All About Pocket Knives

I didn't see a thread here dedicated specifically to scout knives.

If you have some old Remington boy or girl scout knives please post them here for other to see!

This is one of my favorites

Good thread Got this old beat-up Remington Heroism still hanging around and with what’s going on with the BSA these days, this one just might be waiting a moment before becoming a museum piece. As-found and as-is condition

WOW!

Super rare knife in any condition, congratulations!

Nice one Tom !

I’ve got a couple as well .

I'd say more than just a "couple"

Takes a lot of dedication to assemble a collection like that!

Thanks for showing us them

Here are some more that I have pictures of.

I’m seeing a fair amount of open space there Mike, I know you have back-stock you could use as filler (lol) unbelievable dedication and focus my friend - be proud!

Remington Campfire Girls

Hi Scoutknives, How long have you been collecting remington scouts? Great collection! Randy

bestgear wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:47 pm Remington Campfire Girls

Any specific reason for spey vs. pen or punch blade on those?

Over 30 years

Mike

clockman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:50 pm Hi Scoutknives, How long have you been collecting remington scouts? Great collection! Randy

cody6268 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:54 pm

bestgear wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:47 pm Remington Campfire Girls

Any specific reason for spey vs. pen or punch blade on those?

just manufacturing variants

Next show I might throw a few more in there

Mike

bestgear wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:42 pm I’m seeing a fair amount of open space there Mike, I know you have back-stock you could use as filler (lol) unbelievable dedication and focus my friend - be proud!

Spanish official boy scout knife .

Mike

ScoutKnives wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:28 pm Nice one Tom !

I’ve got a couple as well .

nice collection

Scoutknives, I know I have bugged you before about this but I have been looking for an R965 with a star or scoutmaster hat shield, either one. I know they are rare but if you happen to see one and it would be an extra for you I would certainly be a buyer. By the way, you have a fantastic Remington Scout knife collection. Thank you for sharing. John

Yes , very hard to come by John , I’ll keep a look out for you
R965
Mike

Nicest R965’s I have ever seen!!! Fantastic. I really appreciate you looking out for me!! John

Some really rare knives Miller Bros, Tom, Mike. Fun to look at.

Here’s another hard to find Remington Girl Scout knife .

Cool knife Mike

ScoutKnives wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:56 pm Here’s another hard to find Remington Girl Scout knife .

Never seen that one before!

Mike , you might have the foremost collection of any pocketknives anywhere. I know about the dedication to a pattern, I'm kinda upset when I pass on any farmers or don't get the opportunity on one.

Possibly Lyle .
It’s definitely a long ongoing obsession
Mike

wlf wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:40 pm Mike , you might have the foremost collection of any pocketknives anywhere. I know about the dedication to a pattern, I'm kinda upset when I pass on any farmers or don't get the opportunity on one.

bestgear wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:20 pm Good thread Got this old beat-up Remington Heroism still hanging around and with what’s going on with the BSA these days, this one just might be waiting a moment before becoming a museum piece. As-found and as-is condition

I have some books I was given by a family friend that ended up getting a ton of books from a neighbor who wanted to get rid of them (and they had actually been saved from the trash by her). Every single one is north of a century old, and some are north of two centuries old. Among them is a set of 19th-century theological books originally belonging to William Harcourt, a prominent British Minister of Parliament who had given them to the widow of a good friend of his in the early 1800s as per an inscription on the flyleaf in the first of the series (Michaelis' On the Laws of Moses).

I said to myself "These should be in a museum". Heck, I think this is the only surviving set in a private collection. I had originally planned to donate them to a college or museum, but I was afraid of what they'd do with them. I did NOT want them sold or destroyed. I know they are probably quite valuable, but I will not ever sell them, and the conditions I'd make to any institution that I loaned or donated them to is that they could not be sold. However, the problem I have is that I'm afraid something would happen to them out of my control even here.

The problem I've got is preserving print ain't like preserving knives--it's a lot more complex. I currently have them in a small bookcase by themselves, and as I understand, that's not the ideal way to store them. I need to talk to a conservator, but we don't have any of them around here, and the tiny museum we have in town really doesn't do all that stuff. The nearest conservator for books is in Greensboro, NC.