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Is this old Camillus worth saving and repairing? I would think that it has to be old, but I know nothing about Camillus Knives, so any help on age, pattern, etc. will be Greatly appreciated!! Thanks in Advance! donjr

That old EZ-Open jack is probably from just before WWI and the handles on it are just stunning. It's a shame the blade has seen so much use but what the hey. the knife is over 100 years old. Not knowing what your expectations are for the knife I couldn't possibly give you any advice as to "saving it" (what's your definition of that?) or not "saving it". What would you do to "save it" or what would you do with the knife if you didn't "save it"?

Well, I have a feeling that it would cost more to repair it than it would ever be worth. I picked it up out of a Trash Box at an Antique store, Just couldn't walk away from it. I guess I would just sell it to someone who could use the scales, because it's like you said, they are IMHO Fantastic! Thanks for the info! donjr

Or another option is to keep it as an example of that era.

The handles are excellent examples of the old bone handles. It might be possible to fit a newer blade to the old handles and you would have a beautiful old knife that you could carry with you and use on a daily basis.

Hey Dale,
This is Don in Tennessee. It is missing one blade completely (small blade), so how much could you fix it for? (PM ME). If I can find an older blade could you put it in, instead of a new blade? Nice to hear from you again! Don

It's a nice old knife. I hate the way blades without sharpening choils develop that recurve at the base. This knife has the choil and the recurve. as pointed out it is 100 years old, so it gets a pass.