Camillus utility knives
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DelNich.57
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Camillus utility knives
See attached some pictures ( if I'm successful in posting them) of a old Camillus utility knife. It has some nice looking bone handles and is in pretty decent shape. Thanking all of you in advance for any other information.
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Re: Camillus utility knives
I dearly do love the bone on those old gals. Yours is a three line stamp with no underline. Most likely from the mid-late '40s into the early-mid '50s. Don't see that stamp very often, especially with bone handles. That's a good'n.
I hope you don't mind. I cleaned up the pictures just a skosh. The better to see her beauty.
I hope you don't mind. I cleaned up the pictures just a skosh. The better to see her beauty.
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Re: Camillus utility knives
That sure is a nice one for sure. I like those also very much indeed. 
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Re: Camillus utility knives
Looking at that knife reminds me why I've gathered up so many scout/utility knives over the years. I absolutely love the bone handles on your knife DelNich.57.
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Re: Camillus utility knives
These old bone handled Camillus 4 blade Utility knives from 1930's to early 1950's are great knives. Despite their age and frequent heavy use there are still thousands of them 'out there' in very good condition and perfectly usable.
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