Old Camillus Stockman

Luna Knife · **on:** May 14, 2015, 02:46:34 AM

Here is one I like to carry once in a while. this knife really got me into appreciating old multi blade impliments when i got it at a moving sale in 2001.

The clip and sheepfoot blade are pretty gunked up at the joint. I think I will spray it out with wd-40

Luna Knife · **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2015, 02:47:24 AM

getahl · **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:37:45 AM

The stockman is an awesome pattern. My favorite knife is the Buck 303, a medium stockman whose spey blade more resembles a pen blade. Fairly small, and oh so rugged.

cbl51 · **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2015, 02:49:08 PM

Short of a SAK, a stockman is one of the best pocket knives to carry. You get in one pocket size package a choice of three different blades to choose from. I like to sharpen all three blades a bit different. I keep the clip main blade very sharp for slicing, the sheep foot blade sharpened at a steeper angle for rougher cutting like opening cardboard boxes and plastic blister packages, and I keep the spey blade semi dull for wire stripping and scraping jobs and dirty work that may mess up any edge on the other blades.

For 25 years before I became a semi knife nut, my Buck 301 stockman was my only edc pocket knife. I was in tyne army engineers with it, used it as a work knife, a trout and bird knife for fishing and small game hunting, and general camping duty. If I was only going to have one pocket knife, I want a SAK. But if I was going to have only two pocket knives, the second would be a stockman. And Camillus made a great one!

My Northwoods is a go-to pocket knife for me.

Luna Knife · **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2015, 11:51:10 PM

nice patina on that Northwoods

Gareth · **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2015, 11:57:24 PM

I do like a good Stockman.

Mine is a yellow Delrin Case CV.

SAK Guy · **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2015, 02:38:46 AM

Love the pattern!

Frontier Powderhorns (and a Texas Jack)

Schrade Scrimshaw

A plain Schrade 505

Schrade IXL

My two Old Timers (right)

Another group shot with my Buck 301, Boker 7474 and my now absent yellow Eye Brand.

Luna Knife · **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:17:19 AM

since I got mine it has developed slight wobble in the main blade. Maybe I used it a bit hard.

Will it tighten if I tap the pommell with a hammer?

Luna Knife · **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:18:19 AM

beautiful knives SAK Guy

ColoSwiss · **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:20:35 AM

Stockman is a long-time favorite. Used to carry one regularly before I get into SAKs, and still pack one on occasion.

SAK Guy · **Reply #10 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:34:31 AM

Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:17:19 AM

since I got mine it has developed slight wobble in the main blade. Maybe I used it a bit hard.

Will it tighten if I tap the pommell with a hammer?

Yes. I use some thin leather over the bolster to protect it. The proper way is to peen the the pivot pin but I've never done that....there is a good youtube on the subject but a tap on the bolster will snug it back up....for a while

SAK Guy · **Reply #11 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:38:15 AM

Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:18:19 AM

beautiful knives SAK Guy

Thank you Luna! I have another special stockman that needs to be photographed....it arrived the week my Dad passed away and I just found it again....everything was such a blur back then.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #12 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:41:01 AM

Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:18:19 AM

beautiful knives SAK Guy

+1

SAK Guy · **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:44:04 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on May 23, 2015, 04:20:35 AM

Stockman is a long-time favorite. Used to carry one regularly before I get into SAKs, and still pack one on occasion.

Great examples of the pattern!!!

SAK Guy · **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:50:19 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on May 23, 2015, 04:41:01 AM

Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:18:19 AM
beautiful knives SAK Guy

+1

Thank you CS! A Schrade 8OT Old Timer was my first knife back in the 60's...my Dad and my uncles all carried one.

Zed · **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2015, 09:44:06 AM

303 and 371 bucks

303 camillius buck in the pic,carried daily

Luna Knife · **Reply #16 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:02:04 PM

Quote from: SAK Guy on May 23, 2015, 04:38:15 AM

Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:18:19 AM
beautiful knives SAK Guy

Thank you Luna! I have another special stockman that needs to be photographed....it arrived the week my Dad passed away and I just found it again....everything was such a blur back then.

