camillus #72

The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States with roots dating back to 1876. The company manufactured Camillus branded knives and was a prolific contractor for other knife brands up until its last days in 2007 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
User avatar
carrmillus
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 6293
Joined: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:22 pm
Location: tupelo, miss.

Re: camillus #72

Post by carrmillus »

Vit_213 wrote:
carrmillus wrote:....oops, it's $320.00 instead of $230.00!!!!!.............. ::facepalm:: ..............
230 is too much, 320 much more ::uc:: .
...I agree, vit, $130.00 is probably too much!!...we've got a local knife show coming up here, i'll look for one there!!!...... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........
User avatar
jerryd6818
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 39165
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: The middle of the top of a bastion of Liberalism.

Re: camillus #72

Post by jerryd6818 »

Decide what you think is reasonable and make an offer. What do you have to lose? All he can do is say no.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Vit_213
Posts: 1086
Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:57 am
Location: Moscow, Russia

Re: camillus #72

Post by Vit_213 »

Show me the link please
User avatar
jerryd6818
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 39165
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: The middle of the top of a bastion of Liberalism.

Re: camillus #72

Post by jerryd6818 »

Vit_213 wrote:Show me the link please
Don't be surprised if he does get a little owley. I'm only saying I have seen posts in the past which indicated that. Not a lot but some.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camillus-72-Wh ... Sw14xWLsep
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
User avatar
jerryd6818
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 39165
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: The middle of the top of a bastion of Liberalism.

Re: camillus #72

Post by jerryd6818 »

I only paid $42,08 & $5,10 ship for mine on 3-3-13 but all I got was the knife and I still feel like that was a great deal.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Vit_213
Posts: 1086
Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:57 am
Location: Moscow, Russia

Re: camillus #72

Post by Vit_213 »

jerryd6818 wrote:Decide what you think is reasonable and make an offer. What do you have to lose? All he can do is say no.
Thanks for the idea, I did so :mrgreen: .
User avatar
jerryd6818
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 39165
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: The middle of the top of a bastion of Liberalism.

Re: camillus #72

Post by jerryd6818 »

Let us know how it turns out.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Vit_213
Posts: 1086
Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:57 am
Location: Moscow, Russia

Re: camillus #72

Post by Vit_213 »

Ok.
He is very strange ... For Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus shipment is available, but not for Russia ... ::shrug::
Vit_213
Posts: 1086
Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:57 am
Location: Moscow, Russia

Re: camillus #72

Post by Vit_213 »

"Sorry vit_213, ditwtexas has turned down your offer of US $119.99. Make another offer before the item ends."
This was expected :D .
User avatar
jerryd6818
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 39165
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: The middle of the top of a bastion of Liberalism.

Re: camillus #72

Post by jerryd6818 »

You have a PM. By the way, I think that was a fair offer.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: camillus #72

Post by gsmith7158 »

Vit_213 wrote:Ok.
He is very strange ... For Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus shipment is available, but not for Russia ... ::shrug::
Vit that guy is very strange! I offered him $125 for that knife several months back and he declined as well.
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
Vit_213
Posts: 1086
Joined: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:57 am
Location: Moscow, Russia

Re: camillus #72

Post by Vit_213 »

He is not AAPK member and does not yet know that secret of this knife is revealed :mrgreen:

By the way, he has a good photo :mrgreen:
Attachments
s-l1600.jpg
User avatar
TwoFlowersLuggage
Posts: 3113
Joined: Sun Nov 26, 2017 8:18 pm
Location: Stuck in traffic on a highway in Southern California

Re: camillus #72

Post by TwoFlowersLuggage »

I won an auction today for a #72. It looks pretty scruffy, but it was cheap and I want to see what all the fuss is about! I'll post a pic when it arrives - if y'all promise not to laugh at the condition... :lol:
"The Luggage had a straightforward way of dealing with things between it and its intended destination: it ignored them." -Terry Pratchett
doglegg
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 17731
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:35 am
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas

Re: camillus #72

Post by doglegg »

TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:I won an auction today for a #72. It looks pretty scruffy, but it was cheap and I want to see what all the fuss is about! I'll post a pic when it arrives - if y'all promise not to laugh at the condition... :lol:
Once you've caught the 72 fever you never laugh.
User avatar
Tsar Bomba
Posts: 3622
Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:14 am
Contact:

Re: camillus #72

Post by Tsar Bomba »

I see the DITWit is sucker-hunting again. Both of those offers are WAY more than fair and I trust the DITWit to properly represent a truly minty knife like I trust Congress to do their jobs.

