Camillus Marlin 1915 is worth?
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DropZoneSurplusNGuns
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Camillus Marlin 1915 is worth?
have a camillus marlin navy knife dated 1915 in very good shape... any idea on value??
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Mossdancer
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Camillus marlin 1915
Hello Drop Zone:
Do not mean to appear more ignorant than usual, but I do not have a very good idea of what you mean by your subject. I am pretty sure you mean a navy rigging knife or several names they were called. I know very well what a camillus is and I have to imagine the marlin refers to the spike blade used for rope work. The 1915 baffles me, if it is the year of production or the stamped model number, I for one would really like to see it. So, if you would not mind please scan or photo all pertinent parts of your knife and post them for viewing.
Thanks for your help in making your request a thing that we can help with.
moss
Do not mean to appear more ignorant than usual, but I do not have a very good idea of what you mean by your subject. I am pretty sure you mean a navy rigging knife or several names they were called. I know very well what a camillus is and I have to imagine the marlin refers to the spike blade used for rope work. The 1915 baffles me, if it is the year of production or the stamped model number, I for one would really like to see it. So, if you would not mind please scan or photo all pertinent parts of your knife and post them for viewing.
Thanks for your help in making your request a thing that we can help with.
moss
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Gr8Scout
Just for the newer members here who might not know, member CAMCO is the former Company Historian for Camillus. You can take his opinion to the bank.
Value of the knife is subjective. A person who collects this type of knife might pay highly for it. But Camillus made many MANY thousands of military knives; only a few of them like the famous dagger are worth a lot of money.
Phil
Value of the knife is subjective. A person who collects this type of knife might pay highly for it. But Camillus made many MANY thousands of military knives; only a few of them like the famous dagger are worth a lot of money.
Phil
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Mossdancer
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1915 cammarnavknife
Drop Zone:
Without any photo showing condition about all that can be done is the following url,s.
http://cgi.ebay.com/World-War-I-Vintage ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/old-E-C-Simmons-KEE ... dZViewItem
Good luck. It would be interesting what you realize out of it.
moss
P.S. Wouldn't it be a hoot if KK farmed out to Camillus for production.
Without any photo showing condition about all that can be done is the following url,s.
http://cgi.ebay.com/World-War-I-Vintage ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/old-E-C-Simmons-KEE ... dZViewItem
Good luck. It would be interesting what you realize out of it.
moss
P.S. Wouldn't it be a hoot if KK farmed out to Camillus for production.
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DropZoneSurplusNGuns
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martys
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Question for camco
I have a Camillus, Kutmaster and John Primble that look just alike except for the name on the tang. Did Camillus make all three? What are some of the other brands Camillus made? 