Dating an Early 1047 Whittler

[mgbbrown]

I received this early Camillus 1047 Whittler yesterday graciously from fellow member and North Carolinian, Tom Cosgrove. It was boxed with papers and unused; but had the name Paul E. Davis lightly engraved on the reverse main blade spine, and T—15 on the reverse main blade tang. Troop 15 hails from Stamford, Connecticut, and was operational by 1950 and remains active today. I decided to remove this, and was successful in polishing it out. There are several clues as to the age of this knife- the primary one being the Long Line Camillus tang stamp which began being used in 1960. Micarta or black, jigged plastic scales are pre-Delrin in production, and they are pinned in place with three brass pins. The Federal shield Boy Scout emblem was used prior to 1967-69, and replaced by a round Tenderfoot shield. The instruction sheet depicts the camp pattern, BSA 1996 as the lmperial stamped First Class Boy Scout knife, produced from 1958-1962. In the lineup to the right of the brochure is the mention of the 1046 Deluxe- an lmperial made from 1952-‘62. The box has the model number 1047 and it’s price of $2.50 printed on the box side. If any of the members can date this with the price- that information is deeply appreciated! At present- there are enough clues to squarely place this knife to 1960- the printed price will be the deciding age factor.

[doglegg]

I received this early Camillus 1047 Whittler yesterday graciously from fellow member and North Carolinian, Tom Cosgrove. It was boxed with papers and unused; but had the name Paul E. Davis lightly engraved on the reverse main blade spine, and T—15 on the reverse main blade tang. Troop 15 hails from Stamford, Connecticut, and was operational by 1950 and remains active today. I decided to remove this, and was successful in polishing it out. There are several clues as to the age of this knife- the primary one being the Long Line Camillus tang stamp which began being used in 1960. Micarta or black, jigged plastic scales are pre-Delrin in production, and they are pinned in place with three brass pins. The Federal shield Boy Scout emblem was used prior to 1967-69, and replaced by a round Tenderfoot shield. The instruction sheet depicts the camp pattern, BSA 1996 as the lmperial stamped First Class Boy Scout knife, produced from 1958-1962. In the lineup to the right of the brochure is the mention of the 1046 Deluxe- an lmperial made from 1952-‘62. The box has the model number 1047 and it’s price of $2.50 printed on the box side. If any of the members can date this with the price- that information is deeply appreciated! At present- there are enough clues to squarely place this knife to 1960- the printed price will be the deciding age factor.

Great condition on a great example. Congrats on getting it.

[bestgear]

If any of the members can date this with the price- that information is deeply appreciated!

here’s a price guide from the 1950’s where the price of the “72” model was $3.00: http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/pr ... 1950s.htm . Remember that #1047 was the BSA model number but the manufacturers number was a 72-model.

[mgbbrown]

Thanks Tom! This is greatly appreciated! Tony

[ea42]

There's a Paul E. Davis still living in Connecticut. About 80 years old. Would have been cool to contact him to see if that was his knife and maybe reunite him with it.

Eric

[bestgear]

Thanks Tom! This is greatly appreciated! Tony

checkout this thread Tony: viewtopic.php?t=46492&start=250