Indy's Pocketknife
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Indy's Pocketknife
On a rather esoteric note: I have an old Camillus pocketknife that looks amazingly like the one Indy takes out of his pocket to use when he starts to cut Marion loose in the tent in the Egyptian Desert...of course, he changes his mind and closes the pocketknife! Just wondered if anyone had noticed it before. As the King of Norway once stated: "A man never knows when he might need a good knife."....to rescue damsels in distress.
JAN, I wish I could post some pics, but I do not have the ability to do so right now! The model # on my Camillus pocketknife is #23...it's about 4 1/2" long closed, with 2 blades...a large spearpoint blade and a shorter pen blade. And this is just my opinion, after all! I will try to get some pics in the near future.
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I've often meant to mention Camillus in this regard! I'm glad you did. It would be period correct and it's made in NY.
My favorite knife is my USN marlin spike Camillus. That marlin spike is very handy. (If you don't believe me, read Riddle of the Sands!) I like to think of the Camillus marlin spike as the knife Indy should have carried!
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I've often meant to mention Camillus in this regard! I'm glad you did. It would be period correct and it's made in NY.
My favorite knife is my USN marlin spike Camillus. That marlin spike is very handy. (If you don't believe me, read Riddle of the Sands!) I like to think of the Camillus marlin spike as the knife Indy should have carried!
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Chamorro, et al, I went back and found the video capture of the scene with the pocketknife, and I stand corrected! In my huimble opinion, this pocketknife GREATLY resembles a spear-pointed, lockback single-blade knife produced in Solingen, Germany by several different companies. I'm not sure if they're being produced any longer, but I am attempting to find out. Puma, Henckels and a few others produced this design. They used to be quite common. The flat nickel silver bolsters, and the quality and color of the stag are the "giveaways" in this case.
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Pocket knife
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This is a standard Black Jigged Bone Handle pocketknife. You will have a hard time finding the same rounded blade style as the one in the movie. Most pocketknives now incorporate a sharper tapering blade. Smokey Mountain Knife Works offers several different sizes of knife in this style. They have slight curve to them but are very cheap ranging from $30 - $80. I visit their store and museum everytime I hit Gatlinburg, TN. Check out their website, and I am sure you will something very close to what Indy carried.
This is a standard Black Jigged Bone Handle pocketknife. You will have a hard time finding the same rounded blade style as the one in the movie. Most pocketknives now incorporate a sharper tapering blade. Smokey Mountain Knife Works offers several different sizes of knife in this style. They have slight curve to them but are very cheap ranging from $30 - $80. I visit their store and museum everytime I hit Gatlinburg, TN. Check out their website, and I am sure you will something very close to what Indy carried.
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SMKW Black Jigged Bone Handle knives
Here are some pics of what is offered at Smokey Mountain Knife Works. There are several that are similar and could pass for Indy's pocket knife. From this pic angle it is hard to tell if it is a Worn Sowbelly, Pocket Worn or Doctor's Knife style. I don't think it is a canoe style.
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I have pics of my knife
If anyone would like to host them for me my Yahoo account is screwed up... and I'm not sure how to post directly onto the board so if you wanna see them host for me or shoot me a PM.
It's my grandfather's old Boyscout knife...he gave it to my dad...when I was over at my dad's house I was talking about Indy's knife and my Dad gave me this one...(the one you'll see in the pics)
So I have my Grandpa's Hat (Dobbs) and his pocketknife as well.
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It's my grandfather's old Boyscout knife...he gave it to my dad...when I was over at my dad's house I was talking about Indy's knife and my Dad gave me this one...(the one you'll see in the pics)
So I have my Grandpa's Hat (Dobbs) and his pocketknife as well.
-Doc