
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kootenay joe
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Re: Camillus Jack find
EO made circa WW II. Great knives and still commonly seen. Unused ones are rare. I once collected this knife and had about 50 of them.
Some are marked "Imperial" but are the same as they were made to U.S. Military specifications.
kj
Some are marked "Imperial" but are the same as they were made to U.S. Military specifications.
kj
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r redden
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Re: Camillus Jack find
Great knife congrats on the score.
I have a WW2 era Camillus Radio Jack that had new cocobolo covers put on it. It was a gift from my friend and fellow knife knut Bob "BigBiscuit" Bendal who passed away a little over a year ago so it is very special to me.
congrats on the score.I have a WW2 era Camillus Radio Jack that had new cocobolo covers put on it. It was a gift from my friend and fellow knife knut Bob "BigBiscuit" Bendal who passed away a little over a year ago so it is very special to me.
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markpreston
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Re: Camillus Jack find
Thats awfully good looking. I like the classic simplicity of a well made jack knife.