All About Pocket Knives

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:54 pm Very exciting to get a new to you 72 clone. Congrats.

Always!! I am stoked.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:18 pm Ordered this for my Grandson-in-law for Christmas because he's an auto mechanic.
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Ordered these for me because......... I wanted them. Both are on back order Maybe I'll get them before Christmas and they will be a Christmas present for me.. The Air Force fills out the Military set (there's no Coast Guard edition yet). Thinking about getting one for my niece and the cigar band is because I like 'em a lot.

Good looking knives.

cody6268 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:09 pm

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:31 pm I got word this one is on it's way to me. I'm stoked and feel very lucky to have found it. A new addition for my Camillus 72 Clone Family. A McGrew Arkansas U.S.A. 3-1/2" Swell Center Whittler. The owner said it's like new with the original box. Just going by his photos it seems to have little wear and the blade etch is still prominent. I will post more photos in the Camillus 72 CLone Thread when it arrives.

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McGrews seem to be a little bit uncommon, along with Mt. Ida. Great score!

I agree Cody. I was really shocked to find this one. I figured Skip had gotten most of them. I will really be happy when it arrives and I can Chicken eye it.

doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:22 pm

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:31 pm I got word this one is on it's way to me. I'm stoked and feel very lucky to have found it. A new addition for my Camillus 72 Clone Family. A McGrew Arkansas U.S.A. 3-1/2" Swell Center Whittler. The owner said it's like new with the original box. Just going by his photos it seems to have little wear and the blade etch is still prominent. I will post more photos in the Camillus 72 CLone Thread when it arrives.

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Very good PB, and it looks to be in great shape.

Appreciate it. Yep looking forward to eyeballing it.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:18 pm Ordered this for my Grandson-in-law for Christmas because he's an auto mechanic.
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Ordered these for me because......... I wanted them. Both are on back order Maybe I'll get them before Christmas and they will be a Christmas present for me.. The Air Force fills out the Military set (there's no Coast Guard edition yet). Thinking about getting one for my niece and the cigar band is because I like 'em a lot.

Jerry you’re a great grandpa!
The military set you spoke of ,does it have all 4 main branches ,Army Air Force, marines &Navy? That cigar band piece is classy ,good for you . Thanks

cudgee wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:14 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:32 am

cudgee wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:17 am

Mate, that is nice.

Thanks Mate!

I like those Australien "Bunny Knives" you guys have over there. Was that you who posted those about a year ago? I can't remember. Those were some very classy looking knives whoever it was.

Are these them.
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Those are beautiful Cudgee , just catching up on some reading here and just saw these,Wow. Do they feel nice in hand ? They look like they would ! Why are they called”Bunny knives “ ,if you wouldn’t mind. Thanks friend

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:56 am

cudgee wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:14 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:32 am

Thanks Mate!

I like those Australien "Bunny Knives" you guys have over there. Was that you who posted those about a year ago? I can't remember. Those were some very classy looking knives whoever it was.

Are these them.
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Those are beautiful Cudgee , just catching up on some reading here and just saw these,Wow. Do they feel nice in hand ? They look like they would ! Why are they called”Bunny knives “ ,if you wouldn’t mind. Thanks friend

They are all nice in the hand. They are called " Bunny Knives " as a generic term. When rabbits were in plague proportions over here, a lot of people shot and trapped rabbits. With our then still very strong connections to England, they were our main trading partner and a lot of our products came from England, especially tools and such. Joseph Rodgers were one of our main suppliers of cutlery, even knives and forks for the kitchen and dining rooms. All of my family had Joseph Rodgers cutlery sets. These particular knives were easily available and with the Clip Point blade were easy to carry and perfect for skinning rabbits. So the name just morphed into " Bunny Knife". But any single blade barlow with a clip point can be classed as a Bunny Knife. My interest in knives started when i was gifted my first Joseph Rodgers Bunny Knife when i was a kid being taught to hunt rabbits with a .22 single shot rifle. That is 50 years ago and i have retained my liking of knives since, i just like a sharp pocket knife in my pocket. As an aside, when i joined here, i needed a name, and where i learnt to hunt and gun and knife safety was at a family friends farm. This family friend gifted me my first knife, a Joseph Rodgers Bunny Knife from De Grandi's sports store in Warrnambool where all my family came from. But his farm was at a little place about 10 miles out of Warrnambool at a place called CUDGEE, so i thought that was a good user name to settle on. That was 50 years ago, and i remember it like it was yesterday, hope i have not bored you. You have a good weekend.

PS- De Grandi's sports store was a family run mom and pop store that only closed about 5 years ago.

Imperial Ireland AP6 Bladesaw. For some reason, this seems to be one of the harder-to-find Irish-made Imperials there is. The knife blade and saw both lock, released by the red buttons. I don't know how secure of a mechanism this is. It is 4 1/4" closed, which makes it just right for a lightweight woods walk carry, while being long enough to give the saw some decent length for cutting through branches. It's a pull-cut design, which in my opinion, is a bit more effective design on wood, which is all I cut with the saw on a knife. And I can prove it. I have a Victorinox "Ranger" knife from the late '50s, and the pull-cut saw on it will outcut a brand new Huntsman.

Now to find one of the hoofpick knives from Purina with the "scrimshaw" horse scene that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. The only one on eBay right now is $60! Most are less than $10 with other ads and handle colors; so obviously this is overpriced, since almost no one collects Irish Imperials.

