All About Pocket Knives

Hey guys,
I have been a lurker for a while, been using and appreciating the data base on certain knives.
Finally I have joined.
So for my first picture post I thought I would put up a few of my newest acquisition.
She has been used and shows marks and dings.
After a modest cleaning and minor fix she is ready to be shown.

Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard. Your 99 looks like it's in pretty good condition.

Thank you for the welcome.

I was not satisfied with the 99, so I went back to the shop with it.
A little while later and I had this;

Same era as your first one. Are you satisfied with this one?

It's the same knife. I just spent some quality time with her.
Yes sir, I am satisfied with it now.

I saw there didn't seem to be much difference in the two knives other than the second one having been fluffed and buffed. I didn't want to insult you so I didn't think it appropriate to mention that to someone new to the forum.

Have no apprehension about insulting me.
I've been around a while and have had some good ones flung in my direction.

Thanks though

It never hurts to be polite. And besides, don't want to give the new guy the wrong impression right off the bat and run him off before he has a chance to find out what this forum is all about.

I appreciate that very much.

What era would you place the 99 in?

It's a fools game to date Camillus knives using only the tang stamp BUT that tang stamp is generally accepted as being used 1960-1976. The Delrin handles would date it post 1960 since Dupont didn't start producing Delrin (their trade name for acetal resin) until after they completed their Parkersburg WV plant in 1960.

WELCOME!

Thanks for the welcomes and info.
I plan to reciprocate when I am able to.

I am on a few other forums as well.
The love of the traditional and tons of info is what convinced me to join here.

..........cicatriz, welcome to aapk and the camillus forum!!!!... .....you can learn a lot from these guys, i sure did!!!.....again, welcome, glad to have you aboard!!!!...... .................

Cicatriz wrote:Thank you for the welcome.

I was not satisfied with the 99, so I went back to the shop with it.
A little while later and I had this;

Welcome to AAPK!

One thing about old Camillus knives, they clean up pretty good unless they have been beaten to a pulp!

I like 4-blade camp knives
My Camper #99 (pattern 14/4)

Vit- Is yours the stainless version?

I've had a few different camp type knives pass through my hands over the years. Most of them have now been traded.

Cicatriz wrote:Vit- Is yours the stainless version?

No, it is carbon steel. Stainless version was made on a pattern 5779 and started circa 1987-88.

Yours is in really good shape then.
Mine was a well loved user no doubt.

Camillus Navy and Coast Guard General Utility Knife
(short line tang stamp; 2-piece can-opener) Camillus #98 Young Bucks Outdoors Pocket Knife #YBO2002K

........vit, everything you post looks NIB to me!!!!............. ....................

I love the old NIB knives, and I try to every one of my knife was like this
For me it's like a time machine. I take in hand a knife and see it exactly the same what it was 20-30-40 years ago

Case 640045R

.....as always, vit, yours looks like it just came out of the box!!!............ ......................