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Hi!

Love this piece I received in a lot. No markings ( I can find) besides "High Carbon Steel." Any idea maker /origin/age?
Thanks!

TD

Made by Camillus for Sears Roebuck & Co. Good quality knife.

Ray nailed it.
They are good quality knives and you have to love the Rogers bone!

Rogers Bone? As in bone handle? Example I looked up seemed to say it's a synthetic handle

ThriftDaddy wrote: Example I looked up seemed to say it's a synthetic handle

Well hooray for your side, the handles are not synthetic. As Dale said, that's some gorgeous pocket worn Rogers bone on that old Utility/Scout knife. Is the mark side as crack and chip free as the pile side you've shown?

Definitely Camillus made bone handle utility made for Sears and old judging from the can opener!

Yeah both chip free. Mark side, pile side, i'm learning too much too quick!! Ha. How old we thinking?

It is basically Camillus's Utility Knife Manufacture from 1941 - 1946 ~ Same Knife ~

According to the Kastor list, Camillus discontinued the 'High Carbon Steel' stamp in 1940.

ThriftDaddy wrote:Mark side, pile side, i'm learning too much too quick!!

If you open the main blade of a knife using your right hand, the blade folds out to your right and you will be able to see the "Tang Stamp" on the blades tang. That is the "Mark side". The side that has the manufacturer of the knife's "mark" on the tang of the main blade.

The pile side (back side) is the side that was down when the cutler "piled" the different layers on as he (or she) assembled the knife.

If you haven't already found it there is a forum devoted to how to do things on AAPK. It's called "AAPK Tips & Tricks" and is located here ---> viewforum.php?f=98

There is also a thread called "For Folks Who Are New To Pocket Knives" located here ---> viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45848

Awesome, great links, great help !
So pre-1940 for the Camillus, awesome!

Here is my Rodger Her Majestry 6 blade I was told was rare. Can't find anything on it on line.
I'm keeping these two knives, but am trying to figure if either have any substantial value if I ever need to sell.

Thanks!!!!
Thrift Daddy!

......welcome to AAPK!!!..ditto what everyone else said!!,I have it's twin brother, except the bone on mine is a little darker!!...great old knife!!!..... ............

ThriftDaddy wrote:I'm keeping these two knives, but am trying to figure if either have any substantial value if I ever need to sell.

That's a question I've often pondered on and have asked a few times as well. You'll come to find out that getting an exact figure on any knife will be nearly impossible as a knife's worth and its demand for it fluctuates. Sometimes (rarely) you'll get a ballpark figure, if you're lucky. Substantial value? Depends on how rich or poor you are at that particular time. IMHO, the better of the two knives won't put more than 50 bucks in your pocket, if that, after it's all said and done.

The scout appears to be in much better shape than the other as all six blades are very worn on that one. Best thing to do since you like them is enjoy them. The scout is a good solid user. But sometimes the initial joy will dwindle with time -- at least for me with some knives that are not in my list of favorite makes and models. For a better evaluation of knives it's best to do a "sold listings" search on eBay for each knife with a play on words (since there are no model #s) until you find the same knife in the same or near same condition. Good luck and to AAPK!

Makes sense, great advice, appreciate it.

jerryd6818 wrote:According to the Kastor list, Camillus discontinued the 'High Carbon Steel' stamp in 1940.
High Carbon Steel.jpg

ThriftDaddy wrote:Mark side, pile side, i'm learning too much too quick!!

If you open the main blade of a knife using your right hand, the blade folds out to your right and you will be able to see the "Tang Stamp" on the blades tang. That is the "Mark side". The side that has the manufacturer of the knife's "mark" on the tang of the main blade.

The pile side (back side) is the side that was down when the cutler "piled" the different layers on as he (or she) assembled the knife.

If you haven't already found it there is a forum devoted to how to do things on AAPK. It's called "AAPK Tips & Tricks" and is located here ---> viewforum.php?f=98

There is also a thread called "For Folks Who Are New To Pocket Knives" located here ---> viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45848

Yes I was thinking that can opener was pre 1941.

Here is a Craftsman Sta-Sharp 9548, tang is marked: "High Carbon/Steel/U.S.A." The shield says "Scout" so this one is from early 1930's. In mid 1930's Boy Scouts of America ("BSA") managed to get the word "Scout" registered so it could only be used on official BSA knives. This is a Camillus made knife. Some of the Craftsman scout type knives were made by Ulster Knife Co.
kj

Here is another Sta-Sharp 9548 but here the tang is marked "Sta-Sharp/U.S.A." and the shield has "Standard Scout".
kj