"Caminargent" is a French bike brand. The quill diameter would tell me that it's from the 1950's or earlier.
David Feldman
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>From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@home.com>
>To: "Classic Rendezvous" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: [CR]Caminargent Stem Question
>Date: Wed, Dec 6, 2000, 6:17 PM
>
>Since we're on a thread of stems (ok, not AVA this time), I'm hoping someone
>has some info on a really neat stem I have which I've never seen nor heard
>of before.
>
>It is aluminium, faux lugged stem - very fancy Nervex Pro'ish style, cast
>stem, finely polished and chromed nutted quill bolt, hollow back, with a
>vertical hbar clamp bolt. There is also some fancy cast in flowing artistic
>raised lines from the hbar clamp bolt over the clamp area and forming a
>rearward facing spear on the side (wish I had access to a digital camera
>right now as my description probably has you dizzy - sorry!) The clamp
>bolt, rather then having a normal round/keyed end or hex end, has a very
>finely cast shield with large "C" with a smaller "P" in the center and
>"CAMINADE" cast along the bottom of the sheild edge. Cast into each side of
>the stem is "CAMINARGENT" and "BIS SGDG." The quill portion outer diameter
>measures 21.76mm and the hbar clamping area measures 25.19mm.
>
>What do I have (answers other then "a fancy old stem" would be appreciated)?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Eric Elman