Camillus USMC Raider on Antiques Road Show

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A lady showed up at Antiques Roadshow in Tulsa with a Camillus stamped Marine Raider FS style stiletto with a nice clear etch.

Program was broadcast last PM.

You should be able to watch on-line at PBS.org.

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365680667/

The knife appears at 25:52 in the video.

Be prepared to tolerate the ads.
 
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Thanks for posting that.
I just hate how that guy pronounce cammilus.
I wish I knew and had what knife my grandpa carried ( he was in the 4th armored devision which landed on Normandy and followed through to liberate bastogne and relive the pinned down American forces )
 
Hickory n steel said:
I wish I knew and had what knife my grandpa carried ( he was in the 4th armored devision which landed on Normandy and followed through to liberate bastogne and relive the pinned down American forces )
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My grandfather was a scout with the 80th Infantry also liberating Bastogne, and Buchenwald. I have to brag on my hero a little here, he won a bronze star for Valor leading troops across the Our river at flood stage after several bridges had washed out and other attempts had failed with heavy casualties. He swam it under heavy fire to take the pill boxes on the opposite bank allowing the division to follow.

I also would dearly love to know what my grandfather carried. Possibly the Camillus scout??

The knife in the OP's link is very interesting, I was unaware of its existence and history. Very cool.
 
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Thanks for the link, Charlie. Screen captures from the show:

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That example is in really good shape. The original WWII USMC Raider stilettos were made with cast zinc handles which are prone to cracking/crumbling.


Camillus reproduced a number of these in 1967 and again in the 1990s ... with various etchings/stampings that distinguish the reproductions from the originals.

Phil Gibbs and the late Tom Williams explain in this very interesting thread which has pictures of an original and a couple of reproductions... and an intriguing story about a 55-gallon drum of Raider blade blanks:

Original? USMC Marine Corps Raider Stiletto dagger knife




This particular reproduction of the Raider may have been made for Smoky Mountain Knife Works.
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My mothers father was a battalion liaison agent during the war and received medals for his service in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Here his pipe, pipe tool, tobacco pouch, knife, and service discharge papers.

Pete
 
I have limited data for phone, cannot watch the video.
How many hundreds of thousands did they say the value is?
 
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I thought you were spelling it the way the appraiser pronounced it.
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Nope, I just accidentally misspelled it 😉
The guy pronounce it " camel-iss " when most pronounce it " cu-mill-us ", but I've also heard people pronounce it " cam-il-loose " and that really gets me .
 
I have several Camillus knives I pronounce bar-low. Sorry couldn't help myself. :D What I really want to say is Camillus is an underrated knife. I have several from WW2 era until the 80's and all IMO are fine examples of American craftsmanship.
 
Great family heirlooms Pete. Road Show values are like price guides for knives,don't expect the selling price to be the same,although there are exceptions.

Nice knife though.
 
Lyle, I looked a little askance at that valuation as well but took it with a grain of salt because of a couple of things he said that told me he wasn't really an expert on knives.
Pronunciation of Camillus
Not mentioning zinc as handle material
 
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