All About Pocket Knives

cody6268 wrote:

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

Did they ever use that pattern outside of the Eagle Scout Knife and sold to Santa Fe Stoneworks to adding their fancy scales? Seems that's all I've seen it used for.

I honestly don't know.
I'm not a huge fan of this type/style of knife.
It's 2 3/8" long, closed.
I only got it to add to my Camillus scouting/camping knives.

New_Windsor_NY wrote:

cody6268 wrote:

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

Did they ever use that pattern outside of the Eagle Scout Knife and sold to Santa Fe Stoneworks to adding their fancy scales? Seems that's all I've seen it used for.

I honestly don't know.
I'm not a huge fan of this type/style of knife.
It's 2 3/8" long, closed.
I only got it to add to my Camillus scouting/camping knives.

They're just not really big enough to be a regular blade. I carry the little Victorinox Classic either in a shirt pocket or my watch pocket as a supplemental carry , but most of the time all I use is the scissors; and it's mostly a backup knife. The bigger 3" Wengers are a more useful knife.

cody6268 wrote:

New_Windsor_NY wrote:

cody6268 wrote:
Did they ever use that pattern outside of the Eagle Scout Knife and sold to Santa Fe Stoneworks to adding their fancy scales? Seems that's all I've seen it used for.

I honestly don't know.
I'm not a huge fan of this type/style of knife.
It's 2 3/8" long, closed.
I only got it to add to my Camillus scouting/camping knives.

They're just not really big enough to be a regular blade. I carry the little Victorinox Classic either in a shirt pocket or my watch pocket as a supplemental carry , but most of the time all I use is the scissors; and it's mostly a backup knife. The bigger 3" Wengers are a more useful knife.

It has a loop on it for a key ring or a fob. I see this as more of a "quality gift" for the Eagle Scout graduate or for becoming an Eagle Scout. Eagle Scouts are not little kids, they're older teenagers.

Floyd, thank you for doing this. My estimate was quite off. Some of these fancy pen knives are more recent than i had thought.
Very good to know. Much appreciate this help.
kj

New_Windsor_NY wrote:

cody6268 wrote:

New_Windsor_NY wrote:
I honestly don't know.
I'm not a huge fan of this type/style of knife.
It's 2 3/8" long, closed.
I only got it to add to my Camillus scouting/camping knives.

They're just not really big enough to be a regular blade. I carry the little Victorinox Classic either in a shirt pocket or my watch pocket as a supplemental carry , but most of the time all I use is the scissors; and it's mostly a backup knife. The bigger 3" Wengers are a more useful knife.

It has a loop on it for a key ring or a fob. I see this as more of a "quality gift" for the Eagle Scout graduate or for becoming an Eagle Scout. Eagle Scouts are not little kids, they're older teenagers.

Eagle Scout knives, whatever their size, are usually more of a "Presentation Knife" than a practical user. Having said that, all of them made by different cutlers over the years are capable of being used....some more so than others.

A pair of Camillus 41s.

Those are a couple of dandies. Not quite as dandy but Monkey see, monkey do.

My 1st Camillus 41, August 2011. My 2nd Camillus 41, February 2016.

Nice jerryd6818! Seeing your 41s, along with seeing my 41s, made me wonder if I had any other Camillus 4X pattern knives. I remember I had this one. No "obvious" pattern # on the tang. If you look VERY closely, it looks like a 42 on the tang, but I'm not sure. It is just a little smaller than a pattern 41. ANYBODY tell me what you think.
Click on the pictures to enlarge. In the last picture, the #41 is in front of the unknown #.

The tang sure looks like it's stamped 42. It looks like it's over the 3-1/8" closed length for a 41 & 42. The handles on a 42 are Nu-Pearl (celluloid) and that knife has "Brownstag" handles. Ya got me partner.

jerryd6818 wrote:The tang sure looks like it's stamped 42. It looks like it's over the 3-1/8" closed length for a 41 & 42. The handles on a 42 are Nu-Pearl (celluloid) and that knife has "Brownstag" handles. Ya got me partner.

The 42s in all the catalogs that I looked through, all have pearl handles and the short bolsters. This possible 42, in this style does NOT appear in ANY of the available on-line catalogs or in any of my catalogs or catalog pages. Could it possibly be pre-1946?

My Camillus TL-29.

New_Windsor_NY wrote:Could it possibly be pre-1946?

Until 1946, 4-digit numbering was used.

New_Windsor_NY wrote:My Camillus TL-29.

Nice!

Vit_213 wrote:

New_Windsor_NY wrote:Could it possibly be pre-1946?

Until 1946, 4-digit numbering was used.

Do you mean a date/year on the tang?

No, 4-digit sales numbers. Camillus began using a new numbering system in 1946.

My latest acquisitions. A 72Y Yello-Jaket and a short line 72.

Couple of nice knives NWNY. I especially like that Yellow Jacket.

I got another 53 today. My first with the pattern number stamped on the tang. Listing pictures. These were certainly well used knives.

jerryd6818 wrote:I got another 53 today. My first with the pattern number stamped on the tang. Listing pictures. These were certainly well used knives.

I let you have that one jerry6818. It was on my watch list, but I figured I'd wait for another one to come up for auction or sale with a better secondary blade. Good for you and for less than $7.00!

Sasquach wrote:Couple of nice knives NWNY. I especially like that Yellow Jacket.

Thank you Sasquach.

Ah Jerry, two of those constitute a collection! Congrats.

New_Windsor_NY wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:I got another 53 today. My first with the pattern number stamped on the tang. Listing pictures. These were certainly well used knives.

I let you have that one jerry6818. It was on my watch list, but I figured I'd wait for another one to come up for auction or sale with a better secondary blade. Good for you and for less than $7.00!

Good luck with that. It's an extremely seldom seen knife. I bought it because it has the pattern # on the blade. The other two I have/had, do not. Saw a picture of one with the pattern # on the blade one time. That's the only reason I discovered it's a #53.

"Good luck with that. It's an extremely seldom seen knife. I bought it because it has the pattern # on the blade. The other two I have/had, do not. Saw a picture of one with the pattern # on the blade one time. That's the only reason I discovered it's a #53."

If it were a "common" knife, this wouldn't be any fun. Like trying to find the "72" variations, it's the thrill of the hunt.
Then when found, its the thrill of the kill.

Well, I'm not the kind of guy that needs to hoard every one he finds of a hard to come by knife. If any more come up, unless there's one in extremely good condition that I can get at a reasonable price, it's all yours. I won't be your competition.

jerryd6818 wrote:Well, I'm not the kind of guy that needs to hoard every one he finds of a hard to come by knife. If any more come up, unless there's one in extremely good condition that I can get at a reasonable price, it's all yours. I won't be your competition.

Oh, I don't consider this a competition, I consider this a challenge. Sort of a "treasure" hunt.
I know I have a better chance of seeing a unicorn than another Camillus 53, but then again,
I never thought I'd find a yellow handled wire jack either, but I did.

Dang dude. You are a glutton for punishment.