Show Us Your Camillus Knives!

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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carrmillus wrote:..nice old, solid knife!!!!...... ::tu:: ::tu:: ..............
Thanks Tommy. If I were a jack knife toting kind of guy this would be just about perfect. ::tu::


Nice bones on that one doglegg.
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doglegg wrote:Fished this one out of the bay the other day. I liked the bone on it and it came surprisingly sharp. Don't know its #. I think from the tang stamp isDSCN5676.JPGDSCN5678.JPGDSCN5679.JPG 1930-1940's. Thanks for looking.
..4 line stamped on both blades is 1919-1941(I think)!!!...... ::tu:: ::doh:: ..........
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Thanks Paul and Tommy. Knice knife QS. ::tu:: ::handshake::
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doglegg wrote:Thanks Paul and Tommy. Knice knife QS. ::tu:: ::handshake::
.....after looking at it some more, that tang stamp and that handle material just doesn't match up???............. ::shrug:: ...........................
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carrmillus wrote:
doglegg wrote:Thanks Paul and Tommy. Knice knife QS. ::tu:: ::handshake::
.....after looking at it some more, that tang stamp and that handle material just doesn't match up???............. ::shrug:: ...........................
Tommy, I might have said it wrong. It is the tang stamp listed in the research section for 1930 - 1940 made knives. Only one blade is stamped and who knows it might be a made up knife. I certainly respect your observations as you have a lot more experience than me. I appreciate your input. Thanks. ::handshake::
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..most of the camillus knives you see with that 4 line mark usually have the old rogers bone............ ::tu:: ..........
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DL, your 2 blade Camillus EO jack with bone handles 3 3/8": these were made in large numbers by both Camillus & Imperial and were "Navy General Duty" knives from 1940 to ?? (maybe 1950).
QS: magnificent stag on the Camillus Utility knife. Likely after market ?
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kootenay joe wrote:DL, your 2 blade Camillus EO jack with bone handles 3 3/8": these were made in large numbers by both Camillus & Imperial and were "Navy General Duty" knives from 1940 to ?? (maybe 1950).
QS: magnificent stag on the Camillus Utility knife. Likely after market ?
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Thanks Roland for the info. ::handshake::
ps, I just saw one with a short line stamp so that could take it up to 1950 Roland. Thanks again for the info. ::handshake::
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kj, You may be right tho it was presented as original. Either way I like it a lot.
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QS, I didn't comment but I keep going back and looking at the handles on that knife and they are gorgeous! ::nod:: ::tu::
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Thank you dog.
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doglegg wrote:Fished this one out of the bay the other day. I liked the bone on it and it came surprisingly sharp. Don't know its #. I think from the tang stamp isDSCN5676.JPGDSCN5678.JPGDSCN5679.JPG 1930-1940's. Thanks for looking.
I've got an old Easy Open like that. It was kindly given to me by Paul of Paulsvintage.
It is only stamped on the front of the main blade.
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Joe that is exactly how mine is stamped. I think Roland is right on the id. I googled it and got the same knife. Navy General Duty Knife. Interesting.
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Picked up a couple this weekend, a camp knife with a no line tang stamp and a 69 stockman that is in real nice condition, great bone on it.
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JohnR I'm glad you posted that. I've wondered about the no line stamp. I didn't see it on any charts. ::shrug::
By the way, knice knife. ::tu::
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JohnR wrote:Picked up a couple this weekend, a camp knife with a no line tang stamp and a 69 stockman that is in real nice condition, great bone on it.
Great finds John! I really like that 69!

Starting in the 1946 camillus catalog the knife images have that same no line stamp. They used the same catalog images for quite a few years but the stamp being used on knives themselves seems to have been short lived.
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Nice old knives, John.

Here's a sweet old Camillus Congress. 3 5/8" closed.
Back in the day when they made them so refined they had you scratchin' yer head.

Thanks for looking.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:
JohnR wrote:Picked up a couple this weekend, a camp knife with a no line tang stamp and a 69 stockman that is in real nice condition, great bone on it.
Great finds John! I really like that 69!

Starting in the 1946 camillus catalog the knife images have that same no line stamp. They used the same catalog images for quite a few years but the stamp being used on knives themselves seems to have been short lived.
Thanks Paul. ::handshake::
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FRJ wrote:Nice old knives, John.

Here's a sweet old Camillus Congress. 3 5/8" closed.
Back in the day when they made them so refined they had you scratchin' yer head.

Thanks for looking.
....my grandpa carried a Camillus similar to that one at times!!..wish I had it!!!!...... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..........
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Here's one with pretty bone handles, no pattern number, 3 blade equal end, cigar, cattle knife, what ever it is? The stamp is from the 1941- 1946 era.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:
JohnR wrote:Picked up a couple this weekend, a camp knife with a no line tang stamp and a 69 stockman that is in real nice condition, great bone on it.
Great finds John! I really like that 69!

Starting in the 1946 camillus catalog the knife images have that same no line stamp. They used the same catalog images for quite a few years but the stamp being used on knives themselves seems to have been short lived.
Thank you Paul for the information on the no line, until I found this knife I wasn't even aware of a no line stamp. The 69 has had little use, my pictures don't show it but it still has faint etch on the main and the For Flesh Only etch on the spey.

Thank you all for the comments.
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FRJ wrote:Nice old knives, John.

Here's a sweet old Camillus Congress. 3 5/8" closed.
Back in the day when they made them so refined they had you scratchin' yer head.

Thanks for looking.
That's a beautiful knife Joe, such classy MOP, that would be a special occasion knife.
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treefarmer wrote:Here's one with pretty bone handles, no pattern number, 3 blade equal end, cigar, cattle knife, what ever it is? The stamp is from the 1941- 1946 era.
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Philip, that is a beauty. Love those old bones. ::nod:: ::tu::
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