Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

Randy, congratulations on your new lambfoot. That Jack is quite a good guy. :)
Your Camillus looks like it has a very slight taper. I would guess that it was a sheepfoot when new, and has been sharpened enough times to bring the tip edge up toward the spine a bit over the years. I don't know if I'd call it a lambfoot or not.
 
SP these are the only markings on the knife. I posted it once before and nobody had a definitive answer as to what it is. I added a couple of pictures of the blade both sides.


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Thanks for the compliment, Jack!
Randy I think your blade started life as something else. I've seen a lot of Camillus knives, and perused the catalogs, and have yet to identify a Lambsfoot blade in their production. Its current, worn shape is indeed close to a Lambsfoot. Maybe there should be a designation like "Lambsfoot Wannabe"!:D
No insult intended!!:)
 
DSCF7152.JPG Here's a Camillus lambsfootoid that almost certainly started as a spear. I think this is a navy utility knife that differs from the usual scout knife in having a pen instead of an awl.

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waynorth said:
Thanks for the compliment, Jack!
Randy I think your blade started life as something else. I've seen a lot of Camillus knives, and perused the catalogs, and have yet to identify a Lambsfoot blade in their production. Its current, worn shape is indeed close to a Lambsfoot. Maybe there should be a designation like "Lambsfoot Wannabe"!:D
No insult intended!!:)
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Or lambsfoot evolution.
 
waynorth said:
Randy I think your blade started life as something else. I've seen a lot of Camillus knives, and perused the catalogs, and have yet to identify a Lambsfoot blade in their production. Its current, worn shape is indeed close to a Lambsfoot. Maybe there should be a designation like "Lambsfoot Wannabe"!:D
No insult intended!!:)
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Charlie I think that would make a Great SFO. :thumbup:
 
Apologies for my absence folks, over in Sheffield yesterday :)

RDaneel said:
I guess I'm now an official Guardian with the arrival today from across the water of my first Lambsfoot knife!

First impressions:

a. This is handful of knife! I didn't realize how much so by seeing photos. The photo below shows a comparison with a GEC 14 TC Barlow.

b. This particular one I bought has a pull that is quite sturdy. Around a 9 on a scale of 10. I can see the necessity in a working knife like this. Gives one more confidence when using. With strong fingers is pinchable.

c. For the price, including shipping, I think this was a good deal (pardon the crass commercialism of that comment).

d. I really like the ebony handles as that is my favorite wood (I have a few ebony knives).

e. Some measurements: Closed length is 3 5/8" (92 mm); weight is 2.5 oz (71.7 gms); blade length is 2 13/16" (72 mm); handle is 7/8' (23 mm) high and 5/8" (15 mm) wide at its largest (that is what makes it a handful).

f. Some very minor F & F issues, but the spring is flush with the handles open and closed. All pins are flush.

For those on the fence about getting one, I recommend you try one out.

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Congratulations Dean, and thanks for your observations and the comparison pic. I think that sort of pull is typical of the Wright Lambsfoot knives. Hope you and your Lambsfoot are going to be very happy together my friend :) :thumbsup:

r redden said:
I have received another Jack Black mystery package last week and one of the items in it was an A. Wright and Son Lambsfoot. Thank you so much Jack

I also have a Camillus knife with a Tang Stamp that dates it 1960-1976. My question is would you more knowledgeable folks consider this a Lambsfoot.

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Hope you take to it Randy :thumbsup:

r8shell said:
Randy, congratulations on your new lambfoot. That Jack is quite a good guy. :)
Your Camillus looks like it has a very slight taper. I would guess that it was a sheepfoot when new, and has been sharpened enough times to bring the tip edge up toward the spine a bit over the years. I don't know if I'd call it a lambfoot or not.
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Thanks r8shell :) I agree, I have Lamby-looking knives, which started out as Sheepsfoot blades, as well as Spears, sometimes with a worn old knife it can be hard to tell what the original blade was. I've also had old Lambsfoot knives which don't look much like a Lambsfoot anymore ;) :D :thumbsup:

scrteened porch said:
Jack started this; he'll sort it out.
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LOL! :D

waynorth said:
Thanks for the compliment, Jack!
Randy I think your blade started life as something else. I've seen a lot of Camillus knives, and perused the catalogs, and have yet to identify a Lambsfoot blade in their production. Its current, worn shape is indeed close to a Lambsfoot. Maybe there should be a designation like "Lambsfoot Wannabe"!:D
No insult intended!!:)
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r redden said:
Charlie I think that would make a Great SFO. :thumbup:
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:D :thumbsup:
 
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RDaneel said:
I guess I'm now an official Guardian with the arrival today from across the water of my first Lambsfoot knife!

First impressions:

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b. This particular one I bought has a pull that is quite sturdy. Around a 9 on a scale of 10. I can see the necessity in a working knife like this. Gives one more confidence when using. With strong fingers is pinchable.

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Congratulations! Mine had a similarly strong pull. After working a bit of mineral oil into the pivot it has loosened up a tad and is now what I'd describe as "reassuringly stout."
 
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I was walking through my local market today, when I heard my friend Maurizio, one of the stall-holders, call out my name. "Hey Jack," he asked me in heavily accented English, "What is a Real Lamb Foot?"

Result:

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Both by William Rodgers :)
 
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With all the discussion around, "Is this one a Lambsfoot?" or, "Is that one a Lambsfoot?" or, "Does the spine on that one taper or not?" etc., I appreciate the examples with "REAL LAMB FOOT" stamped onto the blade. Makes the whole thing easier. :D :D
 
btb01 said:
With all the discussion around, "Is this one a Lambsfoot?" or, "Is that one a Lambsfoot?" or, "Does the spine on that one taper or not?" etc., I appreciate the examples with "REAL LAMB FOOT" stamped onto the blade. Makes the whole thing easier. :D :D
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After seeing all the pictures in this thread and the generosity of Jack Black sending me a fine example of one I am a new Lambfoot convert. I have found they are a bit elusive to purchase new here in the USA but I have found one in stag that I ordered yesterday.
 
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