All About Pocket Knives

kootenay joe wrote:It really is a beautiful knife; single spring and oval shape is most attractive.
That no one else here has seen this one before, i think customized Camillus is a possibility. Camillus had an in-house "Custom Shop" although i don't know if it goes back to before WW II, which i think your knife is.
kj

Old Folder wrote:Wonderful story Kirk. Thanks for sharing.
Sorry for your loss. Steve is not only with you, he is also with us now also.
Now I have another knife to put on my "Wish List"

kootenay joe wrote:It really is a beautiful knife; single spring and oval shape is most attractive.
That no one else here has seen this one before, i think customized Camillus is a possibility. Camillus had an in-house "Custom Shop" although i don't know if it goes back to before WW II, which i think your knife is.
kj

Tsar Bomba wrote:Kirk, that is an outstanding and touching story and I'm glad that these knives have such a heartfelt and important story behind them; they are truly priceless by that metric even putting aside their obvious rarity and quality. Thank you for sharing them again, and that Worley is nearly as fantastic as the Camillus. Is that some early Rogers I'm seeing on the Morley (still can't tell for sure on the Camillus, either from bone wear or "polishing", but it doesn't look like the various kinds of Rogers bone I've seen in my meager experience).

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Don't get me wrong, I'm not doubting the authenticity of the OP knife. Neither ring-turn knives nor Camillus are within the areas of interest I have in pocketknives.
Just curious. Is it possible for a standard pocketknife to be turned into a ring-turn knife by a skilled craftsman?

I imagine anything is possible with some of the knife ninjas we have and we've read about here. While I feel the same about the ring-turns as you do, Charlie, I personally know that the Worley is a real-deal knife, it is actually a grail knife of someone I've chatted with in another knife/"edged things" forum which he semi-recently acquired. I had a similar thought about the big Camillus but didn't see much evidence to suggest it had been apart and retooled in such a dramatic fashion, plus the ring hardware seems to fit the rest of the knife. It must be far more difficult to take parts and rejigger them into a ring turner, I figure.

kootenay joe wrote:It really is a beautiful knife; single spring and oval shape is most attractive.
That no one else here has seen this one before, i think customized Camillus is a possibility. Camillus had an in-house "Custom Shop" although i don't know if it goes back to before WW II, which i think your knife is.
kj

kootenay joe wrote:It could be the same knife. In your link an AAPK member posts about the ring turn Camillus selling for $329 in 2010. It has had 7 years to be in a collection or get 'passed' around. Maybe you now have it. Or maybe there are 2 (or more).
kj

kootenay joe wrote:It could be the same knife. In your link an AAPK member posts about the ring turn Camillus selling for $329 in 2010. It has had 7 years to be in a collection or get 'passed' around. Maybe you now have it. Or maybe there are 2 (or more).
kj

Old Folder wrote:If I were a Judge, I would most certainly throw this argument out of court.
The jigging is way off and not even close to being the same knife.
Now we know there are more.
Unfortunately, not in my pocket.

bronze4u wrote:

Old Folder wrote:If I were a Judge, I would most certainly throw this argument out of court.
The jigging is way off and not even close to being the same knife.
Now we know there are more.
Unfortunately, not in my pocket.

I conkirk!!!! Thank you Old Folder!

Kirk

bronze4u wrote:*Proof - mine is not the only one ever made at least....

Read members past inquiries carrmillus:

viewtopic.php?t=21267

He posted a blurred eBay pic as well there

Kirk

CAMILLUS RING TURN.jpg

kootenay joe wrote:It could be the same knife. In your link an AAPK member posts about the ring turn Camillus selling for $329 in 2010. It has had 7 years to be in a collection or get 'passed' around. Maybe you now have it. Or maybe there are 2 (or more).
kj

kootenay joe wrote:You do not show back side of knife. I presume it also has a twist ring opener ? I ask because of the ease-out notch which gives access to the secondary nail nick. Do you have other ring twist knives with an ease out notch ?
kj

kootenay joe wrote:I guess you know your second jigged bone ring turner is from Germany.
I there wasn't someone playing devil's advocate, you would not get to make as many posts.
kj

1fartsmella wrote:Kirk, I'm sure you know the Morley / Camillus connection. Both brands were owned by Adolph Kastor. Both are early 20th century knives.Truly a nice pair of Ring O's.
Thanks for sharing, Barry

kootenay joe wrote:I guess you know your second jigged bone ring turner is from Germany.
I there wasn't someone playing devil's advocate, you would not get to make as many posts.
kj