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My #1 collection

Nice knives...I have trouble sharpening that blade design. My Boker Tree Brand hawkbill is sorta less-than-sharp

Vit_213 wrote:My #1 collection

..I have a 4 line like the top one,vit!!....does it have the #1 pattern no. on the back of the blade??...I read somewhere that this was the first pattern Camillus produced??...... ..........

carrmillus wrote:....does it have the #1 pattern no. on the back of the blade??...

"The model 1 hawkbill pruner (Camillus #07 pattern) was first made in 1946. It was made before that date, but it would have had a different model number (probably a 4 digit sales number). Camillus began using a new numbering system after WWII."
Tom Williams

My knife does not have any numbers on the back side of the blade

...i'll have to open up my display and check mine, but I think it has the #1 pattern no. on it??..... .......

...I stand corrected, vit, mine does have the #1 pattern no., but it is not 4line, it's the short line tang stamp, which I think is 1946-1950??......... .............

I know that Dale (orvet) has a Sword Brand Pruner knife with a number 1001 on the back of the blade

...maybe we can entice him to post a picture of it????.............. ...........

carrmillus wrote:...maybe we can entice him to post a picture of it????.............. ...........

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ?id=106242
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ?id=106243

....that IS an old one!!!.wonder if the 4 digit pattern no. is only used on the sword brand????............. ....................

Addition in my collection.
Based on a careful study of all the catalogs available to me, I think this was made between 1985 and 1987 (but not for sure ).

Recently, I added this piece of cutlery to my "general" CAMILLUS pocket knife collection. It is a CAMILLUS 1, hawkbill, single blade, liner lock, 4" closed, short line tang stamp (1946-1950), pocket knife. Not the nicest example, but not the worst either. It has a lot of life left in it.
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doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:27 pm

Yesterday this arrived and it got added to my "general" CAMILLUS pocket knife collection. This is NOT the same #1 that I posted earlier today (3 posts above this one). It is another CAMILLUS 1, single blade, hawkbill, 4" closed, liner lock, short line tang stamp pocket knife (1946-1950). Not the prettiest #1 that I've seen, but certainly not the ugliest #1 that I've seen either. It still has a lot of life left in it. It did need some cleaning, I did what I could. I took some pictures and here it is.
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