Post-1989 Camillus Stockman Knives with Buck 300-Style Bolsters

[dlidster]

I have two post-1989 Camillus stockman knives with the mirror diagonal bolsters I associate with Buck 300-series knives. As the accompanying photo shows, the large Camillus stockman is close to identical to a Buck 307; the small Camillus stockman is close to identical to a Buck 303.

Neither Camillus knife has a swedge on the clip blade like the Bucks. Otherwise, the blade profiles of all three Camillus blades are the same as those on the Bucks. The scales on both appear to be Delrin (or a generic copy.) Interestingly, the small Camillus stockman has three rivets on each side like Schrade-made pre-1974 Bucks, but the bolster is pinned like the later Bucks. And the tang stamp on the small Camillus isn’t a stamp – it’s etched.

I don’t see these knives in any Camillus catalogs I’ve searched on the internet. Does someone here have any knowledge regarding the background of these knives? I’m guessing there’s a 301-equivalent somewhere. I’m still searching for that one.

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[dlidster]

I apologize for the empty entry. I created this clutter when trying to figure out how to post a photo. I'll be more careful next time.

 

[buckthorn]

Just search for “Camillus Cutlery Catalogs” and then look through 1970’s-‘80’s catalogs to find those knives. I don’t know when they were discontinued. If this suggestion is not helpful please let us know.

 

[dlidster]

Just search for “Camillus Cutlery Catalogs” and then look through 1970’s-‘80’s catalogs to find those knives. I don’t know when they were discontinued. If this suggestion is not helpful please let us know.

Thanks for the thoughts. The Camillus tang stamps on both knives have the line both above and below the name "Camillus" as does the oval on the side. This is what has led me to believe the knives were made after 1989.I have looked through several, but not all, older magazines and have struck out.

FWIW, both knives were in like-new condition when I acquired them. In my experience the farther back I reach into the past lower the odds of my having this kind of luck.

 

[tltt]

The Green one is post 1995. Back then Camillus did a green delrin series for Remington called the 9500 - https://www.americanedgeknives.com/remington-u-m-c-stockman-green-yellow-large-9501/ , A lot of that series used the old Buck style frames, etc.... Later they rebranded some of them as just Camillus knives as an exclusive for Smoky Mountain Knife Works.

On the littler one, I can't say, but Phil Gibbs (Camillus designer and engineer) made mention that when you see an etched tang stamp, it's either a 2000's era knife, or an overrun / SFO made from spare parts.