Need Help Identifying Pocket Knife

The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States with roots dating back to 1876. The company manufactured Camillus branded knives and was a prolific contractor for other knife brands up until its last days in 2007 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
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Craig Van Kirk
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Need Help Identifying Pocket Knife

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Hi All:

I have come into possession of a Camillus pocket knife via an estate sale that I cannot identify. Does anyone know anything about this knife? I cannot find any reference to it online and am curious about its origin.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thank you!
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Welcome to AAPK.

More likely pre-'41 with those celluloid handles. Is the 4-line stamp in a Serif font or Sans Serif? Serif was used more before 1941.
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.....thanks, jerry, I did not know that!!!........ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: .......................
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Knives with nickel bolsters cannot have been made during the war years since that metal was considered a strategic supply and not available to civilian companies for manufacturing. Knife is probably pre-war.
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