Remington
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Remington Arms Company The Remington Arms Company came to be in 1816. Originally they were called E. Remington and Sons, and changed their name in 1888 to the Remington Arms Company. and began producing cutlery in 1920. Their plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut began producing Boy Scout knives in 1923, and continued making quality BSA knives until their cutlery division was sold to the Pal Blade Company in 1939. Remington-branded BSA knives returned to the market via contract production in 2009. 
Once upon a time, Remington Scout knives came in this great display box. (Courtesy Mark McClurg) |
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REMC4A, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 The first Remington BSA knife, introduced in 1923. The REMC4A had four blades: a spear with short, thin nail nick, a smooth awl, a one-piece can opener, and a short flat blade screwdriver/cap lifter combo. The bolsters each had a single line, and a permanent shackle was on the end opposite the shield end. The shield was the "acorn" style shield. The can opener had a vertical pull, so there was a notch in the shield side handle to accomodate the vertical pull. This was produced 1923-1924.
REMC4A: Note the acorn shield and lined bolsters. (Courtesy Mark McClurg)
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REMC4B, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 Four blade camp knife: Main blade, short flat blade/cap lifter combo, two-piece can opener, and leather awl. Brown bone handle, permanent knife bail on end opposite the shield. Shield is the BSA First Class emblem on an acorn shaped background. There is a notch in the shield side for the vertical can opener pull to fit in. Overall length is 3 3/4". Blade is etched with a horizontal BSA emblem. Manufactured 1924 - 1926.
REMC4B: Well used, shackle is broken off on the left end. |
| REMC4C, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 This was the Remington "Award for Heroism" model, presented to those Scouts who received the Awatrd for Heroism. It had the acorn shield, with an additional shield below it, engraved with "The Remongton Award for Herosim". Brown bone handles amd lined bolsters. Produced 1924-1926. |
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REMC4D, BSA #1497, Remington #RS4233 Four blade camp knife: Long, thin spear blade, smooth awl, one-piece can opener, and a short flat blade screwdriver /cap lifter combo blade. Closed length was 3 3/8", brown bone handles, "pinched" and lined bolsters. Permanent shackle on the end opposite the acorn shield. Produced 1923-1924.  REMC4D: Note one piece can opener. (Courtesy Dimitri Pitarys)
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REMC4E, BSA #1497, Remington #RS4233 Four blade camp knife: Long, thin spear blade, two-piece can opener, smooth awl, and short flat blade screwdriver/cap lifter combo blade. Lined, pinched bolsters. Permanent shackle on end opposite acorn shield. Brown bone handles, closed length 3 3/8". Manufactured 1924-1926. |
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REMC4F, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 Four blade camp knife: Main blade, long flat blade/cap lifter combo, two-piece can opener, leather awl. Shield is First Class emblem with no acorn background. Main blade has ashort nail pull. Brown bone handles, permanent shackle opposite shield end. One line on each bolster. Note the concave indentation at the base of the cap lifter. Overall length is 3 3/4". Manufactured in 1927. REMC4F: The blade etch is horizontal, not vertical. (Courtesy Mark McClurg) |
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REMC4G, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 Four blade camp knife: Fat spear blade with short nail nick, short can opener/cap lifter combo, smooth awl, two-piece can opener. Vertical can opener lift tab, so there's a notch on the shield side handle to accomodate the tab. Round shield, brown bone handles, lined bolsters. Permanent shackle on end opposite the shield end. Closed length 3 3/4". Produced 1929-1932. |
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Remington "one piece" can openers were made from one stamped piece of steel, as shown in the example on the left. The "two piece" opener shows a joint where the two stamped pieces go together. |
| REMC4H, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 Back spring is exposed, as are most Remongton Scout knives. Four blade camp knife: Fat spear blade with short nail nick, long can opener/cap lifter combo, smooth awl, two-piece can opener. Horizontal can opener lift tab. Round shield, brown bone handles, lined bolsters. Permanent shackle on end opposite the shield end. Closed length 3 3/4". Produced 1933-1935. |
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REMC4I, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 Four blade camp knife, brown bone handles, smooth bolsters, non-removable bail on end opposite the shield end. Overall length 3 3/4". Note the shield side handle has no notch for a can opener pull, as the pull is parallel to the length of the handle. Manufactured 1933-1939.
REMC4I: Note the parallel pull tab for the can opener
REMC4I: The slightly shorter screwdriver differs from the longer RECC4H screwdriver
REMC4I: A nice example showing the horizontal blade etch. (Courtesy Mark McClurg)
Closeup of round shield with good detail.
