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I have a bone/stag electrician's knife with steel liners, end loop, 4 line stamp. Would it be WW II or earlier?
Also have a "boy's knife" with chain and button loop, steel liners, 3 line stamp(Camillus Cutlery Co New York- NO USA mark) on both blades, end loop that chain is hooked to. Neither stamp is curved. Has black handles with unmarked sheild. Approx. age?
Did Camillus ever put wood handles on WW II utility knives?
 
Electrician's knife NOT marked TL-29, will try to upload photos. Boy's knife described in "Blade's Guide to Knife Collecting: p186-187 , calling it a cheap knjfe but I can't imagine Camillus putting out a cheapo under its own logo.
 

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Irv's site a fantastic resource!! Thanx!! However, I did not see any catalogs or info or knives prior to 1940. The electrician's knife I THINK is WW II due to steel liners but might be earlier-probably not WW I. It is same size as TL-29 & model 27. The swell end jack or boy's knife I THINK is 1920-1940 range but I'm not sure. There is no "USA" mark on the tangs and the logo on the small blade is not in an arc.
 
get closeups of the tang stamps we can probably help get an idea of when, its not a full proof way but it can help!
I havent seen too many bone handled electricians patterns
cool!
ivan
 
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=497708

Sometimes the USA is harder to see depending on the knife as its the last of the four lines, i'm by no means an expert but ive got 2 old ww2 or earlier camillus that both have the 4 line stamp... one a 2 blade jack and the other a TL29 'cept both mine are in ebony
anyway take a look at the TL29 with the blade a little past half and i'm betting theres a USA on it...
anyway hope the link helps
ivan
 
No, the electrian's has the USA, the boy's knife does not. sorry- the camera isn't clear closer up. I had read somehere that the USA was required after a certain year.
 
coondog108 said:
No, the electrian's has the USA, the boy's knife does not. sorry- the camera isn't clear closer up. I had read somehere that the USA was required after a certain year.
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stamp look like any in that thread i posted? As far as the type style, etc.
I'm not sure about the USA requirement... if acourvils thread is correct the 1915 had it and the 16 didnt???
But Camillus stamps and their usage is not an exacting science... and stamps in general can be a unreliable way to date a knife.
But either way looks like a couple of cool knives
thanks
ivan
 
Does the electrician's knife look like this?

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And have markings like this:

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If so, it likely is WWII or shortly thereafter. And there were TL-29s from Camillus that had wood handles; not sure about other models.

As for the boy's knife, Goin's shows a a couple of combinations of marks that sound like what you have described, both in the c. 1915-1918 range. Pictures of the knife and the markings would definitely be helpful. Also, you should be aware that Camillus used numerous tang stamps through the years, that it is very hard to date a Camillus knife because tang stamps were frequently changed, and sometimes old blades with early stamps were used. So that makes seeing the knife itself, as well as the stamp, important in trying to estimate age.
 
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