My special slipjoint

AntDog

AntDog

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I recently got the itch to buy a new slipjoint... I've been trying to make up my mind on a make and model. In the meantime, I went through a box of my old keepsakes and treasures from when I was a boy. I just had to get a slippy in my pocket for now to tide me over, and it was time to see an old friend!

My parents took a trip to Branson, MO when I was around 13-14. It was so my mother could go see Dolly Parton! (At the time, I remember I really wanted to see Dolly Parton too!) Anyhow, when they came back, they gave me this knife. (I was a knife knut even back then! Actually since I was around 5 years old!) they looked all over the place to find one they thought I would like. Green is one of my favorite colors, and at the time I had a Remington 870 to hunt pheasant... So, they got me a Remington knife with green scales. They had the bolster engraved with my initials.

It is one of my most prized possessions. I carried and used it for years before I put it up. I have no idea what it is worth, nor do I care because I would never, ever sell it. It seems very well made. Good walk n talk, no wobble in any of the blades. Very solid knife, and it's a good size for me.

If anyone has any info on what company made it, etc., I would appreciate it! (I'm pretty sure Remington didn't make it)

Here are a few of my typical terrible pictures:





Here is a close up of the tang stamp. Both sides of the main blade are stamped, but none of the others are:



 
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Cory Hess said:
If I'm not mistaken, that was made by Camillus. I'm sure if you posted in the Camillus collector's forum you'd get all kinds of info on that knife.
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Very cool! Thanks for the info Cory! I have been wondering who made it for years.
 
Thanks very much fellas! I tried to take good care of my tools, even as a young boy. I learned that from my father. Growing up, we didn't have much money, so everything we had needed to be maintained. It would probably be the only one of any given item that we would ever get!

My Mom and Dad are doing great for themselves now, and I'm alright. Can't complain, taking good care of my family and buying a few knives here and there.... Looking back on it, I'm pretty sure that knife took up a good chunk of money (to my folks at the time). They were given those tickets to go see Dolly, or they never would have gone.
 
Well, they made a wise investment. Not only did they pick a cool, quality knife, but they also gave it to a boy that knew the value of such a treasure. Very cool knife, even cooler story.

I don't know why you started a thread asking for advice on which traditional to buy. You've already got the best one right there. ;)

Drop that beauty in your pocket and away you go.
 
Thanks very much! I really appreciate it.

Oh, I fully intend to do so! I'll wind up with a few more, but none will ever take the place of this one.
 
That knife is a treasure ...... and to us country fans, so is Dolly! :) Two very cool memories you got there, AntDog. :thumbup:

-- Mark
 
What you don't want to see Dolly Parton NOW?! ;)

That's a nice-looking knife, and it's good that you still have it :) Nice tale and pics too. Thanks :thumbup:
 
Interesting story and a neat knife. Sounds like your parents were visiting pretty close to my neck of the woods.
 
Thanks again everyone! I'll be putting this knife to good use today. I hope to be able to shoot a couple photos if I get the chance.

And sure, I'd love to see Dolly - even today! Heck, who doesn't like Dolly?! :)
 
AntDog said:
Thanks again everyone! I'll be putting this knife to good use today. I hope to be able to shoot a couple photos if I get the chance.

And sure, I'd love to see Dolly - even today! Heck, who doesn't like Dolly?! :)
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:D :thumbup:
 
Camillus made through and through. Camillus made knives for Buck, Remington, Cold Steel and others. Very well made knife. You can still get them on auction site. Here is a picture with a few Camillus made Remingtons.
 
A few pictures from work... I was shocked at just how well it did! It kept up with anything I've ever used. The main blade and the wharncliffe are very sharp, but I guess the spey needs a little work. It was hanging up a little on a few things.

The main blade works great for cardboard:



Wharncliffe works great for cutting strapping bands:



Spey works pretty good for shrinkwrap, but it needs to be sharpened a little:



And a "glamour shot" just because:

 
Nice stockman. I need to get in on a flat grind stockman.

I had on as a kid (a meduim oldtimer), but some one stole it out of my coat when I hung it up.
 
Love reading about people that still have that first knife, how they got it and what it has meant to them.

Dave
 
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