Please identify this pocket knife...

[svärdman]

This belonged to my great uncle in N. Wisconsin. keeps amazingly sharp despite all the abuse its seen from me over the 30 years ive owned it.
Can anyone tell me what it is?



Heres a link because my Flickr upload failed apparently..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feliposphotos/7639412958/

[.Keens]

I'm not big on traditional slipjoints.. yet.. but it is stamped made in the USA. It is lacking a case emblem, but I'm not sure if that rules out the possibility of it being a case. Maybe an old buck? The experts will chime in soon enough.

[brets-ftw]

Are there any other markings on the opposite side? normally the master blade has been stamped on both sides with this large of print.

On a side note, the pattern is a Camper, and looks to be post WWII with that style of cap lifter.

[pertinux]

OP's knife:



~ P.

[supratentorial]

My first thought was a government contract knife made by Imperial... but that's just a guess and without looking it up. I'm out of town and don't have my knife books with me. Bernard Levine would be a good person to ask: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/fo...Identification

[svärdman]

Are there any other markings on the opposite side? normally the master blade has been stamped on both sides with this large of print.

On a side note, the pattern is a Camper, and looks to be post WWII with that style of cap lifter.

Only writing is "Made In The USA" on the blade....nothing anywhere else.

[Stich2442]

My guess would be Camillus or Remington, any other marks on the Main blade, can opener, or screwdriver , the can opener is post WWII

[supratentorial]

This appears to be a similar knife... post #19

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...50#post4130150

[supratentorial]

...and this one looks similar also.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...3-Uknown-Scout

[Stich2442]

My bad 1944 they started using that type of safety can opener, it looks like a Ulster engineers knife, but it would say Ulster, I own one old knife that is stamped " made in the U.S.A. and no other markings, but the scales looked like ones KA-Bar used?

[svärdman]

Supratentorial that second BF thread link is a match, looks and measurements are the same. In it Codger says: "This marking is commonly see on Camillus pocket knives made for Sears Roebuck & Co., mostly pre-WWII (but they did continue to supply some knives thru the war and afterward in small quantities to Sears). The pocket blade would have been etched either Sta-Sharp, High Carbon Steel or some other Sears specific trademark."

But there is no writing ANYwhere other that the "Made In USA" so still confused.

[yablanowitz]

It looks to be from the same company that made this old cattle knife.



Too bad I don't know what that company is.

[Stich2442]

Some other links

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...out-Camp-knife

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...-maybe-a-boker

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...fe-can-openers

[Modoc ED]

Maybe they can help out in the Levine forum.

[supratentorial]

It seems to fit the description of the knife Codger said was made by Camillus for Sears. I've only had one Sears knife which was stamped Sta-sharp on the tang. I'm not familar with their etches. If it's a light blade etch, it could have worn off. I'd suggest asking a moderator for assistance to move the thread to Bernard's subform. ...I don't know Codger but you might send him a message to see if he has more info.

P.S. It's a good knife with some nice jigged bone. ...and a nice keepsake that seems like it may have sentimental value. The only thing you need to do to preserve the knife is to go over the blades and springs with a rag dampened with mineral oil. Don't polish or buff any part of the knife.

[svärdman]

It seems to fit the description of the knife Codger said was made by Camillus for Sears. I've only had one Sears knife which was stamped Sta-sharp on the tang. I'm not familar with their etches. If it's a light blade etch, it could have worn off. I'd suggest asking a moderator for assistance to move the thread to Bernard's subform. ...I don't know Codger but you might send him a message to see if he has more info.

P.S. It's a good knife with some nice jigged bone. ...and a nice keepsake that seems like it may have sentimental value. The only thing you need to do to preserve the knife is to go over the blades and springs with a rag dampened with mineral oil. Don't polish or buff any part of the knife.

Sage advice. thanks everyone

[Peregrin]

I'll move this one to Bernard Levine's forum. Maybe someone there can shed some more light on it.

[Thomas Linton]

Not a Remington.

[rprocter]

These older jigged bone 4 blade Utility knife with a bail are common on ebay. The jigging on the Camillus and Imperial ones looks about the same to me. Both are solid well made knives of similar quality. A spiral punch is one indicator of Camillus manufacture.
The "Made in U.S.A." tang stamping i believe was an old Sears marking but i doubt that they only contracted with Camillus for the 4 blade Utility.
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