Camillus dating

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dkonopinski

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I'm a beginner and just acquired a Camillus stockman. Can anyone help me date it, please. The main blade is etched "CAMILLUS De Luxe STOCK KNIFE" and the tang is stamped
CAMILLUS
NEW YORK
U.S.A.
The reverse of the tang is stamped
69
The spey blade is etched
FOR FLESH ONLY
Any help will be appreciated.
David
 
Can you post a photo? Are the handles bone or plastic? Look at the back of the knife-are the linings "fancy"? Camillus made many of the model #69 Serpentine knives with milled linings.

Tom Williams
 
Since were on the topic of dating Cam's, is there a way to date this Equal End Trapper/Moose?

Bone handles but no model number (it's a clone of the old Remington R4353 Outdoorsmans Knife).

Camillus-Moose-1.jpg


Moose-Tang.jpg
 
The stamping "CamilluS" was first used about 1989. Note that some Camillus knives parallel Remington knives. This is especially true with the Camillus Classic Cartridge series.

Tom Williams
 
Sorry CAMCO, but I've no way to post a clear photo.
The knife is just under 4" long when closed and just under 7" with the clipped blade open.The scales of the handle are jigged bone (brown/orange) with a small nickle silver inset on one side which is an oval shape, but pointed at each end. I'm sure there's a proper name for the shape but I don't know it. There's a single brass rivet on each side of the handle, half way along the spring side. Bolsters and liners are nickle silver. That's about all I can add to the previous description.
 
Is it possible that your knife has Delrin handles that look like bone? If only one pin is visible on each handle the knife may have Delrin handles with studs (Camillus began using stud construction in the 1970's-each handle has two studs molded into the handle and these studs are used to fasten the handle to the lining). If you open the blades and inspect the inside of the knife the studs can be seen.
If your knife has geniune bone handles then the handles are pinned to the linings and three pins will be visible on each handle. The model #69 knife with bone handles was made from 1946 through about 1950.
Camillus also used "prongs" to fasten the handles, but I do not recall this method being used on the model #69 knife.

Tom Williams
 
There is only one rivet and I can see the studs connecting the handle scales to the linings when the blades are open. So I guess this is a Delrin handle made to resemble jigged bone with studs which places it some time after the beginning of the 1970's. Is there any way of getting closer? The only other detail I can add is that the word Camillus on the tang is in italic upper case letters and underlined.
Thank you so much for your help. This forum teaches me something every time I look around.
David
 
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