Show Us Your Camillus Knives!

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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CCC-2 Big Moose !!!!!! :)
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Nice one Monk!
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Nice one Monk. Are the handles bone or Delrin? If they're Delrin, it's some of the nicest I've seen ::tu:: ::tu::
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The scales are Bone,TJ **** this line or series of knives,was the "last hurrah",before they closed the doors, ::hmm:: (is what someone told me)___this was the second of the series and made in 1992 ____the knife is solid as a rock,very heavy,with great walk & talk !!!!!_____- ::tu:: (
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They are some serious knives! They are very solid and well built, I am lucky enough to have the entire series. ;)
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Well as long as I joined, might add a couple of pen knives

Half Congress, pinched bolsters

Equal end pen #42

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Boy Scout #72 pattern

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Welcome to AAPK Marcellus! ::welcome::

Nice knives, but I have a soft spot for those #72s.
I really like the pattern. ::nod::
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tjmurphy wrote:Thanks Dave. I should have posted the front side of knife instead of back
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orvet wrote:I have a soft spot for those #72s.
I really like the pattern.
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Marcellus welcome
and a couple of nice camillus knives there ::tu::
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Likin' both of those, but I too really like the 72. Is your Boy Scout stamped 72? Mine is not. ::uc::
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tjmurphy wrote:Likin' both of those, but I too really like the 72. Is your Boy Scout stamped 72? Mine is not. ::uc::
No, it's not stamped, but that pattern is very easy one to spot
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Reckon why they didn't stamp the Boy Scout carpenter/whittler?? ::shrug:: This is the 72 Scout that I have that Orvet re-handled for me:
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TJ, that is a fine lookin' knife ya' go there! :wink:
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Now just how would you know? :lol: I'll tell ya Dale, I post it every chance I get ::groove::
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Here's a #78 that I just added ::nod::

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That's a nice one Keith! ::tu::
Hard to find those NIB.
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I just picked up this one in 3 knife deal. Delrin handles as far as I can tell

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Camillus 44 - 3 1/4" sleeveboard pen

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3 line stamp, long underline
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::tu:: Love that sleveboard
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Nice one Thawk! ::tu::
I don't think that is a common pattern.
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Chet just sent me this Camillus Easy Open bone handle 4 line as an early 50th b-day present.
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REAL nice people here eh Scott?

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The best Dave!!! ::tu::
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Have a Buford Pusser Commemorative not sure what year, #0749 on bolster and even the file has the same serial number
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