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#goldpan wrote:Thanks Gregg! But feel free to bid. I only have a minimum bid and probably not going to win that bid. I keep telling my self not to buy more 72's but I can't help it If I win with that bid I will be super happy! See how addiction is.........

I know how you feel.

"This is my last one, I already have enough......hey, another one just showed up!" Lol

Been there many times.

......I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one afflicted with this incurable disease!!!................ .................

Well that one went for $31.66. Well above my minimum bid. Anyone here win this one?

.......$31.66 is not bad for a first gen. #72 in that condition, in my opinion(if you want to know what my grandpa said about opinions, pm me)................ .......................

Yep, I would have gone higher, and I was planning on bidding more than that on that one too.

BUT, a couple other Camillus knives that I only have one of and have been even harder to find came up so I let that one go. Snif snif......

#goldpan wrote:Well that one went for $31.66. Well above my minimum bid. Anyone here win this one?

Couldn't help myself!

Congrats Gregg! Glad you got it. Show some pics when it gets there so as I can drool a little...

Colonel26 wrote:Yep, I would have gone higher, and I was planning on bidding more than that on that one too.

BUT, a couple other Camillus knives that I only have one of and have been even harder to find came up so I let that one go. Snif snif......

....which 2 are we talking about,col.?????........ .............

PM coming. I'll have an update tomorrow!

gsmith7158 wrote:

#goldpan wrote:Well that one went for $31.66. Well above my minimum bid. Anyone here win this one?

Couldn't help myself!

Congrats Greg. I think that's about right for that knife.

Thanks guys! It's supposed to be here by next Wednesday. I'll post her up when she gets here.

Yes sir, ha done well. I'm with Cuz as to its value Good job.

Well my new first gen came in today and a family shot with her sisters!

Congratulations Greg. She looks pretty darned good. Ya gotta love that bone and the jigging.

That looks like a happy family.

That's a knice one! Glad you gave it a good home

............greg, now you are officially afflicted, welcome to the club!!.... .................

Here's a 72 clone they are really lusting after!

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-High-Carb ... ING_ACTIVE

This is a very interesting knife that leaves me scratching my head.

1st off, I've never seen this pattern with threaded bolsters. Not any of the clones, not on any 72, not on any "Made In USA", and not on any "High Carbon Steel" stamped knives. So that's a real head scratcher for me. Second, I've never seen nickel silver liners and pins with this pattern except for the #80 Deluxe. So there's another head scratcher.
Third, same goes for worked liners (or in this case, liner) Fourth, seller says "Great snap with half stop positions." It could be a memory failure on my part but I don't recall seeing this pattern with blades that have half-stops. (giving consideration to my weak memory, that one is up for grabs)

Fifth, he says one hairline crack at the rocker pin on the pile side. A little closer examination and it looks to me like there's two cracks and the resulting chip could fall out if not stabilized. If it had little interest (yeah right) and the bidding was down under $20 (fat chance) I might take a chance on it but because of the current high bid and the reasons given above, I'll be sitting on the sidelines for this one.

Thanks for posting it Greg.

Yeah, Jerryd I had that on my watch list since the day it was listed. When I checked it this morning I was amazed at that bid amount. I too will be on the side for that one!

I just don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by staying out of it.

Here's one I just got. Not a First Generation but it has the short line tang stamp and Bone handles. I thought that might be quite desirable, plus it's in pretty good shape.

,,,,,,greg, the primary blade on that one looks like 1st. gen. to me???............. ............................

carrmillus wrote:,,,,,,greg, the primary blade on that one looks like 1st. gen. to me???............. ............................

Probably pretty close Tommy but the coping blade is next to the master. So I'm guessing a little later?

gsmith7158 wrote:

carrmillus wrote:,,,,,,greg, the primary blade on that one looks like 1st. gen. to me???............. ............................

Probably pretty close Tommy but the coping blade is next to the master. So I'm guessing a little later?

.......yep, that should be reversed if it's a first gen., but the master blade has a pronounced curve on top of the blade from the match striker to the tip that is the same as the 3 1st. gen. knives I have. on the later ones it's more of a straight line from the pull to the tip!!............. ........................