OLD CAMILLUS BOY SCOUT TYPE KNIFE. I NEED SOME HELP IDENTIFYING AN OLD
KNIFE I HAVE. IT WAS MY GRANDFATHERS. NOW I'VE HAD THE KNIFE FOR AT LEAST 50
YEARS AND MY GRANDFATHER IMMIGRATED TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1922. IT IS A CAMMILLUS
BOY SCOUT STYLE KNIFE. 4 BLADES, CUTTING, CAN OPENER, LEATHER PUNCH, SCREW DRIVER/BOTTLE OPENER. THE CUTTING BLADE IS MARKED "CAMILLUS CUTLERY CO. CAMILLUS, N.Y. USA". BROWN STAG GRIPS AND THE HORIZONTAL PLATE ON THE GRIP READS "USA" ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS. MICHAEL.
CAMILLUS BOY SCOUT TYPE KNIFE
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greyelm
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Re: CAMILLUS BOY SCOUT TYPE KNIFE
This sounds like a WW2 military issue pocket knife. Versions issued at the beginning of the war may have brass liners but later due to restrictions steel liners were used. Be careful with the can opener, don't let it snap shut as this could crack the bone handle.
Greyelm
Greyelm
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Re: CAMILLUS BOY SCOUT TYPE KNIFE
if its the one im thinking of, there is a pic of it on this page. http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... a&start=45 .I think the usa on shield stands for us army, and not US of A . i believe there are also a few other versions of the shield (USN,etc.).im not a camillus expert, but i believe it to be right.btw 
to the site. 
to the site. Chris - I'd give my right arm to be ambidexterous.