camillus demo knife ?

[Forest fella]

Hi, I'm trying to find a UK seller of the camillus demo knife,As a friends wife has asked me to find and buy 1 for him on the quiet for christmas.
any help welcomed.
cheers

 

[Magentus]

Hi FF. Probably not what you want to hear, but I think they are pretty difficult to get hold of in the UK as they haven't been made for years. There are some really cheap and nasty copies sold by some army surplus shops, but I would avoid them.

If it's an actual Demo knife she wants, the best bet will be flea markets etc. If she wants that 'type' of knife, the Wenger Standard Issue, Victorinox Soldier or Pioneer has exactly the same tool set with much better fit and finish, and is still available quite cheaply. I have a Wenger SI and can't recommend it highly enough. Absolutely bomb proof.

Sorry can't be of more help. Maybe you'll have more luck appealing to our US contingent where the knife is more widely available

 

[Magentus]

For anyone out there interested, Heinnie Haynes can get hold of them even though they don't stock them.

I got this in reply to an email;

Dear Sir,

Although we don't stock this knife we can get it for you. Our part number is CM19184 and the price is £21.95.

It would take 5-7 days to get into stock.

If you would like me to back order one for you please let me have your delivery address and a contact telephone number so that I can contact you for payment details once it arrives.

 

[santaman2000]

Do they want a user or a collector? I'm seeing a lot of them on e-bay at prices ranging from $19 to $160.

 

[Forest fella]

Yeah I spotted the 1's on ebay when I first looked for them,I'm after a new 1.

 

[santaman2000]

Yeah I spotted the 1's on ebay when I first looked for them,I'm after a new 1.

To the best of my knowledge Camillus hasn't made them in years.

 

[SCOMAN]

Look out for USMC escape and evade pack they usually have them in it. Some US surplus shops or eBay have them.