Sorry about your Dad. My Dad is 84

SAK Guy · **Reply #17 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:19:06 PM

Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:02:04 PM

Quote from: SAK Guy on May 23, 2015, 04:38:15 AM
Quote from: Luna Knife on May 23, 2015, 04:18:19 AM
beautiful knives SAK Guy

Thank you Luna! I have another special stockman that needs to be photographed....it arrived the week my Dad passed away and I just found it again....everything was such a blur back then.

Sorry about your Dad. My Dad is 84

Thank you...mine was 85.

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #18 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:50:43 PM

Quote from: cbl51 on May 19, 2015, 02:49:08 PM

Short of a SAK, a stockman is one of the best pocket knives to carry. You get in one pocket size package a choice of three different blades to choose from. I like to sharpen all three blades a bit different. I keep the clip main blade very sharp for slicing, the sheep foot blade sharpened at a steeper angle for rougher cutting like opening cardboard boxes and plastic blister packages, and I keep the spey blade semi dull for wire stripping and scraping jobs and dirty work that may mess up any edge on the other blades.

For 25 years before I became a semi knife nut, my Buck 301 stockman was my only edc pocket knife. I was in tyne army engineers with it, used it as a work knife, a trout and bird knife for fishing and small game hunting, and general camping duty. If I was only going to have one pocket knife, I want a SAK. But if I was going to have only two pocket knives, the second would be a stockman. And Camillus made a great one!

My Northwoods is a go-to pocket knife for me.
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Though this youtube is of a GEC Stockman. There is a bit of a history behind the stockman which how it became the knife of the blue collar working man
https://youtu.be/xC4GScpyTtU?list=PLJDPgUSSShJm0PruVa4C8foD-Hoe-hcRO

SAK Guy · **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2015, 07:10:01 PM

Well, it's done....

Schrade USA Scrimshaw 505 Cowboy Series - Hopalong Cassidy

Joe58 · **Reply #20 on:** May 24, 2015, 08:30:47 AM

Some awesome stockman pics posted guys.

Nice collection SAK Guy! How do you like those Frontier labeled knives. Were they just a name and some other company actually made them?

I've seen them from time to time but never really looked into them. They seem to go for good prices.

Good stuff! Joe

SAK Guy · **Reply #21 on:** May 24, 2015, 09:38:12 AM

Quote from: Joe58 on May 24, 2015, 08:30:47 AM

Some awesome stockman pics posted guys.

Nice collection SAK Guy! How do you like those Frontier labeled knives. Were they just a name and some other company actually made them?

I've seen them from time to time but never really looked into them. They seem to go for good prices.

Good stuff! Joe

Great quality! The Powder Horn Series was made by Camillus under the Imperial Schrade mantle. They sharpen up like Old Timers...excellent steel!

sak60 · **Reply #22 on:** May 24, 2015, 10:42:00 AM

Stockman was the pattern I associated with a pocket knife while I was growing up. This Schrade 899 replaces the spey blade with an awl, and super slim.

SAK Guy · **Reply #23 on:** May 24, 2015, 05:07:38 PM

Quote from: SAK Guy on May 23, 2015, 07:10:01 PM

Well, it's done....

Schrade USA Scrimshaw 505 Cowboy Series - Hopalong Cassidy
(Image removed from quote.)

Btw, I was going to shoot a couple of views of my Schrade Hoppy but it started raining pretty good and I didn't want to get my 8X10 wet...I paid nearly 10 bucks for it.

Luna Knife · **Reply #24 on:** May 24, 2015, 06:08:57 PM

Group photo

Clockwise from white camillus

Black Ranger made by colonial

Brown Kabar w bone handle-worn to heck with lots of steel from blades gone

And BMW Soligen- NM- I wear with dress pants