Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:31 pm
Newest piece and first of the New Year, absolutely love this knife and quite happy to own. I don’t own many knives and yet has to be one of my top few that are my favorite.
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Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:46 pm
That is a special knife! Circa 1916, Camillus knives with that etch on them are rare. David Anthony said mine was etched in modern times and not original but he knows not what he says. Great example!!
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:57 pm
Thank you for the awesome comment, and what I been told by Greg Cobb as well. May I ask to see your example if its allowed so I can see the difference?
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:11 pm
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:35 pm
Thank you very much!
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:22 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 1:27 am
Sadly I sold mine last summer and cannot find photos of it in my library. I sold it to my friend Barry (1fartsmella here), hopefully he will read this thread and put a photo or two in here. Mine was a trapper model with the same tang stamps and perfect etch. I have only seen maybe five with that etch.
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:12 pm
3 7/8" Closed
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:37 pm
Very nice Barry ! Thanks for posting.
Would be nice to have one like that. This one here is well worn but you can still see and feel the etch .
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:40 pm
Knice!
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 5:41 pm
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 6:11 pm
Very nice, it looks great that etch is very crisp!
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2025 6:29 pm
That’s a very nice knife ! What a great addition and great way to start off the New Year.
Thanks for sharing.
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:49 pm
With all due respect I still stand by my original comment. I conferred with Levine on this subject and he explained it to me. That would explain the very limited amount you find out there. But it is a very nice knife and I’d be proud to own one too
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 2:05 pm
I own several early Camillus 3 line Boy Scout knives with that exact same font , etched “BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA .”
4 blade and 2 blade knives .
4 blade and 2 blade knives .
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:03 pm
As far as Camillus etches are concerned, I have a few with etches. I'm posting two of them here, one is identical with the half trappers show above and with the same etch, the other is a moose with a "Ranchero" etch on one blade and a "Sword Brand" etch on the other, You will probably need to enlarge the trappers picture to see the etch, it is not all legible. (the trapper has the curved Camillus stamp on the secondary):
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:06 pm
Those are 2 great knives! That “ Ranchero” moose is top notch. Can’t be too many of them out there .msteele6 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:03 pm As far as Camillus etches are concerned, I have a few with etches. I'm posting two of them here, one is identical with the half trappers show above and with the same etch, the other is a moose with a "Ranchero" etch on one blade and a "Sword Brand" etch on the other, You will probably need to enlarge the trappers picture to see the etch, it is not all legible. (the trapper has the curved Camillus stamp on the secondary):
Thanks for posting them.
Re: Camillus 3-Line
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:20 pm
Ripster, it's the only one I've ever seen and very unusual to see any old Camillus with an etch, the moose, with two etches is probably pretty rare.