Let's see your Scout/Camp knives

In my watch pocket. Not the complete traditional Scout pattern, but this #15 GEC is handy & useful!

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This one arrived today. Interestingly, it looks to be same model that started this thread. The tang stamp only says:

HIGHCARBON
STEEL
USA
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My guess is that it's a Camillus. I think that Camillus was the owner of that particular shield. Comparing it to the Camillus WW2 Engineers Knife, it looks to be made from the same base pattern. Very similar bone. Same fit and finish. The size and dimensions are identical. The blade and cap lifter are identical. The awl is almost identical, but has the drill pattern on one side. The can opener is obviously different. And the bail is removable on this one. This has brass side liners and a steel center liner.

I don't know the age. But judging by the can opener and awl, I'm guessing that this predates the Engineers Knife. So maybe pre-WW2?

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Very nice example, Buzz!
And I like that era of 3-dimensional shields from that company!
 
It seems those beans have been around the whole 73 years of my life!!
And I still like them!!:D

The knife is a lot younger, but I like it just as much!!

P.S. I just googled them, and they have been around for 140 years!!!:eek:
:pyum!
 
I have one of the Boker Sportmesser in black composition I think it is, not quite as hard feeling as bone; anyway, what I wanted to post was that this pattern was an original from Boker. A cutler who worked for Boker named Carl Tillerman was hired by Remington in 1919 to manage their new cutlery business and he brought the pattern with him. The article that I have is on a Windows Word file and I can't post it, but a search might find the original or some other information.

correction to spelling, Carl Tillmans was the name
 
There's a little bit of information at this link, it's a history of Boker, and one paragraph tells about the hiring away of Tillmans and a whole crew of cutlers to start making knives for Remington. Remington got off to a great start and hit it big for a while. Quite a few of the "scout" or "camper" patterns appear to have roots in Boker. https://www.boker.de/media/pdf/knifeworld.pdf
 
WoW Cal that is a gorgeous and pristine Schrade Cut Scout:thumbsup::thumbsup: thanks for posting a photo! Lloyd
 
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Wow!!! The Schrade is gorgeous!!!

Phil in Alabama said:
I have one of the Boker Sportmesser in black composition I think it is, not quite as hard feeling as bone; anyway, what I wanted to post was that this pattern was an original from Boker. A cutler who worked for Boker named Carl Tillerman was hired by Remington in 1919 to manage their new cutlery business and he brought the pattern with him. The article that I have is on a Windows Word file and I can't post it, but a search might find the original or some other information.
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I'd really like to read that Word document.
 
Buzzbait said:
I don't know the age. But judging by the can opener and awl, I'm guessing that this predates the Engineers Knife. So maybe pre-WW2?
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Good call on Pre-WWII based on the can opener, most of the Camillus knives made for Sears were etched lightly on the main blade "Sta-Sharp" and the catalog model number the early 20's (about 1924-27), followed by both "Sta-Sharp" and "Craftsman"(about 1927-29), followed by "Craftsman" thereafter. When I started collecting Craftsman knives were my focus, as they were less costly than the "name brand" version of the same knife. If the etch is visible at all, it would give a better clue to the knife's age. It looks similar to unofficial Sears scout knives made in the 20's and 30's.
 
Bartleby said:
Good call on Pre-WWII based on the can opener, most of the Camillus knives made for Sears were etched lightly on the main blade "Sta-Sharp" and the catalog model number the early 20's (about 1924-27), followed by both "Sta-Sharp" and "Craftsman"(about 1927-29), followed by "Craftsman" thereafter. When I started collecting Craftsman knives were my focus, as they were less costly than the "name brand" version of the same knife. If the etch is visible at all, it would give a better clue to the knife's age. It looks similar to unofficial Sears scout knives made in the 20's and 30's.
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I did some investigating. Camillus made a Standard Scout with the same exact tools, with an almost identical shield, using both the Sword Brand and Camillus tang stamps. The Camillus tang stamps appear to show those knives as being pre-WW2.

I also started with Sears knives, when I starting collecting scouts. They were nice and cheap on auction.
Here's a cool one I got a number of years back. Really interesting bone coloration.

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