Show Us Your Camillus Knives!

[Papa Bones]

Picked this one up earlier in the week. A Camillus 697 Marlin Spike Knife. Didn't have one in my Camillus Rope Knife group, so added it to the family. It has the Camillus Stainless USA tang stamp, and Delrin handles.

This was a working knife and had a lot of crud and what looked like pitch or hard tar in the blade well and in the spike lock lever. The Marlin Spike lock was not functioning due to a lot of crud in it. Soaked it in a mixture of WD-40 with a coffee dipper (about two tablespoons of kerosene mixed in and heated it with a heat lamp. After a day, was able to get most of the gunk out and free up everything. Cleaned the blades and polished them and the bolsters. No looseness in the spike or blade and both have excellent snap now. Blade does have some scratches, and needs sharpening and dressed a bit.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Picked.....

Terrific looking CAMILLUS 697, marlin spike knife Smitty.

[Papa Bones]

Picked.....

Terrific looking CAMILLUS 697, marlin spike knife Smitty.

Appreciate it Skip. I really need to start taking "Before" photos. But my "Cleaning" & "Make a knife functional" OCD side kicks in and I overlook that part.

[doglegg]

Picked this one up earlier in the week. A Camillus 697 Marlin Spike Knife. Didn't have one in my Camillus Rope Knife group, so added it to the family. It has the Camillus Stainless USA tang stamp, and Delrin handles.

This was a working knife and had a lot of crud and what looked like pitch or hard tar in the blade well and in the spike lock lever. The Marlin Spike lock was not functioning due to a lot of crud in it. Soaked it in a mixture of WD-40 with a coffee dipper (about two tablespoons of kerosene mixed in and heated it with a heat lamp. After a day, was able to get most of the gunk out and free up everything. Cleaned the blades and polished them and the bolsters. No looseness in the spike or blade and both have excellent snap now. Blade does have some scratches, and needs sharpening and dressed a bit.

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Sounds like a great clean up. Good looking knife.

[Papa Bones]

Sounds like a great clean up. Good looking knife.

Thanks Floyd. It was a couple days worth, but I like a challenge.

[Ripster]

Picked this one up earlier in the week. A Camillus 697 Marlin Spike Knife. Didn't have one in my Camillus Rope Knife group, so added it to the family. It has the Camillus Stainless USA tang stamp, and Delrin handles.

This was a working knife and had a lot of crud and what looked like pitch or hard tar in the blade well and in the spike lock lever. The Marlin Spike lock was not functioning due to a lot of crud in it. Soaked it in a mixture of WD-40 with a coffee dipper (about two tablespoons of kerosene mixed in and heated it with a heat lamp. After a day, was able to get most of the gunk out and free up everything. Cleaned the blades and polished them and the bolsters. No looseness in the spike or blade and both have excellent snap now. Blade does have some scratches, and needs sharpening and dressed a bit.

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Nice job on the pick up and cleaning
Great addition to the family ,agree. Gotta get one myself,but too many other directions lately.
Thanks for sharing your pics and info

[New_Windsor_NY]

My latest CAMILLUS pocket knife for my collection. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.

[Gone2Three]

My latest CAMILLUS pocket knife for my collection. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.

That is one pristine short line 72 ya got there Skip... Sweet!

[Ripster]

My latest CAMILLUS pocket knife for my collection. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.

Another nice short line Skip
Man them bones are nice ,well done

[New_Windsor_NY]

That.....

Thank you Randy.

Another.....

Thank you JP.

[Papa Bones]

My latest CAMILLUS pocket knife for my collection. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.

Beautiful shortline Skip. Great looking scales!!

[New_Windsor_NY]

Beautiful.....

Thank you Smitty.

[doglegg]

That one caught my eye. Glad you got it. It is a special one. Congrats

[New_Windsor_NY]

That.....

Thank you Floyd.

[garddogg56]

Winter sunday mornings is my oil time for my accumulation of knivesand this am I cleaned and oiled sum of my Camillus knives I thought I'd share

[New_Windsor_NY]

Winter.....

GREAT group!
Is the "72" missing a blade?

[garddogg56]

No Skip she's under the other mains.

[Ripster]

Winter sunday mornings is my oil time for my accumulation of knivesand this am I cleaned and oiled sum of my Camillus knives I thought I'd share

Nice Cams. And a great way to spend a cold Sunday . Really nice Congress and 72 !

[doglegg]

5 sweet ones garddogg.

[garddogg56]

Thanx guys spent the day carrying the rat tail 40

[New_Windsor_NY]

No.....

Ahhhhhh, I see it.

[garddogg56]

Just got done oiling more Camillus knives,a High carbon made for Sears,a 18 14,14,and a Camco 535.then my freak a Camillus with a Western+ main blade carbon secondary .The main has WTX on the tang.

[Ripster]

Nice group of Camillus knives. That WTX is interesting one !

[doglegg]

Think that Wtx might be an end of company knife when they were putting together everything laying around? Cool to have and love them all.

[cody6268]

Just got done oiling more Camillus knives,a High carbon made for Sears,a 18 14,14,and a Camco 535.then my freak a Camillus with a Western+ main blade carbon secondary .The main has WTX on the tang.

On that Western/Camillus--is that a stainless master, carbon secondary?