Date & ID help- KaBar Stockman and Camillus

[LMT66]

I received a handful of folders from my dad and am doing some initial cleaning.
Need some help dating these two that I will start carrying. They both took on nice edges.
Thanks!



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[Obsessed with Edges]

The Camillus stamp looks like early 1930s - mid-40s, by the reference linked below from the AAPK site. On that page, the 4th image down from the top seems to match:

Camillus Tang Stamps

Learn about Camillus knife tang stamps and what they can tell you about the knife

www.allaboutpocketknives.com

The Ka-Bar might also be about the same time period (1930s - '40s), as compared to the images at this linked page below. On that page (scroll down), the first stamp at upper left of the composite image seems to be the most similar ("KA-BAR" over "U.S.A."):

KA-BAR TANG STAMPS

There are an estimate 200 KA-BAR tang stamps used since 1898. However, only a fraction of those are known today and even fewer used on a regular basis. Some of the more prominent tang stamps are …

officialkabar.wordpress.com

 

[screened porch]

I love Camillus, but that's a beautiful Kabar. Looks like your dad preferred the lighter package.

 

[Arathol]

The Camillus is WW2 era, from 1941 to the end of the war, maybe a bit after. The 4 line stamp was used on all blades prior to that, and on only one blade during WW2.

 

[JM2]

Beautiful knives. Did you or dad tell you anything about them?