Camillus 72 Clones
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Recently picked up this 863 from Tom Chase. It is in perfect condition.
- New_Windsor_NY
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 10827
- Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:50 pm
- Location: I'm On The Far Right On The Left Coast In Commiefornia
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Floyd, that is a VERY nice addition to your CAMILLUS 72,
variations/clones 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
Skip
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
It's a beauty, that's for sure!
USN 2000-2006
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Thanks Dan and Skip. Tom certainly has some fine examples of Shrade for sale.
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Steve Pfeiffer, knifeaholic, was kind enough to sell me this 72 variation CutRite. Thanks Steve.
- Papa Bones
- Silver Tier
- Posts: 3994
- Joined: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:29 pm
- Location: Alabama, Roll Tide Country
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
A super nice 863 Floyd. Congrats!!
A sweet knife Floyd!! A very nice addition for sure!
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!!
Smitty
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty
- New_Windsor_NY
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 10827
- Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:50 pm
- Location: I'm On The Far Right On The Left Coast In Commiefornia
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Floyd, that is a G@@D find!
That's a hard one to find, but a GREAT
one to scratch off the list.
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
Skip
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Thanks Papa Bones and Skip. Pleased with both knives.
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
You’re the man Floyd ,two great additions. The 863 has great color to it, and that Cut Rite,what a hard one to find.
Very nicely done by all involved.
JP
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Thanks JP.
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Thanks David.
- jerryd6818
- 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 Clones
Congratulations Floyd. There's one I don't have (or knew existed).
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
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
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Thanks Jerry. Was a new one to me also. Glad Steve let me buy it.
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Very nice addition Floyd!
TOM - KGFG - (Knife-Guy-From-Germany)
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
US - ARMY - COMBAT - ENGINEERS - 1990 - 1993 - God Bless Our Troops!
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
US - ARMY - COMBAT - ENGINEERS - 1990 - 1993 - God Bless Our Troops!
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Thanks Tom
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Appreciate you FRJ.
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Here one for you Clone collectors.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373679311437?h ... SwsiJhExsV
Why do you think is different from the average Schrade 863
Grant
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373679311437?h ... SwsiJhExsV
Why do you think is different from the average Schrade 863
Grant
Politicians should be like a good pocket knife ." Sharp and useful "
- Papa Bones
- Silver Tier
- Posts: 3994
- Joined: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:29 pm
- Location: Alabama, Roll Tide Country
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
I missed that one. It has an earlier pattern handles and has the badge type shield without Schrade printed on it. May have been a 1950's knife. Someone got a good deal on it.Shearer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:27 am Here one for you Clone collectors.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373679311437?h ... SwsiJhExsV
Why do you think is different from the average Schrade 863
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!!
Smitty
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
I say it was made before 1959-60.It was made before the Swinden System (pins through bolsters )It would have had peach bone handles.Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:32 pmI missed that one. It has an earlier pattern handles and has the badge type shield without Schrade printed on it. May have been a 1950's knife. Someone got a good deal on it.Shearer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:27 am Here one for you Clone collectors.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/373679311437?h ... SwsiJhExsV
Why do you think is different from the average Schrade 863
Grant
Grant
Politicians should be like a good pocket knife ." Sharp and useful "
- Papa Bones
- Silver Tier
- Posts: 3994
- Joined: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:29 pm
- Location: Alabama, Roll Tide Country
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Yep, I agree. I figured early to mid 50's. I don't know how accurate the drawings were in some of the Schrade Walden Catalogs, but by '58 they were showing the longer shield on the 863 pattern.
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!!
Smitty
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty
- Papa Bones
- Silver Tier
- Posts: 3994
- Joined: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:29 pm
- Location: Alabama, Roll Tide Country
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
I received eceived these two in the mail today to add to my Camillus 72 Clone Family.