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:31 am
Jerry you’re a great grandpa!
The military set you spoke of ,does it have all 4 main branches ,Army Air Force, marines &Navy? That cigar band piece is classy ,good for you . Thanks

With the recent release of the Air Force edition, all four branches are now available. There's a bunch of Army branded knives at Shepherd Hills. In fact the Army Mini-Trapper is currently on sale Just enter "Army" in the search box (top right corner) ---► http://casexx.com

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:31 am
Jerry you’re a great grandpa!

I am a great-grandpa. Gave this to my Great Grandson right after he was born. And a great-uncle. He was born a few weeks after my great-grandson and with his mother's permission I gave one to him too.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:40 am

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:31 am
Jerry you’re a great grandpa!

I am a great-grandpa. Gave this to my Great Grandson right after he was born.
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And a great-uncle. He was born a few weeks after my great-grandson and with his mother's permission I gave one to him too.
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Jerry ,that is way cool, thanks for sharing.

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:56 am

cudgee wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:14 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:32 am

Thanks Mate!

I like those Australien "Bunny Knives" you guys have over there. Was that you who posted those about a year ago? I can't remember. Those were some very classy looking knives whoever it was.

Are these them.
IMAG0224.jpg

Those are beautiful Cudgee , just catching up on some reading here and just saw these,Wow. Do they feel nice in hand ? They look like they would ! Why are they called”Bunny knives “ ,if you wouldn’t mind. Thanks friend

When you have some time, google AKC knives Tasmania Australia. I think you may enjoy looking at some of their knives.

Using a bit of my birthday money, I finally got around to ordering those Italian Navy Knives, a year after I'd bookmarked the website. I'm still set on getting a WWII dated British Army pattern, but these will be the ones I will be carrying and using.

A pair was $28 with shipping, or about $14 each.

This was just marked as shipped this morning. All things being equal, it should arrive sometime this week.
As Doug McKenzie of Strange Brew fame would say, "Beauty, eh?"

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:25 pm This was just marked as shipped this morning. All things being equal, it should arrive sometime this week.
As Doug McKenzie of Strange Brew fame would say, "Beauty, eh?"

Hey ya hoser, A Beauty for sure. Ought to be able to cut a lot of back bacon with that one, eh?

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:40 am

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:31 am
Jerry you’re a great grandpa!

I am a great-grandpa. Gave this to my Great Grandson right after he was born.
IMG957669.jpg
Lincoln Brian Mohr.jpg

And a great-uncle. He was born a few weeks after my great-grandson and with his mother's permission I gave one to him too.
Bryson w-knife.jpg
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Well I got to say Jerry – – he's a little better looking than you are! :

All joking aside --congratulations,
very handsome little boy!


I just picked these up off of eBay – – I don't know what I'm going to do with all them but I love them!

Stanwade wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:36 am – – I don't know what I'm going to do with all them but I love them!

Wll.......There's only one thing you can do..........find a Keen Kutter knife for each of them.
Neat find Ryan.

Great idea, Smitty!

Papa Bones, you are a genius!!! I like the way your think.

I received notification that this was in the mail. A rare Camillus Three Blade Stockman. O.K. that's the way it was listed, but we all know it's a Camillus 72 pattern Whittler. Appears to have very little use. It is a late Camillus with the double line tang stamp with the double line Camillus stamped shield. I had saved this in my saved auction list, but I have to thank Floyd aka:doggleg for looking out for me. He had sent me a message advising me about it. Looking forward to getting it for inspection. Another addition to my Camillus 72 family.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:12 pm I received notification that this was in the mail. A rare Camillus Three Blade Stockman. O.K. that's the way it was listed, but we all know it's a Camillus 72 pattern Whittler. Appears to have very little use. It is a late Camillus with the double line tang stamp with the double line Camillus stamped shield. I had saved this in my saved auction list, but I have to thank Floyd aka:doggleg for looking out for me. He had sent me a message advising me about it. Looking forward to getting it for inspection. Another addition to my Camillus 72 family.

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That one is black bone, correct? I really need something nicer than the red/brown Delrin on my 1047. May just get it rehandled.

Yes Sir it is one with the black bone handles. Post some pics if you do rehandle your 1047.

That one is more difficult to find than the Sears Ducks on the Water or the Ole Smoky. You done good Smitty.

cody6268 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:15 pm That one is black bone, correct? I really need something nicer than the red/brown Delrin on my 1047. May just get it rehandled.

That is what I've been told. Will put it under the scope when I get it to make sure. I will post more info on it in the Camillus 72 thread when I get it.

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:21 pm Yes Sir it is one with the black bone handles. Post some pics if you do rehandle your 1047.

What Floyd said!!

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:46 pm That one is more difficult to find than the Sears Ducks on the Water or the Ole Smoky. You done good Smitty.

Thanks Jerry. I am stoked to get it.

Smitty, it is bone.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:12 pm I received notification that this was in the mail. A rare Camillus Three Blade Stockman. O.K. that's the way it was listed, but we all know it's a Camillus 72 pattern Whittler. Appears to have very little use. It is a late Camillus with the double line tang stamp with the double line Camillus stamped shield. I had saved this in my saved auction list, but I have to thank Floyd aka:doggleg for looking out for me. He had sent me a message advising me about it. Looking forward to getting it for inspection. Another addition to my Camillus 72 family.

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Looks like the one I missed out on by not raising my top bid enough.......

Don