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.
...goin's says-4 line stamp on all blades-1919-1941, 4 line on master only-1941-1946- I have one marked like that with sword brand on the the mark side of master, smooth caramel bone and big 4 pointed oval shield...... ...........
carrmillus wrote:...goin's says-4 line stamp on all blades-1919-1941, 4 line on master only-1941-1946- I have one marked like that with sword brand on the the mark side of master, smooth caramel bone and big 4 pointed oval shield...... ...........
Tommy I didn't know that or I would have bid on that one.
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
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carrmillus wrote:...goin's says-4 line stamp on all blades-1919-1941, 4 line on master only-1941-1946- I have one marked like that with sword brand on the the mark side of master, smooth caramel bone and big 4 pointed oval shield...... ...........
Tommy I didn't know that or I would have bid on that one.
...this one I have has the pen paired with the master and the coping blade on the opposite end-also has worked or gimped liners!!!..... .........
Greg, did you get that knife? I tried to bid on it and my computer froze, wouldn't type any numbers in the bid box My question on it was the small clip opposite the master and pen. I thought that they all had a coping blade and that the small clip came later. Also, he listed it as 3 3/4" and the 72 is 3 5/8". Maybe just a mis-measure? Since it is a Sword Brand I think that it would have a different model number designation other than "72".
"There are none so blind as those that refuse to see"
God Bless America - Though I don't know why he would want to.
tjmurphy wrote:Greg, did you get that knife? I tried to bid on it and my computer froze, wouldn't type any numbers in the bid box My question on it was the small clip opposite the master and pen. I thought that they all had a coping blade and that the small clip came later. Since it is a Sword Brand I think that it would have a different model number designation other than "72".
I didn't bid on it Tj. If it is 1941-46 I would guess it is not a 72 pattern still a nice knife. I would have bid on it had I known the info about the tang stamps.
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
I haven't been aware of such goings on but many things get past me anymore.
I will say that the yellow Camillus knives as I have shown likely get more attention because of the Yellow Jacket name.
That gives collectors a focus for hoarding ... I mean, ... collecting.
Case had various compositions that were yellow and some better that others. That may have made folks a little gun shy.
Yellow was my dads favorite color so I like to have a few around. Plus this is a nice knife.
kootenay joe wrote:I have a mint 72 with yellow Delrin handles but no "Yellow Jacket" etch. Was this etch only used in certain years ?
kj
No.
Joe, I noticed because the plain Jane everyday Yelo-Jaket was one of the last ones I acquired (I had three that were not standard production). It took a while because they were always more than I wanted to pay. I finally yielded to the market price.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Chattanooga Coke bottling facility is supposed to be the world's first Coca Cola bottling plant. They have commissioned knives from Camillus, Case and Frost that I know of. Camillus and Case are serialized. I don't know about Frost or any others they may have had made.
jerryd6818 wrote:Chattanooga Coke bottling facility is supposed to be the world's first Coca Cola bottling plant. They have commissioned knives from Camillus, Case and Frost that I know of. Camillus and Case are serialized. I don't know about Frost or any others they may have had made.