Scored a 1944 Navy Aviator's 3 blade!

[Kamp_King]

I AM STOKED!
There were only 54,000 made.
I am beyond thrilled to have found this and honored to get to restore it.
I may keep it, I may let it find a home with a veteran Navy flyer.
I have a main spear blade just waiting for it!

 

[edbeau]

Nice find and very good "before" pictures.

 

[Kamp_King]

[video=youtube_share;k9SCJmdT9uE]http://youtu.be/k9SCJmdT9uE[/video]

 

[Vit_213]

We are waiting for the next series

 

[edbeau]

Better than a picture, Thanks! You make it look easy.

 

[MerryMadMonk]

Yep, that is one of the hardest ones to find. Congratulations!

 

[Kamp_King]

Now if I could figure out how to weld new blades onto old tangs...
Hunting old knives for blades sucks!

 

[MerryMadMonk]

Now if I could figure out how to weld new blades onto old tangs...
Hunting old knives for blades sucks!

That sound you just heard is a turd dropping in a punchbowl.

 

[tsellati]

Were these USN pocket knives only made in 1944? Reason I ask is because I am curious to learn how you dated your example to 1944. I have one myself, but was unsure when during WWII it was manufactured -









Thanks for the education.

Tim

 

[sac troop]

Camillus published some information back in the early 60’s about their WW2 production. Much of it consists of hand sketches of knives with production and other information on each page.

Go to this link for the Collectors-of-Camillus and click on, (Camillus Knives of WWII 1941-1945) to see this document.
http://www.collectors-of-camillus.us

Heres a picture of the knife in question.