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Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo K

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:40 pm
by Ripster
reddirtknives wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:49 pm Well I couldn't wait for coffeecup's test results… But I did learn that Ulster and Case also made these Redcross Big mistake knives.
Well this old thread hasn’t seen any activity in too long . Was doing some research and stumbled on it .
Red dirt knives, been awhile since you posted here . Thanks for the info about Ulster and Case .
Just received a 4 line Camillus model #9511 wsteel liners .
Read the whole 4 pages here and not sure of the Rosewood / Ebony ,etc .etc. handles . Great Read and am looking further into this . Many of these I have seen have had the spoons cut off . This spoon survived and like Charlie or one of the other members said,I believe the spoon was coated or ? Originally. This one was rusty,but priced right and took a chance .
Any more recent info or feedback on the story,facts,rumors ,etc would be great .

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo K

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:50 pm
by Ivoryman
Ripster wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:40 pm
reddirtknives wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:49 pm Well I couldn't wait for coffeecup's test results… But I did learn that Ulster and Case also made these Redcross Big mistake knives.
Well this old thread hasn’t seen any activity in too long . Was doing some research and stumbled on it .
Red dirt knives, been awhile since you posted here . Thanks for the info about Ulster and Case .
Just received a 4 line Camillus model #9511 wsteel liners .
Read the whole 4 pages here and not sure of the Rosewood / Ebony ,etc .etc. handles . Great Read and am looking further into this . Many of these I have seen have had the spoons cut off . This spoon survived and like Charlie or one of the other members said,I believe the spoon was coated or ? Originally. This one was rusty,but priced right and took a chance .
Any more recent info or feedback on the story,facts,rumors ,etc would be great .


Great clean up and save of an old beauty from the past. Looks great after you worked it over. Cool piece.

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo K

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:56 pm
by Papa Bones
Ripster wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:40 pm
reddirtknives wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:49 pm Well I couldn't wait for coffeecup's test results… But I did learn that Ulster and Case also made these Redcross Big mistake knives.
Well this old thread hasn’t seen any activity in too long . Was doing some research and stumbled on it .
Red dirt knives, been awhile since you posted here . Thanks for the info about Ulster and Case .
Just received a 4 line Camillus model #9511 wsteel liners .
Read the whole 4 pages here and not sure of the Rosewood / Ebony ,etc .etc. handles . Great Read and am looking further into this . Many of these I have seen have had the spoons cut off . This spoon survived and like Charlie or one of the other members said,I believe the spoon was coated or ? Originally. This one was rusty,but priced right and took a chance .
Any more recent info or feedback on the story,facts,rumors ,etc would be great .
Great job on cleaning that one up JP. ::tu::

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo K

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:58 pm
by Ripster
Ivoryman wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:50 pm
Ripster wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:40 pm
reddirtknives wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:49 pm Well I couldn't wait for coffeecup's test results… But I did learn that Ulster and Case also made these Redcross Big mistake knives.
Well this old thread hasn’t seen any activity in too long . Was doing some research and stumbled on it .
Red dirt knives, been awhile since you posted here . Thanks for the info about Ulster and Case .
Just received a 4 line Camillus model #9511 wsteel liners .
Read the whole 4 pages here and not sure of the Rosewood / Ebony ,etc .etc. handles . Great Read and am looking further into this . Many of these I have seen have had the spoons cut off . This spoon survived and like Charlie or one of the other members said,I believe the spoon was coated or ? Originally. This one was rusty,but priced right and took a chance .
Any more recent info or feedback on the story,facts,rumors ,etc would be great .


Great clean up and save of an old beauty from the past. Looks great after you worked it over. Cool piece.
Thank you I man ::tu::
A little elbow grease as they say and some fine grit and oil . Got it for a third of what some auctions are trying to get ! Would like to see some from the other makers.
Smitty ,thank you ,just saw you sneak in here ::tu::

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo Knife

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:59 am
by doglegg
A really great find. Great price and great job on the clean up. Thanks for pointing me to this thread. ::handshake::

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo K

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:05 am
by New_Windsor_NY
Ripster wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:40 pm Well.....
NICE cleanup JP. ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo Knife

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:06 am
by Ripster
Floyd ,thank you .
Skip Thank you .

Re: The Red Cross Holley & Camillus Big Mistake Xmass Hobo K

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:51 pm
by Papa Bones
Ripster wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:58 pm
Smitty ,thank you ,just saw you sneak in here ::tu::
Yeah, I have a habit of sneaking around from time to time. :lol: Just finished reading this entire thread. What a great piece of history that makes this knife. I had never heard these called Red Cross knives or heard the stories about it, but I could see someone back then wanting to cut off the spoon to help in pocket carry. Again JP, very good looking knife.