I seem to have a reputation around here for Camillus 72's & clones along with Mini-Trappers. I can understand that since that's just about all I post.
Maybe it's time to come out of the closet, prove I'm not a one trick pony and admit to another weakness. Medium Jacks (3-1/4 & 3-3/8). It all started in October of 2013 with a single Camillus 14. Every now and then, I'll get a wild hair and grab another one. I've procured at least one per year every year since and as many as four in 2018. I've given away a couple but still have 14 Camillus 14's. Almost all were what I consider bargains so there's not a lot of $$$ tied up in them but how many does one man need (like need has anything to do with it).
I like the pattern so much that I've picked up several other brands along the way. My plan is to post one a day (ala ~Q~'s per-diem Mini-Trapper thread). Right now I'm thinking of jumping around between brands but I'll start out with my 1st Camillus 14. If you have one or more medium jacks, please feel free to post them here as well.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Steve, everybody and his brother made at least one. We're talking USA brands that is. Grab one and give it a try but be very careful because they can be accompanied by mild addiction.
Just the ones I'm aware of:
Case 6244
Case 22087
Case 6232
Hey Jerry - I'll play ... I like the #87 3-3/8" serpentine jacks (although I prefer the older 07 & 32 jacks mainly due to the larger pen blade). Best part about the Case 87 jacks, is the walk and talk - that purple bone one just about jumps out of my fingers it snaps closed so hard. Here's mine -->
pffffft that's not a knife ......... now THAT'S a knife !! Crocodile Dundee
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Lansky1 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:17 pm
Hey Jerry - I'll play ... I like the #87 3-3/8" serpentine jacks (although I prefer the older 07 & 32 jacks mainly due to the larger pen blade). Best part about the Case 87 jacks, is the walk and talk - that purple bone one just about jumps out of my fingers it snaps closed so hard. Here's mine -->
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I agree, Joe. Very nice size to carry in your pocket. Big enough to take care of 90% of what you run up against and feel right in your hand yet small enough to not take up a lot of real estate in your pocket.
John, talk to me about the 07. Is that from before the 07 became a Mini-Trapper. What gives with that pattern number. I really like the one with Ultra Violet handles. Edit: Never mind. Saw a 1978 6207 on eBay so I'm guessing pre-Mini-Trappers????
Skip -- Addicting, aren't they?
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
To me, not as much as the 72's and the variations/clones.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Joe, you lucky duck. Those are some beauties. I especially like that Terrier. Was that a factory or were they, like so many in this game, made by one of the big names?
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
John, talk to me about the 07. Is that from before the 07 became a Mini-Trapper. What gives with that pattern number. I really like the one with Ultra Violet handles. Edit: Never mind. Saw a 1978 6207 on eBay so I'm guessing pre-Mini-Trappers????
Skip -- Addicting, aren't they?
Yeah Jerry - the 70's & early 80's 6207's are my preference in the jack knife realm (pre-mini trapper - nice sized pen blade on those - although these are the first knives I've had where the snap might actually be too much - they can be a nail breaker).
pffffft that's not a knife ......... now THAT'S a knife !! Crocodile Dundee
jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:32 pm
Joe, you lucky duck. Those are some beauties. I especially like that Terrier. Was that a factory or were they, like so many in this game, made by one of the big names?
Terriers were made by Robeson 1910-1916.
David
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
John, talk to me about the 07. Is that from before the 07 became a Mini-Trapper. What gives with that pattern number. I really like the one with Ultra Violet handles. Edit: Never mind. Saw a 1978 6207 on eBay so I'm guessing pre-Mini-Trappers????
Skip -- Addicting, aren't they?
Yeah Jerry - the 70's early 80's 6207's are my preference in the jack knife realm (pre-mini trapper - nice sized pen blade on those - although these are the first knives I've had where the snap might actually be too much - they can be a nail breaker).
Are they 3½" closed like the current 07's?
Thanks for the info Joe.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Uh oh Cuz. I see another sub collection in your future.
“There are things in the old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit.”
Robert E. Lee
John, talk to me about the 07. Is that from before the 07 became a Mini-Trapper. What gives with that pattern number. I really like the one with Ultra Violet handles. Edit: Never mind. Saw a 1978 6207 on eBay so I'm guessing pre-Mini-Trappers????
Skip -- Addicting, aren't they?
Yeah Jerry - the 70's early 80's 6207's are my preference in the jack knife realm (pre-mini trapper - nice sized pen blade on those - although these are the first knives I've had where the snap might actually be too much - they can be a nail breaker).
Are they 3½" closed like the current 07's?
Thanks for the info Joe.
Yes, same basic frame as the current mini-T's, but with a stouter clip and a pen secondary. Here's a side by side --- >
pffffft that's not a knife ......... now THAT'S a knife !! Crocodile Dundee
Great knives being posted by everyone. But I have to say, regardless of the thread subject matter, John I really appreciate your pictures in general. You have a photographic gift sir!
“There are things in the old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit.”
Robert E. Lee
22087.. 2012..