equal end jack

[citytransplant]

A friend asked me about this knife which he is willing to sell. From what I can tell from catalogs on Collectors of Camillus site (thanks Larry) I believe this is a #16 equal end jack available in early 70's, possibly sooner. Sports stainless mirror polished blades and "Cabone" handles. Other than its inherent beauty, is there anything that makes this knife remarkable? I would like to make him a fair offer.

 

[orvet]

They were good solid, well built user knives.
They wern't made as collector pieces, but were working knives.
As such they are probably equal to anything on the market today & better than most.
You might check ebay and see what they are selling for.
I am sure they are going up in value.

Just my 2 cents,
Dale

 

[Thomas J Liggett]

It was a good working knife. The blades are carbon steel and hold a good edge. the bolsters are nickel-silver, the mid pin is brass. should last you a long time.I use to work at Camillus as a cutler. That knife is a good one.

 

[citytransplant]

In an effort to find a suitable thread to post a few photos of a recent acquisition, I searched "equal end jack" and arrived here. As I read the first post, I was shocked to see that I actually started this thread back in 2009. I honestly have no recollection of either starting the thread or of handling the knife depicted above. My memory isn't what it used to be. At least not from what I can recall..

Nonetheless, the "Camillus Army post exchange" thread got me looking at my collection to see if I could come up with an equal end example with a shackle and bottle opener/screwdriver blade. I came up empty, but did come across this equal end jack #16, this knife being one of 40 knives from a similar era and part of the display/collection which I have depicted in the "Camillus collection" thread here on the Camillus forum.

I'm wondering what the handle material is. Me thinks some type of synthetic and not Delrin, as I agree with Vit (see "camillus collection" thread) and date this example mid 1950's. It is my understanding that Delrin was first introduced by DuPont in 1960.