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knifehunt

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I've had this one for years and know nothing about it... It's a Camillus with 2 blades one being a screwdriver. The blade is etched (CHAN-NEL-LOCK #11 Meadville, PA USA) and Camillus New York. I assume it was an electricians knife? I was under the impression it has something to do with Ka-Bar or Becker...



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Moving this one to the Camillus forum...

The knife is an electrician's knife made by Camillus, but that's totally distinct from both Ka-Bar and BK&T.
Camillus made the Becker line prior to going under (before Ka-Bar picked up the line).

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Camillus made millions of the 2 blade Electrician's knife (#57 pattern) and was the second highest knife manufactued at the Camillus factory. The number one knife was the all metal 4 blade camp/utility knife (#5693 pattern) known as the model #S1760 or MIL-K knife. The U.S. Government was the largest customer for both knives.
knifehunt's knife appears to be a later model made around 1970 or after and may have been made using stud construction to fasten the handles. Stud construction knives have two studs molded into the back side of the handles that protrude through the lining. This method of fastening the handles can be seen by opening the blades and inspecting the inside of the knife where you can see the studs mushroomed in the holes in the lining and the absence of pins to secure the handles like the method used to fasten earlier wood handled Electrician's knives.
Channellock was a long time Camillus customer and they purchased the Electrician's knives with either black or light blue covers. I remember two knives that they purchased: the model #10 was the Hawkbill Pruner (#07 pattern) and the Model #11 was the Electrician's knife (#57 pattern).
Tom Williams
 
Thanks for the great information.... It was my dads knife and I've had it since his passing twenty years ago. It has sentimental value to me, and I carry it when in the office. Do any of you know what blade material was used, I assume carbon steel? BTW, it has the mushroomed pins inside.
 
You are corrrect - that one has carbon steel blades. Brass mid pin = carbon steel. Nickle silver mid pins = stainless blades.
 
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