Neat old whittler

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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Neat old whittler

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I picked this one up recently. It's quite interesting to me, as I have never seen an arched Camillus stamp before.

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The wood is quite nice, Rosewood I think. The knife snaps great, the only issue is the blades aren't in that nice of shape. Still an excellent piece IMO.

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I think that's a beauty of a knife. I think that's the first curved Camillus stamp I've seen too.
A real keeper, Glenn. ::tu::
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....beautiful, glenn!!..I've got several with that stamp, but not a whittler, closest thing I've got is a tuxedo knife with the same handles, both blades arched stamped!!!....if you ever decide to part with it, please let me know!!!........... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..............
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Still a sweet old knife with alot of character_____Dave
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Great looking knife. Get those blades fixed up and I think you will be real satisfied.

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Boy, now that's a dandy. ::tu::
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I agree that is a very nice find. Got character for sure!
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That us a beauty Glenn! ::tu::
Are the tang stamps all the same or are they different?
That plays into the dating.

Great find, somewhere around WWI, maybe older depending on the stamps.
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WOW :shock: that is EPIC! It looks so WWI, Civil War font.
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Holy cats. What a find.
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orvet wrote:That us a beauty Glenn! ::tu::
Are the tang stamps all the same or are they different?
That plays into the dating.

Great find, somewhere around WWI, maybe older depending on the stamps.
Thanks guys! All blades have that same stamp.
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.....glenn, if I'm reading correctly, that dates it from 1902-1915(goin's).....same as my tuxedo knife, which also has the same bar shield!!................. ::tu:: ::tu:: ..........................
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Cool old swell center whittler Glenn ::tu:: ... somebody used that with pride... great find... Nothing like ol' knives :D

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glennbad wrote:I picked this one up recently. It's quite interesting to me, as I have never seen an arched Camillus stamp before.

camwhitt1.JPG
camwhitt2.JPG
camwhitt3.JPG
camwhitt4.JPG

The wood is quite nice, Rosewood I think. The knife snaps great, the only issue is the blades aren't in that nice of shape. Still an excellent piece IMO.

Glenn
..........glenn, is the closed length on your knife 3 7/16"??......if it is, it appears to be the same frame as my tuxedo knife??...the ends of the shield on my knife appear to be more squared off, and of course, mine only has a single backspring.................. ::shrug:: ...................
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glennbad wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:57 pm I picked this one up recently. It's quite interesting to me, as I have never seen an arched Camillus stamp before.


camwhitt1.JPG
camwhitt2.JPG
camwhitt3.JPG
camwhitt4.JPG


The wood is quite nice, Rosewood I think. The knife snaps great, the only issue is the blades aren't in that nice of shape. Still an excellent piece IMO.

Glenn
Glenn do you still have this knife ? If so am curious about the length overall closed . Is it 3 5/8 inches ?
The stamp dates of early 1900 and that frame leads me to believe it to be the earliest pre 72 model ,way before they put model numbers on the pile side tang .
That’s a beautiful piece of Camillus history there . Really glad you old timers are here on the forum and shared pics and info over the years . It makes digging into these old posts very interesting ,especially the pics and knowledge some bring here to our specific areas of interest.
Thank you
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