"Old Knives"

Here is an inexpensive utility knife, one of many trying to capitalize on the Boy Scout's good name!!:rolleyes:
Kent Scout 1.jpgQuite sturdy and useful, it was probably made by Kastor Bros, a predecessor to Camillus, for F.W. Woolworth's five and dime stores!
Camillus continued the brand!
 
In full agreement with our friend Un-Chained ( which is a bit scary really - there could be some very dark tea at ons for that name lol )

Ulster rocks!! There is a stunning example of Ulster Whittler! Just how Charlie you get these wonderful examples that don’t seem to have much use is such a mystery - please keep it going kind Sir.
 
Campbellclanman said:
Just how Charlie, you get these wonderful examples that don’t seem to have much use is such a mystery - please keep it going kind Sir.
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No big mystery, Duncan!! Learn to look through the patina!! We are like crows; we like shiny things!! Beneath every patina, there is a story!!! 🤔
(Or I am full of it!!)🤣
 
Charlie - No you are not full of it my friend, You are bang on! I love Patina, theres so many angles a Knife can look, as your example with the Patina- and yet little use, or Mint with no use and still retaining factory finish, Patina with sharpening and use- yet still full bladed and wonderful..... it goes on doesn't it!

Charlie- That Punch on the Union Cut Co ? do you have have a Mark side Photo at all? ( please Sir :) )
 
Campbellclanman said:
Charlie- That Punch on the Union Cut Co ? do you have have a Mark side Photo at all? ( please Sir :) )
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You mean the pile side, Duncan? Here it is!! The grind is quite flat on this side and eccentric in shape; almost "wharncliffe"in profile.Union Cut Boy Scout 2.jpg
The can opener is pretty small - it'd take a while to get around the can! 🤔
 
I am sure I have a couple of Early Camillus with that Punch Charlie.

Ok, got it.....
This is a early Camillus America Boy Scout Knife- as the Etch stull faintly tells us, The Punch used a few times on a few earlier Camillus Knives ( that I have seen so far - until the lovely Union Cut co came up)

This Boy scout has different Features - one of them the Punch, the other a wider Spring

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Mark Side - not a full photo I'm sorry, but it will make sense ....

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The etch- if you have a Laptop- try slightly different screen angles for Glare - you'll see the etch faintly....

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This Scout is on the left, showing the Spring on the left remarkably bigger that the other - of which I don't think you will find in the later WW2 era Camillus Scouts / Utilities.

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Nice collection of Camillus scouts, Duncan! The punches are close! The one difference I see is, the cutting edge on the Union is straight, while the Camillus has a belly curve. So, they might not be from the same die?? 🤔
 
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