Steel liners, steel pins, steel bolsters, half-stops and wood handles. Combine all that with the tang stamp and to me, that would indicate WWII. What say you??
BTW, very good snap.
Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
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Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Re: Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
............bingo, jerry!!!..........I have his brother!!!.............. ...................
Re: Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
Knife could easily be pre-WW2. All steel construction does not really indicate a wartime made knife. Many knives were made pre-war with all steel construction to keep retail prices down and to make a stronger knife. Many large folding hunters and working man's knives such as pruners as well as small boy's type knives will be found with this construction dating way back before WW2. Yours has obviously been re-pinned so the blade may or may not be original to the frame.
Re: Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
I alsocarrmillus wrote:............bingo, jerry!!!..........I have his brother!!!.............. ...................
Re: Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
Very nice Vit.Vit_213 wrote:I alsocarrmillus wrote:............bingo, jerry!!!..........I have his brother!!!.............. ...................
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Re: Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
..just dug mine out and looked, jerry, it is the short line stamp(1946-1950), so it's not as old as your's!!.... ...........
Re: Camillus Hawkbill - WWII ????
And it is alsocarrmillus wrote:.. it is the short line stamp(1946-1950)...