All About Pocket Knives

I just got this knife in the mail today, can anyone put a date on it? Looks like a 4 line I don't see USA?

Forget the stamp. These knives were issued by multiple manufacturers to commemorate the birth of G. Washington in 1936. Sorry, 1932.

Charlie Noyes

Multiple manufacturers? Who besides Camillus made the Geo Washington replica with the pearlized handles as shown in the photos?

What's this forget the stamp .
As far as I know Camillus issued the knife twice .You have the early version.
If you go to this site you might be able to find what you are look for.
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us/
Grant

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... gton-Knife
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =2&t=13820

I just measured mine 4 7/16" the one they have posted is 4 3/16"? I just read a thread dale posted the one issued in 1939 was the smaller version then the one issued in 1932.

They came in two sizes that I know of:the smaller by Camillus ans a larger version by B&B in 1932/Not sure who made knives for B&B but they sold a ton of promotional knives and letter openers.

B & B stood for Brown & Bigalow, St. Paul, MN. Colonial made a good many of their knives.

I was not aware that Camillus had made the G. Washington knives more than once, so pardon my admonition to ignore the stamp.

Robeson also made a version.

Left click on the photo, then again, to enlarge.

As you can see, I had the year date wrong in my display, as well.

Charlie Noyes

Check here for a picture of the later Camillus knife, no comparison to the original.

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =4&t=24865

Wow. I thought Camillus was the lone manufacturer of George Washington replica knives. Thanks.

I have searched the internet via a Google Image search, but have come up short.

Sometime in the past I've seen a photo of a grouping of these knives with the known makers represented. I cannot find it.

I think there were at least five knives in the photo.

So far, just through this discussion we have:

Camillus
Robeson
Brown & Bigalow
Winchester.

It's hard to imagine that Schrade or Remington would not have followed suit on this in 1932.

Charlie Noyes

A quick search of Ebay today produced these matches.

Some are priced too high, some are low starting bid genuine auctions.

Both issues of the Camillus version are represented.

Two differently engraved Brown & Bigelow versions.

Condition varies from poor to mint.

In no particular order:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141167525678?ss ... 1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220964191035?ss ... 1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360857553102?ss ... 1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151215422134?ss ... 1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171190145512?ss ... 1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161191974394?ss ... 1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161176846274?ss ... 1423.l2649

Charlie Noyes

Some representative examples with different tang stamps, etc.

There are two Camillus knives here with the Camillus (under-lined) later stamp. One of them has handle pins, one does not.

Note the Brown & Bigelow knives are copyrighted 1931.

Most, if not all, the pics should expand.

Charlie Noyes

Some a real good information. Thanks for everyone's post and pics

I've owned one just like the one in the top picture of Charlie's last post for years. While I don't remember which book it was, one of them stated the value of that knife at $300. I've never seen one sell for anything close to that and always wondered why the "book price" was so high on them. Does anyone know?

I see the same thing with most knives,the book is why high unless it is a old old brand.