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.
Very recently, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, King Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife came with an unopened, made in the U.S.A., poker size, deck of Western Knives playing cards. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****
***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 33, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 11 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
ACE. WESTERN 3 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 5
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
Attachments
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
.....With The Deck Of Cards.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
USN 2000-2006
Adaptable and (usually) affable knife enthusiast, unsure of his knife collecting destination but enjoying the journey
Case taste, Rough Ryder budget
Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:21 am
Another.....
Thank you, Dan.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and also to be added to the "deck." It is a CAMILLUS, Queen Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "CAMILLUS (over) NEW YORK (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife, along with a deck of playing cards, came in an original display package. I do NOT know if this particular pocket knife originally came with this particular display package. The display packaging measures 7" x 9" and has a slot for hanging. Overall, the display packaging, even with some creases, is still in GOOD+ condition. The pocket knife and the playing cards are in EXCELLENT condition. The pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****
***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 33, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
ACE. WESTERN 3 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
Attachments
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:15 pm
Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and also to be added to the "deck." It is a CAMILLUS, Queen Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "CAMILLUS (over) NEW YORK (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife, along with a deck of playing cards, came in an original display package. I do NOT know if this particular pocket knife originally came with this particular display package. The display packaging measures 7" x 9" and has a slot for hanging. Overall, the display packaging, even with some creases, is still in GOOD+ condition. The pocket knife and the playing cards are in EXCELLENT condition. The pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****
***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 33, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
ACE. WESTERN 3 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
Awesome finds you've been posting Skip!!
Sometimes I Sit and Think .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 2:03 am
Awesome.....
Thank you, Smitty.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
This morning, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Ace Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (X'd out) says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife has a few issues. But, overall, this pocket knife is still in GOOD condition. It did need a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****
***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 34, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 4 (Ace 1, Queen 2, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 4 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
Attachments
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp. X'd Out.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
I want to clarify something about my previous posts regarding the three pocket knives, two Queens and a Ten, that are on the three, original, store display cards. I was able to determine the tang stamp on each pocket knife very easily. I simply, but VERY carefully, removed each pocket knife from the display card and looked at the tang stamp. Out of the three pocket knives that were advertised, on the display card itself, as being the WESTERN brand, one was a WESTERN brand and two were the CAMILLUS brand. The three pocket knives were posted on Saturday, May 27, 2023. On Thursday, July 13, 2023 and on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Now, about this current post.....
Very recently, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, King Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****
***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 35, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far, of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 4 (Ace 1, Queen 2, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 4 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
Attachments
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Ace Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (X'd out) says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife has a couple of minor issues. However, overall, this pocket knife is still in VERY GOOD condition. It did need a little bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****
***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 36, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 5 (Ace 2, Queen 2, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
Attachments
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp. X'd Out.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales