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But my Camillus era W-36 has a slightly raised point instead of a clip.As with any thing in sales, any variations were an attempt to catch the eye of a different buyer and sell more knives.
That being said, the 36 pattern actually only had 1 blade shape through out its 70 production history, 1936 - 2006 --- a 5-1/2" clip point blade. If the blade has a length of anything other than 5-1/2" or a profile of anything other than a straight back spine with a clip point, it is NOT a 36. Broken tip re-profiles excepted
The 36 pattern variations were all handle material, pommel shape or guard shape related.
Stacked leather handles (L36K/L36KG/L36) 1936 to 1972
and then
Wood handles (W36) 197x to 2006.
The production specs of the 36 pattern by period are :::
1936-1940 version came as either a half guard/bird beak pommel or a S-guard/flat brass plate pommel
L36K 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel
and
L36 5-1/2” clip point blade – flat brass pommel plate – S’ guard SEE tongueriver's post top left group of 4 - 3rd knife down
1941 version - only 1 pommel type, but 2 guard styles
L36K -1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel
and
L36KG – 5-1/2” clip point blade / bird beak pommels / s-guard See tongueriver's post above top left group of 4 4th knife down
1945 – 1958 version
L36K – 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel
1959 – 1972 version
L36 - 1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel
1968 – 1972 version
L36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel
1973 – 1976 version
W36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / bird beak pommel
1978 – 1991 version
W36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / calf's foot pommel
1992 – 2006 Camillus version - threaded pommel - not double pin tang
W36 - 5-1/2” clip point blade / half-guard / calf's foot pommel
I always wondered if they stopped grinding mine when they saw they had the wrong color invisible pommel nut, but there are so many out there on the bay.
Might Camillus have shoved a lot of them out with finished edges and unfinished backs when the end was nigh?