Camillus utility knife
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Camillus utility knife
I found this to be not just informative, but really interesting. It about the Camillus US utility knife. Notice Camco helped on the info on the site.
http://www.donrearic.com/demoknife1.htm
http://www.donrearic.com/demoknife1.htm
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That is cool!
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/catalog/w5rwu
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on the cutting edge is sometimes not the place to be.
please support our troops - past and present
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Great article.
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Dan, I don't know anything about this type of knife, or have very much interest in them, but here's one I picked up in an antique mall today with the plasic bag it came in. I haven't had a fix for a couple of weeks, and was desparate.
This may, or may not, answer your question.
Fran
This may, or may not, answer your question.
Fran
If it's meant for me to have it, it'll still be there.
I read somewhere (but could not find it now) that issue knives were stamped "U.S." and others were commercial versions and could be stamped "U.S.M.C." "U.S.N." or "U.S.A.F.". But note that the link posted by Mountainwind shows one stamped "U.S. MARINE CORPS"It appears that there was a commercial version stamped 'USMC.' Are the GI versions stamped with branch of service or just "US?"
I believe that the person who brought mine got them from The Knife Center.
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That was an interesting article as is the discussion following here on the forum.
I am attaching a photo of my only one. I rescued it from a storage unit after the death of an uncle. He was not a military man, so I have no idea where he got it. I always assumed it was military issue. Is that likely so?
The scale is stamped US and tang is stamped simply Camillus (over)1977. It is a decent specimen and now over 30 years old.
I am attaching a photo of my only one. I rescued it from a storage unit after the death of an uncle. He was not a military man, so I have no idea where he got it. I always assumed it was military issue. Is that likely so?
The scale is stamped US and tang is stamped simply Camillus (over)1977. It is a decent specimen and now over 30 years old.
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Camillus has been making the 4 blade stainless steel knife with the date stamped on the blade since 1949. Handle stampings include "U.S.", "U.S.A.F.", "U.S.M.C." and "U.S.N." A plain version without a handle stamping was made for Canada. This knife was also made with the Western tang stamp (some of the Western examples have a hollow ground spear blade). This knife was one of Camillus' biggest sellers with over 12 million produced.
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