Camillus 87

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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Camillus 87

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Re: Camillus 87

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Hi and ::welcome:: to AAPK. I'm pretty sure that is a 67, not an 87 pattern number.
Called a Stockman style. Maybe from the mid to late 1950's, possibly later. Long line tang stamp.
I'll guess Delrin handles. They are a popular and a pretty common type of Camillus pocket knife.
Below is one of my 67's.
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Re: Camillus 87

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That is definitely a 67 pattern stockman. I think that tang stamp was used somewhere in the 1970's and 1980's. Good knife, I have one just like it.
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Re: Camillus 87

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Given the handles (Delrin® "Indian Stag" jig) are attached by post instead of pinned, combined with that tang stamp the knife was probably made post 1976 to sometime in the early '80s.

Ignore the prong attachment picture. That's for synthetic (plastic) handles pre-mid 50s and earlier.
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