Camillus 4 line jack #2033

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Camillus 4 line jack #2033

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Snagged a nice one off the bay that just arrived, and it's a head scratcher. According to Parker - Voyles 1983 guide, it's a #33 pattern. They're description says "stagged" scales, but I'm fairly sure its delrin (or something close) But the real weirdness is the pattern number of #2033 on the back of the main. I've had a lot of Camillus knives over the years, and never had one with a four digit number. Anyone run into this before ?

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Better pics of tang stamps

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Delrin didn't come along until like 1960. The rest is a head scratcher. But a very knice knife.
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Toejammer wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:29 pm Snagged.....
I found it here. Just scroll down to your pattern #.
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/Ca ... randss.pdf
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:36 pm
Toejammer wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:29 pm Snagged.....
I found it here. Just scroll down to your pattern #.
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/Ca ... randss.pdf
Thank you sir ! I didn't even think to look up a "Sword Brand" catalog, I've been looking at the regular Camillus pdf, never dawned on me that they would be two separate lines. ::dang::

Well, now I'm getting somewhere !
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Toejammer wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:48 pm Thank.....
You're welcome. ::tu::
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doglegg wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:26 pm Delrin didn't come along until like 1960. The rest is a head scratcher. But a very knice knife.
Thanks, it's in great shape for sure !

As for the handles, I found something in the Camillus 1946 catalog stating " knives marked as stagged, may have handles made of Plastag* " Guess this was their proprietary handle material. Sounds about right, since I can see no color variation on these handles, like you would get with real stag.
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Toejammer wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:29 pm Snagged a nice one off the bay that just arrived, and it's a head scratcher. According to Parker - Voyles 1983 guide, it's a #33 pattern. They're description says "stagged" scales, but I'm fairly sure its delrin (or something close) But the real weirdness is the pattern number of #2033 on the back of the main. I've had a lot of Camillus knives over the years, and never had one with a four digit number. Anyone run into this before ?
Nice knife! ::tu::
I find it difficult to date this (at such moments I miss Tom Williams), but I can say for sure that it was made before 1946.
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Vit_213 wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:44 pm Nice knife! ::tu::
I find it difficult to date this (at such moments I miss Tom Williams), but I can say for sure that it was made before 1946.
Thanks, not bad for $20 !

I'm thinking I have it narrowed down to 1941 - 1946, probably as close as I'll get 8)
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Toejammer wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:59 pm
Vit_213 wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:44 pm Nice knife! ::tu::
I find it difficult to date this (at such moments I miss Tom Williams), but I can say for sure that it was made before 1946.
Thanks, not bad for $20 !

I'm thinking I have it narrowed down to 1941 - 1946, probably as close as I'll get 8)
Nice piece of Camillus Cutlery ,and for 20 bucks! Well done,thanks for sharing your pics and info.
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For $20 you're cruzin. ::tu::
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I think you have committed grand theft cutlery. You’d better send it to me to keep the cops from finding you holding the evidence. :mrgreen:
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Colonel26 wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:51 am I think you have committed grand theft cutlery. You’d better send it to me to keep the cops from finding you holding the evidence. :mrgreen:
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