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OK gang.. here is whats new!
First off, this is CAMILLUS CUTLERY's 125th anniversery! We are the oldest continous knife factory in the USA! To celebrate this, we decided to make a special knife. While CAMILLUS is rooted in tradition, we wanted to go with something new, and something hot! Well DDR's EDC fits the bill. We took the basic EDC, souped it up with a 154cm blade, and gave the blade and frame a coat of TitainiumCarboNitride[black]. We coated all of the small parts...screws, pivot, thumstuds, and pocketclip with matte TitainiumNitride[gold]. All this with a special etch and presentation box.....very sweeet! They are availible now, but strike fast, because we are only making 1000. Suggested retail of $125.
Next up, is the knife the Bladeforums Knifenuts have been asking for...the EDC in TALONITE! The same EDC that everybody seems to love, but with a TALONITE blade....its gonna be kewl. Oh yeah, to set the knife off visually, the TALONITE version will wear Ti-Nitride[matte gold] screws and pocketclip....very classy. Suggested Retail $220[same as the Mini Talon]. We should be delivering in August, so get your orders in now with your favorite online dealers.
Last, but certainly not least, we have a very special collaboration coming up....Jerry Fisk. Jerry is not only an American Bladesmith Society MASTER SMITH, but was also inducted as an official NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE a couple of years ago. See past issue of BLADE MAGAZINE for the story. He is truly a special person, who builds special knives. We already have a collaboration with Jerry in the BK&T line, with the MAGNUM CAMP KNIFE, and now we are moving on to something new, O.V.B.
In the 30's, CAMILLUS made a line of pocketknives for a hardware distributor[OEM production] called "Our Very Best" or known as O.V.B. They are very collectoble, and known for their flawless quality. We recently aquired that trademark, and decided to do something special. We are going to use the OVB brand for high end "Best Grade" traditional knives[mainly collaborations] centered around TRADITIONAL formats. In this case, we will be producing a version of Jerry's 7.5" Bowie knife, with carbon steel blade[0170-6C], satin finished, with a steel guard, and curly maple handle. Leather sheath of course, in the traditional style. The knives will carry the OVB crest, and be dated and numbered. We will make 500 of this model, this year. Suggested retail of $250. We are planning on delivery by xmas. I'll keep everybody informed as we get closer.
Get your orders in early, as we took orders on the first 200 at bladeshow!
One very important note on this knife. We spent 2 days after the Bladeshow out at my Dad's and my hunting camp with DDR, Jerry Fisk, Dexter Ewing, Ethan Becker, Bob Baily[Elite Tatical Carry Systems] and CAMILLUS' President, Jim Furgal. We had a ball, unwinding from the show, and playing with knives. I mean serious knife testing, like only a MASTER SMITH can do! One thing CAMILLUS is really committed to, is making the Fisk OVB knife perform as closely to his custom pieces as we can, without paying him to forge them! Jerry is already VERY impressed with out heat treatment of 0170-6C steel, and we will work VERY CLOSELY with him on the desing and the edge geometry. His knives cut like a light saber on crack, and we will get VERY CLOSE in production. VERY CLOSE. We have a plan.....its gonna be kewl!
I know I've missed some details, so ya'll fire away...I'll answer as best as I can. Jerry and DDR can help all they want, hint, hint.
Oh yeah, I almnost forgot, CAMILLUS /CUDA won the 2001 BLADESHOW AWARD for BEST BUY[!!!!!!] with the Darrel Ralph Designed ARCLITE! Congrats DDR!!!!!
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com
First off, this is CAMILLUS CUTLERY's 125th anniversery! We are the oldest continous knife factory in the USA! To celebrate this, we decided to make a special knife. While CAMILLUS is rooted in tradition, we wanted to go with something new, and something hot! Well DDR's EDC fits the bill. We took the basic EDC, souped it up with a 154cm blade, and gave the blade and frame a coat of TitainiumCarboNitride[black]. We coated all of the small parts...screws, pivot, thumstuds, and pocketclip with matte TitainiumNitride[gold]. All this with a special etch and presentation box.....very sweeet! They are availible now, but strike fast, because we are only making 1000. Suggested retail of $125.
Next up, is the knife the Bladeforums Knifenuts have been asking for...the EDC in TALONITE! The same EDC that everybody seems to love, but with a TALONITE blade....its gonna be kewl. Oh yeah, to set the knife off visually, the TALONITE version will wear Ti-Nitride[matte gold] screws and pocketclip....very classy. Suggested Retail $220[same as the Mini Talon]. We should be delivering in August, so get your orders in now with your favorite online dealers.
Last, but certainly not least, we have a very special collaboration coming up....Jerry Fisk. Jerry is not only an American Bladesmith Society MASTER SMITH, but was also inducted as an official NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE a couple of years ago. See past issue of BLADE MAGAZINE for the story. He is truly a special person, who builds special knives. We already have a collaboration with Jerry in the BK&T line, with the MAGNUM CAMP KNIFE, and now we are moving on to something new, O.V.B.
In the 30's, CAMILLUS made a line of pocketknives for a hardware distributor[OEM production] called "Our Very Best" or known as O.V.B. They are very collectoble, and known for their flawless quality. We recently aquired that trademark, and decided to do something special. We are going to use the OVB brand for high end "Best Grade" traditional knives[mainly collaborations] centered around TRADITIONAL formats. In this case, we will be producing a version of Jerry's 7.5" Bowie knife, with carbon steel blade[0170-6C], satin finished, with a steel guard, and curly maple handle. Leather sheath of course, in the traditional style. The knives will carry the OVB crest, and be dated and numbered. We will make 500 of this model, this year. Suggested retail of $250. We are planning on delivery by xmas. I'll keep everybody informed as we get closer.
Get your orders in early, as we took orders on the first 200 at bladeshow!
One very important note on this knife. We spent 2 days after the Bladeshow out at my Dad's and my hunting camp with DDR, Jerry Fisk, Dexter Ewing, Ethan Becker, Bob Baily[Elite Tatical Carry Systems] and CAMILLUS' President, Jim Furgal. We had a ball, unwinding from the show, and playing with knives. I mean serious knife testing, like only a MASTER SMITH can do! One thing CAMILLUS is really committed to, is making the Fisk OVB knife perform as closely to his custom pieces as we can, without paying him to forge them! Jerry is already VERY impressed with out heat treatment of 0170-6C steel, and we will work VERY CLOSELY with him on the desing and the edge geometry. His knives cut like a light saber on crack, and we will get VERY CLOSE in production. VERY CLOSE. We have a plan.....its gonna be kewl!
I know I've missed some details, so ya'll fire away...I'll answer as best as I can. Jerry and DDR can help all they want, hint, hint.
Oh yeah, I almnost forgot, CAMILLUS /CUDA won the 2001 BLADESHOW AWARD for BEST BUY[!!!!!!] with the Darrel Ralph Designed ARCLITE! Congrats DDR!!!!!
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com
