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Posted: **Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:01 pm**

Vit_213 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:04 pm
doglegg wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:51 pm Picked up this WW 2 Army Air Corp pilots knife of the bay the other day.
Nice!
carrmillus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:36 pm .......how do you know it was made for the army air corps??????.............. ................
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/Hi ... -1945s.pdf ( page 8 )

....thanks, vit!!!!............

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Posted: **Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:30 pm**

Thanks Skip, I appreciate your comments.

Tommy, glad Vit was able to answer your question.

Vit I appreciate your input and your site. I use it most next to AAPK. I appreciate all your work on it.

JP, I'm glad you let this one slip through to me. Thanks and they do come up regularly so you will probably snag a better one.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:14 pm**

Floyd.

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:22 pm**

Thanks David.

Posted: **Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:58 am**

doglegg wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:51 pm Picked up this WW 2 Army Air Corp pilots knife of the bay the other day. Silvey says that Camillus made about 1 million of these knives during the war. Ulster also produced some. Some poor sharpening marks on the blades, no snap on the main blade but over all in good enough shape to please me. Now to watch for the Ulster. Thanks for looking. DSCN6832.JPGDSCN6833.JPGDSCN6834.JPGDSCN6835.JPGDSCN6837.JPG

Dang FLoyd. That is a beaut.

Some most awesome looking bone. Congrats!!

Posted: **Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:04 am**

Thanks Papa Bones

Posted: **Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:32 am**

Cool HOK Floyd!

Posted: **Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:30 pm**

Thanks Tom, I'll probably never carry it. But I do enjoy those old WW 2 knives.

Posted: **Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:35 pm**

This one is of WW2 vintage. A scalpel made for the military during WW2. Easily sterilized and razor sharp.

Posted: **Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:07 pm**

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:35 pm This.....

WOW!!! A piece of CAMILLUS cutlery that isn't a pocket knife!

That is a VERY fine looking scalpel, Doctor Floyd.

Posted: **Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:37 pm**

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:35 pm This one is of WW2 vintage. A scalpel made for the military during WW2. Easily sterilized and razor sharp.DSCN6852.JPGDSCN6853.JPGDSCN6854.JPG

Fyoyd, agree with Skip , a nice piece of military cutlery from Camillus. Being a Scalpel and sharp, did it come in a kit,case with other field instruments, or ? And this is the first one I have seen, many thanks .
Stay warm

Posted: **Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:02 pm**

Thanks Skip, I knew they existed but had never seen one for sale. Glad to get it.

JP, I have no idea how they were originally shipped. I think they are a stand alone product. I found it on a military surplus site. Bay State Militaria is the site, I believe they have some more plus other interesting thing. Thanks.

Posted: **Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:33 pm**

doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:35 pm This one is of WW2 vintage. A scalpel made for the military during WW2. Easily sterilized and razor sharp.DSCN6852.JPGDSCN6853.JPGDSCN6854.JPG

Posted: **Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:52 pm**

Thanks Vit.

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:14 pm**

Today I add this pocket knife to my "general" CAMILLUS pocket knife collection. It is a 1958 CAMILLUS, single blade, 3 tool pocket knife. A nice companion for the 1949, the 1959 and the 1960 that I've acquired. It has a few issues, but I'm not concerned. It also needed a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:21 pm**

Glad you got that one Skip. I thought it would go well with your 59. Congrats

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:30 pm**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:14 pm Today I add this pocket knife to my "general" CAMILLUS pocket knife collection. It is a 1958 CAMILLUS, single blade, 3 tool pocket knife. A nice companion for the 1949, the 1959 and the 1960 that I've acquired. It has a few issues, but I'm not concerned. It also needed a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.

Good one Skip,really glad you got that one!

Seen it ,or another 58 like it ,was going to bid on it as it’s my birth year ,but went after something else. Your on your way to ANOTHER nice collection . Thanks for sharing your pics

. Save some for us

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:41 pm**

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:21 pm Glad.....

Thank you Floyd.

If 1958s were a little more common, I would've waited for one in a little
better condition. But, since I have a better chance of spotting a two
headed unicorn than of seeing another 1958 become available any time
soon, I bought this one. The issues with it are minor and one can be corrected.

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:30 pm Good.....

Thank you JP.

I am NOT going to try and obtain every single year in the series.
I'm going to go after two more dates and that'll be it for these.

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:45 pm**

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:41 pm
doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:21 pm Glad.....
Thank you Floyd.
If 1958s were a little more common, I would've waited for one in a little
better condition. But, since I have a better chance of spotting a two
headed unicorn than of seeing another 1958 become available any time
soon, I bought this one. The issues with it are minor and one can be corrected.

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:30 pm Good.....
Thank you JP.
I am NOT going to try and obtain every single year in the series.
I'm going to go after two more dates and that'll be it for these.

Cool, that’s a lot of years to fill otherwise . And you have the harder ones to find now. Good hunting my friend

Posted: **Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:49 pm**

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:45 pm Cool.....

Thank you JP.

The two that I'm going after are pretty common.

Posted: **Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:03 pm**

Camillus Sword Brand #2033 4-line stamp would date it between 1941 - 1946 (me thinks)

Posted: **Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:03 pm**

Sweet old knife and in good shape.

Posted: **Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:57 pm**

Latest easy open, an early Camillus, pen blade has 4 line and main has 3 line tang stamp. The spear blade appears to be semi fat, pulls and snap like a new knife.

Posted: **Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:16 am**

Nice JohnR !

Is that a #34 pattern ?

Posted: **Fri Feb 05, 2021 3:34 am**

JohnR wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:57 pm Latest easy open, an early Camillus, pen blade has 4 line and main has 3 line tang stamp. The spear blade appears to be semi fat, pulls and snap like a new knife.

Beautiful piece of Cutlery there Sir. EO Camillus with that nice main and classy handles and shield , very very nice. Thanks for sharing that John.

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