Remington Knives

steveno · Jan 15, 2018

Many years ago when Remington came out with their limited edition pocket knives (1982 I think it was). I bought a couple of each just for the heck of it. The first year knife was in a hard case and they didn’t make a lot of them. After that the next couple editions they made a few more but still not that many.

Then all of a sudden Remington started making a LOT of each edition and pretty much killed any collector value that they would have I came out pretty good in the first three editions but after that all I have is some decent pocket knives that are worth much more than the $50 or so that I paid for them.

R1178 Mini Trapper 1991
R1613 Fisherman 1987
R1128 Trapper 1989
R1306 Tracker 1990
R1253 Guide 1992

The Mini Trapper and the Trapper are pretty big knives compared a version that Case would offer..
The Fisherman is kind of big but since it would probably be found most of the time in a tackle box size don’t mean much.
The Guide I’m not sure what real function it would have as it is a fairly long knife.
The Tracker is my favorite and I find myself carrying it once in a while. it is kind of a big knife and not very thick. I’m not sure what people would think if I opened in front some people.

I don’t know who really made the knives for Remington but they are well made and quite sharp.

30-30remchester · Jan 15, 2018

The later Remington knives were built for them by Camillus IIRC.

jsfricks · Jan 15, 2018

Here are my only two. I think the fisherman’s is dated 1982, but I’d have to look. I believe I had the boxes at one time but sold them to my father-in-law many years ago and inherited them back and boxes were gone. Probably wouldn’t matter much. Neat knives anyway.

holo · Jan 15, 2018

Fishermen is 1987
Woodsman 1985

Had them all till 2000 sold for the same reason. Back in the hay day the 82 would bring $800.00 I can remember back in the 80's waiting almost the hole year to get the knife then in the 90's they were on every table at the gun shows.

I can't understand why Remington flooded the market.

Richard Simmons · Jan 15, 2018

Buck Knives has recently started making knives for Remington both from their providers offshore and from their factory in Idaho. So far the only models from Idaho are variations of the Buck 500 with Remington markings and symbols.

The last two on the linked page are the Buck made knives out of Idaho.

Bullet Series - Knife Center

Texas Star · Jan 16, 2018

I have a 1306 and occasionally wear it in a black belt pouch. It's a nice knife.

You could open it in public anywhere you'd open a larger Buck No. 110.

I think PAL bought Remington's original knife business about 1940.

Lonegle57 · Jan 16, 2018

Have one of each since they started coming out in the 80's. Have looked but not seen one for this year. Something to pass on to my son, he is not much in to guns but likes a knife.

k22fan · Jan 16, 2018

During the 1987 to 1991 period that covers all of the original poster steveno's knives Camillus was making Remington's knives. For blade steel Camillus used both their insignificantly tweeked version of 1095 carbon steel and 440A. I'd have to dig out one of the pamphlets that came with one of my carbon steel Camillus Remingtons to find the name Remington used for the steel. Cold Steel used the name Carbon Five for the same steel. All of the Camillus made Remingtons that interested me were made with both bone and Delrin handles. None of them were ever intended to be high priced or scarce collectors' items. On the other hand all of mine would make nice working knives and I trust Camillus to have used good steel and heat treatment.

The R1306 that both steveno and Texas Star wrote they like to use might be the most popular of the Camillus Remington knives. It is a recreation of a famous Pre-WW II Remington. Basically it is the Jumbo Trapper made as a lock back with a single clip blade. Queen names their copy the Mountainman. They feel good in the hand.

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