All About Pocket Knives

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 5:06 pm I started calling them "clones" and I have no regrets. I will continue to call them clones.

Jerry, you call them whatever you want.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 5:13 pm

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2019 5:06 pm I started calling them "clones" and I have no regrets. I will continue to call them clones.

Jerry, you call them whatever you want.

I will.

I started calling them clones because Jerry called them clones. And he is my reference point.

I call them clones because they are. They are direct copies of the Camillus 72. The only difference is the tang stamp and the handle material.

Call em whatever you guys want. I just thought I could learn something new. That's all.

Yesterday, this pocket knife arrived. Yet another Camillus 72 variation, a FORGED USA pocket knife. FORGED USA was one of Sears Roebuck & Company's trademark names and was made for them by the Camillus Cutlery Company. I gave a quick once over, took some pictures and here they are.

Nice one Skip. The main blade is a little short but hey, it's a 1st Gen. Whadda ya expect for ~75 years old. I'm a little shorter than I used to be too.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:13 pm Nice one Skip. The main blade is a little short but hey, it's a 1st Gen. Whadda ya expect for ~75 years old. I'm a little shorter than I used to be too.

Thank you Jerry.

Congrats Skip. They all excite me but those old ones, Wow!!!

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:37 pm Congrats Skip. They all excite me but those old ones, Wow!!!

Thank you Floyd. I prefer the older ones also.

Picked up an Ole Smoky variation off the bay. Love the black bone handles on these. And yes Jerry they never seem to have been used.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:42 pm Picked up an Ole Smoky variation off the bay. Love the black bone handles on these. And yes Jerry they never seem to have been used.

That truly is one of the nicest Camillus 72 variations. Good for you Floyd.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:42 pm Picked up an Ole Smoky variation off the bay. Love the black bone handles on these. And yes Jerry they never seem to have been used. DSCN6146.JPGDSCN6148.JPG

Beautiful lookin knife Floyd! Those are really stunning handles! Great score!

Thanks Skip, Tom.

Here's one I've had for a while that is similar to Skip's Forged U.S.A. but mine is marked High Carbon Steel U.S.A. It has the football shield and full milled back springs with bone handles and the same blade configuration as the First Gen 72. Ive often wondered if this might have been a Sta-Sharp version of the 80 Deluxe.

gsmith7158 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 26, 2019 7:24 pm Here's one I've had for a while that is similar to Skip's Forged U.S.A. but mine is marked High Carbon Steel U.S.A. It has the football shield and full milled back springs with bone handles and the same blade configuration as the First Gen 72. Ive often wondered if this might have been a Sta-Sharp version of the 80 Deluxe.

VERY good looking knife Greg! Thank you for posting it.

It looks to be an early one Mr. Gsmith. The old blade arrangement. Wonderful old bones. A variation of a variation maybe. Excellent!

Thanks guys! Trying to figure these out is much fun.

This pocket knife will join the variation family, hopefully in about a week. A Camillus 72 (Yello-Jaket), yellow handles, 3 blades, swelled center, "whittler." When it arrives, it will receive a gentle cleaning if needed, but it looks like it's in pretty decent shape. I will take pictures and post them.

This is the latest addition to my Camillus 72 family of variations. A Camillus 72 (72Y), Yello-Jaket, 3 blade, swelled center, "whittler" pocket knife. Although very hard to see, the blade etch is present and complete. This knife required no special treatment at all. The pictures are below. Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:39 pm This is my latest addition to my Camillus 72 family of variations. A Camillus 72 (72Y), Yello-Jaket, 3 blade, swelled center, "whittler" pocket knife. Although very hard to see, the blade etch is present and complete. This knife required no special treatment at all. The pictures are below. Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

I don't normally care much for knives with yellow handles but this one looks good Skip. Nice addition!

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:43 pm

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:39 pm This is my latest addition to my Camillus 72 family of variations. A Camillus 72 (72Y), Yello-Jaket, 3 blade, swelled center, "whittler" pocket knife. Although very hard to see, the blade etch is present and complete. This knife required no special treatment at all. The pictures are below. Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

I don't normally care much for knives with yellow handles but this one looks good Skip. Nice addition!

Thank you Tom and have a Happy New Year.

Congrats on the new addition Skip. I think I only have one in yellow.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:08 pm Congrats on the new addition Skip. I think I only have one in yellow.

Thank you Floyd and Happy New Year. This one is my second "72Y." You can see the obvious difference between my recently acquired one (1st picture) and my other one (2nd picture). And I don't mean the brightness of the handles.

My first Camillus 72 variation acquisition of 2020 is this SCHRADE WALDEN 863, 3 blade, swelled center, "whittler" pocket knife. Most of the tang stamp is gone, but there is enough left to make out "WALDEN." The "863" is on the other side. When I receive it, it'll get the once over. It looks like it's in very good condition. I'll take some pictures and post them in the appropriate location(s).