Cubscout and Boyscout knives picture thread

[SVRIDER1]

Anybody still have there old cubscout, boyscout or girlscout knives? Found mine this weekend, brought back a lot of good memories. It was made by Camillus and I had carried it for a few years in the mid to late seventies.

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[BriantheBlade]

I dont have any pictures of it right now but i also have a camillus cub scout knife that was my dads from the late 50's early 60's that looks pretty similar to yours. Its a really cool to have these little peaces of family history.
Brian

 

[Daddyo16]

I still have my Western brand fixed blade knife (when you could still have a fixed blade) and my Imperial BSA knife.

 

[Nauplios]

Certainly don't have it anymore to show, but I received a Cub knife from my folks when I made Bear in 1962.

 

[pinnah]

My Ulster Camper. Same as the Ulster BSA knife without the BSA emblem on the side. I knocked off the bail because, well... I don't like bails. Got my first Ulster BSA knife when I was 8. Got 5 stitches in my thumb when I was 8. Had and lost maybe 5 or 6 Ulsters over the years as a kid. Miraculously found the first one at my grandfathers cabin. Still have it, but it's in horrible shape. This one is the current one, sitting out of the EDC rotation currently.


Modified Ulster Camper by Pinnah, on Flickr

 

[Stich2442]

I have a few Scout knives but these are my only Official BSA

Ulster Dwight Divine & Sons #1502 1923-1941

Advertisement from 1933

My Scout knife from the '80s also a Ulster

I gave away my Imperial 1958-1962 to another forum member.

 

[SVRIDER1]

Nice pics and stories guys.

 

[eisman]

This is a pattern I like a lot. Here's a couple:

Here's a German made one with winterbottom bone...

Here's a Camilus:

Here's a Boker:

And of course the Ulster needs to be out there:

 

[zippofan]

My favorite pattern!
I remember my cousin getting his Cub Scout knife like in the original post, I was so jealous It took me until I was in my 30's to become a Boy Scout leader for our sons so I missed out on all the official US made Scout knives. Bought SAK's for awhile, now I have some Case BSA official knives but they aren't sold at out Council Scout shop.
This is my favorite Scout, same as Eisman's but with stag:

 

[Brian.Evans]

I love camper patterns. Unfortunately, I can't play in this thread, because my daughter only has this Kutmaster Girl Scout knife I gave her for her 10th birthday.

And the fuzz sticks the girls made later that day.

 

[pinnah]

Great shots of the kids!!

Stitch, that old Ulster is stunning.

 

[SVRIDER1]

I love camper patterns. Unfortunately, I can't play in this thread, because my daughter only has this Kutmaster Girl Scout knife I gave her for her 10th birthday.

And the fuzz sticks the girls made later that day.

That's cool too( Girl scout knives). Going to edit my op to include. Actually my niece is in the younger group and if she sticks with it I will be looking for a vintage one as a gift.

 

[Stich2442]

Thanks Pinnah, that Ulster DD is one of my flea market jewels.

These are not official BSA, but thought some of you might like.
Here is my very first pocket knife given to me on my sixth birthday in '78, I think we all had one of these at one time.

This one I believe it to be from the early '40s, because of the can opener and all steel pins & liners,
The scales are really nice, too bad they were broken on one side, and the CanOpener is also broken.
Only mark is made in USA on the main blade possibly made by Kastor/Camillus

This knife is beefy, next to a Vic Farmer

 

[screened porch]

Only the Western sheath knife is from my actual scouting days. I traded away my original 4-bladed cub knife to a friend who got the better part of the deal.
L to R Camillus double liner-lock cub, Ulster, Imperial. (Just bought the Imperial a couple of weeks ago.)

 

[GLDNDomer]

Wow, I didn't know BSA Camp knives could look so good! I really like the blue-handled ones in "svrider's" and "scrteened porch's" posts.

The one that made my jaw drop at a utilitarian multi-tool machine looking like a sharp-dressed man was eisman's here. Thanks for sharing.

Here's a German made one with winterbottom bone...

 

[thatotherguy]

I still have my Western brand fixed blade knife (when you could still have a fixed blade)

I had read that Scouts weren't allowed to have fixed blades anymore, so I looked into it a while ago. Turns out, you actually can. The BSA specifically says "The Boy Scouts of America does not encourage the use of large sheath knives, as they are heavy, awkward to carry, and unneccesary for most camp tasks".
So technically the boys can have small to medium sized fixed blades (like that one) according to the BSA handbook. What defines "large" can be decided by the Scoutmaster.
Just thought I'd put that in for anyone that may be a leader.

 

[screened porch]

I had read that Scouts weren't allowed to have fixed blades anymore, so I looked into it a while ago. Turns out, you actually can. The BSA specifically says "The Boy Scouts of America does not encourage the use of large sheath knives, as they are heavy, awkward to carry, and unneccesary for most camp tasks".
So technically the boys can have small to medium sized fixed blades (like that one) according to the BSA handbook. What defines "large" can be decided by the Scoutmaster.
Just thought I'd put that in for anyone that may be a leader.

Glad to hear the organization hasn't totally gone to hades.

 

[zippofan]

I had read that Scouts weren't allowed to have fixed blades anymore, so I looked into it a while ago. Turns out, you actually can. The BSA specifically says "The Boy Scouts of America does not encourage the use of large sheath knives, as they are heavy, awkward to carry, and unneccesary for most camp tasks".
So technically the boys can have small to medium sized fixed blades (like that one) according to the BSA handbook. What defines "large" can be decided by the Scoutmaster.
Just thought I'd put that in for anyone that may be a leader.

I don't ban them in our Troop, but all our area Council camps do. I have a feeling it came from Scouts trying to outdo each other over the years.
I often wear a small fixed blade to our Troop meetings (Mora, Helle), the guys think it's cool. The ones who are regular hunters have fixed blades but the rest of my Scouts pretty much just carry small to medium size lockbacks.
The only time I had to say something was during one of our Christmas 'secret Santa' gift exchanges. One guy got another a machete, which can't be brought to any kind of Scouting event.

I have my eye on one of those Otter-Messer German Scout/Pathfinder fixed blade, already asked my sons to get one for me for Christmas

 

[JDieseljoe69]

I am now after a knife for my son this year, they are doing their whittling badges in Cub Scouts, Bear Den. I am excited for him this year!

We went on a camp out at one of the Boy Scout camps and they also had the policy of no sheathed fixed blades, only pocket knives where allowed Funny thing is I did have one( I was un aware of their policy at the time) and it was a good thing, we needed to cut up some watermelon and no one had a knife to do it.

 

[thatotherguy]

I don't ban them in our Troop, but all our area Council camps do. I have a feeling it came from Scouts trying to outdo each other over the years.
I often wear a small fixed blade to our Troop meetings (Mora, Helle), the guys think it's cool. The ones who are regular hunters have fixed blades but the rest of my Scouts pretty much just carry small to medium size lockbacks.
The only time I had to say something was during one of our Christmas 'secret Santa' gift exchanges. One guy got another a machete, which can't be brought to any kind of Scouting event.

I have my eye on one of those Otter-Messer German Scout/Pathfinder fixed blade, already asked my sons to get one for me for Christmas

I can see the one upping going too far. In the local troop the leaders have agreed upon a 4 inch blade limit, to keep things under control.
That's a nice one.
JDieselJoe- If I may suggest, stay away from the cheap Chinese and Bear Cutlery knives in the Scout pattern. If you want a "scout knife" I'd recommend a Rough Rider or an old Camillus.