All About Pocket Knives

..about a year and a half ago, I lost my "favorite" 72 which I had been carrying for about 5 years,searched everything, house,yard, workshop, both cars and finally gave up and started carrying another one....this morning, noticed a nut lying on the floor under the big recliner in the den..flopped it over to see where it came from and out falls my old "72".....cleaned, oiled and sharpened it and it's back in my watch pocket again!!!!..this one had been carried so long even the delrin handles were rounded off on the edges!!.....like having an old friend back again!!!,.....any of you guys ever have a similar experience???.............. ..............

Congratulations Tommy. It's a great moment when you find a cherished item you lost so long ago you have come to believe you will never see it again.

What's a 72 look like? I have a 2, 94, and a Lever Lock (Personal Favorite). I don't even collect knives, I inherited them all from my Dad who was a huge collector, I have to admit that I am taking a real liking to the Camillus knives the best. I could care less about these Bucks I have, damn things are plain. The Camillus's Knives are sharp looking no pun intended and lock tight, just quality craftsmanship.


I lost an 1843C $2.50 Gold Piece for 2 years, thought it was stolen, when I sold my Safe for an upgrade, I found it laying in a Capital Holder on the floor behind the safe. It must of slid back off the top of the safe when I stacked stuff up to put them away and down the back, there it sat for years. I was so happy when I found it..

Camillus #72 was made from 1946 until the factory closed it's doors in 2007. For the first couple of decades it was listed in the Camillus catalogs as a "Carpenter's and Whittler's" knife. Sometime in the early '70s the "Carpenter's" was dropped and it was simply called a "Whittler" until Camilus went out of business.

The knife is 3-5/8" long closed and has a clip main blade sitting beside a coping blade. At the other end is a small clip blade. The handles are Delrin®.

This one was made from sometime around 1989 or 1990 until about 2004.

Carrmillus - I know the feeling of finding an old friend again! I have had a couple that I thought were gone forever. And a few others that really were gone forever ...

And one of the ones that I thought was a goner was in my recliner: just like yours!

........and the most maddening thing is I had this recliner upside once since I lost to repair a loose spring!!!!............... .......................

Awesome! I hope I know how you feel some day. I have a big ol Linder fixed blade somewhere that has never been out of the house. Sure wish I could find it.

Awesome Tommy! Congrats!

I had an Opinel, probably ten years ago or maybe more and don't remember what I did with it. I don't recall giving it away and if I did I don't recall to whom. There's this huge gap in my memory. I remember buying it. I remember having it and now I don't have it. Or at least, if I do, I can't find it. I try not to think about it too much because when I do, it drives me crazier than I already am.

..jerry, stuff like this happens to me every day!!!.....wait till you get to be 78!!!............ .........

Gorgeous! I have decided to keep the Camillus and Gerber's in the collection. I don't have a 72 but want one now. I would trade any of my Bucks for one, I don't have much love for those.

Found this one on the eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261858366206?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT