What is Your Latest Old Camillus? (pre-1960)

[Vit_213]

....vit, is that a 3 line or 4 line stamp????............... ...................

3 line stamp (w/o "U.S.A.")

[carrmillus]

....vit, is that a 3 line or 4 line stamp????............... ...................

3 line stamp (w/o "U.S.A.")

.....that IS old!!..I have a small pen knife that was with my grandfathers pocket watch that has that mark!!............ ............

[carrmillus]

...........Goin's says 1915-1918 for that mark!!........ ...........

[1967redrider]

Just picked up a bone teardrop stamped "Sword Brand" and the Camillus 4 line stamp on the pen blade. Similar to an Ebony EO that I picked up previously.

[carrmillus]

....I love that one!!!!.......... ...........

[Vit_213]

...........Goin's says 1915-1918 for that mark!!........ ...........

I don't know how accurate this information, since Camillus made three versions of the George Washington knife. The first one was offered in 1932, the second version was a smaller knife sold at the 1939 World's Fair and the third version was introduced in the 1990's.
This is the second version.

[carrmillus]

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[Vit_213]

And one more indirect sign. It seems to me that in 1915-1918 Babe Ruth was not yet so famous that knives would be released in his honor .

[carrmillus]

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[JohnR]

Picked up this old Camillus 3 line Jack, pretty nice bone on it.

[carrmillus]

...beautiful!!!!.and old!!!...3 line stamp!!...if you want to sell it, i'll buy it!!!!!....... ...........

[JohnR]

...beautiful!!!!.and old!!!...3 line stamp!!...if you want to sell it, i'll buy it!!!!!....... ...........

Thank you, if I ever do will let you know.

[jxr1197]

This Washington Jack pattern (2021) dates to the 1930s. On the ends are Keen Kutters with a Hibbard and a Moore Handley between them.

[doglegg]

Jxr, that is a beautiful quartet.

[edge213]

This Washington Jack pattern (2021) dates to the 1930s. On the ends are Keen Kutters with a Hibbard and a Moore Handley between them.
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Nice group, I like them.

[doglegg]

I suppose this would be a good spot to post my no line 1946 (only year made) model 17. Thanks for looking.

[New_Windsor_NY]

I suppose this would be a good spot to post my no line 1946 (only year made) model 17. Thanks for looking.

VERY nice looking "17" Floyd.

[cody6268]

Nice bone!

I recently picked up this 75 by way of eBay, mainly as I liked the blade selection. It's a smidge smaller than the 75, and a narrower handle. The snap and strength of the springs are extreme for a knife this small. From what I'm seeing in old catalogs, it was produced from 1955-1959. Handles are Brownstag, a synthetic material that (obviously) doesn't shrink as bad as whatever's on my 70.

[knife7knut]

Don't know which one of these is the oldest.
First one is a 3 line with a curved stamp on the secondary blade and ebony handles.
Second is a 3 line coffin handle jack with unusual handles.
Third is an easy open teardrop jack that has never been sharpened. I decided to leave it as is.
Fourth is a Geo. Washington commemorative.
Fifth is the same knife less the signature. Both are 4 line.
Lastly is a Sword Brand with celluloid handles that have pieces of pearl or abalone floating inside.

[carrmillus]

....does that first one have a dash, dot, dash underline under the curved Camillus????...... ...........

[carrmillus]

...if I'm reading my Goin's correctly, if the 3 line curved stamp was on the master, it would be 1902....since it's on the secondary, it's 1902-1915............. .............

[msteele6]

Nice old Camillus'

[doglegg]

Wow did you find a hidden Camillus treasure chest. Great old knives and variety.

[SteveC]

Rare Camillus #71 Cattle Punch

Trapper with four line main and three line pen blade

[DM11]

Steve.