Huh? No WESTERN Picture thread?? Show us your 666's!!

[Trent Rock]

I'll kick her off I guess

I really only liked the Western L and F series fixed blades until a few months ago
Never liked the wood or plastic (or Delrin?) of handles as much as the leather and aluminum handles for some reason
I picked these up within the last few months
They feel heavier and balanced more towards the pommel than the other Westerns
I'm beginning to like them more and more:thumbup:

Top one is a Boulder,CO 639 (My beloved Western sharpfinger style w/ grooves in thumbrest)
Bottom is S-666 (I got my Western "Eddie" Iron Maiden Commemorative Model!! W0oT!!!)
Anyone else got a 666?
Do I have the largest collection north of the Ventura River??
Codger====> Any other 666's I should know about? Did they make a carbon steel version?? A Pete Rose Montgomery Wards model?? Ted NUGENT?? LOL
Hehehhehe...Just kidding I already found these in the old catalogs on COSAU :thumbup:

The shutterbug dudes over on The Gallery sub-forum are all up in arms over my "big" pictures
So I guess I'll do them smaller from now on.......

If you want to see the full, amazing, detail in full technocolortronic, Trent-O-Vision click on lower left link of my sig...

 

[thawk]

So I'll show the few I Western's I have.

A 648A fixed blade, an 062 folding hunter, and a 651 slim stockman

The two bladed stockman is a single spring Western Boulder. One of my favorite to carry.

The other two are fresh off a swap with Joel (Gradall)

 

[El Lobo]

Very nice boys!! :thumbup::thumbup:

If we loosen the parameters a bit.....I can show a 66...and a small stockman.

Bill

 

[lrv]

real loose.. I gotta get better picts!

http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/Western/My Westerns.pdf

 

[Trent Rock]

If we loosen the parameters a bit.....I can show a 66

You know Trent has love for an L66!!!:thumbup:
The leather handle on that looks NICE
Most of mine are well worn ("shows character") right??

I like those serrated blade ones Irv......

 

[Trent Rock]

OK
who is this ALF character???

View of a statue of a Kodiak bear placed in front of the Kodiak Hotel in Kodiak, Alaska. The plaque reads "Presented to the city of Kodiak by Alf Madsen in memory of Charles Madsen who pioneered Kodiak bear hunting". From caption: "50's". 1950's.

http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all&CISOBOX1=Madsen,%20Alf

Here are Eddy's cousins=====>

Which deck of cards is OLDER??

 

[RickR]

They are both the same. Camillus ordered cases and cases of decks of cards for a promotion that didn't quite live up to expectation - mostly due in part to an inept sales force and not the product.

 

[Trent Rock]

They are both the same

Hhehehheheh
I know
I got them on EBAY for about 4 bucks a piece
There are some former CAMCO employees on this forum===>
I don't know If I would really imply an "inept" sales force
I think the NAME Camillus was a selling point in itself due to it's reputation and history...

I'll prolly keep one in the package and use the other deck to play some fast action Texas Hold Em'

 

[Phil Gibbs]

I'm not sure many would say Rick R is to far off on that.................

I've had car payments that were bigger than the Camillus advertising budget!

 

[RickR]

Okay, how about this one..........

Eliot Spitzer spent more in one hour on a hooker than Camillus spent on advertising in 5 years.

.....And Spitzer got more "bang" for his buck!!!!

 

[mashduck]

thawk:
I have a 062 hunter also, how do you clean them up soo nice??? Mine looks very shabby

 

[Trent Rock]

BLANK blade for WESTERN USA 66 hunter SKINNER KNIFE

Is this legit?
I thought I read somewhere about Smokey's Antique Tradin' Post?? :thumbup: :thumbdn:

 

[JK Knives]

My H488.

 

[thawk]

thawk:
I have a 062 hunter also, how do you clean them up soo nice??? Mine looks very shabby

That's pretty much how I got them. I did put a little flitz on the bolster and cap of the folder.

 

[mashduck]

Flitz?? sorry I don't know what that is?? looks like it works well.
Mike

 

[El Lobo]

Not affiliated.....
http://www.flitz.com/index.html

Bill

 

[thawk]

Flitz?? sorry I don't know what that is?? looks like it works well.
Mike

I use it for the bolsters and maybe on stainless blades if it is a knife I want to polish. Not easy to find in stores.

LIQUID METAL, PLASTIC & FIBERGLASS POLISH
Flitz Liquid Metal Polish is a diluted version of the original paste formula that cleans and polishes brass, copper, silverplate, sterling, chrome, stainless steel, nickel, bronze, solid gold, aluminum, anodized aluminum, pewter and factory hot gun bluing. Available in three different sizes.

 

[Trent Rock]

Here is my L28

I'm not sure the model of this one
It is slightly larger than the L28

BTW...the scratches came with the knives
The macro lens makes them look huge...LOL

 

[Spectrum]

I have a few Camillus-made Western knives but none of the Colorado era knives. I had a Model 66 for for about 20 years and never used it, after hearing about the closing of Camillus I picked up a few more. I like the double knife set ( North American Hunting Club) a lot, as well as the Western W36 with wooden handles. I have bought a lot more folding knives than fixed blades.

 

[sunnyd]

How come I just now saw this fine looking thread.. Man, I just love the old Westerns!

Here are just a few of mine..