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Do you have a Camillus Cutlery Knife?

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  1. Salty

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    During World War II, Camillus shipped more than 13 million knives of various styles to the allied forces.[6] In 1942, U.S. Marine Corps officers Colonel John M. Davis and Major Howard E. America working in conjunction with cutlery technicians at Camillus developed what would become the USMC 1219C2 Combat Knife, otherwise known as the USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife or Fighting Utility Knif

    In addition to manufacture a full line of official folding knives for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).[8]they also

    The company went out of business in 2007, however Its brand name and intellectual property rights were purchased by Acme United Corporation.

    Sadly, yesterday 11 Feb 13, the orginal factory building was totally desroyed by fire.
     
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    No, no, no ..... I was going to replace my Ka-Bar. Is the Cutco company going to disolve
     
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    I don't have one of those, but I have this one from the Air Force.

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