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Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:56 pm
by tjmurphy
I just bought a knife on ebay, a Camillus four-blade with what I think is a stamp that I've not seen yet. Would you folks look at the stamp and see what you think? Is USA hidden under the bolster? Is the main blade stamp acutally a four-line? The knife and blades themselves are shot, bought the stamp.
Here is the stamp chart that JerryD put together for a comparison:
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:04 pm
by knifetime
Yep,thats a weird one .I cant find it so fair.I will keep looking because that is what I love to do.
This is a list of there known stamps but I cant find yours on there.
You can tell it is a very old knife.If I was to guise I would say around 1902 to 1918.
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:18 pm
by tjmurphy
Hey KT, thanks for the info page. I have this listed down in the Camillus thread also. Orvet has some great, interesting information down there that would put this stamp sometime before 1933 as he has a knife with the same stamp that he can date to 1932, but this knife would be after 1916, which is an arched stamp. So, sometime between 1917 and 1932.
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:25 pm
by johnnierotten
My guess would be 1916-40...
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:42 pm
by RICK day
Nice find Tom!!!
Rick
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:45 pm
by tjmurphy
Thanks Rick. As far as I can tell from the pics and the description, the knife is totally worn out. I bought it only for the stamp. Here's a pic of the knife:
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:09 am
by dudleythetogi
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:37 am
by tjmurphy
Looks like the same stamp
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:20 am
by jerryd6818
That's what I thought.
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:41 am
by carrmillus
t.j., i've got several 3 line stamped camillus knives, i will try to look thru them tomorrow and see if i've got one like this, i don't think i do, but i will sure check....
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Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:58 pm
by knifeaholic
I have always believed that that 3 line stamp predated the 4 line stamp, based on the appearance and construction of the knives that I have seen with it. The arched stamp of the same vintage was often used on the pen blade of a jack pattern, the arched stamp fit better on the smaller pen blade tang.
Re: Camillus Three Line Stamp??
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:00 pm
by tjmurphy
I received the knife today and it is indeed the three-line stamp as pictured. After cleaning the knife up a little it is not as bad as I thought and is actually a nice little knife (3 1/8" closed). The blades have seen heavy use and sharpening but the nail nicks still stand proud of the frame, so they can still be opened easily. Would this pattern be considered a Congress??
