Let's See Your Camco Knives!

[singin46]

Nice Camp knife Smoke!

[smokepole]

Thanks Perry! I like the pattern and this is one of the good ones - I don't know if it's true, but it looks to me that some of the Camco's are very very close to as well finished as their Camillus brothers - and this is one of them

[orvet]

I don't know if it's true, but it looks to me that some of the Camco's are very very close to as well finished as their Camillus brothers - and this is one of them

I think it is true, depending on the time frame of the knives in comparison.
I think the Camco TL-29s of the 1950s were even better finished than some of the Camillus branded TL-29s that came out in the last couple years they were in business.

You kind of have compare apples to apples; i.e. Camillus knives against the Camco knives made in the same years. Unlike the Camillus stamps I have noticed very few variations of the Camco tang stamp. While it is unreliable at best to attempt to date a Camillus by tang stamp it is impossible to get a meaningful date to use for comparison with Camco. Dating of Camco tang stamps goes something like this: CAMCO/U.S.A. = 1946-2007. It doesn’t give us a useful tool for comparison.

All that being said; I think if we could compare a Camco stockman, a Camillus stockman and a Sword Brand Camillus all made the same year I think we would see three distinct levels of quality, materials and craftsmanship.

[smokepole]

Dating of Camco tang stamps goes something like this: CAMCO/U.S.A. = 1946-2007.

@Orvet!!

You make a good point though Dale, about comparing apples to apples - and that the older Camco's might be up to par with the later Camillus branded ones.

[AREMINGTONSEDGE]

This is my Workhorse. Really...a very well made knife! Have another Camco or two but have misplaced them somewhere
-Rocky

[Vit_213]

This is my Workhorse.

This is new Camco - made in China

[singin46]

Nice Trapper ROCKY!

[edgy46]

Saturday find. A well built three inch jack with plastic handles.

[singin46]

Nice old celluloid find Bill!

[orvet]

That is a really nice and unusual pattern of celluloid on that Camco!
Pretty stuff!

[edgy46]

Thanks Singin and Orvet.
I do not know if it is cell or not. It has no scratches so I think it has seen no pocket time or use. No sign of shrinkage. Too nice to stick a hot pin in. ????

[Vit_213]

My Camco Camp knife #450

[junebug]

my lil CAMCO i just scored for a couple bucks

kinda looks like a WICKER BASKET design

[glennbad]

I have a few Camco's, but this is one of my favorites...

[junebug]

classic and cool glenn

[glennbad]

Here's another, not as nice but still kinda cool.

[Vit_213]

I recently received two beautiful Camco knives
Camco Charm Knife & Camco Lone Ranger Red Knife

This is my most small knife by Camillus

Special thanks to Tom Williams

[garddogg56]

I picked my Grandson up a Camco 7-11 fishing knife today.I remember these as a kid.

[garddogg56]

oh well I liked it

[carrmillus]

oh well I liked it

......I've had one of the Camillus #31 staglon versions in my taclebox for about 40 years!!..great knife!!!....one of my favorite Camillus patterns!!!......... .............

[jerryd6818]

I just scrolled through this thread and notice I hadn't posted my Camco Mumbly Peg. Randy, the one you posted back in 2012 was my inspiration for finding one of these and bringing it home. Except for a spot here and there, the knife is in factory condition and I like it a lot.

Seller's pictures. They were so much better than what I take, I decided to use them for my records.

[tjmurphy]

The onlyest one I have:

[Vit_213]

Camco Barlow #551

[jerryd6818]

I love those two blade jacks T.J. That's a good one to have.

And WOW Vit. That barlow looks like it's in factory condition. Nice one.

[Vit_213]

Camco Lone Ranger