Year Camillus reintroduced Western

[sac troop]

Does anyone know the year Camillus started marketing the Western Brand of knives to the public? I know they bought the rights at auction in 1991. Looking through old catalogs The first year I see the Westerns is 1996. The last is 2006.

 

[edbeau]

Most of my Westerns are made by Western except for one or two Colemen/Westerns. I am sure Phil will come along and give us an answer. Most of the Western catalogs on Irv's site are mine.

 

[Phil Gibbs]

I had to go back to my files for this one!

Best I can tell, end of 1991 to early 1992 we were frantically trying to begin manufacturing of the Western knives that Walmart was stocking.
Most of the others followed those over the next year to 18 months.

 

[sac troop]

Thanks so much guys.