All About Pocket Knives

Here are a couple ive picked up
Sword Brand candy stripe jack 3-1/2" with the propeller shield
4-Line stock knife w/spiral punch 3-7/8"
The stock knife still has an etching "Farm Bureau Committeeman"
Both still have great walk n talk
Trav

Interesting handles on both of those Trav.
I haven't seen those bottom ones before, and the top ones are not real common from what I have seen.

Hi all, Sure is some nice knives here, you can see why everyone likes different patterns they all have their own personalities. I don't know how I ended up with this suppose it just said help me ,so I had to save it. It is a 712, any more imfo would be good, cheers Gary,

Great scales on that bottom one Trav, kind of a strawberry creamsicle color !

Thanks guys
Those are not scale colors you see too often
I like the " strawberry creamsicle" for the name of that bottom one toejammer

Gary that 712BL is listed in the 1992 camillus catalog doesnt look like they made that black smooth
congress for many years...nice knife
Trav

Here are a couple more
A 3-5/8 equal end jack 4 line stamp on both blades and single backspring
and a #20 muskrat long underline stamp with the $2.35 ink stamp on the back side
I was told it came out of a store display
Trav

Trav,
That first one looks like a moose pattern.

That #20 with the price stamp.......

Nice additions to your collection!

Thanks Dale
Is it that it has a single backspring and a spear and clip blade that makes it a moose rather than just a jack?
Its not always clear to me
Here is a Cracked ice #43 with the $2.00 ink price on back also from same vendor
Makes the muskrat a deal at $2.35
Also here is a 4-line Sword Brand stock knife with punch 3-5/8"
I dont think it was used much ,a couple scratches
Trav

Here are a couple of pearl handled Camillus
The first one is a 2-7/8" half congress ,both blades stamped with the three line arch stamp
The second one is a 3-1/4" pen knife with the Sword Brand and 4 line stamps
the third knife is a 3-1/4"pen with the 4 line stamp
You can see the upgrades in the Sword Brand with the ringed bolsters

Trav

Just finished cleaning up this WWII-vintage Camillus Army Engineers pocket knife.



It's a very solid knife and should make a great user.

kamagong wrote:Just finished cleaning up this WWII-vintage Camillus Army Engineers pocket knife.



It's a very solid knife and should make a great user.

Is there any difference between the scout knives from that aera and the military knives besides that the shields of the latter were stamped USA?

Paul Tummers wrote:Is there any difference between the scout knives from that aera and the military knives besides that the shields of the latter were stamped USA?

That's a good question Paul. To be honest, I don't know anything about the subject. Maybe some of our other members can chime in.

Paul Tummers wrote:

kamagong wrote:Just finished cleaning up this WWII-vintage Camillus Army Engineers pocket knife.



It's a very solid knife and should make a great user.

Is there any difference between the scout knives from that aera and the military knives besides that the shields of the latter were stamped USA?

i don't have a scout knife from the 1919-1941 period, mine is from the '50's, but i think the only difference in the 1919-1941 scout and military knives was the sheild.

carrmillus wrote:

Paul Tummers wrote:

kamagong wrote:Just finished cleaning up this WWII-vintage Camillus Army Engineers pocket knife.



It's a very solid knife and should make a great user.

Is there any difference between the scout knives from that aera and the military knives besides that the shields of the latter were stamped USA?

i don't have a scout knife from the 1919-1941 period, mine is from the '50's, but i think the only difference in the 1919-1941 scout and military knives was the sheild.

I do have one with the 4 line stamping, so it should be from somewere in the 40-s, all steel construction with bone handles and the same shield as in the picture, it indeed is built like a tank, only remark could be, that the bail is made from steel, if made from brass or nickel-silver it would be somewhat friendlier to the edge if on accident the blade is closed on the bail.

nice knives guys
have a older Sword brand whittler with 4 line stamping to share

Nice one Paul!

paulsvintage wrote: nice knives guys
have a older Sword brand whittler with 4 line stamping to share

there was one like this on ebay about a week ago, did my best to get it, but i got outbid!-beautiful whittler!!

carrmillus wrote:

paulsvintage wrote: nice knives guys
have a older Sword brand whittler with 4 line stamping to share

there was one like this on ebay about a week ago, did my best to get it, but i got outbid!-beautiful whittler!!

That's the knife. 24 bids . Always feel bad when 2 aapk members go for the same knife it was that sword tang stamp

paulsvintage wrote:

carrmillus wrote:

paulsvintage wrote: nice knives guys
have a older Sword brand whittler with 4 line stamping to share

there was one like this on ebay about a week ago, did my best to get it, but i got outbid!-beautiful whittler!!

That's the knife. 24 bids . Always feel bad when 2 aapk members go for the same knife it was that sword tang stamp

congratulations on winning that one!- you probably prevented a divorce!!

Four generations ... top to bottom ... CAMILLUS over NEW YORK over USA , CAMILLUS over NEW YORK over USA (scout) , CAMILLUS over NEW YORK over USA , and CAMILLUS over CUTLERYCO. over CAMILLUSNY over U.S.A.

very nice to have four generations of scout knives

Keep them coming!!! John

Here is a new (to me) Camillus courtesy of Welder Bob.
The only 5-line Camillus tang stamp I have seen.
Obviously before WW II.

Thanks Bob!!

Dale.. Neat knife!! What are the handles?? John

They appear to be yellow Waterfall type celluloid.