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Like striking gold -- sure appreciate this forum as I have admired Camillus knives for quite some time.
Will try to post pictures of 2 older knives
One is a 4 1/4" closed English jack
The whittler has a early 3 line stamp (like a 4 line whithout the USA) on the master and the clip blades.
The pen blade is stamped BRANTFORD Cutlery Co USA -- This knife has not been apart or cleaned. Camillus surely made contract knives for Butler Bros who used this mark.
It would have been easy for this to have occured in assembly.
Sure liked the Sherwood -- Camillus knife posted on this thread
Will try to post pictures of 2 older knives
One is a 4 1/4" closed English jack
The whittler has a early 3 line stamp (like a 4 line whithout the USA) on the master and the clip blades.
The pen blade is stamped BRANTFORD Cutlery Co USA -- This knife has not been apart or cleaned. Camillus surely made contract knives for Butler Bros who used this mark.
It would have been easy for this to have occured in assembly.
Sure liked the Sherwood -- Camillus knife posted on this thread
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Welcome, Toolboy. You really started off with a bang, those are two great knives. That Sword Brand is just exceptional.
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I have a display case that came out of an old general store. It has 40 knives and it is display case #470. Any ideas on the worth of this?
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Here's an old three spring five blade cattle knife. 3 5/8" closed.
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That is a nice one Joe! 

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...........wow, that's a treasure!!!......I've only got one 3 spring Camillus!!..........
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Thank you, Tommy.
This is my only three spring Camillus as well.

This is my only three spring Camillus as well.
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.......wish I could post pictures!!....mine is 3 3/8", 4 line stamped, plain bar shield, 2 blades plus the punch, rogers bone and you need good fingernails to open it!!!!...........
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A pair of well used Camillus jacks, both EOs.
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Catalogs from 1946 up and dealer price lists for Camillus knives can be found here
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/
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Here are some catalog cuts from 1928.
For some reason these images won't enlarge so use the following thread . They are all included there.
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=30943&hilit=Camill ... Brand+1928
For some reason these images won't enlarge so use the following thread . They are all included there.
viewtopic.php?f=63&t=30943&hilit=Camill ... Brand+1928
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Thought to give this topic a bump. Haven't shown this one before, at least not in this thread. This camp knife is in minty condition with the covers being dull red in color; not bright red.
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Beautiful find there Quick Steel!!Quick Steel wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 11:57 am Thought to give this topic a bump. Haven't shown this one before, at least not in this thread. This camp knife is in minty condition with the covers being dull red in color; not bright red.
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Glad to have your approval Smitty.
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Not sure if I should post this here.
I just repaired these 2 jack knives. I noticed that one had a pin just for the bail. The other used the rear pin for the bail. I thought that was interesting was it done to save time not to make an extra hole for the bail? Or are they different models?
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I just repaired these 2 jack knives. I noticed that one had a pin just for the bail. The other used the rear pin for the bail. I thought that was interesting was it done to save time not to make an extra hole for the bail? Or are they different models?
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Hey Nev, those are a couple of nice looking EO JACKS. Are they around 3-3/8" closed. They actually look like the General Utility knives made under government contract for the Navy & Coast Guard. I am no expert on them, but most of the ones I've seen with the bail pinned through the bolster was made by PAL. Most I've seen with the bail pinned through the handle & liner were by Utica, Camillus, Imperial, and Kingston. These are also listed in the book "Pocket Knife of the United States Military.Nev52 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 3:58 pm Not sure if I should post this here.
I just repaired these 2 jack knives. I noticed that one had a pin just for the bail. The other used the rear pin for the bail. I thought that was interesting was it done to save time not to make an extra hole for the bail? Or are they different models?
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Smitty,Papa Bones wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 9:03 pmHey Nev, those are a couple of nice looking EO JACKS. Are they around 3-3/8" closed. They actually look like the General Utility knives made under government contract for the Navy & Coast Guard. I am no expert on them, but most of the ones I've seen with the bail pinned through the bolster was made by PAL. Most I've seen with the bail pinned through the handle & liner were by Utica, Camillus, Imperial, and Kingston. These are also listed in the book "Pocket Knife of the United States Military.Nev52 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 3:58 pm Not sure if I should post this here.
I just repaired these 2 jack knives. I noticed that one had a pin just for the bail. The other used the rear pin for the bail. I thought that was interesting was it done to save time not to make an extra hole for the bail? Or are they different models?
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You are correct they are 3 3/8'' long. Both are Camillus Thanks for the information. Both are a very nice EDC great pocket size

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I have a pretty nice Camillus 49. My grandfather won it at a bingo game my family used to have during Christmas. He gave it to me when he won it and I have had it since. It is in pretty decent shape. Somehow I have managed to keep up with it for about 50 years. I will post a picture of it later. I have zero interest in selling it, but I thought the Camillus folks might appreciate it.
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If you post a pic or 2 please include a pic of the tang stamp . That would help us get an approximate age of knife . If 50 years old it may be a long line stamp. Believe the 49 is the “ Tuxedo “ model . There’s also a 49 P ,some say with Pearl covers but never seen one . Only seen the faux Pearl .NCC1701 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:40 pm I have a pretty nice Camillus 49. My grandfather won it at a bingo game my family used to have during Christmas. He gave it to me when he won it and I have had it since. It is in pretty decent shape. Somehow I have managed to keep up with it for about 50 years. I will post a picture of it later. I have zero interest in selling it, but I thought the Camillus folks might appreciate it.
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Hi all, don’t know if I should post this here, but here is a Camillus United States marshal service series knife I inherited from my father after his passing. I don’t really know much about it, but am trying to learn more and the Camillus brand in general as I am a fan now.