Vintage Camillus B.S.A.

[JohnOrlando]

Question:
Does anyone have any info about a folding, non-locking 8" hunter with a synthetic stag handle and single clip-blade? It was given to me during a basement clean-out in unused condition. I'm taking an informed guess that it is from the mid-seventies or so. Tang-stamp reads 'Camillus New York USA' and the back of the tang is stamped simply with an '8'. The blade is etched 'Adventurer BSA' with a fleur de lis behind the copy. It has nickel-silver bolsters only on the joint-end, and a brass-lined lanyard hole. There is a black leather sheath with the B.S.A. logo stamped on the flap. Sorry... no batteries in my camera at the moment, but a photo will be forthcoming.
Thanks.

 

[coondog108]

try this link, it might help http://www.mcbroom.org/scoutknives/index.php/boy-scout-knives/camillus lower down on the page

 

[FrankieCrabs]

It's a little known fact, but Charlie Manson designed that knife. He thought that by doing something nice, "For the children, you know...", he might be able to shave a few years off his life sentence (or at least boost his public image, and increase his record sales). Of course, this didn't work for him, and it wasn't exactly a PR success for Camillus, either. Whether this little faux pas contributed to their 2007 demise is still a topic of debate among Camillus aficionados. As for Charlie, he's still doing time, composing gentle ballads with his guitar, and waiting for Geraldo to come back for a follow-up interview.

Frank

 

[FrankieCrabs]

As a non-bladed aside, Manson is also the creator of the floating static route, an oft used method for router configuration, and, in this particular case, Cisco routers. If you need proof of this, just look here: http://www.routergod.com/charlesmanson/

Frank