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.
doglegg wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:46 pm
Papa Bones, great information on the Sta Sharp in the early Sear catalogue.
Shearer, thanks for the pic. It is knice to see one of those in what ever thread. Wonderful knives.
Agree on all Accounts ,great info ,great pics .
This is a pretty good bunch of folks here .
JerryD and Shearer,you fellas sure been at the 72s a long time and appreciate what you bring to the forum. It’s all of us that makes the forum ,but we need good individuals,and there’s a bunch of them here ,especially over here in Camillus Country
Shearer wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:40 am
Here is a couple of 1047 I was asked to post here.
The first two pictures are the same knife
The last picture is one without the etch
These knives were collected in 2013 when JerryD and myself were full time collecting them.
Grant
A Rose by any other name....... Whatever someone wants to call them, they are awesome looking!! Glad you posted them Grant.
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Here’s a couple that I enjoy having and am posting here .
The Stanley Sl 6 ,bought this from fellow member. Nice tight knife.
The 22 LR 6 1977 w/ Rimfire etch ! This one am posting here as a gray area knife. Did post it in the 72 thread ,and will leave it at that . Got it off the bay and there was a lot of bidding on this one. Really like this one and been thinking about getting bone put on it and carrying it !
That’s it from my little corner of the valley here . Take care,catch you later
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
This afternoon, I added this CAMILLUS 72 variation to my collection. It is a CAMILLUS 1047, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, Scout "whittler" pocket knife. It's missing the shield. It needed some minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Attachments
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:10 pm
This afternoon, I added this CAMILLUS 72 variation to my collection. It is a CAMILLUS 1047, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, Scout "whittler" pocket knife. It's missing the shield. It needed some minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
Nice find!
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:36 am
Nice.....
Thank you Smitty.
I was waiting for a "1047" to come along without a shield.
I want to put my own "shield" on it. The bottom of a spent
9MM or .357 cartridge fits perfectly. I'm kicking around other
ideas also.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:36 am
Nice.....
Thank you Smitty.
I was waiting for a "1047" to come along without a shield.
I want to put my own "shield" on it. The bottom of a spent
9MM or .357 cartridge fits perfectly. I'm kicking around other
ideas also.
Sounds like a plan.
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Received this one in the mail yesterday. Another addition to my 72 Clone Family. It was a El Cheapo at $15 and needed some cleaning. It's a Powr-Kraft 84-11. Had to do the usual warm oil soak, then cleaned the blades. The Master Clip has Weak Snap, which is an improvement, it had none when I got it. The secondary small clip and coping blade have great snap. The handles were oxidized, but brushed them with an old tooth brush while in the warm mineral oil soak, and again with dishwashing liquid and warm water before cleaning up the blades. I think it turned out well, and will be a good addition to my EDC 72 clones. Below are some before and after photos.
Before
AFTER
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:23 pm
Received.....
TERRIFIC job, Smitty!!
A nice addition to your variation/clone collection.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
doglegg wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 1:18 am
Great pick up Papa Bones. You breathed some life into the old girl.
Appreciate it Floyd.
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 2:15 am
TERRIFIC job, Smitty!!
A nice addition to your variation/clone collection.
Thank You Skip.
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:23 pm
Received this one in the mail yesterday. Another addition to my 72 Clone Family. It was a El Cheapo at $15 and needed some cleaning. It's a Powr-Kraft 84-11. Had to do the usual warm oil soak, then cleaned the blades. The Master Clip has Weak Snap, which is an improvement, it had none when I got it. The secondary small clip and coping blade have great snap. The handles were oxidized, but brushed them with an old tooth brush while in the warm mineral oil soak, and again with dishwashing liquid and warm water before cleaning up the blades. I think it turned out well, and will be a good addition to my EDC 72 clones. Below are some before and after photos.
Before
PK org_a.jpg
AFTER
POWR_KRAFT 84_11_a.JPG
POWR_KRAFT 84_11_b.JPG
POWR_KRAFT 84_11_c.JPG
You done well Smitty ,cleaned up nice,! And you stole it at that price ,good for you
That’s a good one to get,they’re getting harder to find. Great addition to your clones
Ripster wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 8:01 pm
You done well Smitty ,cleaned up nice,! And you stole it at that price ,good for you
That’s a good one to get,they’re getting harder to find. Great addition to your clones
Thanks JP. Yep, your right. Plus, I couldn't resist a 72 clone
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
This afternoon, this pocket knife became the latest CAMILLUS 72 variation/clone to join my collection. It's another REMINGTON R14, 3 blades, swelled center, etched main blade, 3 5/8" closed, wood handles "whittler" pocket knife. This is my 11th REMINGTON R14 pocket knife, but only my 2nd with wood handles. It's in Near Mint condition and no cleaning was necessary. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Attachments
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 2:41 am
And ~Q~ thinks he has a monkey on his back.
Same monkey ... different tail !
Chris i woke last night to the sound of thunder
how far off i sat and wondered
started humming a song from nineteen sixty two
aint it funny how the night moves
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 11:07 pm
This afternoon, this pocket knife became the latest CAMILLUS 72 variation/clone to join my collection. It's another REMINGTON R14, 3 blades, swelled center, etched main blade, 3 5/8" closed, wood handles "whittler" pocket knife. This is my 11th REMINGTON R14 pocket knife, but only my 2nd with wood handles. It's in Near Mint condition and no cleaning was necessary. I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
Congrats Skip. very nice find.
royal0014 wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 6:17 am Same monkey ... different tail !
And ohhhh how I know that monkey.
jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 11:52 am
I have a variety of monkeys on my back. All of them tugging and pulling at my purse strings at the same time.
Yep....they never told us the monkey had that many arms.
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 12:12 am
Congrats.....
Thank you Smitty.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
I received this one in the mail today. A 1997 Camillus Rimfire Classic 22LR6 Carpenters Whittler. It came like new in the box, with the original papers, 22 Rimfire pamplet, and original sleeve the knife came in. It has the double line Camillus tang stamp on the mark side of the Clip blade, with 22LR6 over 1997 on the pile side tang of the clip blade. It has the Rimfire Classic etch on the clip blade and the brass rimfire shield on the handle. It is like new, no wear on the blades and great snap. I purchased this as part of a two knife lot, the second one being a 1995 Camillus Rimfire Classic 22LR4 Muskrat. Here are some photos.
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!