Our Buck world lost a good friend.

[300Bucks]

Over in the Collectors forum they informed me that former Camillus employee and Historian Tom Williams, aka CAMCO, has passed away. I am certain lots of the old Buck contract knives are sad about his passing. He was a wealth of knowledge on all the old Camillus 300 series contract knives and all things Camillus. He ventured over to us several times to inform us of Buck/Camillus historical facts. Rest in peace friend.

300Bucks

 

[David Martin]

Sorry to hear of the passing of your friend. May he indeed rest in peace. DM

 

[bucksforus]

Prayers for the family. I hate that we loose so much knowledge with each passing of old friends. Rest in peace Camco.
Harold

 

[Doug_86]

Prayers sent. RIP

 

[stockdog]

Prayers and positive energy sent for Tom CAMCO Family and Friends.
Bob

 

[edbeau]

Sorry to hear that Tom has passed. I am on the Camillus area a lot and have emailed Tom in the past.

 

[imafritz]

Prayers for the family and friends.

 

[Invoice]

May he rest in peace. And Tom thanks for the history lessons.

 

[AreBeeBee]

Another link with the American knifemaking past has gone.

(And on a personal note: he replaced a snapped backspring on a 1969 Camillus "demo" knife of mine a couple years ago. Given its rebirth thanks to him, I was already thinking of it as "Tom's knife" — that association is now cemented for sure)

Very sad news.

 

[Peter Parker]

Thanks for this post 300! Sorry to hear that and prayers sent to friends and family! The first knives I started buying for myself were Bucks and Camillus although they were the Rem. pattern models of which I still have a few.

 

[Old Hunter]

Like many others, I benefited from Tom's knowledge of Camillus products, may he RIP. OH

 

[Hawkeye5]

Rest in peace , prayers sent.