Recent finds at a flea market and gun show

The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States with roots dating back to 1876. The company manufactured Camillus branded knives and was a prolific contractor for other knife brands up until its last days in 2007 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
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Recent finds at a flea market and gun show

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I ususally fine one or two knives during my searches at flea markets/gun shows, but this weekend was quite productive. Below are a few Camillus brand that I found this last weekend. I have tried to label them for identification...if you see anything I have incorrectly labeled I would appreciate your comments. jerryd6818 has already pointed out that my notes that the Boy Scout 1047 knife was not accurate. All in all I was excited to find so many from a Camillus collector....
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Cam 179 Knife pix 1.jpg
Cam 1047 pix 1.jpg
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Cam Engr Knife pix 1.jpg
Cam Engr Knife pix 2.jpg
Cam Govt Contract pix 2.jpg
Cam Govt Contract pix 2.jpg
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Wow, nice haul!!! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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A wonderful group of knives. Clean ones to boot. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Very impressive group of Camillus pocket knives. ::tu::
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Mate, they are brilliant, well done. 8) 8) 8) ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Holy cow! When I go to flea markets, I have a hard time finding a knife without a broken blade. Those are awesome!
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WOW..... what a haul of nice Camilllus knives!
Looks like some of those had a big price tag attached too. Some look like like mint and the packaged ones are really SWEET!
Congrats on such a nice find!

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TwoFlowersLuggage wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:53 am Holy cow! When I go to flea markets, I have a hard time finding a knife without a broken blade. Those are awesome!
When I go to flea markets, I have a hard time finding a knife!!!
Seems to be a dearth of knives here in the north east.

Sweet finds Louisville.Boy1947 ::tu:: ::tu::
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All except the Govt Marked knife, #165 and #1047 were at the flea market in boxes labeled $5 for one, or two for $8. They required quite a bit of cleanup. This kind of "find" does not happen to me.....something got screwed up but I am not complaning. The gun show had the Camillus collector and he was clearing out his knife collection. I am quite happy with #165 and the #1049 boy scout knife. Thanks for your comments. Are you like me in thinking "Goins" had some incorrect info on the WWII tang stamp without a "line" and the tang stamp he has for 1946-1956". I believe the Engineers U.S.A. marked knive in my flea market find was a WWII knife
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