Vintage Camillus George Washington Knife

[Fisting_Chili]

Hello everyone,
Anyone have any idea about the date and value of this knife?
Thank you!

I believe it is missing a bail and the tang stamp says,
"Camillus
Cutlery Co.
CamillusNY"

 

[Codger_64]

c. 1932 depending on the length.

John,
The George Washington that you purchased on Ebay was the first one made by Camillus that was introduced in 1932. This knife was a replica of the actual knife owned by Washington and was made to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth. At slighlty more than $20 you got a great deal.
The second George Washington knife was a minature version made for the 1939 World's Fair.
The third version was made in the late 1990's.
Most pre-WWII Camillus knives have the 4 line tang stamp. A 3 line stamping was used on some of the smaller knives. A stamp was also used prewar that had Camillus in an arch.

Tom Williams

 

[Fisting_Chili]

c. 1932 depending on the length.

Thank you! The overall length is 4 3/16" long. Does that help any? I
didn't see in your quote, any listing of the sizes for the three.

 

[Codger_64]

Thank you! The overall length is 4 3/16" long. Does that help any? I
didn't see in your quote, any listing of the sizes for the three.

Yours is the full sized introduced in 1932, not the miniature World's Fair issue from 1939. The knife is a copy/adaptation of the knife attributed to George Washington and held by the Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, A.F & A.M. (Masonic Lodge).

 

[Fisting_Chili]

Yours is the full sized introduced in 1932, not the miniature World's Fair issue from 1939. The knife is a copy/adaptation of the knife attributed to George Washington and held by the Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, A.F & A.M. (Masonic Lodge).

Thank you so much for the information!:thumbup::thumbup: