Let's see your Scout/Camp knives

[jnevill]

Imperial 3 blade

01AA7C8D-DE53-43BC-99F2-6D02CA134801 by jim nevill, on Flickr

 

[jnevill]

The full team photo

C719B56E-15A0-49E2-B5C5-6B79C3311F6A by jim nevill, on Flickr

 

[jnevill]

Ulster

001729AA-A786-4EEA-BB96-0008E11B2BFF by jim nevill, on Flickr

 

[leghog]

Imperial 3 blade

Not unlike WW2 USN issue:

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

The Camillus 1947 navy utility I recovered has a two piece can opener, but more conventional pattern. I've not used it to open a can though.

 

[JohnDF]

The full team photo

C719B56E-15A0-49E2-B5C5-6B79C3311F6A by jim nevill, on Flickr

That's an impressive group of Scout knives you've got there. Some real beauties.

 

[veitsi_poika]

That's an impressive group of Scout knives you've got there. Some real beauties.

J jnevill
I agree totally Looks like you found the right thread to show off those beauties

 

[Whetstone39]

Here's on with Camillus' tang stamp.

Very nice!

 

[Ramrodmb]

Camillus 97

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Ramrodmb very nice, really like the canted bolsters, I haven't seen that on a camp/scout before. And really great stag to!

 

[veitsi_poika]

I picked up this Cattaraugus scout this week... really a cool knife I wish the compass still worked on it but I don't think many survive this long so it wasn't a total disappointment. There is a banner etch or stamp on the main blade that reads "FORT PITT HDWE CO"... it's hard to see but the "negative effect" pic I took does show it a little. The patent number on the pile side tang was filed by Tint Champlin and issued Nov 4, 1914. The patent was for the knife with integrated compass

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Awsome Catt! veitsi_poika
Seems with the most recent survival/bushcraft craze button compasses show up on all kinda stuff. That Catt's over a century ahead of its time! Great bone on that, and nice full blades. When I see a knife that old with so little wear I can't help but think of all the hands its passed through. Hands that really didn't appreciate it, or just wasn't "right" for, until now

 

[Lostball]

Yes Kevin, that is the Catt's meow!!!

 

[veitsi_poika]

Awsome Catt! veitsi_poika
Seems with the most recent survival/bushcraft craze button compasses show up on all kinda stuff. That Catt's over a century ahead of its time! Great bone on that, and nice full blades. When I see a knife that old with so little wear I can't help but think of all the hands its passed through. Hands that really didn't appreciate it, or just wasn't "right" for, until now

Check out the link below, it's cool to be able to see these little bits of history

https://patents.google.com/patent/US1115780

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

dang interesting how he got around the attraction to the metal parts! Amazing, I wonder if you could get the compass restored to functional

 

[Campbellclanman]

Neat ol Catt Scout Kev mI personally wouldn’t care if that knife had no blades left - the Indian Trail Bone is simply superb!

 

[veitsi_poika]

Neat ol Catt Scout Kev mI personally wouldn’t care if that knife had no blades left - the Indian Trail Bone is simply superb!

Thanks Duncan My thought process before I bought it was... "Aww, the compass doesn't function... Holy Cow look at that bone." SOLD.

 

[r8shell]

I picked up this Cattaraugus scout this week... really a cool knife I wish the compass still worked on it but I don't think many survive this long so it wasn't a total disappointment. There is a banner etch or stamp on the main blade that reads "FORT PITT HDWE CO"... it's hard to see but the "negative effect" pic I took does show it a little. The patent number on the pile side tang was filed by Tint Champlin and issued Nov 4, 1914. The patent was for the knife with integrated compass

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Thanks Duncan My thought process before I bought it was... "Aww, the compass doesn't function... Holy Cow look at that bone." SOLD.

That is so cool!

The Camillus 1947 navy utility I recovered has a two piece can opener, but more conventional pattern. I've not used it to open a can though.

That looks great! I just recovered an old Camillus in bocote wood. It's the first time I've seen a two part can opener in person, so I'll have to give it a try this week.

 

[Gevonovich]

That is so cool!

That looks great! I just recovered an old Camillus in bocote wood. It's the first time I've seen a two part can opener in person, so I'll have to give it a try this week.

Great job !! I'm interested in hearing and seeing the can opener in action !

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

That is so cool!

That looks great! I just recovered an old Camillus in bocote wood. It's the first time I've seen a two part can opener in person, so I'll have to give it a try this week.

Aren't those old army/navy Camillus's great ?! REALLY like'n that wood,great color and figure in the grain. I didn't carry my '46 recovered utility today but I did carry its army brother

If a sheepsfoot and caplifter/screwdriver combo makes a "scout" for GEC maybe this'n slip by here . I noticed GEC's caplifter blade is very similar in pattern to the old Camillus ones, wonder if their the inspiration