Camillus Marlin Spike

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edbeau

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I had been looking on the bay for a Marlin Spike knife for a while. I lucked into this one at the price I paid. Not sure on the date of the knife because when I researched it I found that the question was asked before and there was no answer. It has three lines Camillus Stainless USA. I know it is the military version. Enjoy the pictures and I would like to know the date of this knife.

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Ed, yours is the #697. It is listed as "New" in the 1973 catalog. Camillus switched to the tang stamp below around 1989/1990. I don't know if they used more than one stamp from 1973 to 1989, but I'm sure someone will know.

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BTW, nice job... it looks great.


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CAMCO said:
Vit,
Camillus made a Marlin Spike knife during WWII which was the #7085 pattern and can easily be identified by the small screwdriver and stagged rosewood handles. The model #697 Marlin Spike knife is the #5734 pattern and was made for the U.S. Military for the first time in the 1960's. The #5734 pattern was introduced in 1962.
Camillus was the primary manufacturer of the Marlin Spike knife and manufactured this pattern for Case, Kabar, Utica and Buck.
300Bucks,
The Marlin Spike knives made by Camillus for Buck would have been stamped with the model #315, not #317. Camillus started making the Buck Marlin Spike knives in February of 1969.
Tom Williams
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May have only showed up in catalogs in 1973, but was introduced a decade earlier it.
 
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