Cyberman/Camillus Cyber Knife

[MultiMat]

I have become a Cyberman 

Not the Dr Who variety but the Camillus sharp n pointy variety  .

 




 The bigger linner lock CY1 Cuda Cyber knife is a great addition to the smaller lock back CY2 Cyber knife I got for Christmas



Printed Circuit Boards(PCBs) make for uber cool looking scales/handles I reckon  . Some close up uber shots 



Thanks to my good buddy for helping me land this rare discontinued Camillus knife 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Those are beautiful knives Mat!  Now all you need is one of these to go along with it!



Def

[MultiMat]

Def I could be wrong but I think my 2 Camillus's knives might be a little better finished  .

I hope I can find some PCBs to have a play with  , I might be able to achieve the standard of workmanship exhibited on that SAK   

[Grant Lamontagne]

Actually that knife had a lot of interest from me- on the opposite side of it was a #3 key from a keypad or telephone.  I'll give you three guesses why it appealed to me! 

Back to your knives though, those were just a limited edition weren't they?  Or did they go into full production with them?

Def

[MultiMat]

I think they were made in the final years of Camillus before they went bust. I think Camillus did what Schrade did when they were trying desperately trying to stay in business. That is greatly increase their product range selling new knives or sourcing different models of knives from cheaper suppliers & rebranding them. I think in both cases , Schrade & Camillus , a desperate ploy that ultimately failed.It did result in some interesting knives though. I have a number of made in Irland knives that Schrade marketed just before they went bust.

The larger knife the CY1 Cuda Cyber Knife is more common , although getting harder to find. I had until recently never seen the smaller CY2 Cyber Knife , a US seller had 2 for sale I missed out on the first one that he sold but made sure of it when the second one came up on Ebay. I read on the net via a Camillus employee who was working for the company at the time  , that they used PCBs , on the Cyber Knives, that had failed QC & not had posts inserted in the boards making them better candidates for scales .

Another odd one from Camillus the Gapper

[Sazabi]

Sad as I am, last night or the night before I dreamt I'd found a hardware store or resell store with both Cybermen knives new in blisterpacks for like $40 each.   

[Grant Lamontagne]

Are you sure that Gapper isn't from SOG?  It seems like it would fit in with their racecar, fishing and carpenter knives! 

Rex, if you dream about that hardware store again let me know and I'll get you to pick these up for me! 

Def

[Sazabi]

Are you sure that Gapper isn't from SOG?  It seems like it would fit in with their racecar, fishing and carpenter knives! 

Rex, if you dream about that hardware store again let me know and I'll get you to pick these up for me! 

Def

Sad thing is, I know of a knife dealer that used to have one or more.  That was the same guy who had red Wenger SwissGrips that I thought were fake, because I'd never heard of them at that point. 

[Grant Lamontagne]

If I'd had a nickel for all the ones that got away, I'd have had a lot fewer get away! 

Def

[Sazabi]

If I'd had a nickel for all the ones that got away, I'd have had a lot fewer get away! 

Def

Truth be told, I thought the SwissGrips were knock-offs; I thought to myself "surely Wenger would never have made a pliers-based tool...," granted, that was before I knew of the Business Tool, too.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Some of the articles I wrote for SOSAKOnline were met with criticism, but the review I wrote talking about how awful the Business Tool was generated some significant hostility! 

Not a big deal, but you may want to think seriously before you say things like that! 

Def

[Sazabi]

Lol, I don't doubt the Business Tool is actually decent, I just couldn't imagine what kind of year the designers had when they thought it up initially.  ^^;

[MultiMat]

Sad as I am, last night or the night before I dreamt I'd found a hardware store or resell store with both Cybermen knives new in blisterpacks for like $40 each.   

Holy smokes Saza  . Just before nodding off at night try thinking of buxom lasses enjoying a trampoline , that should sort the dreams out for ya  .

If you do find that hardware store I will have X2 blisterpacks thanks 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Yup- buxom lasses on trampolines was what I dreamed of when I was Rex's age.  Heck I still do!

Of course by the time Rex reaches my age he'll probably have a bigger house, nicer car and swimming pool in each, so who's to say which is better?   

Def

[82brutus]

Those are beautiful knives Mat!  Now all you need is one of these to go along with it!



Def

You can't post a pic like that and not give us a link to a story or something that explains it.