All About Pocket Knives

carrmillus wrote: ..RR, this was what my grandfather carried everyday!!!....I don't have his(sure wish I did), but I have managed to find 2 over the years like his. they are great knives!!...my grandfather whittled with his all the time!!!...... ...............

I checked yours out before pulling the trigger just to make sure this knife was legit. Wasn't sure about it being a 4 line stamp but I do see some of the "A." peeking out on the pen blade. Quite a formidable knife!

1967redrider wrote:

carrmillus wrote: ..RR, this was what my grandfather carried everyday!!!....I don't have his(sure wish I did), but I have managed to find 2 over the years like his. they are great knives!!...my grandfather whittled with his all the time!!!...... ...............

I checked yours out before pulling the trigger just to make sure this knife was legit. Wasn't sure about it being a 4 line stamp but I do see some of the "A." peeking out on the pen blade. Quite a formidable knife!

...you may have my grandpa's knife, when I was older and got to asking questions about his knives, no one would ever fess up to getting them, so you may have his !!!...... ...........

Sasquach wrote:

WillyCamaro wrote:
You don't just collect canoes....

Heretic! Heresy! Blasphemy! Betrayer!


I think you guys are getting to me now...

Ummmmmm.....are you okay there Willy? Brace yourself, this may come as a shock to ya......I also collect Sharpfingers......and this one fits this thread 'cause it's a Camillus.

Are you ok Charlie? Someone needs to take your temperature!

You are a very sick man!

Somebody help him!

carrmillus wrote: ...you may have my grandpa's knife, when I was older and got to asking questions about his knives, no one would ever fess up to getting them, so you may have his !!!...... ...........

That would be pretty wild! This knife came out of an auction house in Longmont, CO.

I wonder how many of these were made? I don't see them in any knife reference books that I have.

..........the one my grandpa carried and one in the old wooden Camillus display in tupelo hardware co. back in the late '40's/early '50's are the only ones I ever remember seeing!!....we have a quarterly knife/gun show here and there's one gentleman always there who has a huge table with all brands of vintage knives. I noticed he had several old sunfish knives but no Camillus, and when I told him I had 2 he made me promise to bring them to the next show, which I did and he had a fit over them. I still have his name and phone no., he made me promise to call him first if I ever decided to sell them!!........... ........................

WillyCamaro wrote:

Sasquach wrote:

WillyCamaro wrote:
You don't just collect canoes....

Heretic! Heresy! Blasphemy! Betrayer!


I think you guys are getting to me now...

Ummmmmm.....are you okay there Willy? Brace yourself, this may come as a shock to ya......I also collect Sharpfingers......and this one fits this thread 'cause it's a Camillus.

Are you ok Charlie? Someone needs to take your temperature!

You are a very sick man!

Somebody help him!

Fortunately knifemania is a madness that I thoroughly enjoy being afflicted with.

Here's another Camillus Sharpfinger customized by Dale Vincent (ORVET)

Same here bro, same here

Rescued these two from my PO Box today. A Camillus 1047 & a Camillus "WHAT-A-KNIFE." This WHAT-A-KNIFE, has two blades and will go nicely with my other WHAT-A-KNIFE.

Here is a Camillus Stockman I came across. Normal looking (I think) until you look at the tang stamp. Just a miss-stamp? Did this happen often? Just wondering!

dlr110 wrote:Here is a Camillus Stockman I came across. Normal looking (I think) until you look at the tang stamp. Just a miss-stamp? Did this happen often? Just wondering!

Very odd indeed. I've never seen a partial tang stamp like that before. I have a Camillus 72 that has no "main" tang stamp, but just has the pattern number "72" on the main blade. Factory error?

carrmillus wrote:..........the one my grandpa carried and one in the old wooden Camillus display in tupelo hardware co. back in the late '40's/early '50's are the only ones I ever remember seeing!!....we have a quarterly knife/gun show here and there's one gentleman always there who has a huge table with all brands of vintage knives. I noticed he had several old sunfish knives but no Camillus, and when I told him I had 2 he made me promise to bring them to the next show, which I did and he had a fit over them. I still have his name and phone no., he made me promise to call him first if I ever decided to sell them!!........... ........................

Wondering about your opinion of this one on eBay?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Camill ... 0903.m5276

I think the jigging looks like a Steel Warrior from Frost but that's just my 2 cents.

..........I would say it is rogers bone, and it was used and sharpened a lot!!!.............. ............

I would agree with Tommy. It's seen a lot of coon fingering and cutting. Here's mine.

edit* Looks to me like someone took a belt sander to the scales.

I just thought it odd that the bolsters weren't as worn but the bone scales were almost worn flat. BUT I'll go with what you guys think.

dlr110 wrote:Here is a Camillus Stockman I came across. Normal looking (I think) until you look at the tang stamp. Just a miss-stamp? Did this happen often? Just wondering!

I think this knife was made from left over parts. Camillus did this a lot in the last years to use up dead inventory. The blade had a tang stamp of another brand, which was ground. Then, an tang etch was applied instead.
Here is an example of such etching.

Found this one today at a local thrift for under $10, TL-29 with model number stamped on the rosewood handle, (I have another CC TL-29 without the handle stamp). Not sure of the age but I suspect it's from the 60's-70's, it should clean up nicely.

1967redrider wrote:

carrmillus wrote:..........the one my grandpa carried and one in the old wooden Camillus display in tupelo hardware co. back in the late '40's/early '50's are the only ones I ever remember seeing!!....we have a quarterly knife/gun show here and there's one gentleman always there who has a huge table with all brands of vintage knives. I noticed he had several old sunfish knives but no Camillus, and when I told him I had 2 he made me promise to bring them to the next show, which I did and he had a fit over them. I still have his name and phone no., he made me promise to call him first if I ever decided to sell them!!........... ........................

Wondering about your opinion of this one on eBay?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Camill ... 0903.m5276

I think the jigging looks like a Steel Warrior from Frost but that's just my 2 cents.

...that one looks a lot like the one granddad carried..he used it continually!!!!........... ...............

Just picked this up at the post office, a Camillus 73.

gsmith7158 wrote:I would agree with Tommy. It's seen a lot of coon fingering and cutting. Here's mine.

......greg, do you ever whittle with it????................ ........................

carrmillus wrote:

gsmith7158 wrote:I would agree with Tommy. It's seen a lot of coon fingering and cutting. Here's mine.

......greg, do you ever whittle with it????................ ........................

Don't do much whittling Tommy, I'm sure I'd be severely chastised for making a mess.

..like my grandpa, I have to whittle outside, too!!!!.......... ..........

Picked up this little guy today. A Camillus Eagle Scout knife.

Can anyone tell me more about this knife? 1989 camillus running deer ltd edition commemorative lockback. #389
Please. Thanks

...nice looking knife, but I never got into these special issue knives!!, some one will be along with info shortly!!...welcome to AAPK!!!........... .................