All About Pocket Knives

cato wrote:nice ones, just picked this one up

gents knife
TORTOISE SHELL
4 BLADE

...........cato, very nice kinife!!!!........I have one like it, same tang stamping, but with brown rogers bone handles!!...................... ...........................

cato wrote:nice ones, just picked this one up

gents knife
TORTOISE SHELL
4 BLADE

..........I think this pattern is called a senator????.................... .......................

I think this McGrew is made by Camillus from the looks of it. Any opinions?

HILLBILLY CLASSIC 2...........lolololo.....cuz the 1st one were'nt CLASSIC enough!
I LOVE IT!
GREAT SNAG,BASS

I just got this little guy in the mail.
It says #22. About 2, 3/4" long closed, with Camillus, New York, USA stamp.

It's in kind of rough shape and didn't have any snap until I cleaned it and oiled it with mineral oil.
Now it has a nice snap on the main and reasonable on the smaller blade.
Surprisingly strong half stops on both blades. Was dull as heck too.
Here's some pics of it and one with a Schrade 194OT for scale

Anyway it fits nice in my watch/30-30 pocket!

basser5 wrote:I think this McGrew is made by Camillus from the looks of it. Any opinions?

Probably.
Camillus made a lot of knives for McGrew.

Here's a #18 in bone.[make that Delrin, my mistake]
It's in decent shape. I like the pattern.

Harold, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but that knife has Delrin handles.

The way to tell for sure is to enlarge the pics and look at the handles near the bolsters and see how smooth they are.
That is Delrin. If it were bone you would see what looks like little checks and maybe even little channels in it called haversian canals. They what the blood vessels & nerves pass through.

When you see a handle that is totally smooth under strong magnification, that is a manmade material. I am familiar with that series and the color of Delrin used, so that helps some too.

orvet wrote:.Harold, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but that knife has Delrin handles.

Delrin, for sure. Great little pocket knife nonetheless.

Some of the FINEST Delrin I have ever seen!!!

Just Plain Dave wrote:Some of the FINEST Delrin I have ever seen!!!

..........they(Camillus) did have some great-looking delrin....some of it is hard to distinguish from bone!!!....................... ........................

Just got home. Thanks guys, I guess I should have looked more carerfully at the pictures.
Seller stated it was bone. Frankly I didn't know the difference but thanks to you guys here, I do now.

Either way I really like it and plan on using it, like I do with most my knifes.
Is this what you would call a "Jack" pattern?

yes.

or "Serpentine jack" ( since its curvy!)
Mark

Ramrod wrote:yes.

or "Serpentine jack" ( since its curvy!)
Mark

O.K. Thanks

I was cleaning up in the shop and around my desk and found this cute little 2-3/4" Camillus #77.

My most recent acquisition from a dealer at our local gunshow. A pretty nice 179. See pictures.

That's nice. How long closed is the 179?
Thanks, Harold

orvet wrote:I was cleaning up in the shop and around my desk and found this cute little 2-3/4" Camillus #77.

Camillus #77.jpg

Camillus #77 b.jpg

That is a nice one!

Producer:

The 179 measures 3 and 7/8ths inches closed. A nice size.

Thanks. That is a good size.

Producer wrote:Here's a #18 in bone.[make that Delrin, my mistake]
It's in decent shape. I like the pattern.

I believe they call those handles "Indian Stag". It's some of the best Delrin, around. I have a couple of #14s (3-3/8" jacks with those handles) and I love 'em, love 'em, love 'em.

#177 Jack Knife
Based on the price tag it is around 1984.

jerryd6818 wrote:

Producer wrote:Here's a #18 in bone.[make that Delrin, my mistake]
It's in decent shape. I like the pattern.

I believe they call those handles "Indian Stag". It's some of the best Delrin, around. I have a couple of #14s (3-3/8" jacks with those handles) and I love 'em, love 'em, love 'em.

Interesting, thanks.

Vit_213 wrote:#177 Jack Knife
Based on the price tag it is around 1984.

I'd love to purchase that at that price today!

Producer wrote:

Vit_213 wrote:#177 Jack Knife
Based on the price tag it is around 1984.

I'd love to purchase that at that price today!

It was purchased for $38 at Ebay. I think that now it is a good price .