All About Pocket Knives

Ripster wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:43 pm Just wanting to say Happy Thanksgiving to you all here in the 72 area. Have really enjoyed the pics and all the knowledge shared here . Including a couple of pics ,have showed b4 ,but here they’re again .
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you all here ,hope you have a good day

Those are worth looking at again.....
And again.........and again.

I got a couple of 72s in the mail.
These are for parts and such.
The one at the bottom, I am going to put a new profile on the blade, clean it up and put it to use.
. and .
Yep, they aren't much but I get a lot of enjoyment out of fixing knives like these.

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:01 pm I.....

Mike, I can't wait to see the finished product(s)!
The handles on that first or top pictured "72" are exquisite.

These were part of The American River Series that Orvis commisioned and i believe several differnt patterns were available. I got this one from Bestgear. If I'm not mistaken he ran a Orvis at one time so I'm sure he knows a lot about them.

Greg Good to see ya buddy!

Thanks David! It's good to be back.

gsmith7158 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:03 pm These were part of The American River Series that Orvis commisioned and i believe several differnt patterns were available. I got this one from Bestgear. If I'm not mistaken he ran a Orvis at one time so I'm sure he knows a lot about them.

Nice ,nice ,knife. Thanks for sharing that with us. It looks like it came out of factory today,and it’s 24 years old. Very nice.

gsmith7158 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:03 pm These.....

Greg, don't forget to post the knife in the "Camillus 72 Clones" topic.
It is definitely a variation and a VERY g@@d lking one at that.
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=62956

Ooh, Greg. That one's nicer than mine. Mine doesn't have any wear but it does have a little spotting on the blades. Plus you have the box. I didn't even know they came with a box. NICE!!!

Thanks guys ! I've been away so long I was responding to a notification I had where doglegg posted one a while back. I actually have two like that. I got the other one from Randy Everhart way back.

gsmith7158 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:03 pm These were part of The American River Series that Orvis commisioned and i believe several differnt patterns were available. I got this one from Bestgear. If I'm not mistaken he ran a Orvis at one time so I'm sure he knows a lot about them.

Would love to find one in that condition. Good to see you posting again!

Just catching up on the thread since I'm back.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:24 pm This is my latest addition to my collection

Ripster wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:43 pm Just wanting to say Happy Thanksgiving to you all here in the 72 area

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:01 pm I got a couple of 72s in the mail.
These are for parts and such.

gsmith7158 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:03 pm These were part of The American River Series that Orvis commisioned and i believe several differnt patterns were available. I got this one from Bestgear. If I'm not mistaken he ran a Orvis at one time so I'm sure he knows a lot about them.

Very nice additions and post guys.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 3:58 pm Just.....

Thank you Smitty.

Thanks Smitty, it’s good to see your back.!

Added this one to my Camillus 72 Family. A long line Camillus tang stamp, with black handles and Federal style shield. The blades are full, have some slight wear , scratches & spotting, but doesn't seem to have had any sharpening abuse. All blades are tight with great snap. The handles have some slight shrinkage, but are tight. This is my first 72 with Federal Shield on Black handles.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:35 pm Added this one to my Camillus 72 Family. A long line Camillus tang stamp, with black handles and Federal style shield. The blades are full, have some slight wear , scratches & spotting, but doesn't seem to have had any sharpening abuse. All blades are tight with great snap. The handles have some slight shrinkage, but are tight. This is my first 72 with Federal Shield on Black handles.

Very nice addition Smitty! Congrats on the nice find Buddy!

Good night friends.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:35 pm Added.....

Smitty, that's a BEAUTY!!

TPK wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:50 pm
Very nice addition Smitty! Congrats on the nice find Buddy!

Good night friends.

Appreciate it Tom. You have a good night.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:08 pm
Smitty, that's a BEAUTY!!

Thank you Skip!

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:35 pm Added this one to my Camillus 72 Family. A long line Camillus tang stamp, with black handles and Federal style shield. The blades are full, have some slight wear , scratches & spotting, but doesn't seem to have had any sharpening abuse. All blades are tight with great snap. The handles have some slight shrinkage, but are tight. This is my first 72 with Federal Shield on Black handles.

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Received this one today. Another addition to my Camillus 72 family. It has the long line Camillus tang stamp. It has the dark brown delrin handles with the federal shield. The blades are tight with no wobble and great snap. They have the original luster but do have some age spiders and staining. Thankfully it has not been abused on a stone, file or grinder. The blades were a little stiff,but after some exercise with some Tuff Glide, they are smooth now. This is the first long line 72 I have in dark brown. I have another in not as good of shape, but it has the lighter cocobrown handles. Excuse the quality of the photos, it has been raining here all day so no natural light, and a couple of the photos the handles look more darker than they are.

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:09 am Received.....

Smitty, another CAMILLUS 72, another TERRIFIC
looking piece of pocket cutlery.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:26 am

Thanks Floyd

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:26 am

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:09 am Received.....

Smitty, another CAMILLUS 72, another TERRIFIC
looking piece of pocket cutlery.

Thanks Skip

Well.....I got Bombed today. Jerryd6818 hit me for the kill. For the back story, back when Jerry was having some PC issues, I sent him an external hard drive so he would always be able to backup his photos, programs as well as his backup files. So....This arrived in my mail box, and I must say a great addition to my Camillus 72 Family.

A long line Camillus Tang Stamp 72 Swell Center Whittler. It has the dark brown handles with the federal shield. All blades are tight with excellent snap. No wobble, great luster and few scratches and has not been abused. I am sure these pictures don't capture how good it looks.

I do appreciate it along with the friendship and commaraderie we have here on AAPK.


Plus just for good measure he threw a Buck 110 in the box also. Can you say overkill. But I do appreciate it.