Camillus 72 Clones

The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States with roots dating back to 1876. The company manufactured Camillus branded knives and was a prolific contractor for other knife brands up until its last days in 2007 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
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Those 84 11's don't seem to be as plentiful as the Craftsman knives but a joy when you find one. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod::
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doglegg wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 5:31 pm Those 84 11's don't seem to be as plentiful.....
Thank you Floyd. ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:11 pm Today I added this knife to my CAMILLUS 72 variation collection. It's another POWR-KRAFT 84-11, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, "whittler" pocket knife. It required some cleaning and it received some cleaning. I took a few pictures and here it is.
Very nice.....cleaned up really well!!
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........another good one, skip!!!!!................. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: .............................
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Papa Bones wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:02 pm Very nice.....cleaned up really well!!
Thank you Smitty. ::tu::

carrmillus wrote: Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:03 pm ........another good one, skip!!!!!................. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: .............................
Thank you Tommy. ::tu::
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Yesterday a Schrade 863 I ordered finally came in. The scales are not cracked, blades are tight, no wobble with great snap on all blades, but does have some scratches & spots on the blade, with some past life sharpening issues it looks like. But It will clean up nice. A nice addition to my Camillus 72 clones.
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Papa Bones wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:58 pm Yesterday a Schrade 863.....
Smitty, that's a VERY g@@d l👀king Schrade 863. ::tu::
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P B, you did good. ::tu::
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....AAAA++++!!!!!............... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...............
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:17 pm
Smitty, that's a VERY g@@d l👀king Schrade 863. ::tu::
Appreciate it Skip!

doglegg wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:09 pm P B, you did good. ::tu::
Thanks DL
carrmillus wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:27 pm ....AAAA++++!!!!!............... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...............
Thanks Carrmillus
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Did you guys see this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193612264530?_ ... nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
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TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:55 am Did you guys see this one?
_nordt=1&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
I got that one TFL. It's actually my 2nd one. I've never looked for it in catalog's so I don't know when they were made. I have seen them with that shield in both stockman and 72 models. Sorry you didn't get it but they do show up with some frequency. I'll post pics when it gets here. :roll: :oops: ::handshake::
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TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:55 am Did you guys see this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193612264530?_ ... nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
.....I used to have one of those, but I think I gifted it to someone on AAPK????.............. ::facepalm:: ....................
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doglegg wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:45 pm
TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:55 am Did you guys see this one?
_nordt=1&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
I got that one TFL. It's actually my 2nd one. I've never looked for it in catalog's so I don't know when they were made. I have seen them with that shield in both stockman and 72 models. Sorry you didn't get it but they do show up with some frequency. I'll post pics when it gets here. :roll: :oops: ::handshake::
LOL - I'm glad you got it! I figured it was someone on here, that's one of the reasons I asked about it! Sorry I made you pay more for it! :lol:

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TFL, I have looked in some old catalog's and I can't find them listed either...
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carrmillus wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:19 pm
TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:55 am Did you guys see this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193612264530?_ ... nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
.....I used to have one of those, but I think I gifted it to someone on AAPK????.............. ::facepalm:: ....................
Yeah, ME. ::ds:: ::ds:: Many thanks Tommy. ::not_worthy::
Camillus 72 - '89 to Close Yello-Jaket with Bubble Shield.JPG
I'm guessing it was a SFO for someone. Kinda like the Ducks on the Water was for Sears at Christmas of 1991. I'm going with SMKW.
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:00 pm
carrmillus wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:19 pm
TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:55 am Did you guys see this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193612264530?_ ... nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
.....I used to have one of those, but I think I gifted it to someone on AAPK????.............. ::facepalm:: ....................
Yeah, ME. ::ds:: ::ds:: Many thanks Tommy. ::not_worthy::
Camillus 72 - '89 to Close Yello-Jaket with Bubble Shield.JPG

I'm guessing it was a SFO for someone. Kinda like the Ducks on the Water was for Sears at Christmas of 1991. I'm going with SMKW.
[...................still looks good, jerry!!!!............... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:00 pm
carrmillus wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:19 pm
TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:55 am Did you guys see this one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193612264530?_ ... nordt=true

I bid on it, but I didn't get it. I'm guessing these came from the last gasps of Camillus? I tried looking in the Camillus catalogs that are online, but I couldn't find it. I think the shield looks pretty neat.
.....I used to have one of those, but I think I gifted it to someone on AAPK????.............. ::facepalm:: ....................
Yeah, ME. ::ds:: ::ds:: Many thanks Tommy. ::not_worthy::
Camillus 72 - '89 to Close Yello-Jaket with Bubble Shield.JPG

I'm guessing it was a SFO for someone. Kinda like the Ducks on the Water was for Sears at Christmas of 1991. I'm going with SMKW.
Nice Camillus Yellow Jacket Jerry.
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..........I didn't realize the "ducks" knife was made for sears?????.............. ::doh:: .........................
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.......back in the late '60's-early '70's, all my fishing buddies worked at sear's, and I'm almost certain my first "72" came from sears!!.............. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................
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carrmillus wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:17 pm ..........I didn't realize the "ducks" knife was made for sears?????.............. ::doh:: .........................
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.........jerryd, you are a wealth of information!!!!.......... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...................
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:00 pm
I'm guessing it was a SFO for someone. Kinda like the Ducks on the Water was for Sears at Christmas of 1991. I'm going with SMKW.
I found this posted to another forum:
Camillus Yello-Jaket Stockman. Made for Smoky Mountain Knife Works c.2002. They also made a whittler, trapper and small lockback with the same handle material, shield and blade etch. I believe Camillus owned 50% of SMKW at the time.
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Thanks TFL, for the information. I wasn't aware that there were 4 with that handle and shield. ::nod:: ::handshake::
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Fished an Ulster 63 out of the bay this week. The blade etch reads Nevada Mines Safety Award.
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