Couldn't pass the Electricians knives....

[Drum4fun]

Picked two Camillus N.Y. electricians knives this
weekend at the swap meet. Quick clean up and
lube and put a working edge on the blade. I think
these are a really good working mans knife. Do
not see a problem with them being EDC's.

My "not needed" collection seems to be growing. I
gave $5 each.

Charles
https://imgur.com/a/JHHIOy1

 

[hornetguy]

Those look to be in excellent shape. I have one of the CamCo electrician knives... and I fully agree they would make a great working knife, and not only for "spark chasers".....

edit: Oh, and for $5 each? I think that qualifies as "theft"....

 

[Headwinds]

My "not needed" collection seems to be growing. I
gave $5 each.

Charles

I think that price would have to qualify them as needed.

 

[Henry Beige]

A very handy pattern. I have a couple of old ones and a couple of new ones.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Excellent deal you got.
I recently payed I think about $20 on eBay for a Camillus #27 that I've carried and used a good deal at work since getting it.
The driver blade is so handy for lots of random tasks.

 

[Drum4fun]

Thanks guys.... always on the look out for quality overlooked blades...
I think these Camillus Electricians qualify.

Henry...your orange is the blade that gets the "ahhh !" award. Very cool.


HnS... looks to be in excellent condition.... I'd have given 20 for that knife.
Glad to hear you put it to use.

Charles

 

[Henry Beige]

The orange G10 Marbles is my favorite as well. It is a bit of a lump compared to the others, but it is well-made, and i like the feel of the G10.

 

[hornetguy]

My three "EK's".. the wooden handled is a Kutmaster, with a broken screwdriver blade, and the second is the CamCo, with the third one (apparently designed for electricians that drink beer while they work) is a Queen, with Winterbottom bone scales. It is easily the most elegant of the three, being slimmer and perhaps more dressy looking. It also does not have the liner lock that the other two have.

 

[Arathol]

Been carrying this old Camillus for a while now

Also have the bone handled version

group shot

 

[Ironbut]

There's some nice ones here. I've picked up a couple good onesfrom flea markets, but most that I've found around here have been sharpened with bench grinders & what's left of them isn't even worth the $3-5 asking price.

 

[Hickory n steel]

HnS... looks to be in excellent condition.... I'd have given 20 for that knife.
Glad to hear you put it to use.

It's certainly nicer than the Klein / Utica I found for $5 at the flea market a couple years ago.
Both blades were very deeply corroded by what I can only assume had to be some kind of corrosive chemical.
The knife blade is pretty full still, but it was obviously sharpened or cleaned up on some kind of grinder and I suspect a compromised temper because it seems to dull rather quickly on me.

 

[glennbad]

That's a good deal. I've been known to have a few TL-29's on my bench from time to time...

 

[mbkr]

Bought my first electrician's knife at a gun show this weekend. A Klein, which based on Hickory n steel's post above, is made by Utica. I wondered who made it. It makes it my first Utica too. Although now that I think about it, one of the knives I found at Dad's may be a Kutmaster.
Anyway, I paid $10 for it. Has good snap, no blade play, and doesn't seem like its been used very much. Plastic handles. Seems like a pretty solid ten dollar knife.

 

[PirateSeulb]

it is a fun model but a bit hefty I wish I could find a lighter version with a weaker pull, my Camillus is too strong for my liking, and I would prefer stainless steel most I see are carbon.