Pattern numbers?

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.
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Edgewise
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Pattern numbers?

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I'm having difficulty matching Camillus knives to their pattern numbers.
For example, what are the Camillus pattern numbers of the knives that match the Schrade 72OT and 33OT.
Is there a two blade jack knife version of the Camillus Sword Brand four line cattle knife?
Is there a nice dummy-friendly picture chart somewhere?
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Re: Pattern numbers?

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There are a bunch of Camillus catalogs here ---► http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/Ca ... talogs.htm

Click on the year of the catalog at the bottom of the picture, i.e. "1948 Catalog"

Compare to the Schrade catalogs here ---► http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/Catalogs/

As far as I know, there is no handy dandy spoon fed list. The only ones I know are Camillus 72 = Schrade 863. I'm afraid you're going to have to work for it or maybe you could be the one to make up the list. ::idea::
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Re: Pattern numbers?

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Thanks Jerry. That was very comprehensive, and the pattern numbers remained quite constant through the years.
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