I've found it challenging to acquire a Kutmaster Girl Scout that is still in nice shape since the handles are so easily scratched up / destroyed... they need to go virtually un-carried. I was pleasantly surprised when I unwrapped this one the other night
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Seeing those Kutmaster Girl Scout knives with the "looking glass" covers always make me smile. A few years ago, I posted in a "what was your first knife" thread about how I lost mine many years ago, shortly after getting it. Soon after, a surprise showed up in my mail box. A gift from Jsega51!My mom gifted me her old girl scout knife from 1950. This is one I can treasure and pass down to my daughter.
I can only assume that parts were sold in the final auction when Camillus was sold out. I would think that the blades are original but not etched. I do not think ssome one got our stamp and counterfited the knife. It is fake and whoever it was had no right to sell knives with our mark on them.
That's awesome Buzz congrats! Great looking trioThis is a big one for me. I finally completed my collection of Camillus-manufactured Premium Scouts from A.G. Russell. It's my understanding that a black "rucarta" run was done in 2001, and the jigged bone and stag runs were later done in 2004. Here are some screen captures of A.G.'s website from back then:
My father-in-law and I were overjoyed when we first saw these in A.G.'s paper catalog, but we never pulled the trigger on them. We figured that we'd wait for the price to come down a bit first, or see if we could snag some bargains from the A.G. Seconds bin of imperfect knives. But the seconds sold out too quickly for us to grab, and then they were all gone. We totally missed out.
There was a time a few years ago, that you could find one on auction for a less than the original price. That's how I got my micarta scout. But that time has gone now. The secondary market has gotten to where the prices are often far higher than original cost.
As you'll be able to see from the pictures below, the micarta and the jigged bone are the real deal. The blade etch is there. The stag scout was probably assembled after the closing of Camillus, and made from spare parts. According to A.G. himself:
I'd love to say that these are the holy grail of scout knives, considering their amazing beauty and the 154CM main blade, but there are some problems. First off, all of my Premium Scouts exhibit some fit issues. The walk and talk of the main blade on my micarta is a bit weak with a pull of maybe 3. The crinking on my jigged bone was done quite badly, so the main blade likes to close on top of the cap lifter. The counterfeit stag is probably my best one, with only a lazy cap lifter. These knives were made in the final years of Camillus, and the deteriorated quality shows a bit. My "average joe" Camillus 99's have far bet fit than my Premium Scouts. The grinds on the 154CM blades are also thicker behind the edge than the main blades on other Camillus scouts, which is unfortunate from a performance perspective.
But all in all, I'm overjoyed to finally have one of each of these Premium Scouts, 17 years in the making from start to finish. They're truly beautiful knives. I have a feeling that the stag will see some pocket time in the future.
Those are absolutely gorgeous knives.... stunning reallyThis is a big one for me. I finally completed my collection of Camillus-manufactured Premium Scouts from A.G. Russell. It's my understanding that a black "rucarta" run was done in 2001, and the jigged bone and stag runs were later done in 2004. Here are some screen captures of A.G.'s website from back then:
My father-in-law and I were overjoyed when we first saw these in A.G.'s paper catalog, but we never pulled the trigger on them. We figured that we'd wait for the price to come down a bit first, or see if we could snag some bargains from the A.G. Seconds bin of imperfect knives. But the seconds sold out too quickly for us to grab, and then they were all gone. We totally missed out.
There was a time a few years ago, that you could find one on auction for a less than the original price. That's how I got my micarta scout. But that time has gone now. The secondary market has gotten to where the prices are often far higher than original cost.
As you'll be able to see from the pictures below, the micarta and the jigged bone are the real deal. The blade etch is there. The stag scout was probably assembled after the closing of Camillus, and made from spare parts. According to A.G. himself:
I'd love to say that these are the holy grail of scout knives, considering their amazing beauty and the 154CM main blade, but there are some problems. First off, all of my Premium Scouts exhibit some fit issues. The walk and talk of the main blade on my micarta is a bit weak with a pull of maybe 3. The crinking on my jigged bone was done quite badly, so the main blade likes to close on top of the cap lifter. The counterfeit stag is probably my best one, with only a lazy cap lifter. These knives were made in the final years of Camillus, and the deteriorated quality shows a bit. My "average joe" Camillus 99's have far bet fit than my Premium Scouts. The grinds on the 154CM blades are also thicker behind the edge than the main blades on other Camillus scouts, which is unfortunate from a performance perspective.
But all in all, I'm overjoyed to finally have one of each of these Premium Scouts, 17 years in the making from start to finish. They're truly beautiful knives. I have a feeling that the stag will see some pocket time in the future.
Nice! I remember when most shopping malls had a Hoffritz store.I picked up this Hoffritz SAK a few weeks ago and finally got some pics taken along with a little research... from what I gather Hoffritz is / was store in New York City that started in the early 1930's and was mainly an importer of cutlery. They went out of business in the early 1990's and the rights to their name was sold in 1995 and might still be used for kitchen cutlery. At one point, Hoffritz was one of the largest importers of the famed Victorinox SAK knives. The one I have is somewhat unique since a large portion of their knives had "Victorinox" stamped on the blades but the one I found only has Hoffritz stamped on one side of the spear blade and the other side has "Switzerland Stainless Rostfrei". I realized after I took the pictures that I forgot to pull out the punch so I guess I'm pulling no punches tonight.
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I got this one in the mail today. Just happened across it with the auction almost ended and zero bids, so now it is mine.
O.B.
How do you like to carry any of the bigger scouts that you have?
I got this one in the mail today. Just happened across it with the auction almost ended and zero bids, so now it is mine.