SteveB wrote:
Picked up an interesting knife yesterday for a buck. All metal. Has
Camillus 1960 on the base of the big blade. US on one side, with a stamped
metal pattern. Screwdriver, blade, leather awl, bottle opener and can
opener. Lanyard loop.

Something about it appealed to me. It's in great shape, and ones from that
year are selling on ebay for about $20. I put it in my trophy case next to
some other military knives. It would make a great pocket knife, but I think
I'll keep it in the case. Guess they were used a lot in Nam. Anyone have
experiences with these?

ebay "camillus folding military knife"




I have a Nam era non folding Camillus knife ,it has a leather pouch with
a small sharpening stone on it .
The blade has "blood Grooves " each side and a saw on the back edge .
The saw will cut metal as I have done it .
It's has two small holes in the guard and a hexagon shaped knob on the
end of the leather bound handle. Looks like it may have even been a
bayonet for some type of rifle .
On the blade near the guard it has Camillus N.Y. stampedon .

My Uncle brought it back from Nam late 60's , was swapped with a US
soldier for some other item .
He gave it to me and I still have it .
Not sure if it was military issue or not.






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Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."