3 7/8 Round Bolster Stockman

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Are the 67 and 68 pattern knives are same except the 67 has a spey and the 68 a punch? If so, what does that make a 60s/70s tang stamped 68 with lined bolsters, delrin scales, and a spey blade? I sure hope its a great user!
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andylate wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:26 pm Are the 67 and 68 pattern knives are same except the 67 has a spey and the 68 a punch? If so, what does that make a 60s/70s tang stamped 68 with lined bolsters, delrin scales, and a spey blade? I sure hope its a great user!
The 66 and 67 have the Spey and the 68 the punch. All 3 have the same frame and are 3 and 7/8 inches long closed . They did drop the punch and add a Spey to the 68 at some time but not sure when . You could look thru all the catalogs on the Camillus collectors r us website and that may give you a better answer .
That knife in the pic,is that a long line 68 ?
It ought be a great EDC .
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Thank you for the info, I was wondering. Yes, its a long line 68 and it will definitely make a great EDC! Its my 1st non-military Camillus.
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So is my example here with black composition handles and long line tang stamp a 66 or a 67 then? Although it has been abused by bad sharpening before I got it. I still use it as an EDC.
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:40 pm So is my example here with black composition handles and long line tang stamp a 66 or a 67 then? Although it has been abused by bad sharpening before I got it. I still use it as an EDC.

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Great Question . The 66 in some catalogs has the white grain handles and the 67 has cabone ( Camillus fake bone ) handles .
So would think you have a 67 there OC . Could be entirely wrong though.
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:40 pm So is my example here with black composition handles and long line tang stamp a 66 or a 67 then? Although it has been abused by bad sharpening before I got it. I still use it as an EDC.

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Its not stamped with a number on the back side of the main blade tang?
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andylate wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:38 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:40 pm So is my example here with black composition handles and long line tang stamp a 66 or a 67 then? Although it has been abused by bad sharpening before I got it. I still use it as an EDC.

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Its not stamped with a number on the back side of the main blade tang?
Not all long line stamps had a pattern number on the pile side! Same with some of the short line stamp . Don’t know why . Save money perhaps.
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andylate wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:38 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:40 pm So is my example here with black composition handles and long line tang stamp a 66 or a 67 then? Although it has been abused by bad sharpening before I got it. I still use it as an EDC.

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Its not stamped with a number on the back side of the main blade tang?
No number stamped on the back of the blades.
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