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MAKER: Camillus
CUSTOMIZER: Dale Vincent, Orvet Customs
PATTERN: Coast Guard Life Raft or Rope knife.
CLOSED LENGTH: 4-3/8 inches
BLADE LENGTH: 3-1/2 inches
BOLSTERS: Nickel silver
HANDLES: Jugged Honey Horn
BLADES: Carbon steel rope blade
LINERS: Steel
TANG STAMPS: Four-line tang stamp -CAMILLUS/CUTLERY CO./CAMILLUS N.Y./U.S.A.
CONDITION: Newly customized 1940’s knife.
DAMAGE: Some scratching at the end of the blade that could not be removed when customizing.
SNAP: Good for this pattern.
AGE: The knife was made around the time of WWII judging from the tang stamp.
MADE IN: Camillus New York, USA and customized in the U.S.A.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
This knife started life as a rope knife of the type used by the Coast Guard in life rafts (though it does not have the Coast Guard markings). I removed the wooden handles and replaced them with handles of jigged honey horn. I filed the backspring with a rope pattern and filed threading and crown work on the bolsters. This is a great knife to add to your collection or an eye-catching user.
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