A.G. Russell

Have a question about the Premium Scouts.

I also have 2--one in jigged bone, the other in stag.

The one in Stag looks like stag-bone (specifically, the "carved stag-bone" used on now-discontinued Queen knives) not sambar stag. Is this the case? I can provide a comparison pic if you want.
 
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Tony_A said:
Have a question about the Premium Scouts.

I also have 2--one in jigged bone, the other in stag.

The one in Stag looks like stag-bone (specifically, the "carved stag-bone" used on now-discontinued Queen knives) not sambar stag. Is this the case? I can provide a comparison pic if you want.
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y all means do photos, BUT they were only done in jigged bone, black rucarta and genuine india stag.
 
A. G. Russell said:
y all means do photos, BUT they were only done in jigged bone, black rucarta and genuine india stag.
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Top knife is a Queen in carved stag bone, middle is the Premium Scout in ???, bottom is a Queen in india stag.

Actually, now that I see them together in the photo, I agree that it's india stag. It's more confusing when I only look at them one at a time, especially as the color of the top 2 appears much closer in person.
Also, the top knife in bone made to resemble india stag is only darker in the grooves. The middle and bottom have dark raised areas.

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capnsutton said:
I purchased two Premium scout knives; one with jigged bone, the other with sambar stag. These are the perfect pocket knife, with only one exception. The bale material is made from high carbon steel instead of something less prone to rust.

The only flaw, in my mind, of the premiun scout is the bale which rusts very quickly, and stains my pocket. It just is out of charactor of this otherwise quality knife. The carbon steel used for the springs do not rust anything like the bale.

Does anyone know of a knife maker, manufacture, or hobbiest that can replace the bail on a scout knife? If I supply the replacement bail? I just don't have the tools necessary to do it myself. Please contact me if you can help me out. capnsutton@aol.com
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I suggest you post this excerpted quote in our Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment forum,
since it is pretty much buried here at the end of an older thread on a different topic.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I suggest you post this excerpted quote in our Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment forum,
since it is pretty much buried here at the end of an older thread on a different topic.
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If there were anyone who could do it without ruining the knife they would be working for me, both of them say it cannot be done. I just had them send you the last new knife on hand to replace yours. Yours was from an early batch this one is from the last batch, the stainless Bail-Schakel-Clevis should never give you any trouble.
 
I cannot thank you enough. I can see where the confusion perhaps stemed from since the knife specifications called for a stainless bail, and one would expect Camullis would not make such an oversight in detail.

I will treasure the replacement Premium scout as if it were a family heirloom. I have many very high grade knives; Randall, Microtech, Benchmade, Chris Reeves, etc., but the Premium scout is the model that gives me the most pleasure since it was the very first type of knife that I purchased in 1971. (Yes, back then a nine year old kid could go to the hardware store and buy a pocket knife.) I purchased that Boy scout knife at Stevens Hardware store located in towntown Annapolis, Maryland. It's still in business today. Old man Mr. Stevens personally explained the virtues of the utility of the scout knife configuration. :thumbup:


Again, thank you for mailing me the last Premium scout that you had, I understand from Phil that it was from your personal collection. Now I know why A.G. Russell knife company is so highly regarded.

Semper Fi,

Matt
 
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