LOOK FOR THEM: Classic MILITARY WWII ERA Camp Knives!

Two For Tuesday: Learn along with me as we discover exciting new details about the Camillus U.S. Army Engineer's Knife and the U.S. Navy Utility knife. These knives, along with their counterparts, are worth looking for and collecting. Enjoy!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

If you notice the handle is "FG stag handles" These would be a type of black plastic jigged to look like stag. By the mid point of the war, most knife handles were moving to plastic handles as they proved more robust. The knives with Steel liners were mid war production (late 1942-early 1944) If the knife had bone, stag, or wood covers with brass liners they were most likely made pre war or early war. By mid 1944, the brass restrictions were eased and late war knives once again received brass liners but handles remained jigged plastic until the stainless steel liners showed up on Mil-J (later Mil-K) knife. Incidentally, some of the late war Camillus knives even had a 3 line tang stamp! The sub contract might have been Camillus subcontracting out to another knife company to fill their quota (Camillus supplying the parts, another company supplying the labor).

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for the info. I didn't know what FG stood for, and I appreciate you clearing it up.

[@Stans_Cutlery_Universe]

Cool knives and great information. Thanks for sharing and God bless.

[@knifedelights7473]

You're welcome, Stan. I appreciate you dropping by, my friend.

[@bigjsknives]

Great video with the drawings and specs!! I now keep an eye out for them to add to the collection!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@knifedelights7473]

You're welcome, Big J. It helps to clear up some of the questions on these knives. Thanks for watching, my friend. Keep charging.

[@jerseyknifeguy6382]

Hey Tom I love scout knives!!!! I always appreciate your videos and your knowledge of knives!!! Thanks so much for teaching me stuff about knives I hope your doing good charge on!!!! 😊

[@knifedelights7473]

You are very welcome, Pete. I always appreciate you dropping by, my friend.

[@jasonbeecher509]

Fantastic video brother Tom. Thank you very much for sharing

[@knifedelights7473]

You are welcome, Jason. I appreciate you watching my friend.

[@jasonbeecher509]

@knifedelights7473 I truly appreciate everyone that I fallow. It might sound weird but it's a relief to my day to watch most videos especially yours Tom

[@hillbillyridgeoutdoors]

Cool knives and awesome history about them. Thanks Tom for sharing all of it!!!

[@knifedelights7473]

You're welcome, Hillbilly. Thanks for watching, and keep charging, my friend.

[@BolsteredBlades]

Nice history for these guys. I'll keep my eyes open for any of those too. Thanks Tom! 😺⚔️👍🏻

[@knifedelights7473]

I'd love it if you ran across one. They are great pieces of history. Thanks for watching, BB.

[@Zen_Ali_123]

I guess you could pick two knives and go yada yada, but a video like this is a damn sight more interesting.

[@knifedelights7473]

Glad you found it interesting, Zen. I love doing this type of research. Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@FreedomFrog333]

Always great finds sir. It's great to see you and i think i also saw a notification for history delights! Looking forward to that.

[@knifedelights7473]

Frog! It's always great to hear from you! Yes, HD just put up a video about a bloody gun battle. Thanks for watching, my friend. Keep charging!

[@bdh3949]

Excellent research Tom, thanks so much for posting this. Shrouded in history past is that first drawing of the Engineers knife without the can opener notch in the frame. In the 1930's at least one manufacturer was making knives like that, I'm thinking there were others but idk. Western States (who eventually devoted 100% of their manufacturing to the war effort ) had that same knife in their 1936 catalog called the Compo Scout X350 available in Pearl or Stag. It had no notch in the handle BUT the cap lifter blade was in front of the main blade not behind it as shown in your research. So a better informed person than me may have more info but my thinking is the notch was a feature that did come later. Great post Tom!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks bdh. That's some wonderful info, and thanks for sharing. Have a Delightful Day my friend.

