The Camillus ACA series.

Sword and Shield · Mar 22, 2009

I asked about this a while back, but now that I'm finding a little more about it, I'm hoping someone knows something.

My father once had a Craftsman ACA lockback- a small one, about 3" closed. He lost it, and I'm trying to find a fresh one.

I can find the stockman and large lockback in the series easily (Here's the stockman), but this little lockback is elusive. Has anyone seen one? Any old ad copy or anything to help me track one down?

Thanks.

rprocter · May 14, 2009

what kind of handles ? Delrin, bone, wood ? my Camis are at the very bottom of my safe. when i have a bit of time i'll pull out the 2000 knives sitting on top of them and look. i have quite a few Craftsman ACA.
roland

Sword and Shield · May 14, 2009

I can eliminate wood. I think they were basic black Delrin, like most of the Craftsman knives.

rprocter · May 16, 2009

well i have toooo many knives and tooo little good storage space. but i did review all my Craftsman and the only LB i have with the ACA etch is the full size 5" one like this:

i think you are looking for a smaller knife ? if so the Schrade LB5 is a superb knife, shows up on ebay often enough to wait for a near mint example, and i'm sure would be as good or better than the knife your dad lost.
if you want this big guy, let me know. i don't need every knife i have !
roland

Sword and Shield · May 16, 2009

rprocter said:
i think you are looking for a smaller knife ? if so the Schrade LB5 is a superb knife, shows up on ebay often enough to wait for a near mint example, and i'm sure would be as good or better than the knife your dad lost.
if you want this big guy, let me know. i don't need every knife i have !
roland

If at all possible I'd like to find the same as he lost- he carried that dang thing for years. Do your other marked ACAs have the eagle shield like the stockman I posted? Could be a marker to its being Camillus.

rprocter · May 16, 2009

The Amazing Cutting Action knives were made by Camillus. documented in this forum recently.
roland

Sword and Shield · May 16, 2009

Okay, so this little sucker was definitively Camillus, now to figure out a model number or name.

rprocter · May 17, 2009

Here is a 4" Sears(Camillus) LB with the eagle shield, but no ACA etch.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=616050
roland

Sword and Shield · May 17, 2009

His was brass, but that's the right shield. As for an etch- beats me, it wore off pretty fast. I'd swear it was about 3" closed, though, since that's the size he's always carried.