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

[Old Hunter]

Perfect!

Thanks Ace!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Nice shots of your nice Knives Bruce, I always enjoy your posts!

 

[Old Hunter]

Thank you Duncan, much appreciated!

 

[TheChunk91]

Received a schrade 296Y for the collection today.

 

[Campbellclanman]

That's a sweet pick up Paul.

 

[RickHuf]

This is for the user pile. A pretty decent 787. The "improved" muskrat.

From what I can tell, it's improved because it has two springs instead of one. I don't know but that's what I've noticed.

This is delrin and you can tell which blade was the original owners favorite. It's got dark stains and wiggles a bit. The other is perfect. Both blades got fresh edges this afternoon.



I was gonna go for the 77ot but this one had pretty full blades and I like the jigged delrin.

 

[tongueriver]

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[RickHuf]

This is what I 'think' I know: Back in the 1940s CASE did a contract with the Hawbaker trappers' supply company for a muskrat with a wharncliffe blade as the secondary. Schrade CutCo competed with their own 'hawbaker' with that 'improved' etch. This etch survived for no other reason than marketing way up into at least the 1960s. It means nothing. I believe it was seen on both one and two spring versions. Meanwhile, Gotta love a muskrat!

Makes more sense than my theory! Thanks for the history!

 

[JCup]

At an antique store in Brevard, NC I asked about pocketknives, and they had recently gotten a Schrade Walden dealer display case, and put all the knives under a glass counter. Looks like they were from 1970 or so. I bought this 885UH stockman. I've recently sought some of these knives I remember carrying 50 years ago, and this one was a prime example.

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[screened porch]

Camillus 69.

 

[black mamba]

Nice one, JCup, one of my favorites! I have one from 1971 and one from 1974, great knives.

 

[SteveC]

Long Line #50 Barlow and a Four Line Camillus "Premium Stockman" later designated as the #67, Faint etch is visible on the main blade

 

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[tongueriver]

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[Campbellclanman]

Steve, real nice Cammies - both stand outs sporting their Go
that's for sure! Love them.

Wow- Old Timers to the max there Jim! Such great workhorses, its a shame as the Delrin Clothes they wear doesn't do the Knives the true justice they deserve as the fantastic Knives that they are!

 

[Invoice]

 

[black mamba]

Beauty, Neal, I love seeing 'em with the box!

 

[waynorth]

I find this to be a unique and interesting knife, built in our bicentennial year of 1976 (dig the box!) Camillus Sword Brand #88 Lok-Rancher.
The sliding tab on the mark side locks the clip main when opened. I don't remember seeing another stockman like this. A big'n at 4¼" closed.

Hey, Jeff!! This #89 knife looks like the brother of your locking Rancher!! Non-locking, it is 4 1/4" long, and sports Nice synthetic "burnt stag" handles; a hefty Stockman!!

 

[black mamba]

Right on, Charlie, the same knife without the lock tab, but interestingly, the catalog says the #88 locker is in stainless steel (440B) while the slipjoint #89 is carbon.

 

[waynorth]

Right on, Charlie, the same knife without the lock tab, but interestingly, the catalog says the #88 locker is in stainless steel (440B) while the slipjoint #89 is carbon.

Thanks for the info, Jeff!!
It's got some spots on the pile side, so carbon for sure!!
Both nice knives!!!