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[jfourez]

I am new to collecting camillus knives, and I wonder if their is any way to tell the age of an old camillus pen two blade? It is what you call a four line tang marking. Is it before 1946?
I would appreciate any help. thanks jfourez

[Vit_213]

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =63&t=7436

[jfourez]

thank's I must have missed that post.

[tjmurphy]

Except the four-line stamp goes back earlier than 1941.

[carrmillus]

.....t.j., goin's says 1919-1941 for the 4 line stamp....... ...........

[jfourez]

thank's again fellas, look's like I found an old one!!

[orvet]

I hope you post a picture.
I love to see those old Camillus' knives!

[tjmurphy]

Not sure about that 1941 date either. Most of the WWII era knives have the four-line stamp, so I would say that the 1946 is probably OK.....So 1919-1946. According to Goins, if all blades have the four-line stamp the range is 1919-1941 and if only marked on one blade, 1941-1946. Never noticed that before, nice piece of information if it's factual.

[carrmillus]

Not sure about that 1941 date either. Most of the WWII era knives have the four-line stamp, so I would say that the 1946 is probably OK.....So 1919-1946. According to Goins, if all blades have the four-line stamp the range is 1919-1941 and if only marked on one blade, 1941-1946. Never noticed that before, nice piece of information if it's factual.

....just noticed that myself, t. j., figuring out these tang stamp dates would take a philidelphia lawyer to do it!!!!............... ..........

[jfourez]

both blades have a four line stamp. this is a small knife and it take's a good mag. glass to see the stamp, but it is there.

[tjmurphy]

I would say, based on Goins, that yours is pre-1946. When do we get a picture

[jfourez]

Here is the pic of the knife.

[tjmurphy]

Pretty little knife. Handle just as nice on the other side?

[jfourez]

Yes the handle is a mirror image on the other side. found this in an antique store for $3.50

[tjmurphy]

Great Deal