Camillus Scout

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A friend of mine recently picked up a Camillus Scout style knife. Going by the tang stamp and the can opener, it looks to be made somewhere between 1941 and 1946. I was wondering if anyone here could provide any additional information?

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The tang stamp reads...

CAMILLUS
CUTLERY CO
CAMMILUS NY

Thanks.

Leo
 
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This is a WW2 US Army issue (hence USA on shield) Engineer's Knife. If the liners are brass it was issued early in the War as brass quickly became restricted. Steel liners are more common.

This style was superceded by the all steel 'demo knife' but civilian versons of your knife were made in the late forties early fifties without a shield and bearing the 3 line stamp.

This is one of my favourite knives. You can still pick up mint unused ones.
 
Thanks. I thought it might be an old army issue, but didn't know enough to be sure.

Leo
 
I've just noticed your tang stamp is actually 4 lines, there should be 'USA' underneath Camillus NY, it is best seen with the blade at half open.
 
greyelm said:
I've just noticed your tang stamp is actually 4 lines, there should be 'USA' underneath Camillus NY, it is best seen with the blade at half open.
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I just came back to post about that. Its not mine. It belongs to a friend in Seattle and I'm in PA. He just noticed the USA. The scales should be bone, shouldn't they? He thinks they look too good to be bone, but then his only experience with bone handles is modern knives. Thanks again.

Leo
 
Yes it is bone. Very nice military contract knife.:thumbup:

Here is one of the post-war civilian ones greyelm mentioned.

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