"Old Knives"

[Campbellclanman]

Real nice Old Knife there Gus. In great shape too! Man..... didn’t they just smash it out the Ball Park with their Peach Seed!

 

[waynorth]

Here is an inexpensive utility knife, one of many trying to capitalize on the Boy Scout's good name!!
Quite sturdy and useful, it was probably made by Kastor Bros, a predecessor to Camillus, for F.W. Woolworth's five and dime stores!
Camillus continued the brand!

 

[waynorth]

Another pretender to the Boy Scout name, a Union Cutlery, well-made utility knife!!
Moved to Olean N.Y. in ~1911, they started using the Ka-Bar logo in 1923!!

 

[Un-Chained]

Awesome.... I lurve a good ‘ole Ka•bar too Charlie

 

[Campbellclanman]

One of the nicer Kent’s I have seen Charlie!! Very nice, and oh boy that Union Cut Co is really nice!!!

 

[waynorth]

Heavy Ulster Whittler, uses a catch-bit, instead of a wedge; quite a wide main blade!!
This knife and the last two scouts I posted came from an old cigarbox in a forgotten corner of my safe!!
I have to get more organized!! Maybe next month???

 

[Un-Chained]

Nice monster main, and handles Charlie, and a wonderfully rounded shield

 

[Campbellclanman]

In full agreement with our friend Un-Chained ( which is a bit scary really - there could be some very dark tea at ons for that name lol )

Ulster rocks!! There is a stunning example of Ulster Whittler! Just how Charlie you get these wonderful examples that don’t seem to have much use is such a mystery - please keep it going kind Sir.

 

[waynorth]

Just how Charlie, you get these wonderful examples that don’t seem to have much use is such a mystery - please keep it going kind Sir.

No big mystery, Duncan!! Learn to look through the patina!! We are like crows; we like shiny things!! Beneath every patina, there is a story!!!
(Or I am full of it!!)

 

[lambertiana]

Heavy Ulster Whittler, uses a catch-bit, instead of a wedge; quite a wide main blade!!
This knife and the last two scouts I posted came from an old cigarbox in a forgotten corner of my safe!! View attachment 1564655
I have to get more organized!! Maybe next month???

Love this Ulster!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Charlie - No you are not full of it my friend, You are bang on! I love Patina, theres so many angles a Knife can look, as your example with the Patina- and yet little use, or Mint with no use and still retaining factory finish, Patina with sharpening and use- yet still full bladed and wonderful..... it goes on doesn't it!

Charlie- That Punch on the Union Cut Co ? do you have have a Mark side Photo at all? ( please Sir )

 

[waynorth]

Charlie- That Punch on the Union Cut Co ? do you have have a Mark side Photo at all? ( please Sir )

You mean the pile side, Duncan? Here it is!! The grind is quite flat on this side and eccentric in shape; almost "wharncliffe"in profile.
The can opener is pretty small - it'd take a while to get around the can!

 

[pistonsandgears]

Fine display of cutlery waynorth

 

[danno50]

Nice scouts, Charlie, but I really like that Ulster sleeveboard whittler!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Lol - sorry Charlie - yes the pile side my friend ! Ok I am at Lunch with Sue do better not be rude - I’ll come back to Trads wee bit later.
Have a great night over where you are Folks.

 

[Un-Chained]

That Ulster whittler has stolen my heart... really !!

 

[Campbellclanman]

I am sure I have a couple of Early Camillus with that Punch Charlie.

Ok, got it.....
This is a early Camillus America Boy Scout Knife- as the Etch stull faintly tells us, The Punch used a few times on a few earlier Camillus Knives ( that I have seen so far - until the lovely Union Cut co came up)

This Boy scout has different Features - one of them the Punch, the other a wider Spring

Mark Side - not a full photo I'm sorry, but it will make sense ....

The etch- if you have a Laptop- try slightly different screen angles for Glare - you'll see the etch faintly....

This Scout is on the left, showing the Spring on the left remarkably bigger that the other - of which I don't think you will find in the later WW2 era Camillus Scouts / Utilities.

 

[waynorth]

Nice collection of Camillus scouts, Duncan! The punches are close! The one difference I see is, the cutting edge on the Union is straight, while the Camillus has a belly curve. So, they might not be from the same die??

 

[danno50]

Nice scouts, Duncan. Interesting that the one with the thicker spring has thinner liners, ending up being thinner overall. Is that a difference because of the brass vs. steel liners?

 

[Gevonovich]

Heavy Ulster Whittler, uses a catch-bit, instead of a wedge; quite a wide main blade!!
This knife and the last two scouts I posted came from an old cigarbox in a forgotten corner of my safe!! View attachment 1564655
I have to get more organized!! Maybe next month???

How does it go...Charlie's forgotten more than I'll ever know