Show Us Your Camillus Knives!

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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Today I added this knife to my general CAMILLUS knife collection. It needed minor cleaning and it received it. I took some pictures and here it is.
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carrmillus wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:56 pm .......one of my grandfathers favorite patterns!!!.............. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................
Appreciate it!

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Papa Bones wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:39 pm Got this one yesterday.....
::tu:: Smitty.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:59 pm Today I added this knife to my general CAMILLUS knife collection. It needed minor cleaning and it received it. I took some pictures and here it is.
Very nice 3 line Swell End. Puts that baby around 1916. Cleaned up well!! ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:25 pm Very nice 3 line Swell End. Puts that baby around 1916. Cleaned up well!! ::tu::
Thank you Smitty. ::tu:: I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is my only CAMILLUS pocket knife that has a tang stamp on each blade.
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...the dash, dot, dash stamp on the secondary blade is the oldest stamp, I think????............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..........
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carrmillus wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:00 am ...the dash, dot, dash stamp on the secondary blade is the oldest stamp, I think????............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..........
Thank you Tommy. ::tu:: According to the CAMILLUS tang stamp chart on AAPK, the three line arch stamp, or the "dash dot dash" tang stamp, is from circa 1902-1915.
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.............right!!, I think I have 3 knives with that mark!!............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: .............................
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This is not my first CAMILLUS Eagle Scout pocket knife. However, it is my first CAMILLUS Eagle Scout pocket knife with the box. The knife is in near mint condition and needed no cleaning. The scissors appear to be dirty or rusty, they aren't. It's the lighting. The box is in excellent condition.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:42 pm This is not my first CAMILLUS Eagle Scout pocket knife. However, it is my first CAMILLUS Eagle Scout pocket knife with the box. The knife is in near mint condition and needed no cleaning. The scissors appear to be dirty or rusty, they aren't. It's the lighting. The box is in excellent condition.
Now that's one cool Camillus!!! ::tu:: ::nod:: ::super_happy:: Congrats Buddy! ::handshake:: ::super_happy::
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TPK wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:01 pm Now that's one cool Camillus.....
Thank you Tom. ::handshake::
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Papa Bones wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:39 pm Got this one yesterday. A Camillus Long line tang stamp (1960-76) #41 Senator Pen. 3-1/8" closed, with the pointed oval shield, and delrin handles. Blades have excellent snap.
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I couldn't resist the price, so I bought another CAMILLUS Eagle Scout, single blade, 2 tool, pocket knife. There is no box with this one. It didn't need any cleaning. I took a few pictures and here it is.
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....never made it to "eagle", so I don't have one of these, but I still have my 1958 Camillus Army issue knife!!!............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..................
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carrmillus wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:56 pm ....never made it to "eagle".....
I didn't make it to Eagle either. But I do like these little knives. I know it's been said more than a few times, but I'll say it again. I do wish that you could post pictures. Maybe some day........ ::tu::
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...skip, I can type with one finger!!......don't even know how to answer the cell phone!!, but I can load my .44-40 HENRY blindfolded!!!............. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................
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Here’s a couple Barlows got from Philip( Treefarmer) in a trade we did . Also a short line and long line 72, with 882 ad knife.somehow that old Catt snuck in there. Bad Catt!,. ,seriously just forgot to take it out and didn’t want to take another pic.
A lot of nice stuff here guys ,going to have to start stopping by here more.
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.....you got some good ones in that trade!!!........... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................
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.....really like the 2 with the rogers bone!!!............ ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ......................
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:08 pm I couldn't resist the price, so I bought another CAMILLUS Eagle Scout, single blade, 2 tool, pocket knife. There is no box with this one. It didn't need any cleaning. I took a few pictures and here it is.
This one and the other Eagle Scout knife you posted are awesome. ::tu::
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I received this earlier in the week. Interesting story, I actually bought it from an Ebay store that deals mostly in ladies products and makeup. It was listed as a new vintage Camillus 3 blade knife at a BIN price that was way below what these have been going for. A Camillus #1047 Boy Scout 3 blade swell center whittler. The pictures show it just as I received it. The only thing I've done is oil the joints.
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Great snag PB. ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:30 pm This one and.....
Thank you Smitty. ::tu::
Papa Bones wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:41 pm I received this.....
VERY nice looking 1047, Smitty. ::tu:: I like the color of those handles.
Don't forget to post it in the "CAMILLUS 72 Clone" thread.
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.....great find!!!...looks almost new!!!!!................. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ............................
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Ripster wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:09 pm Here’s a couple Barlows got from Philip( Treefarmer) in a trade we did . Also a short line and long line 72, with 882 ad knife.somehow that old Catt snuck in there. Bad Catt!,. ,seriously just forgot to take it out and didn’t want to take another pic.
A lot of nice stuff here guys ,going to have to start stopping by here more.
Dank Ripster, man you come up aces with those. Very nice lot of Camillus. ::tu:: Yeah, your right....you need that Catt out of there. Just send her to me. ::super_happy::
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carrmillus wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:03 pm .....great find!!!...looks almost new!!!!!................. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ............................
Thanks Carrmillus. I had asked the seller if she would check to make sure she didn't have the box. It was hard for me to believe someone had this in as good of condition without the box close by.
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