All About Pocket Knives

Greg, do you have the one with "Ducks On The Water" engraved on the main or the plain one.

I do not Jerryd. Are those from SMKW as well?

They are not. I'm in Madison right now. I'll post pictures when I get home.
How about the Scout with white handles?
Just how interested are you in the various variations of 72s & the clones?

jerryd6818 wrote:They are not. I'm in Madison right now. I'll post pictures when I get home.
How about the Scout with white handles?
Just how interested are you in the various variations of 72s & the clones?

Haha! Jerryd I'm not sure I have enough money to answer that question but seriously I am on the hunt for all of the bone handled variations of the 72.

gsmith7158 wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:They are not. I'm in Madison right now. I'll post pictures when I get home.
How about the Scout with white handles?
Just how interested are you in the various variations of 72s & the clones?

Haha! Jerryd I'm not sure I have enough money to answer that question but seriously I am on the hunt for all of the bone handled variations of the 72.

.....welcome to the hunt!!!!!....... .............

This is all the stuff it came with. I only have the knife.
This is the plain one. Took me awhile to find it.
1047 Scout with white Delrin. 1980-1984
I also can't see any decent collection without a #5 (Thank you Tommy). Wood handles, brass bolsters, made 1999 to appx. 2003 or '4

jerryd6818 wrote:This is all the stuff it came with. I only have the knife.

Camillus 72 Carpenters Whittler Group.JPG

This is the plain one. Took me awhile to find it.

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

1047 Scout with white Delrin. 1980-1984

Camillus 1047 - 1980 to 1984 White Scout - Mark Open L.JPG

I also can't see any decent collection without a #5 (Thank you Tommy). Wood handles, brass bolsters, made 1999 to appx. 2003 or '4

Camillus #5 '99-'03 Whittler (Omega) - Open.JPG

Jerryd I have seen the one with the ducks on it before but not the plain one. Was the plain one open stock or a special issue. The #5 wood handle is interesting also.

I don't know. Anything I could say would be wild speculation. I could make up a story for you if you want. Spin a yarn about left over parts or something like that but a yarn would be just that, a yarn stacked on top of speculation. I've never run onto anyone who knows anything about the Ducks knife, old Camillus employees nor heavy duty collectors seem to know anything about it. There was/is some speculation the Ducks knife was made for the National Wildlife Foundation but that's about as far as it went. Nothing about the plain one.

Well that's very interesting. I think I am definitely going to have to get one of those plain ones. The ducks one dit wit in Texas had so I won't be going after that one.

gsmith7158 wrote: The ducks one dit wit in Texas had so I won't be going after that one.

That's not the only source.

There is one of the white BSA on the bay now but not as pristine as yours. I hadn't even thought to check the AAPK stores

Edit: None there. Give me some ideas.

My Camillus 72's To date

Nice flock of 72's Greg! You have good taste in knives!

Going from left to right, is #2 a 1st Gen? #2 & #4, the bone is just gorgeous. I see you got that McGrew. Looks like it's in excellent codition. I'm glad to see that Schrade 863 snuggling in there.

#goldpan wrote:Nice flock of 72's Greg! You have good taste in knives!

Hey Randy. How about a group shot of yours.

jerryd6818 wrote:Hey Randy. How about a group shot of yours.

Her you go Jerry! My clutch of 72's

I think I may have a couple more somewhere. Need to do some digging!

That's a very nice group Randy. I recognize everything except that white one third down on the right side?

jerryd6818 wrote:Going from left to right, is #2 a 1st Gen? #2 & #4, the bone is just gorgeous. I see you got that McGrew. Looks like it's in excellent codition. I'm glad to see that Schrade 863 snuggling in there.

Jerryd 2,4and 5 are first Gen .#6 is the Olsen OK.

#goldpan wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:Hey Randy. How about a group shot of yours.

Her you go Jerry!
20170216_174110.jpg My clutch of 72's

WOW ! I am way behind on you guys. Great pics Randy and Jerryd!

Jerry that one throws everybody. Its one that I put stag scales on. It was a scout knife that the scales had shrunk off of.

Hey Jerry I gotta question. Do you know if the Schrades are Swinden key construction?

#goldpan wrote:Hey Jerry I gotta question. Do you know if the Schrades are Swinden key construction?

Some of the early Schrade Walden made before 1959 had bone handle and pins through the bolster .
Hard to find.
The later one's are swindon.
Grant

Grant, so good to "see" you. Looks like all it takes is a few 72s to bring you out into the sunshine. I hope life is getting at least a little bit better for you.

Thanks for the answer Grant. I have one with Delrin handles that has a tipped master blade. I was going to switch it out, but I think I will re-profile it instead. I have never worked with Swinden key knives. I think it will wait until I can be better motivated.