Camillus and Schrade of Old Given Short Shrift Now-A-Days

[waynorth]

This one is 3.34" closed.

Thanks Jeff!!

 

[afishhunter]

Grabbed this Schrade USA 34OT on the way out this morning, so light in the pocket you'd forget it was there. OH

Making it necessary to beat on pocket to make sure it has not gone AWOL?

 

[Old Hunter]

Making it necessary to beat on pocket to make sure it has not gone AWOL?

So far, so good!

 

[Rufus1949]

Found another Schrade.

 

[Old Hunter]

98OT Ramrod for today. OH

 

[tongueriver]

Great knife! Another variation of the 895, 825, 897. Feels good in the pocket. Yours hasn't been treated too hard yet!

 

[Old Hunter]

Yours hasn't been treated too hard yet!

It won’t be treated “too hard” either unless it is life or death. I’m a believer in using the right tool for the job.

 

[Murphy Slaw]

I’m a believer in using the right tool for the job.

Now there's a skill I've never mastered...

 

[Old Hunter]

Sunday and Monday (Memorial Day) carry - this Uncle Henry 897UH from Schrade USA. OH

 

[Old Hunter]

Figured I might as well keep it going today with an 834UH. I really like the stainless steel that Schrade USA used in the UH knives. OH

 

[rival22]

 

[SteveC]

Camillus #12

 

[Old Hunter]

Carpenters Whittler for today's carry.

 

[DaleS]

 

[black mamba]

Another Schrade stockman, this one a bone handled 881 from the mid '50s. Wonderful jigging and color, like honey or dark butterscotch.
Perfect 5½ pulls on all three blades with Schrade's great heat-treatment. This one will get a LOT of carry time.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Superb Knife Jeff my friend!

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Duncan, I'm grateful to have, at last, my first real nice bone handled SW, and a stockman, too!

 

[swarkborn]

It seems we've pushed aside Camillus knives and Schrade knives of old - pre 2007(USA) made. There just aren't many threads started about those grand old knives. I was going through some of my older user knives this morning and came across these two. Really, really great knives.

First up is a Camillus 72Y Yellow Jacket Whittler with yellow delrin covers with 420HC steel blades. It has a nice match strike pull with a subtle blade etch. I bought this knive around 1992.

Next up is a Schrade 80T Old Timer stockman with delrin covers. It belonged to a Navy buddy that I served with for over 20-years. He bought the knife around 1992 also. His wife was kind enough to pass it on to me when he passed. As you can see he used it hard but then that's how he used most of his tools.

PLEASE keep comments and pictures to USA made (pre 2007) Camillus and Schrade branded knives. Thanks.

I think those might be the 2 finest examples of American made pocket knives of the twentieth century. I love my Camillus 72.

 

[SteveC]

Camillus 72

 

[waynorth]

Nice #72's fellows!!