The Old WWII Utility Style U S A Camillus Bone 4 Blade Pocket Knife
We all remember our first folding knife or pocket knife.The all steel construction of this Engineers Knife tells me it was likely made after 1942 when the US began rationing materials like brass and nickel silver so that they could be used elsewhere in the war effort. Everything on this knife; blades, shield, bolsters, springs, bail and pins are made from steel. This is easily verified by the use of a magnet. It has bone handles, the rear handle is a couple shades lighter than the mark side handle, and this is typical of the knives from the early part of World War II. They were making knives for the war effort, not thinking about what would look best to future generations of collectors. These were mass produced war knives, made by some of the world’s finest cutlers, a dying breed at that time and now lost forever.. The Navy spec number was 41-J-4 and the army spec number was 17-170. The military name is “Knife, Pocket, Engineer, Four Blade, With Clevis.” Camillus made 1.7 million of these for the U.S, Navy and 3.2 million for the U.S. Army.
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Cool!.. I have one.. was just going through a bag of hand tools from my father in law and boom there it was
i remember the time when bill taught me how to use a blade! he is a true american and true outdoorsmen! not many like you anymore bill
I got one in great shape! Love it. Proud to have it and occasionally carry it.
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
3 жыл бұрын
YES!
Nice
What a cool thing to pass down and remember someone that served ,thank you for posting this.
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
3 жыл бұрын
You bet Eddie, it is a swell collectible that really tells a story.
Glad I found this video. Just inherited one. It was bad rusted but that thing got sharp as a straight razor with easy sharpening.
Love it👍🇺🇸
I picked one up at an estate sale last weekend for $5. Decent shape, scales aren’t damaged at all and has the lobster claw but I don’t see 4 lines on the tang. Looks identical to the one u have. I did more looking and research, it does have the 4 lines and has brass pins and liners so it’s an early ww2 model.
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
2 жыл бұрын
That would never happen to me! You should go get a lottery ticket right now! From about 1916 - 1946, the Camillus tang stamp read “Camillus Cutlery. Co. Camillus, NY USA.” This is referred to as the four line stamp as the words were chopped up into four lines. Anyway, you did really good my friend. Sometimes that last line gets worn, take a close look with a Jewlers loupe or something. Also try to get info from the estate concerning who's it was, sometimes that can be mind-blowing and tell a story about the places and times of that knife.
@bigjsknives
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation yep, found that it has the 4 lines with usa on the bottom. I picked up 10 knives in total, I did a video on one of them of myself sharpening and cleaning it up, it’s a marbles expert. Got them all for $5 a piece.
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigjsknives Next time you go knife shopping, swing by and pick me up. Also you have a great channel and a new subscriber.
@bigjsknives
2 жыл бұрын
@@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation I’m uploading my video now of my Engineers knife. Thanks for your help and knowledge with them, new at this and totally forgot to shout you out in the vid.
Very nice job cleaning that classic up. Those are quite spendy now. Can you use that for rust on rifles?
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but it will take all the blue and leave you with bare metal.
@soesterbergblue
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation Thanks for the reply. That's what I was afraid of.
I think that one scale was replaced at some point. Only one I've ever seen mismatched like that.
@wizardofahhhs759
2 жыл бұрын
I have one with a mismatched scale, during wartime getting them out was priority, not making sure the bone matched.
The morning of August 15, 1945, dawned with the realization that after a long war resulting in some 60 million deaths worldwide, WWII was finally over and Victory in Japan (V-J Day) had arrived. Hours earlier, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s unconditional surrender, bringing WWII hostilities around the world to an end. President Harry S. Truman declared a two-day holiday and the war-weary world breathed a collective sigh of relief.
@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation
3 жыл бұрын
September 2, 2020 marks 75 years since Japanese dignitaries boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay and signed the surrender documents ending World War II.