I should gather some friends and inundate him with lowball offers to drive home the fact that he's going to sit on that knife for years if he thinks he's getting north of $130 for it...and only if it turns out to have ZERO flaws.
Tony
ImageImageImageImage
Everything's better with a Barlow
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: camillus #72

Post by gsmith7158 »

Ok I got my second double sided sabre ground 1047 Boy Scout in yesterday and I was able to make a few observations on these mysterious creatures. First is a pic of the knife itself.
001.JPG
002.JPG
These next pics show that the double sabre ground blades have no swedge on the pile side. Somewhat curious to me .
003.JPG
004.JPG
In the next photo is a single sabre ground 1047 Boy scout blade and it has a swedge on the mark and pile side. Go figure ::shrug::
005.JPG
007.JPG
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: camillus #72

Post by gsmith7158 »

Well as I doted over my Boy Scouts these girls just had a fit and demanded some face time.
Attachments
008.JPG
009.JPG
010.JPG
011.JPG
012.JPG
013.JPG
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
doglegg
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 17731
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:35 am
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas

Re: camillus #72

Post by doglegg »

Nice looking group you have there gsmith. Sometimes simple is best. Nice scales on them as well.
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: camillus #72

Post by gsmith7158 »

doglegg wrote:Nice looking group you have there gsmith. Sometimes simple is best. Nice scales on them as well.
Thanks doglegg! Those are all first generation bone handled 72's likely made in 1946. You can tell because the pen blade and the master are paired on one side and the coping blade is the single.these were only made in this configuration for a short period before the blade configuration was changed.
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
User avatar
FRJ
Posts: 15182
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 1:43 pm
Location: Ct.

Re: camillus #72

Post by FRJ »

Interesting information, Greg.
Great looking knives you have there. ::tu::
Joe
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: camillus #72

Post by gsmith7158 »

FRJ wrote:Interesting information, Greg.
Great looking knives you have there. ::tu::
Thanks Joe! That's one of the things l find very stimulating about collecting these 72's. There are several little variations and anomalies that aren't really evident to the casual looker that makes the hunt very satisfying. Plus they are still relatively inexpensive. A just for fun side note. ::super_happy::
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
User avatar
FRJ
Posts: 15182
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 1:43 pm
Location: Ct.

Re: camillus #72

Post by FRJ »

::tu:: ::tu::
Joe
doglegg
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 17731
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:35 am
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas

Re: camillus #72

Post by doglegg »

gsmith7158 wrote:
doglegg wrote:Nice looking group you have there gsmith. Sometimes simple is best. Nice scales on them as well.
Thanks doglegg! Those are all first generation bone handled 72's likely made in 1946. You can tell because the pen blade and the master are paired on one side and the coping blade is the single.these were only made in this configuration for a short period before the blade configuration was changed.
Thanks for the added info. I noticed the blade difference. 1946!!! they are older than me but not by much. I have a few but none like that.
User avatar
carrmillus
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 6293
Joined: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:22 pm
Location: tupelo, miss.

Re: camillus #72

Post by carrmillus »

gsmith7158 wrote:
FRJ wrote:Interesting information, Greg.
Great looking knives you have there. ::tu::
Thanks Joe! That's one of the things l find very stimulating about collecting these 72's. There are several little variations and anomalies that aren't really evident to the casual looker that makes the hunt very satisfying. Plus they are still relatively inexpensive. A just for fun side note. ::super_happy::
..........well, greg, this looks like another excuse to dig all mine out and look thru them again!!!!.......... ::tu:: ................
Edgewise
Posts: 809
Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:34 pm

Re: camillus #72

Post by Edgewise »

gsmith7158 wrote:
FRJ wrote:Interesting information, Greg.
Great looking knives you have there. ::tu::
Thanks Joe! That's one of the things l find very stimulating about collecting these 72's. There are several little variations and anomalies that aren't really evident to the casual looker that makes the hunt very satisfying. Plus they are still relatively inexpensive. A just for fun side note. ::super_happy::
Speaking as a "casual looker", this thread is sure correcting that deficiency as I discover more and more about "what has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife" (T.J Murphy via Jerry), and my own #72 cost $00.00 minus shipping, which sure fits the "relatively inexpensive" category too. ::ds::
T.J. Murphy may even be right, who knows? ::shrug::
Post Reply

Return to “Camillus Cutlery Collector's Forum”