All About Pocket Knives

Nice old knife. Any insight or comments will be welcomed. I figure it is from the first quarter of last century.
moss

Didn't Camillus use the word Streamline stamped on the blade of their early Sword brand knives?

Aimus

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I think that Camillus made several knives that had the "Streamline" stamping on the blade. The one shown here is the most common variety. Usually you see it with the tan colored handles instead of the dark purple handles on this one.

I think the knives were made in the '30's, this one has the old four line Camillus stamping. Maybe someone with more complete knowledge can come along and give a more precise date.

That Marshall Wells example is the first one I've ever seen that wasn't marked "Camillus".

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Marshall Wells was a hardware company formed at the turn of the 1900s, this knife was likely made for them and stamped with the stores name by Camillus.

1906-1930`s

Note the one center pin, no other pins holding on the scales.

There were tabs punched from the backside of the brass liners that held the handle material on. Not a very good system, but it was fast and they seem to have held up over the years.


M.B.