Wow great to see this thread again especially today. I made a deal for a Skookum bush tool in A2 with natural micarta and got a Caly3ZDP and a few Rosarms today.

The real kicker is that Camillus dagger.

I have a real soft spot for the FS dagger and a great fellow dog just sent me a
beautiful version. I am even familiar with the original Camillus dagger.
It was exactly like a FS except made in the US by mostly German immigrant cutlery
makers on the east coast. The Camillus dagger also had a spatula shaped handle made in a converted spatula factory. The sheath was quite well made but the dagger was poor quality(sabotage is suspected) and issued to grunts with no training or explanation as to it's use. They used the needle sharp assassins weapon like a K-BAR and quickly broke it.

The handle on the new camillus model is the best kind the knurled rather than the ringed because the ringed ones twist in the hand. I can't wait to see how they turned out with proper heat treat and a nice leather sheath.


Thanks vic