All About Pocket Knives

Very recently, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, King Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife came with an unopened, made in the U.S.A., poker size, deck of Western Knives playing cards. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 33, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 11 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
ACE. WESTERN 3 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 5
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

Another great addition to your collection, Skip!

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:21 am Another.....

Thank you, Dan.

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and also to be added to the "deck." It is a CAMILLUS, Queen Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "CAMILLUS (over) NEW YORK (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife, along with a deck of playing cards, came in an original display package. I do NOT know if this particular pocket knife originally came with this particular display package. The display packaging measures 7" x 9" and has a slot for hanging. Overall, the display packaging, even with some creases, is still in GOOD+ condition. The pocket knife and the playing cards are in EXCELLENT condition. The pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.


***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 33, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
ACE. WESTERN 3 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:15 pm Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and also to be added to the "deck." It is a CAMILLUS, Queen Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "CAMILLUS (over) NEW YORK (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife, along with a deck of playing cards, came in an original display package. I do NOT know if this particular pocket knife originally came with this particular display package. The display packaging measures 7" x 9" and has a slot for hanging. Overall, the display packaging, even with some creases, is still in GOOD+ condition. The pocket knife and the playing cards are in EXCELLENT condition. The pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.


***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 33, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
ACE. WESTERN 3 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

Awesome finds you've been posting Skip!!

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 2:03 am Awesome.....

Thank you, Smitty.

This morning, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Ace Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (X'd out) says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife has a few issues. But, overall, this pocket knife is still in GOOD condition. It did need a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 34, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 4 (Ace 1, Queen 2, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 4 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

I want to clarify something about my previous posts regarding the three pocket knives, two Queens and a Ten, that are on the three, original, store display cards. I was able to determine the tang stamp on each pocket knife very easily. I simply, but VERY carefully, removed each pocket knife from the display card and looked at the tang stamp. Out of the three pocket knives that were advertised, on the display card itself, as being the WESTERN brand, one was a WESTERN brand and two were the CAMILLUS brand. The three pocket knives were posted on Saturday, May 27, 2023. On Thursday, July 13, 2023 and on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Now, about this current post.....

Very recently, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, King Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 35, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far, of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 4 (Ace 1, Queen 2, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 4 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Ace Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/4" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (X'd out) says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife has a couple of minor issues. However, overall, this pocket knife is still in VERY GOOD condition. It did need a little bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand,
Are 3 1/4" Closed. They are NOT 3 1/8" Closed, As I Have Stated In Previous Posts. *****

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 36, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 5 (Ace 2, Queen 2, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

A couple of days ago, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and the latest to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Jack Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/8" closed, lockback, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (X'd out) says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." Now all I need is a WESTERN, X'd out, King Of Hearts pocket knife, and I will have a complete, WESTERN, X'd out straight flush. The blade has no half stop and a weak opening and closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD+ condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand, ARE DEFINITELY 3 1/8" Closed.
They ARE NOT 3 1/4" Closed, As I Have Stated In Some Of My Previous Posts.

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 37, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 4.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 6 (Ace 2, Queen 2, Jack 1, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 6 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 3 (The Three CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

This morning, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and the latest to be added to the "deck." It is a CAMILLUS, Ten Of Hearts, one blade, one tang ETCH (NOT a tang stamp), 3 1/8" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang etch (double line) says, "CAMILLUS (over) Made in the U.S.A." The blade has no half stop and a weak opening and closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand, ARE DEFINITELY 3 1/8" Closed.
They ARE NOT 3 1/4" Closed, As I Have Stated In Some Of My Previous Posts.

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 37, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 5.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 6 (Ace 2, Queen 2, Jack 1, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 6 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 7 - CAMILLUS 4 (The Four CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

This morning, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and the latest to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Ten Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/8" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." The blade has no half stop and a soft opening and closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand, ARE DEFINITELY 3 1/8" Closed.
They ARE NOT 3 1/4" Closed, As I Have Stated In Some Of My Previous Posts.

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 38, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 5.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 6 (Ace 2, Queen 2, Jack 1, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 9 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 6 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 8 - CAMILLUS 4 (The Four CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

Yesterday morning, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and the latest to be added to the "deck." It is a WESTERN, Queen Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/8" closed, lockback, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (X'd out) says, "WESTERN (over) U.S.A." I need a WESTERN, X'd out King Of Hearts pocket knife, to have a complete, WESTERN, X'd out straight flush. The blade has no half stop and a soft opening and closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD+ condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand, ARE DEFINITELY 3 1/8" Closed.
They ARE NOT 3 1/4" Closed As Advertised And As I Have Stated In Some Of My Previous Posts.

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 39, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 12 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 5.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 7 (Ace 2, Queen 3, Jack 1, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 6 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 8 - CAMILLUS 4 (The Four CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)

Another awesome one, Skip. If you're still not playing with a full deck, you must be close.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:46 pm Another.....

Thank you, John.
I still do NOT understand why the Jack Of Hearts, with a CAMILLUS tang stamp,
AND the Ten Of Hearts, with a CAMILLUS tang stamp, are so hard to find.
I have neither. It is a FRUSTRATING hunt. But, if it was easy, it wouldn't be much fun.
As it is my goal to assemble as many COMPLETE, same tang stamps, straight flush sets as possible, they ARE needed.

Very recently, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my latest "card" to be posted under this topic or thread and also to be added to the "deck." It is a CAMILLUS, King Of Hearts, one blade, one tang stamp, 3 1/8" closed, lockback, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (double line) says, "CAMILLUS (over) NEW YORK (over) U.S.A." This pocket knife, along with a deck of playing cards, came in an original display package. I do NOT know if this particular pocket knife originally came with this particular display package. I seriously doubt it. The display packaging measures 7" x 9" and has a slot for hanging. The display packaging, with some creases and opened, is in FAIR condition. The playing cards are still sealed and in MINT condition. The pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. The blade has no half stop. It does have a soft opening and closing snap. The pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off.
I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE ***** NOTE *****
ALL Of The Playing Card Pocket Knives, Whether CAMILLUS Or WESTERN Brand, ARE DEFINITELY 3 1/8" Closed.
They ARE NOT 3 1/4" Closed, As Advertised And As I Have Stated In Some Of My Previous Posts.

***** As of this posting, this is the latest total or tally of ALL the "cards" in my "deck." *****
The "score" so far, WESTERN TANG STAMPS 39, CAMILLUS TANG STAMPS 13 and CAMILLUS TANG ETCHES 5.
The "score" so far of X'd out tang stamps. WESTERN 6 (Ace 2, Queen 3, Jack 1, Ten 1), CAMILLUS 0
The Tang Stamp Totals:
ACE. WESTERN 5 - CAMILLUS 1
KING. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 7 (One CAMILLUS Has A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)
QUEEN. WESTERN 10 - CAMILLUS 6
JACK. WESTERN 6 - CAMILLUS 0
TEN. WESTERN 8 - CAMILLUS 4 (The Four CAMILLUS Pocket Knives Have A Tang Etch, Not A Tang Stamp)