A New Camillus Addition

ea42

ea42

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We don't see too much mentioned of poor old Camillus on here, so I figured I'd post a new addition I got recently that was so rusty you couldn't even make out the tang stamp. it's a shame too since it seems to have been hardly used. I'v spent about half an hour doing an initial rubdown with some mineral oil and 320 grit on a block, and here's the result. master seems to have been somewhat scratched up at some point in the past, but otherwise it's in great condition. Beautiful bone handles, half stops on both blades, and great walk and talk. I find that I develop a nice bond with the knives I bring back like this, more so even than the minty ones I barely touch for fear of fingerprinting them. I'll do another few swipes and then likely leave well enough alone as I don't want to start removing metal and too much patina:

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Eric
 
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Beautiful old Jack. Nice save Eric!!
I like the patina; remember, you can't put it back;)!
 
Love the bone handle and fluted(rat tail) bolster! Glad to see you're giving it new life. Sharpen up the edge and leave most of the "history" on it. :thumbup:
 
Great looking jack! How 'bout some stats?
 
It's 3 1/2" closed, brass handle pins and liners, spring pin is steel. Not sure about the bolsters, but they may be steel. There was a light film of rust on them initially, but no pitting. Has STRONG half stops. Surprisingly clean inside, the backsprings are still quite shiny, and the liners have some light patina but no corrosion. The shield doesn't appear to be pinned, no sign of any braising in th liners. Looking on end, there's a slight bulge to the liners in the center, somewhere along the line this thing was torqued a little, you can see it on the pile side as well, the bolster pins are slightly inset. I'll take some more pics tomorrow, I ran out of light today:(

Eric
 
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Nice find Eric. I find an SOS pad on just the blades cleans the rust off and leaves the patina behind. Something in the soap in the pad that kills the rust, and a light going over doesnt scratch the blades at all.Just have to avoid the scales and brass and the bolsters, even if they are steel. Then I gi=ve it a bath in mineral oil and blow it out with air and oil the joints. Youre right, it is quite a bonding you get when you bring an old discarded knife back to life.More pics please.
Steve
 
Nice one Eric.

The blades don't look too bad for me. :D

Are you sure you've shown Russell and me all your shopping spots ? :confused:

Fran
 
That's a DANDY and IS a great save...good for you!
 
Great lookin' knife. :thumbup:
I dont see what else there is to do, other than sharpen her up, and dtrop her in the pocket.

Peter
 
Thanks for the comments guys! Like I said I gave her a few more swipes and she's done, I'm not the "buff it to a butter knife" type:D Here's some additional pics, tried to get 'em in between snow squalls, but I didn't quite make it:grumpy::D:

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Eric
 
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Eric, that's a great looking jack. :thumbup:
 
That jack has charisma written all over it. I really like the jigging on the bone scales, it's very organic and natural looking. Also great swedging and nail nicking.

Put that one in the pocket, and as my buddy Thomason says, "oil the joint".:)
 
Man, I never find any that nice. I must be looking in the wrong places.:thumbup:
 
It's been a while now since I've scoured antique stores and barn sales & such.Your giving me the fever with that one Eric.
 
fewpop said:
That jack has charisma written all over it. I really like the jigging on the bone scales, it's very organic and natural looking. Also great swedging and nail nicking.

Put that one in the pocket, and as my buddy Thomason says, "oil the joint".:)
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Notice how the jigging covers 99% plus of the scales, something that is seldom seen in production knives made today. or many customs for that matter:( The art of the cutler from these times amazes me.

I like the length on this one, 3 1/2

Thanks for sharing!

Ken
 
Notice how the jigging covers 99% plus of the scales, something that is seldom seen in production knives made today. or many customs for that matter:( The art of the cutler from these times amazes me.

I hadn't noticed that. I never stop learning things around here.:)
 
Neither rain, nor sleet nor snow, shall stop the pics!! And for that I am grateful;-)
Great job finding and preserving that wonderful knife!!
 
Neither rain, nor sleet nor snow, shall stop the pics!! And for that I am grateful;-)
Great job finding and preserving that wonderful knife!!

Ken, et. al. They must have cut the handles to near-size before jigging them to get that wrap-around full texture. Now, you only get it on custom knives, and not always then!
I'd pay a bit more for those details!!
 
ea42 thats sure a nice old jack, the blades appear to be almost full. Will make a nice carry and for years to come... Congrats on it's capture..
 
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