All About Pocket Knives

I picked up a nozh four line Camillus rope knife with wood scale.

.....love the "crows foot" bail ends on these!!!...yours has less worn handles than mine....nice old knife!!!......... .........................

Thanx Carrmillus I have her cleaned up and in a mineral oil bath here's a pic afta clean-up.

Jerry, we talked very well, but I did not understand what are the ideas for my knife .

Dogg that's a real slick old 4 line. I love those big ol sheepsfoot blades..

Thanx C26

This has to be one o my favorite knives I own., That just goes to show a knife's value is not always related to it's price or worth. The bone handle on this little 72 is some of my favorite.

............knifetime, that's a winner!!!....I carry an old Camillus splitback whittler most of the time, the "72" is my second choice!!!............... ......................

Phillip, you know I think that's one fine piece of cutlery. They made three iterations in the '90s with those bone handles. It's my opinion they were all aimed at the collectors market. I have yet to see one (and I haven't seen very many) that isn't in factory condition.

Your Ole Smoky, an SFO for SMKW of course.
There is much speculation about this one. Supposedly it came with some anniversary type COA but the dates are all wrong for that. The most credible theory is that it was an SFO for the National Wildlife Foundation.
This one looks to have been made as an open stock item. Took a while to find one I could add to my pile.

jerryd6818 wrote:Phillip, you know I think that's one fine piece of cutlery. They made three iterations in the '90s with those bone handles. It's my opinion they were all aimed at the collectors market. I have yet to see one (and I haven't seen very many) that isn't in factory condition.

Your Ole Smoky, an SFO for SMKW of course.

Camillus 72 '89-Close Ole Smoky SMKW - Open Mark.JPG

There is much speculation about this one. Supposedly it came with some anniversary type COA but the dates are all wrong for that. The most credible theory is that it was an SFO for the National Wildlife Foundation.

Camillus 72 Carpenters Whittler Group.JPG

This one looks to have been made as an open stock item. Took a while to find one I could add to my pile.

Camillus 72 - '89 to Close Black Bone Handles (1990s) - Open Mark.JPG

....jerry, i've got one like the last one, but , even with the 45x microscope, I couldn't determine if it was bone, i'll take your word on it!!!...... ....................

Tommy, it's really hard to see. There was an extremely well done job of dying that bone.

..I agree, jerry!!.....mine is one I'm trying not to carry and leave in mint condition!!!!........ ......

Got these two on a recent trip to VA, an older EO jack with some blade loss and a newer Yello-Jaket congress. The EO has nice snap, no wobble and half stops and really nice jigged bone. Short line tang stamp

...the EO is a winner, steve!!!...I've got one just like it and another with a bail..love to carry them!!!........ ............

Thanks C

My wife bird dogged this one for me and said it was a Cattaurgus. I wasn't disappointed at all.

The bone handle short lines are some of my favorites. Beauty 33, Steve.

Tom and Jerry....those are some pristine knives you must have.

Steve,I'm a little envious,findin' had to be more fun than gettin'.

Lyle,

The hunt is always more fun, always. She was convinced that the knife in the store was a Cat. She doesn't know much about pocketknives but can spot good ones I guess.

Jerry thanks. You answered a question I had about the EO. I assumed the 33 was the pattern number but wasn't sure. I'd like to find one with less blade loss, both blades appear to ride high now. I could adjust the kick but prolly won't.

Camillus "Fisherman's Luck" #5

An older bone handle 72 I just picked up .

ScoutKnives wrote:An older bone handle 72 I just picked up .

That's a good looking 72. Main looks full. How's the snap?

ScoutKnives wrote:An older bone handle 72 I just picked up .

Nice Camillus72 (seening your name is ScoutKnife I added this bit of information. You might already have one in your collection)
They made a boy scout knife with bone handle.It has Boy Scout Whittler etched on the blade,does not have number or shield
Only one of the two knives in the picture has the etch left on the blade.

Grant

You have two, Grant? I only have one and didn't notice the etch until quite a while after I bought it.

.....grant/jerry, thanks for posting this, that's another one I never knew existed!!!...... .........

I recently bought the interesting Camillus knife that has no number on the blade. This knife is identical to the description of the #44 from 1946-1949 catalogs, but the tang stamp has a long line .