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Coonskinner

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I apologize in advance for the poor picture quality. I will hopefully learn to take better pictures.

I just laid my old hunting coat on the bed and put some knives on it.

Here goes...


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Top to bottom:

1. Ruana of some kind. I bought it for 40 bucks at a local gun show. It has a Ruana sheath in good condition with it.

2. Marbles Fieldcraft in 52100. This is absolutely my favorite skinning knife of all time for deer. Cuts like no other, and takes a fantastic edge.

3. Old Timer, I believe it was called a Deerslayer when I ordered it out of a catalog nearly 30 years ago. That knife was my childhood/teenage walkabout knife. The Lord only knows how many miles I walked and rode horseback in the Ozark Mountains with that old blade strapped to my side.

4 and 5. Schrade Walden hunting knives. Good using blades that take and hold a good edge.

6. A sweet Lee Reeves piece I bought off him several years ago. 52100 and takes a vicious edge.

7. A Marbles Ideal I gave almost nothing for.
 
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I have a great fondness for old slippies with carbon steel blades.

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The top three:

1. Old Timer Bearshead Trapper

2. Schrade Walden Trapper

3. Case XX jack knife...somebody may know a more precise name for it. It is an oldie, with half stops and a stout, stout, stout backspring.

Middle three:

1.Schrade Walden

2. Camillus

3. Another old Case

Bottom two:

1. An old Schrade birdseye...That was my edc when I was a teenager, and still at times. There is no telling how many coons, possums, groundhogs, squirrels, rabbits and even deer I used that knife on. It also castrated a few hundred head of bull calves. I would carry it more but I am sentimental about it and afraid of losing it. I want one of my sons to have it one day.

2. An old Camillus carpenter's jack, I believe they are called.
 
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Very nice!! Love seeing knives that have been used....I'm with ya on the carbon steel too.
 
What it the stamping on that Camillus knife? It appears to have a very long matchstrike pull and a sabre ground blade. Any chance of a close up photo? They sometimes called that a whittler too, and made a lot of them for BSA. Thanks for showing the knives Coonskinner, your collection looks like a labor of love with a lot of miles.
 
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thawk said:
What it the stamping on that Camillus knife? It appears to have a very long matchstrike pull and a sabre ground blade. Any chance of a close up photo? They sometimes called that a whittler too, and made a lot of them for BSA. Thanks for showing the knives Coonskinner, your collection looks like a labor of love with a lot of miles.
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It does have a very long pull and a sabre ground clip blade.

Here is a picture up close...maybe I can do better later.

I'm getting ready to walk out the door for church this morning.


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The stamping is Camillus, with new York under that, and USA under that.

The scales are black jigged bone, and there is a number 72 on the tang of the main blade.
 
Coonskinner said:
It's a big stout knife, and really cuts great.

I have a lot of confidence in that knife.
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I don't doubt it. When my best friend and I go on snowshoe dayhikes, we each pack a sharpfinger (he's not a knife guy so he gets my backup) I would love to pack one of those deerslayers for our trips but can't find an affordable one. I envy you having such a great knife with some very cool memories to go with it.:thumbup::cool:
 
Coonskinner said:
Wonder what it's worth?

I like the old knife, but have no huge sentimental attachment to it.
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Gosh, in mint shape, they were $800-1200. I'd guess atleast 1/2 that for a moderately used one. They have jumped up shockingly high.
 
yobbos1 said:
I don't doubt it. When my best friend and I go on snowshoe dayhikes, we each pack a sharpfinger (he's not a knife guy so he gets my backup) I would love to pack one of those deerslayers for our trips but can't find an affordable one. I envy you having such a great knife with some very cool memories to go with it.:thumbup::cool:
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How hard are they to come by these days?

I'd love to pick up a couple for my boys.

This one accompanied me on a lot of adventures. :)
 
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