"Old Knives"

Hard keeping up with this thread guys, very nice knives posted and great discussion.

Latest for me is this Syracuse Knife Company EO Jack, from what I can find Camillus made 1935 to 1940. It is in very good condition, full blades. I originally thought the handles were synthetic of some type but I'm pretty sure now having the knife in hand that they are bone. Quality seems to be a step above the other knives made by Camillus under other names.

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Looks top have very little use Augie!!! always LOVE looking at your beautiful finds! Looking at the top shot of your knife I would suspect Bone as well - seeing the "sawcut"grain" on the edges of the scales.
 
An old straight line Russell that I cleaned up and corrected some tip and blade sharpening issues. Sanded the bone smooth and polished the bone by hand. The blades have strong snap and sharp swedges. I wasn't able to capture the beautiful shine on the bone today :):
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Ought to be good for another hundred years. :)
 
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I measure my 804's at right on 3 7/8" or a shade over. I don't know if a stated pattern size is actually a narrow range on either side of the stated size.
kj
 
Very nice EO Augie. It's great to see the full blades. And a sweet piece of iconic knife history there Primble.

It’s been a while since I’ve bought a vintage knife but I did manage to pick up this Wilbert swing guard recently. Wilbert was Sears & Roebuck’s brand name for knives. Napanoch, Empire and other companies made Wilbert knives. It’s missing a tiny piece of the blade right under the tip. It also looks like whoever first drilled the holes on the pile side stag was having an off day since he had to do two of them twice. :)

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Thanks Jamie. Much appreciated. So a friend of Charlie's thinks Camillus might have made it. I know I've seen a similar knife with that type of bolster but haven't been able to track it down just yet.
 
Wow Mike, comes as NO surprise that you post a stunner - nice to see a different - yet gorgeous Vintage with awesome Stag - nice knife!
 
Augie said:
Hard keeping up with this thread guys, very nice knives posted and great discussion.

Latest for me is this Syracuse Knife Company EO Jack, from what I can find Camillus made 1935 to 1940. It is in very good condition, full blades. I originally thought the handles were synthetic of some type but I'm pretty sure now having the knife in hand that they are bone. Quality seems to be a step above the other knives made by Camillus under other names.

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Nice example and it got me wondering if there was a third time frame (early post war) for Syracuse knives beyond the 1935 to 1940 and 1975 to 1976 eras that Goins lists? Information for both Syracuse and pre WWII Camillus knives is hard to find, so hard facts can be a little tricky. Enclosed is a picture of a Syracuse two blade easy opener from the pre war era and it is noticeably different from yours. Your model is in the form of Camillus models designed for military use from 1941 to 1945 which had a bail and no shield and were noted as a #5541. After the war, these same models were made for civilian use less the bail and were labeled #33. The #33 was still available in 1949, but was dropped from the Camillus catalogs in the early 1950s. There have been many Syracuse knives for sale on ebay which have the same late 1940s to 1950s "look" that your knife appears to have. So, just wondering if Camillus used the Syracuse brand for a short time right after WWII?
Hopefully some Camillus collectors could ad some input.

 
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Primble said:
An old straight line Russell that I cleaned up and corrected some tip and blade sharpening issues. Sanded the bone smooth and polished the bone by hand. The blades have strong snap and sharp swedges. I wasn't able to capture the beautiful shine on the bone today :):
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Before:
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Ought to be good for another hundred years. :)
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Nice job on cleaning up that classic Russell Barlow. Good looking knife!!!
 
Camillus made knives for Sears for sure. This is a Wilbert rooster,and I have an exact replica in a Camillus stamped knife.

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some really nice knives showing up.....i like em all,wish i had one
for show....maybe soon....
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Camillus made knives for Sears for sure. This is a Wilbert rooster,and I have an exact replica in a Camillus stamped knife.

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My goodness Lyle - those are STOUT looking blades- what a fantastic pattern, no wonder you are crazy about them - and thank you for being so - as I dont think I ever saw a Farmers Jack before you came along Sir! Its strange- as I look at the last shot of your blade - it takes me directly back to my early 4 line Camillus Hawkbill Blade- the Swedge is identical, please forgive me if that sounds silly - but thats what I see.
 
Thank you for the kind words regarding my Russell barlow guys ! I love the stag on that Wilbert Mike ! :thumbup::)
 
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