A new to me EDC

[Mitt]

I have been admiring the barlows everyone posts on here for a while now, especially all the saw cut ones. Well today I got one of my own. I stopped in to a local shop and found this Camilus 51. The main blade has a little damage from what looked like a grinder or dramel but not so bad enough that it doesn't deserve a second chance. Is there anyway to tell just how old this knife is?

 

[GasMan1]

Looks to be 60s or 70s by what I can see from the Tang stamp. Good find.

 

[WhittlinAway]

Howdy M Mitt , congrats on your find! I'm a big fan of Camillus knives. Not always a lot of frills, but they are solid and take and hold a great edge.

The Camillus Tang stamps and dates thread over in the Camillus Collector's Forum is handy for aproximate dating of knives based on their tang stamps. You'll see that what's there agrees with GasMan1 's assessment.

Enjoy that barlow!

 

[Trout Hound]

Nice find!

 

[Ernie1980]

Camillus made some great knives in their day, that one will serve you well!

 

[jackknife]

There's lots of use left in that knife! Take it out and use it well.

 

[Mitt]

Thanks everyone. I have it sharpened up and ready to go in my pocket today. It will be the first time I have ever carried a barlow.

 

[Bartleby]

The Camillus 51 and similar Camco 551 are the Barlows that I recall in use by a lot of folks in the 70's. My first traditional type knife was a Camillus 51 with "wonderwood" delrin handles, back in the early 80's. A great knife to carry!

 

[neal70]

Nice find! Always fun to get to the “shops”, and come away with a treasure. I had this in my saved photos from a TL-29 group I belong too, perhaps it may help? The dates are hard for me to see (colorblind), but perhaps for others more visible.
Thanks, Neal