First a McGrew Arkansas Hillbilly Classic Carpenters Whittler made by Camillus, with the Underlined McGrew Arkansas USA tang stamp. It has Delrin Handles with the underlined "M" federal style shield. All blades have great snap, still have the original luster, no wobble, but do have some age spots and some scratches. The master clip blade still has the "Hillbilly Classic" blade etch, but it is light. Blades are smooth, but I may still do the warm mineral oil soak, and flush with WD40 to see if anything comes out. Plus that also seems to clean up and refreshes the delrin finish. The only thing I've done is oil the joints, and wipe it down. Here are the photos. Next, I picked up another Craftsman 9494 which Sears listed as a 3 blade whittler. This one has the oval Craftsman stamped shield with the stamped Crown surrounding the word "CRAFTSMAN". I believe these were produced by Ulster for sears, going by the design of the nail nick, swedge and choil. The blades are tight with no wobble, but do have spots and scratches. They have good snap, but are not smooth. The blade wells need cleaning and are dirty. So there may be some grit inside. So I am definitly going to do the warm oil soak and flush a couple of times and do a little cleaning. It was a cheapie but should make a solid knife. Here are the photos.
First a McGrew Arkansas Hillbilly Classic Carpenters Whittler made by Camillus, with the Underlined McGrew Arkansas USA tang stamp. It has Delrin Handles with the underlined "M" federal style shield. All blades have great snap, still have the original luster, no wobble, but do have some age spots and some scratches. The master clip blade still has the "Hillbilly Classic" blade etch, but it is light. Blades are smooth, but I may still do the warm mineral oil soak, and flush with WD40 to see if anything comes out. Plus that also seems to clean up and refreshes the delrin finish. The only thing I've done is oil the joints, and wipe it down. Here are the photos. Next, I picked up another Craftsman 9494 which Sears listed as a 3 blade whittler. This one has the oval Craftsman stamped shield with the stamped Crown surrounding the word "CRAFTSMAN". I believe these were produced by Ulster for sears, going by the design of the nail nick, swedge and choil. The blades are tight with no wobble, but do have spots and scratches. They have good snap, but are not smooth. The blade wells need cleaning and are dirty. So there may be some grit inside. So I am definitly going to do the warm oil soak and flush a couple of times and do a little cleaning. It was a cheapie but should make a solid knife. Here are the 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!!
Smitty
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Well Done Smitty , both of those are getting harder to find . Stay cool down therePapa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:43 pm I received eceived these two in the mail today to add to my Camillus 72 Clone Family.
First a McGrew Arkansas Hillbilly Classic Carpenters Whittler made by Camillus, with the Underlined McGrew Arkansas USA tang stamp. It has Delrin Handles with the underlined "M" federal style shield. All blades have great snap, still have the original luster, no wobble, but do have some age spots and some scratches. The master clip blade still has the "Hillbilly Classic" blade etch, but it is light. Blades are smooth, but I may still do the warm mineral oil soak, and flush with WD40 to see if anything comes out. Plus that also seems to clean up and refreshes the delrin finish. The only thing I've done is oil the joints, and wipe it down. Here are the photos.
McGrew 72 clone_a.JPG
McGrew 72 clone_b.JPG
Mcgrew 72 clone_c.JPG
Next, I picked up another Craftsman 9494 which Sears listed as a 3 blade whittler. This one has the oval Craftsman stamped shield with the stamped Crown surrounding the word "CRAFTSMAN". I believe these were produced by Ulster for sears, going by the design of the nail nick, swedge and choil. The blades are tight with no wobble, but do have spots and scratches. They have good snap, but are not smooth. The blade wells need cleaning and are dirty. So there may be some grit inside. So I am definitly going to do the warm oil soak and flush a couple of times and do a little cleaning. It was a cheapie but should make a solid knife. Here are the photos.
Craftsman 9494 stmp crown_a.JPG
Craftsman 9494 stmp crowb_b.JPG
JP
- Papa Bones
- Silver Tier
- Posts: 3994
- Joined: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:29 pm
- Location: Alabama, Roll Tide Country
Re: Camillus 72 Clones
Appreciate it JP. Nothing but heat and humidity going on down here. But we hanging in like a rusty nail.
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!!
Smitty
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Smitty