[@Seppiedog]

Thanks for the information, great video. Thanks for sharing Tom, be safe.

[@knifedelights7473]

You're welcome, Seppiedog. I appreciate you stopping by, my friend.

[@phillipw58]

Great video brother! I love old military knives! I have a small collection of military camp knives! Hope you have a great week my friend!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks, Phillip. It's fun to collect these old camp knives. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@bigGeo5460]

I'm really getting in to camp knifes and electrician knives those are beauty's you have I luv the fact you are diligent about the history on these knives awesome vid brother Everytime I watch your channel I learn something new great channel see ya on the next one 🇺🇲🙏😎

[@knifedelights7473]

I love both of these patterns also, and I'll probably be doing a video on electrician's knives. Glad you enjoy the channel, Big G. Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@cdn2862]

Thanks for this Tom! I have one that sounds like the medical knife with no shield and steel liners.

[@knifedelights7473]

Nice! I'm sure that you cherish that one! Thanks for watching, cdn.

[@bobbyd4400]

Just got a western 901 camp knife in the mail yesterday seems like when i get a knife you make a video on similar knives just like knife doctor 😊 awesome

[@knifedelights7473]

Lol. Great minds think alike. Thanks for watching!

[@OzarksBoy-g8n]

Great knives and video Tom. Thanks for sharing.

[@knifedelights7473]

You're welcome, OzarksBoy! I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@jeffjackson5331]

Very cool and very interesting!sweet looking knives Tom. You have a wonderful day brother.🙏🏻🦅🇺🇲

[@knifedelights7473]

And you have a Delightful Day, my friend. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffjackson5331]

@@knifedelights7473 will do! You’re welcome my friend

[@RonaldNorwood-kn4bo]

Great video Tom, love the pictorial info!

[@knifedelights7473]

I'm very happy that you enjoyed it, Ronald. Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@cheesymoonworkshop]

The research is part of the fun for me. Thanks for sharing. Another great video.

[@knifedelights7473]

I enjoy the research also! I appreciate you dropping by, my friend.

[@davidwilliams1805]

Very nice video brother Tom! Some good stuff!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThriftyKaniffy]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge, Tom. A couple of great pieces.

[@knifedelights7473]

You're welcome, John! I appreciate you dropping by, my friend.

[@rasputinscastle]

Yep, Tom a lot of the times they sent what they had. 😊

[@knifedelights7473]

They sure did. Thanks for watching Rasputin.

[@tomritter493]

Try a littel heat to warp it back straight

[@knifedelights7473]

I'll give it a try, Tom. I tried several hours to try to make it to work, but no luck. Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@turbodog2189]

Great video Tom!!! I’ve been after one of those MD-USN knives for a LONG TIME now. Thanks for sharing all this awesome information!!!!

[@knifedelights7473]

It would be a great find, wouldn't it? Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@davidkurle5418]

This was wonderful info, my friend! Great video!!

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks, David. I appreciate you watching, my friend.

[@jeremyspaulding7735]

That's awesome! Great video 👍

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks, Jeremy! Glad you enjoyed it, my friend.

[@cheesymoonworkshop]

I love the camp style knives. The "American" Swiss army knives.

[@knifedelights7473]

That's a good way to describe them!

[@rwa123]

Beautiful knives! Thanks for the history. Have you tried heating that cover? Oven, blow dryer, etc? Excellent presentation! Hope you are having a very nice Tuesday! Cheers, Dubya

[@knifedelights7473]

I haven't tried to heat them yet, but I think it will be my next step. Thanks for the suggestion, Dubya!

[@JoseyWhales-ii4dk]

Hello Tom wasn't the steel liners used wwi & wwii because the government needed brass for ammo....love you content brother 🇺🇸

[@knifedelights7473]

Glad you are enjoying the channel, Josey! I believe you are correct about the metals during the war. Your statement fits in with what I have always heard. Thanks for watching, my friend.