Let's see your Scout/Camp knives

What is the most popular Boy Scout knife? Is there a general answer to this question or a it a silly question? Also, has GEC ever made a Boy Scout knife with main blade, can opener, bottle opener/screwdriver combo, and leather punch? I remember the Beer Scout.
Larry
 
tongueriver said:
Definitions: Official Boy Scout Knife, "boy scout knife," and 'scout' knife. All different. Some official Boy Scout Knives were not in the same pattern as the utility knives most people call scout knives or boy scout knives. Hint: They're all great.
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Two Official Boy Scout knives.
Circa 1980 Ulster 4 blade "Scout/Camp" knife. What most folks think of when they hear "Boy Scout Knife"
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Circa 2018 SARGE Official Boy Scouts Barlow.
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boykinlp said:
boykinlp said:
What is the most popular Boy Scout knife? Is there a general answer to this question or a it a silly question? Also, has GEC ever made a Boy Scout knife with main blade, can opener, bottle opener/screwdriver combo, and leather punch? I remember the Beer Scout.
Larry
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Of official BSA knives, the most popular folder was the "Scout" pattern, like the actual folder issued to the Swiss Amy: can opener; cap-lifter-screw-driver; reamer or punch; main spear blade. Given the millions and millions sold over a century plus, the BSA folders, collectively, are likely the most popular "Scout" pattern folder. The most popular BSA fixed blade is probably the Western "Skinner."

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boykinlp said:
Great knife. What other handle materials did that GEC knife come with?
Larry
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Off the top of my head…
Charlie’s SFOs we’re the Burnt Orange bone (the one I posted), antique yellow bone, and cranberry bone.

Northfield variants were NACB bone, Smooth white bone, and king wood.

There was also a Cattle knife variant - no can opener - and a Whittler - big clip, pen, and coping. Those had other covers like Ebony.
 
Nature Boy said:
Off the top of my head…
Charlie’s SFOs we’re the Burnt Orange bone (the one I posted), antique yellow bone, and cranberry bone.

Northfield variants were NACB bone, Smooth white bone, and king wood.

There was also a Cattle knife variant - no can opener - and a Whittler - big clip, pen, and coping. Those had other covers like Ebony.
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Good recap, Mike!! I like mine, and I have a smooth white bone which I also love!!

Here is my favorite utility knife (I wonder why?) !!;)Three Bl Schrade Coco 1.jpgThree Bl Schrade Coco 2.jpgThree Bl Schrade Coco 3.jpg Mint, in the box!! I wrote on the minty box!! Collector No-No!!!😲
But I don't care!!:cool:
 
coolhand68 said:
I like these style can opener. I use them as a small blade for opening boxes, perfect. Just difficult to sharpen. I wish GEC would make these scouts on a 35 or 78 size frame.
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Would definitely love to see a scout on the 35 frame! It seems like it would be the perfect size and highly sought after! Hopefully someday
 
Grandpa Peter's and Grandma Betty's said:
Krusius Brothers called the {GOVERNOR} and this one is in a class of its own on the playing field, its Jumbo in size with gorgeous German Stag covers and has 6 blades unlike the more commonly known 4, it measure's 4"1/4 closed
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Nice Krusius!! You don't see many Stag Scouts!!

Nice Buffalo Cutlery below, probably contract knife from Schrade Cut Co!!Buffalo Russell 1.jpgBuffalo Russell 2.jpgBuffalo Russell 5.jpgBuffalo Russell 3.jpgBuffalo Russell 4.jpg
 
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