Camillus 72 Clones

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.
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Re: Camillus 72 Clones

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You done well Smitty ,great addition to your stash of clones . ::tu:: ::tu::
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Good one Smitty. An 863 is my only 72 variation, and it gets a lot of carry time !
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doglegg wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:08 am ::nod:: ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Floyd
DM11 wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:48 am::tu::
Appreciate it David

Ripster wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:09 am You done well Smitty ,great addition to your stash of clones . ::tu:: ::tu::
Thank you JP

royal0014 wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:32 am Good one Smitty. An 863 is my only 72 variation, and it gets a lot of carry time !
::nod::
Thank You Chris. I really like the 72 patterns also. I have extras for EDC in Schrade, Camillus, Craftsman, and Ulster that get regular carry rotations. ::tu::
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Finally bagged one of these. It had eluded me for a long time.
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Congrats David!!! ::handshake:: ::handshake::
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DM11 wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:07 am Finally bagged one of these. It has eluded me for a long time.
Well done David,that’s a nice piece ::tu:: ::tu::
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DM11 wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:07 am Finally bagged one of these. It had eluded me for a long time.
Congrats David and great find!! ::tu::
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DM11 wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:07 am Finally.....
VERY NICE snag David! ::tu:: ::tu::
Congratulations!
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Thank you Floyd, JP, Smitty and Skip.
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Always nice to pick up one that's eluded you for a long time. Congratulations on scoring that beauty, David!
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DM11 wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:07 am Finally bagged one of these. It had eluded me for a long time.
Touchdown! ::nod:: Congrats! ::handshake:: :D
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Thank you Dan and Tom.
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I picked this one up today at a Collectibles Shop that opened up this month in the small town north of me. It is a Double line Camillus 1047 Scout Whittler. Great shape, no cracks in the handle, which some tend to have at the bottom edge of the round shields. Blades have great snap and doesn't appear to have been put on a stone since from the factory shapening. Blades seem to have the original luster, havent been used, no wobble, with just some tiny scratches. The only thing I've done is oil the joints and wipe it down. Here are some pics.
Cam DL Scout 1047_a.png
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Papa Bones wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:20 pm I picked this one up today at a Collectibles Shop that opened up this month in the small town north of me. It is a Double line Camillus 1047 Scout Whittler. Great shape, no cracks in the handle, which some tend to have at the bottom edge of the round shields. Blades have great snap and doesn't appear to have been put on a stone since from the factory shapening. Blades seem to have the original luster, havent been used, no wobble, with just some tiny scratches. The only thing I've done is oil the joints and wipe it down. Here are some pics.
Cam DL Scout 1047_a.png
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Nice clean piece Smitty ,well done . And no cracks in the covers . Great addition to your other ones ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:20 pm I.....
FANTASTIC acquisition Smitty!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:37 pm Nice clean piece Smitty ,well done . And no cracks in the covers . Great addition to your other ones ::tu::
Thanks JP
New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:42 pm FANTASTIC acquisition Smitty!! ::tu:: ::tu::
Thank you Skip.
Sometimes I Sit and Think ::hmm:: .... 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!!

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::tu:: Papa Bones, a very worthy addition. ::tu:: ::nod::
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doglegg wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:10 am ::tu:: Papa Bones, a very worthy addition. ::tu:: ::nod::
Thank you Floyd.
Sometimes I Sit and Think ::hmm:: .... 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!!

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Received another addition to my 72 Clone family as well as my Craftsman group. A Craftsman 9494 swell center Carpenters Whittler. It has the reddish handles with the oval Craftsman Shield without the crown stamped around the word Craftsman. According to what I can find in older Sears Catalogs, this shield was used from around 1956 up to 1962 or 63 when the shield started having the Crown around the word Craftsman. Looking at the design of the clip blade, the plain smaller nail nick, and the size of the shield, I believe this knife was made by Ulster. The blades have some of the original luster, no wobble, have great snap, but do have scratches, spots and some pitting especially on the secondary small clip blade. It did need some cleaning as it had some kind of sealant or glue on the handles, stains and some kind of residue on the blades and blade well. I gave it the usual warm mineral oil bath, flushed, washed in hot water with some dw detergent, flushed again. No.2 pencil, eraser & rubbed down the blades with X fine steel wool. I was able to use tooth picks to get the gunk out of the handle jigging. It was rubbery. This is my second 9494 with this style handles, but the first with the style shield. Here are some before and after photos. She's by no means perfect, but I think looks good and now is smooth operating with great snap.

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I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!

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Papa Bones wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:57 pm Received.....
A VERY fine l@@king 9494, Smitty! ::tu:: ::tu::
Congratulations on yet another excellent acquisition.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:15 pm A VERY fine l@@king 9494, Smitty! ::tu:: ::tu::
Congratulations on yet another excellent acquisition.
Appreciate it Skip.
Sometimes I Sit and Think ::hmm:: .... 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!!

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Nice job cleaning that old Ulster up Smitty ::tu:: ::tu::
And great addition for your collection .
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That cleaned up nicely Smitty! ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:57 pm Received another addition to my 72 Clone family...,
Nice find & save Smitty! ::tu:: Ya did good! ::nod:: ::super_happy::
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Ripster wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:22 am Nice job cleaning that old Ulster up Smitty ::tu:: ::tu::
And great addition for your collection .
Thanks JP


DM11 wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:28 am That cleaned up nicely Smitty! ::tu::
Appreciate it David


TPK wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:25 am
Nice find & save Smitty! ::tu:: Ya did good! ::nod:: ::super_happy::
Thank you Tom.
Sometimes I Sit and Think ::hmm:: .... 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!!

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