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Posted: **Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:15 am**

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.

Posted: **Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:28 am**

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:15 am Picked.....

Terrific looking CAMILLUS 697, marlin spike knife Smitty.

Posted: **Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:14 am**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:28 am
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:15 am 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.

Posted: **Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:26 am**

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:15 am 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.

Camillus 697_a.png
Camillus 697_b.png

Sounds like a great clean up. Good looking knife.

Posted: **Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:47 am**

doglegg wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:26 am
Sounds like a great clean up. Good looking knife.

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

Posted: **Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:20 pm**

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:15 am 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.

Camillus 697_a.png
Camillus 697_b.png

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

Posted: **Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:24 pm**

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.

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:19 am**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:24 pm 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!

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:28 am**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:24 pm 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

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:33 am**

Gone2Three wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:19 am That.....

Thank you Randy.

Ripster wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:28 am Another.....

Thank you JP.

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:33 am**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:24 pm 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!!

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:38 am**

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:33 am Beautiful.....

Thank you Smitty.

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:58 am**

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

Posted: **Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:01 am**

doglegg wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:58 am That.....

Thank you Floyd.

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:49 pm**

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

Posted: **Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:57 pm**

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:49 pm Winter.....

GREAT group!

Is the "72" missing a blade?

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:07 am**

No Skip she's under the other mains.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:36 am**

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:49 pm 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 !

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:36 am**

5 sweet ones garddogg.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:17 am**

Thanx guys

spent the day carrying the rat tail 40

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:20 am**

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:07 am No.....

Ahhhhhh, I see it.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:47 pm**

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.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:27 pm**

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

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:49 pm**

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.

Posted: **Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:58 pm**

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:47 pm 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?

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