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Help me identify this old Camillus knife. Has the “Camillus 4” tang stamp. Blade is very loose. I have two of these that belonged to a great Uncle. I have looked but cannot find this style. What is the handle material?

Is this it?
http://rigger.hegewisch.net/cam_uscg.html

I believe it is, thank you. He was a Dentist and made a Lt in the Navy to work on returning POW’s fin Miami Bch. So it would make sense that it was a Navy rope knife. Thank you!!

Doc nailed it!
Those knives were many of the life rafts, there was at least one other design, but I think it was later on, at the end of the war or later.
The nice thing about this design was that if you dropped it you would probably not poke a hole in the raft.

There are a lot of these out there. Great knives in my opinion. Jigged wood handles and if you can find one in good condition you've got a great sailor's rope knife.

orvet wrote:Doc nailed it!
The nice thing about this design was that if you dropped it you would probably not poke a hole in the raft.

I can see where this would be an important feature.

......I knew I had one of these !!,thanks for the reminder!!!...just dug it out and oiled it, it's in great shape, mine is 4 line stamped!!.......... .....................