All About Pocket Knives

Love dem OT's knifetime!


I'm working a review on this Utica Adirondack Barlow ...

Thanks you Tripp.
Wow did I ever tell you that the Barlow is one of my favorite patterns.Can't wait to read your review.

Phillip, I like those old timers! I'm always on the look out for good old USA schrade knives. I always thought they were underrated while they were still being made here. I know they were by me. But once they moved to china folks finally realized how good of a using knife they were. They sure had good metal in them.

Scott, do let us know how that Utica works out. I've been eyeing them for a while now.

Oh, and both the railsplitter and the slim line trapper ride real good in the pocket. Real good.

DE got ejected for this #66 Calf Roper, such is life.....

I am still carrying these two
GEC Outlaw
Case Peanut


Sorry for the bad pic I took it inside with bad lighting

You guys are carrying some fancy-dan PK's there. I have to stick to my old, beat up, ratty jobs.

64-69 Case 31SAB 19?? Queen No. 10

I dont know Tom, I love those knives you carry, A LOT!

Thanks Gino. Old is about all I've got, and looking for more (after Christmas)

I have been selling a good bit of my knives for my oldests wedding but i have still been buying some here and ther and they are all OLD. I like them better for the most part.

This one came in the mail yesterday. I had been eyeballin' one of these for about a year, and finally decided to buy one - a German Eye Brand whittler.

It's 3 5/8, so is the same length as a Schrade 863 or Camillus 72, and has the same ballon pattern. The coping blade and pen blade are quite a bit smaller than the Schrade or Camillus, but big enough to do the job. It has a lower profile as well - when closed the main clip does not ride as high, so it should be a little more pocket friendly. Excellent - loud! - snap on all three blades, and it is a true whittler with the main clip resting between the two secondary blades when closed. It does not have a wedge in the back between the springs, so is the same width all the way down the frame. This knife has some butt-ugly stag on it, but that is par for Eye Brand and doesn't bother me. Fit and finish seem to be excellent, but it is as dull as a butter knife (I will fix that pretty quick).

I added few pics to show it compared to the Schrade.

All in all, I think I am going to really like this one - it is going into the pocket today!!

NICE UNK! I love that 72. I had the exact knife and traded it and kicked myself in the rear ever since.

Great knives all. Really great.

TJ if those are old beaters, I'll take them any day!

Thanks Colonel. Old is about all I've got

That Schrade 863 bears a REMARKABLE similarity to a Camillus 72.

But then it does not have a Sabre ground main.... YES!

Just Plain Dave wrote:That Schrade 863 bears a REMARKABLE similarity to a Camillus 72.

But then it does not have a Sabre ground main.... YES!

That's because the Schrade 863, the Ulster 63 and what ever Imperial called theirs are all clones of the Camillus 72. I throw 'em all in the same pot. Check the catalogs and you'll notice Camillus dropped the saber grind in 1991 or 1992.

Dave, Jerry,

The Schrade Walden 863s had a sabre grind. In 1974 they stopped using the Schrade Walden stamp - and I think this is the time they went to the flat grind.

There's a couple of Walden and non-Walden 863s on e-bay right now. The Walden's seem to go a little higher.

Hard to beat an 83 in the pocket.

Unk wrote:Dave, Jerry,

The Schrade Walden 863s had a sabre grind. In 1974 they stopped using the Schrade Walden stamp - and I think this is the time they went to the flat grind.

There's a couple of Walden and non-Walden 863s on e-bay right now. The Walden's seem to go a little higher.

Yes, the Schrade Walden 863 NOS w/tube I have, has a saber ground blade. The Schrade N.Y. USA 863 I carry has a flat ground blade. For the most part, across the board, the Schrades seem to go for more than the ones by Camillus.

jerryd6818 wrote:

Unk wrote:

Yes, the Schrade Walden 863 NOS w/tube I have, has a saber ground blade.

....OK, we gotta see a pic of that purty Walden!!!

Gifted to me by my good friend Britannica Squirrel (Rocky).

...now that's just about the perfect pocket knife....

Very nice, Jerry

I have one Walden 863, but it's lived a lot rougher life than yours

WoW Jerry,that is a real nice one.That one is probably in the top 3 all time favorite knives that I have ever saw in that pattern.

Fellers, all nice knives! I gotta get my BSA047 Camillus whittler into the lineup soon.

I changed out my rotation. I put up my cases and got out the Queens and Bokers. Today is a beer barrel copperhead. Understated pattern to me, beat out by the trapper but much friendlier in my hand.

This S&M Baby sunfish fits great in my pocket and seems to hold an edge so far.

Gotta get me a newer pic! Cadet