All About Pocket Knives

Thanx Rick so closer to a #14..Picked up a .#3at a yard sale shown here with a #18 I gut last week

I bought this Camillus TL-29 yesterday, identified in the General Forum as mid- 50's to early 1960's GI issue. Still snaps like new and took a very quick edge. TJ mentioned how tough they are built and I have to agree - built like a milspec item for sure. OH

Heres a couple I aquired in the last month a L.L.Bean and a Sword Brand

garddogg56 wrote:Maybe U can tell me Rick is that cattle knife the size of a #14 or #18???

dogg -- Same size as a 14. That's a '70s - '80s tang stamp and the posted image came out of a 1977 Camillus catalog.

Mr Rick wrote:My other recent pick up. A nice #64.

...rick, I've got one of these, long line stamp,camillus is not slanted,n.i.b.,but mine has the delrin that looks lke brown jigged bone and 3 pins on the scales-I think it's 1960-1976...... .............

thanx Jerry

This one just came today, took a few quick shots before I start any cleaning. Syracuse Knife Co. 3" jack. A little taste of the Salt City.

Yoinked this off the 'bay last night, 9 bux shipped
Seller's pic Been on a Cammy roll lately. Gonna have to get a group shot for this thread!
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Monday I grabbed this short line 72 with bone handles along with a 3-1/2" Kutmaster jack with Celluloid handles. $12.75 shipped. Did I happen to mention the 72 is a short line bone handle with 2nd gen blades? Seller said the blades are a little lazy on both of them. I'm hoping a trip through the Sonic cleaner and a little slippery juice will help that some.
Sellers picture.
Tuesday (last night) I grabbed this early 1047 Scout with black synthetic (but only slight shrinkage) handles and a saber ground on both sides main blade. As you can see from the sellers picture, it appears to be in excellent condition for it's age. Seller said the 1.5 gen blades have very good snap.

BONE HANDLES.......................72...................

tjmurphy wrote: BONE HANDLES.......................72...................

And saber ground on both sides of the main.

......i'm droolin' too, jerry, luv the old bone handled ones, you did good!!!!...... ............

Nice knives jerry

I do like Camillus knives, I don't have many since I traded off all my Remington reproductions but hear are a couple I have that I like real well. The first is one I just got last week from a member hear on AAPK It is ,as fair as I can tell,a 1940s to 1950s bone handled scout. The second one I have had for a little wow now and I am very impressed with what a well made knife it is. It is a bone handle 72 made in the 1990s. I have been told it was the first bone handled 72 that Camillus had made in 40 years.

............both good ones!!!!.....2 of the best patterns!!!!........... ................

Both awesome knives......especially like the bone 72.

IM

Phillip -- Those Ole Smokey's (as I understand it, SFO for SMKW) are few and far between. Good catch on both of them

I don't remember if it was this thread but here is my Grandpaws Cammilus 72 with the way down main blade

Dave -- I think that's what some folks are now calling an HOK (Honest Old Knife). It looks to me like it has a lot of life left in it. You're lucky to have it.

Picked this one up at a flea market today. Not sure the blades right for the handle. Missing the bail. Can't get a clear picture of the tang stamp it says Camillus New York Usa. Can anyone tell me anything about it...Thanks

Rich -- Does the tang stamp look like any of these? (As always, click on the picture, then click on it again to get it to full size.)

Rich,
The blade is right as rain for the handle.
That is a small rope knife. You will also find a lot of them with the M. KLEIN tang stamp.
M. Klein is tool company out of Chicago. Camillus made electrician’s knives for Klein and probably that rope knife pattern as well. I have a small cigar box of those small rope knives, most stamped Camillus or M. Klein.

Utica also made some for Klein but not with wood handles that I know of. I could be wrong of course. (about the wood handles that is)

Thanks Jerry the tang stamp is 1960-1976.
Thanks Orvet the easy open notch doesn't line up with the nail pull on the blade that's why I didn't think it was right maybe did it that way so you can open it with gloves on?
It's a nice little knife and I'm happy to have it. Have to see if I can find a bail for it.

Rich wrote:Have to see if I can find a bail for it.

Make one. They're pretty simple.