Camillus Pruner Knives

[Vit_213]

My #1 collection

[SteelMyHeart85420]

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

[carrmillus]

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??...... ..........

[Vit_213]

....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

[carrmillus]

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

[carrmillus]

...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??......... .............

[Vit_213]

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

[carrmillus]

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

[Vit_213]

...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

[carrmillus]

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

[Vit_213]

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 ).

[New_Windsor_NY]

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]

[New_Windsor_NY]

[New_Windsor_NY]

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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