Good Example of A Rare Knife That's Not Valueable

[jerryd6818]

This Camillus 53 on eBay is a great example of a knife that's as scarce as hen's teeth but because it's not known it lacks desirability so it's not valuable. I got my first one by accident. It was part of a lot of two on eBay. It has a long line tang stamp but no pattern stamp on the pile side of the main blade. My second one I paid a good bit more for but that's because of the individual I bought it from. It too came without a pattern stamp.

I researched the living dickens out of it but got no information, even from the old Camillus employees and only discovered the pattern number when I accidentally stumbled onto one online that did have the pattern stamp (I think it was on AAPK ). It's not in any of the Camillus catalogs I have available to me but considering the long line tang stamp I've come to believe it was made sometime in the very late '50s or very early '60s. Today I stumbled on to this one currently on eBay which does have the pattern stamp ---► https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Camill ... SwKLZcfvaw

This is only the 4th one I've ever seen. Draw your own conclusions.
Note the secondary blade has significant tang wear and has no snap.

[doglegg]

Thanks for the heads up Jerry. I made an offer and he accepted.

[jerryd6818]

So now you're the only other person I know of that has one.

[Colonel26]

Uh oh! I foresee this becoming the next 72.

You’re a trendsetter Cuz.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

I saw a pretty good one go by on ebay not too long ago. I wanted it but had other fish to fry.

[1967redrider]

. . . is that a whittler . . .

[jerryd6818]

. . . is that a whittler . . .

No, it's a dog-leg jack.

[1967redrider]

. . . is that a whittler . . .

No, it's a dog-leg jack.

Just razzing you a little, Jerry. Nice find!

[jerryd6818]

Oh. I'm rather thick in the head lately.

[terryl308]

Thanks a lot Jerry, now I have something else to search for! Nice ole knife, Terry

[jerryd6818]

Terry, that will keep you busy for a day or three or a few thousand. Hey, maybe if we get several people looking we'll find several more.

[carrmillus]

...jerry, this has been buggin' me ever since I first read it!!.....I've got one, only the "53" has been sanded or ground off. can't remember where i got it or how long I've had it!!........... .........................

[carrmillus]

.......... just dumped out all my knife stuff and found the letter from jerryd that he wrote when he sent me this knife last july!!!...my memory is so bad I don't remember what I had for breakfast!!.if I forgot to thank you, thanks a bunch, jerry!!!........... .............................

[doglegg]

.......... just dumped out all my knife stuff and found the letter from jerryd that he wrote when he sent me this knife last july!!!...my memory is so bad I don't remember what I had for breakfast!!.if I forgot to thank you, thanks a bunch, jerry!!!........... .............................

Carrmillus, he was nicer to you. All I saw was a post and had to pay for my own. I think that memory thing has got us all.

[carrmillus]

.......... just dumped out all my knife stuff and found the letter from jerryd that he wrote when he sent me this knife last july!!!...my memory is so bad I don't remember what I had for breakfast!!.if I forgot to thank you, thanks a bunch, jerry!!!........... .............................

........no wonder I can't remember what I had for breakfast!!.....I didn't have any!!!......... ...............

[jerryd6818]

Well y'all ain't all by your lonesome (memory wise).