All About Pocket Knives

doglegg wrote:Skip your gathering is approaching an infestation! Another knice pick up. Keep it up.

Thank you Floyd. This is the one that you "let" me win last Sunday.

Got these two variations yesterday. Another Camillus 1047 Scout knife with the "federal" style shield. Also another Ulster 63 with obvious blade use.

Skip, that's the First Class Scout badge.

jerryd6818 wrote:Skip, that's the First Class Scout badge.

Thank you Jerry.

My newest addition is this "Red Deer", 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, pocket knife. Made in Pakistan. It fits the criteria to be considered a Camillus 72 variation. It is marked on the main blade only, "Red Deer" (pictured) and on the opposite side, "Pakistan", which is too light to be pictured.

I'll have to keep my eye out for one of those.

Today's entry into the Camillus 72 variation category, another Camillus 1047 Scouting knife. My third Camillus 1047 with this style of shield. FINALLY!, it does look like the third time is the charm, as this is the nicest Camillus 1047 (with a federal shaped shield) that I've bought (so far). Nothing wrong with the handles at all. No shrinkage, no cracks, no chips and no pieces missing. The last picture shows all 3 knives in the order that I bought them. From left to right, you can see how the handles progressed from bad to better to nice (pictured one side only). I am very pleased with this one. Click the pictures to ENLARGE.

I just purchased this Kutmaster "VANADIUM STEEL", 3 blade, swelled center, whittler pocket knife. It appears that I won't have to clean it up at all. It looks to be in fantastic condition. Yet another Camillus 72 variation AND a variation of the Kutmaster variation. Hopefully it'll measure 3 5/8" closed. Looks like the tang stamp reads KUTMASTER (over) UTICA,N.Y. (over) U.S.A. (over) V. When I get it, I will post MY pictures in the appropriate location(s). These pictures are the seller's.

Today I picked up and am adding to this topic, this Kutmaster "VANADIUM STEEL", 3 blade, swelled center, whittler, pocket knife. It meets all the criteria to be considered a Camillus 72 variation. It DOES measure 3 5/8" long, closed.

***** VANADIUM *****
Per Wikipedia, "Vanadium is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, ductile, malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer (passivation) somewhat stabilizes the free metal against further oxidation." (this is a VERY BRIEF description)

I bought this one about an hour ago. A Stanley SL6, 3 blade, swelled center, whittler, pocket knife. Another in the long line of Camillus 72 variations. Tang stamps are STANLEY (circled) on one side and SL6 (over) 440 S.S. (over) USA on the other side. When I receive it, if it needs a gentle cleaning, it will get one. I will post MY pictures in the appropriate place(s). These pictures are the seller's.

The SL-6 was made by Camillus of course. I have a Camillus from the final year(s) that has SL-6 stamped on the back of the main blade. You'll note it also has swapped secondary blades.

jerryd6818 wrote:The SL-6 was made by Camillus of course. I have a Camillus from the final year(s) that has SL-6 stamped on the back of the main blade. You'll note it also has swapped secondary blades.

Jerry, I just posted pictures of the tang stamps on the previous page. Now it looks like I have to find the variation that you have posted. Oh such sweet torture.

jerryd6818 wrote:The SL-6 was made by Camillus of course. I have a Camillus from the final year(s) that has SL-6 stamped on the back of the main blade. You'll note it also has swapped secondary blades.

.....jerry, this one looks familiar?????................ ..................

carrmillus wrote: .....jerry, this one looks familiar?????................ ..................

Probably. It was posted on here several years ago when I first got it.

........I remember sending somebody one, maybe it was somebody else????........... .......................

Probably because I got that one off eBay. Note the secondary clip blade is also much smaller than the one they used for years.

..the clip also looks smaller than the older clip blades????................. .....................

carrmillus wrote:..the clip also looks smaller than the older clip blades????................. .....................

It looks smaller because it is smaller unless you're talking about the main and then it is not smaller.

Jerry I have one exactly like that one. I've posted the pic's before but here are fresh ones.

jerryd6818 wrote:

carrmillus wrote:..the clip also looks smaller than the older clip blades????................. .....................

It looks smaller because it is smaller unless you're talking about the main and then it is not smaller.

..I was referring to the secondary clip blade!!!...... .........

jerryd6818 wrote:

carrmillus wrote:..the clip also looks smaller than the older clip blades????................. .....................

It looks smaller because it is smaller unless you're talking about the main and then it is not smaller.

..I didn't see your earlier post!!..... ..........

carrmillus wrote: ..I didn't see your earlier post!!..... ..........

That's because you're a geezer.

You're a geezer, I'm a geezer, he's a geezer, they're a geezer, wouldn't you like to be a geezer too?

....I don't remember NOT being a GEEZER!!!!.......... ..............

doglegg wrote:Jerry I have one exactly like that one. I've posted the pic's before but here are fresh ones.DSCN4341.JPGDSCN4343.JPG

That's a beauty Floyd! I understand the size difference in the blades. Another variation I have to search for. I love it!

Skip, there are two variations on that one.