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Bank Vault

were all of the jet pilot survival knives made by cammillus in Vietnam dated? Picked up one that I think is Vietnam era with the bluish white navy paint o n the butt of it and the stone missing. No other markings though besides the maker on the blade.

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Greg Robinson

CAMILLUS took over the contract from MARBLES in the late 1950's and was the sole contractor until the late 1960's. The earliest knives had a 6" blade, marked on blade, and not dated. In 1962 the blades were shortened to 5" and they continued to just put a maker mark on blade and no date. It wasn't until Jan 1967 that the markings were moved to the hexagonal pommel and the date added.

 

 

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Ok so I can't positively say but I can assume. What about on the Camillus Ka Bar looking fighting knives from the Vietnam era? Got mine from the estate of a Marine veteran who served in Nam but one can never be to sure. It says US and has Camillus below it. Are them genuine markings? Are there anymore markings?

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Ok so I can't positively say but I can assume. What about on the Camillus Ka Bar looking fighting knives from the Vietnam era? Got mine from the estate of a Marine veteran who served in Nam but one can never be to sure. It says US and has Camillus below it. Are them genuine markings? Are there anymore markings?

 

If he got the knife during the Viet Nam war then it should be marked "US / CAMILLUS NY". They dropped the "NY" mark in 1974.

 

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Bank Vault

ok I tink it has NY, I'll double check :D , know anything about Vietnam Camillus Marine fighting knives from VN? Thanks

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ok I tink it has NY, I'll double check :D , know anything about Vietnam Camillus Marine fighting knives from VN? Thanks

 

What do you want to know about them?

 

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The Marine fighti ng knife is marked US and Camillus NY, is this Vietnam era markings? The Jet survival knife has Camillus NY on it without US, I just checked it.

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The Marine fighti ng knife is marked US and Camillus NY, is this Vietnam era markings? The Jet survival knife has Camillus NY on it without US, I just checked it.

 

YES....a "k-bar" marked on blade "US / CAMILLUS NY" is Viet Nam vintage. They made those from in or around 1963 until 1974.

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Ok thank you. I'll have to keep that in mind. One of themt hings that isn't widespread knowledge. Like WW2 45 magazines, not many people knoqw hw to tell them. Bought two of them at a gunshow one for 10 one for 8 and turns out after I researched them, THEY WERE REAL!!! But anyways thanks.

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