What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)

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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Lots :mrgreen: of blade Left on that one. Really lovely. EO's are just wonderful old knives. ::nod:: ::nod::
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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.
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Toejammer and John, y’all are both sporting some fine Camillus knives there.

John it’s a wonder that old knife had survived in that condition! Fantastic!
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Here is my most recent, pre-1960, CAMILLUS pocket knife. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:00 pm Here is my most recent, pre-1960, CAMILLUS pocket knife. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.
Another nice short line Skip .
They are getting harder to fine in good shape. Really like Camillus bone , that’s nice bone on your latest piece
Have a good weekend out there. ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:38 pm Another.....
Thank you JP.🍻
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:00 pm Here is my most recent, pre-1960, CAMILLUS pocket knife. It's a CAMILLUS 72, 3 blade, swelled center, 3 5/8" closed, short line, first generation, "whittler" pocket knife.
Very nice Skip. Awesome looking scales on that one.
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Papa Bones wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:29 pm Very.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
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Picked up 3 fill in pieces was missing
A 4 line 2 blade ,black composite handles w shield.
A short line utility worn out main blade, but will do for now.
And a 3 line ,nice solid,half stops , composite handles.
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I like them JP.
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doglegg wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:28 pm I like them JP.
Thank you Sir, stay warm! ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:14 pm Picked up 3 fill in pieces was missing
A 4 line 2 blade ,black composite handles w shield.
A short line utility worn out main blade, but will do for now.
And a 3 line ,nice solid,half stops , composite handles.
Hey JP, those some pretty good looking fillers in my book. Congrats on the find. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:14 pm Picked.....
JP, there's NOTHING "fill-in" about those three. ::tu:: ::tu::
You did good.
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Thanks Smitty and Skip . ::tu::
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A standard Camillus 2 blade bone EO Jack that was issued during WW II just sold on ebay for $156.49. It is used but in good shape. These are very common. I once had about 40 of them and then sold the lot to an ebay seller (about 6-7 years ago ?). I paid av. of $25-$30.
I think i might still have a couple of them around. $150 each ::woot:: Wow !
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Here is the link if you want to see this knife: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CAMILLUS-CUTLE ... true&rt=nc
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kootenay joe wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:12 am A standard Camillus 2 blade bone EO Jack that was issued during WW II just sold on ebay for $156.49. It is used but in good shape. These are very common. I once had about 40 of them and then sold the lot to an ebay seller (about 6-7 years ago ?). I paid av. of $25-$30.
I think i might still have a couple of them around. $150 each ::woot:: Wow !
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Good ol EBay. The prices seem to go all over the place with the non bone handled pieces. Some of the bone Ww2 stuff is getting up there. Seems to be more guys going after that period stuff this winter.
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Today this pocket knife joined my "general" CAMILLUS pocket knife collection. It is a 1959 CAMILLUS (my 2nd), single blade, 3 tool pocket knife. A nice companion for the 1949, the 1958, the other 1959 and the 1960 MIL-K's that I posted previously. It is in EXCELLENT condition and required minimal cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:25 am Today this pocket knife joined my "general" CAMILLUS pocket knife collection. It is a 1959 CAMILLUS (my 2nd), single blade, 3 tool pocket knife. A nice companion for the 1949, the 1958, the other 1959 and the 1960 MIL-K's that I posted previously. It is in EXCELLENT condition and required minimal cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
SKIP, another nice MIL-K . Always look forward to your posts , thanks for sharing ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:58 pm SKIP.....
Thank you JP.🍻
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::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod:: ::nod:: ::nod:: ::handshake::
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doglegg wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:26 pm ::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod:: ::nod:: ::nod:: ::handshake::
Thank you Floyd.🍻
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Afternoon folks, got this old Electricans/ lineman’s knife . It’s a 4 line with bones that have a few cracks, stabilized those and oiled the bone. Now would like to find a period correct bail. The book pics and info have helped,and the bail in the book looks to be similar? Does anyone have one of these in bone with a bail , that could shoot a pic , or advice. Don’t want to make one ,but willing to buy and install. Could just leave it but , either way here you go ,my latest Cam ,it’s all steel ,no brass , very tight piece.
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Ripster wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:20 pm Afternoon folks, got this old Electricans/ lineman’s knife . It’s a 4 line with bones that have a few cracks, stabilized those and oiled the bone. Now would like to find a period correct bail. The book pics and info have helped,and the bail in the book looks to be similar? Does anyone have one of these in bone with a bail , that could shoot a pic , or advice. Don’t want to make one ,but willing to buy and install. Could just leave it but , either way here you go ,my latest Cam ,it’s all steel ,no brass , very tight piece.
Take care
I wish you luck on finding a bail. That is a pretty awesome find. Gotta love old bone handles. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:20 pm Afternoon.....
NICE JP! ::tu::
Can't help you with the bail.
Ask in the want ads. ::shrug::
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JP that is a super knife. Love the bone. ::nod::
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