Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:48 pm
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What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
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Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:07 pm
Dan I would have been proud for you if you had won it. The good think is that the bay is always being freshly stocked.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:15 am
You’ve been catching some nice keepersdoglegg wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:39 pm Found this old WW 2 Navy General Utility knife floating in the bay recently. I put in a low price for it and low and behold no one else bid. I was thrilled. Love the bones on these old knives and after the 72 it is about my favorite pattern. Thanks for looking.DSCN7278.JPGDSCN7279.JPGDSCN7280.JPG
It’s nice when you can get them at a decent price. Great piece for your WW2 Collection .
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:30 am
Thanks JP. We both like those old soldiers.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:50 am
That is a sweet one Floyd. Congrats!!doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:39 pm Found this old WW 2 Navy General Utility knife floating in the bay recently. I put in a low price for it and low and behold no one else bid. I was thrilled. Love the bones on these old knives and after the 72 it is about my favorite pattern. Thanks for looking.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:55 am
Thanks Papa B.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:44 am
Here’s a couple of Sword Brands . The Tip Top W/ Spear main ,model #2011 is tight,appropriate half stops. One cover has been patched so may have to get this sent to one of our guys to get new covers. Has Sword brand stamp on main and 4 line on other . A Lobster knife with sword Brand on main . Has some cracks in covers but will do for now.
Then a couple 4 liners . The EO ,spear main ,both blades have nice half stops and are solid. This EO is slimmer than most others like this ,rides in pocket nice. And a little green colored 2 blade with 4 line stamp on both blades and no half stops.
Then a couple 4 liners . The EO ,spear main ,both blades have nice half stops and are solid. This EO is slimmer than most others like this ,rides in pocket nice. And a little green colored 2 blade with 4 line stamp on both blades and no half stops.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:46 am
JP
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:28 pm
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:45 pm
Great looking group JP.Ripster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:44 am Here’s a couple of Sword Brands . The Tip Top W/ Spear main ,model #2011 is tight,appropriate half stops. One cover has been patched so may have to get this sent to one of our guys to get new covers. Has Sword brand stamp on main and 4 line on other . A Lobster knife with sword Brand on main . Has some cracks in covers but will do for now.
Then a couple 4 liners . The EO ,spear main ,both blades have nice half stops and are solid. This EO is slimmer than most others like this ,rides in pocket nice. And a little green colored 2 blade with 4 line stamp on both blades and no half stops.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:25 pm
Thanks Floyd ,Skip and Smitty .
You guys been showing up with some good hauls yourselves lately. Always enjoy seeing any Knife,especially older Camillus .
Take care out there fellas ,I feel a nap coming on. So catch you all later
Also note the tip top is a clip main not spear as I previously mentioned oops. Have the Tip Top spear blade here some where that Haven’t posted yet will do that later .
You guys been showing up with some good hauls yourselves lately. Always enjoy seeing any Knife,especially older Camillus .
Take care out there fellas ,I feel a nap coming on. So catch you all later
Also note the tip top is a clip main not spear as I previously mentioned oops. Have the Tip Top spear blade here some where that Haven’t posted yet will do that later .
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:09 pm
I picked this up at a pawn shop and when looking at it 
I could not make out the tang stamp w/o my reading glasses glasses 
...or a loop. 
So I asked the guy working there, what he thought it said and he told me 'Camillus' ... 
so I said to myself "WWSD & WWJPD?" (what would Smitty do? / what would J.P. do?)
So I ended up buying it. After looking at with my glasses and a VERY strong magnifaying glass I am very happy! 
As per AAPK: "The tang stamp shown here is known as Camillus' three line straight stamp. I believe this stamp to have been used on knives manufactured from 1916 to the early 1930s".
I could not make out the tang stamp w/o my reading glasses glasses ...or a loop. So I asked the guy working there, what he thought it said and he told me 'Camillus' ... so I said to myself "WWSD & WWJPD?" (what would Smitty do? / what would J.P. do?) So I ended up buying it.
After looking at with my glasses and a VERY strong magnifaying glass I am very happy! As per AAPK: "The tang stamp shown here is known as Camillus' three line straight stamp. I believe this stamp to have been used on knives manufactured from 1916 to the early 1930s".
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:12 pm
doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:39 pm Found this old WW 2 Navy General Utility knife floating in the bay recently. I put in a low price for it and low and behold no one else bid. I was thrilled. Love the bones on these old knives and after the 72 it is about my favorite pattern. Thanks for looking.
Looking at the WW 2 Navy General Utility knife and 
I can only say WOW! Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:54 pm
G Dog now you’re getting in the groove. Leave no Camillus behind . Had a chuckle reading your postGSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:09 pm I picked this up at a pawn shop and when looking at it
So I ended up buying it.
As per AAPK: "The tang stamp shown here is known as Camillus' three line straight stamp. I believe this stamp to have been used on knives manufactured from 1916 to the early 1930s".
Another nice old piece for your Camillus box .
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:00 am
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:26 am
Thanks Skip
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:27 am
GSPTOPDOG
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:31 am
Thanks JP,
... However 
I blame YOU and OTHERS here on AAPK for influencing me in a subversive way and causing my "beer fund" to dip dangerously low by the diversion of said funds being used for frivolous expenditures on such things as rusty old pocket knives 
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:32 am
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 12:53 am
GSPTOPDOG thank you for the kind comment and WOW a
what a great score on your part!!!
what a great score on your part!!!
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:37 pm
Very nice find G-Dog.GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:09 pm I picked this up at a pawn shop and when looking at it
So I ended up buying it.
As per AAPK: "The tang stamp shown here is known as Camillus' three line straight stamp. I believe this stamp to have been used on knives manufactured from 1916 to the early 1930s".
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Fished this big ole knife out of the bay recently. It's 5 1/4 inches long. Wood handles and a screw driver on the butt end. Probably the biggest pocket knife I have. 1930's - 1940's tang stamp light but still visible. Don't know it's purpose but found it interesting. Thanks for looking.
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:56 pm
Floyd,
That is an interesting old Camillus.
I assume the screwdriver blade is an extension of the back spring?
Treefarmer
That is an interesting old Camillus.
I assume the screwdriver blade is an extension of the back spring?
Treefarmer
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:07 pm
Re: What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:19 pm
Floyd that’s a very interesting piece and am puzzled . Which doesn’t take much some days . The Screwdriver looking piece ,could that be for prying off lids or some particular task . The edge is very tapered ,if you look at older Slotted screw drivers they are flatter at the tip edge to seat down in the screw . Have you done any research on it ? Am very curious about this one ? Thanks for sharingdoglegg wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:59 pm Fished this big ole knife out of the bay recently. It's 5 1/4 inches long. Wood handles and a screw driver on the butt end. Probably the biggest pocket knife I have. 1930's - 1940's tang stamp light but still visible. Don't know it's purpose but found it interesting. Thanks for looking.