Nice Remington REMC4I camp knife, 1933-1939 (Courtesy Max Reyes)
REMC4I: Bone handles can be several different colors inside the same model. (Knife courtesy of New Mexico Scouting Museum. Photo by Bob Wick.) |
| REMC4J, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 Back spring is covered by a metal plate. Four blade camp knife: Fat spear blade with short nail nick, long can opener/cap lifter combo, smooth awl, two-piece can opener. Horizontal can opener lift tab. Round shield, brown bone handles, lined bolsters. Permanent shackle on end opposite the shield end. Closed length 3 3/4". Produced 1933-1935. |
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REMC4K, BSA #1496, Remington #RS3333 This is a beautiful knife. Four blade camp knife: Main blade, long flat blade/cap lifter combo, awl, and two-piece can opener. Since the can opener has a horizontal pull, there is no need for a pull notch in the handle. Smooth bolsters, permanent shackle, and round shield with the BSA First Class emblem. White pearl handles. Manufactured 1933-1935.  |
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REMC4L, BSA #1497, Remington #RS4233 Four blade camp knife: Skinny main blade, long flat blade/cap lifter combo with convex bulge at base, and two-piece can opener. Permanent shackle on end opposite the shield. Can opener has a vertical pull, so there is a notch for the pull in the shield side of the bone handle. This has pinched bolsters,s which means there is a "dimple" on the extreme end of each bolster. Each bolster has a single line. Main blade has a long nail pull. Manufactured 1929-1932.  REMC4L: Skinny main blade, long screwdriver, round shield. (Courtesy Mark McClurg)
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| REMC4M, BSA #1497, Remington #RS4233 Four blade camp knife: Long, skinny spear blade with long nail nick, two-piece can opener with horizontal pull tab, smooth awl, long flat bade screwdriver/cap lifter combo. Round shield, brown bone handles, permanent shackle on end opposite shield. Manufactured 1933-1939. |
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REMC4N, BSA #19860 , Remington Pattern #RS3333 This is a 2009 reproduction of the original RS3333 knife, REMC4B. Remington contracted with Bear and Sons in Jacksonville, AL to reproduce this knife using the original 1920's Remington toolings. The tang bears the same original "Remington UMC" stamp, but the other side of the tang is deeply stamped "2009" to distinguish the original knives from the new production models. Manufactured in 2009 only. Suggested retail is $99.99.
2009 Issue RS3333 Scout Knife (Courtesy Remington Arms)  REMC4N, 2009 Replica of RS3333 (Photo courtesy Phil Stevens)
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| REMC3A, BSA #N/A, Remington #RS4773 Three blade camp knife: Long spear with long nail nick, long can opener/flat blade screwdriver combo, two-piece can opener. No shackle. Round shield, brown bone handles, 3 3/8" long when closed. Smooth bolsters. Manufactured 1928-1932. |
| REMC3B, BSA #1494, Remington #RS4783 Three blade camp knife: Long spear with long nail nick, long can opener/flat blade screwdriver combo, two-piece can opener. Smooth bolsters, round shield, removable shackle on end opposite shield. Brown bone handles. Produced 1934-1939. |
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REMC3C, BSA #1494, Remington #RS4783 Three blade camp knife: Fat main blade with long nail pull, can opener, and combo long flat blade/cap lifter. Bone handles, round shield, removable shackle on end opposite the shield end. Overall length is 3 1/2". Manufactured 1934-1939.  REMC3C: Round shield, only three blades, removable shackle. (Courtesy Mark McClurg) |
| REMF1A, BSA #1559, Remington #RH50. Fixed blade sheath knife, no finger grooves on handle. Curved blade is 4 1/2"long, overall length is 8 1/2". Handle is made of stacked leather and colored fiber washers. Nickel silver thumb guard, cast aluminum end cap. Came with an oak tanned leather sheath, sewn edges with seven rivets. Sheath and knife both embossed with the BSA emblem. These weighed about 8 oz each. In 1938, the wholesale price for these knives was $30 per dozen ($2.50 each). Retail was probably double that amount. Manufactured 1933-1939.
1938 Wholesale Catalog Advertisement (REMF1A Shown)
REMF1A (RH50) without sheath. Note the blade etching and curved blade. |
| RWMF1B, BSA #1559, Remington #RH50. Same as REMF1A, but with finger grooves on handle. |
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REMF1C, BSA #1561, Remington #RH51. Same as REMF1A (no finger grooves), but with straight blade instead of curved, and blade length is 4", overall length is 8". Each knife and sheath pair weighed about 5.6 oz. Wholesale price in 1938 was $31.60 per dozen ($1.80 each), retail was probably double that figure. Manufactured 1933-1939.
REMF1C: No finger grooves, straight blade. (Courtesy Dimitri Pitarys) |
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REMF1D, BSA #1561, Remington #RH51. Same as REMF1C, but with finger grooves in the handle.
REMF1D with sheath. Note the finger grooves and straight blade.Blade etching has worn away.
Closeup of sheath stamp on REMF1D sheath. Bottom line read "National Council New York City".
Close-up of RH-51 stamp on tang of the REMF1D fixed blade. |
