Case Knife Identification
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:33 pm
I am trying to find out if anyone knows anything about a fixed blade Case Knife I just bought. Case has confirmed that it is not a regular production or custom knife, but they believe it may be a concept knife made when Mr. Parker ran the company. There are no records on what knives were made. Unfortunately, Mr. Parker died recently. His son knows about the knives but does not remember the knife. Here is what I know:
1. The knife is a little less than 8" with a 3 3/8" damascus drop point blade.
2. The handle is genuine stag with a front nickel steel bolster and brass pins. There is no pommel. This is a slab handle with the full tang visible.
3. The left side of the blade is stamped with the following:
CASE X?
BRADFORD, PA
19 USA 9?
5234A
The stamp is not very heavy and some of the letters and numbers are obscured by the damascus design. However, I'm fairly certain that I have correctly identified the above except where there are question marks. I just can't make out the additional X or the year number in the damascus design. I know the year must be 90-93 and the pattern numbers are consitent with the handle material and other Case fixed blades; i.e., I can find an earlier stag knife pattern #5235. I also cannot find a reference to the abbreviation "A". This abbreviation rather than a "D" makes no sense to me.
A picture is attached.
Does anyone know about this?
Thanks
Blake
1. The knife is a little less than 8" with a 3 3/8" damascus drop point blade.
2. The handle is genuine stag with a front nickel steel bolster and brass pins. There is no pommel. This is a slab handle with the full tang visible.
3. The left side of the blade is stamped with the following:
CASE X?
BRADFORD, PA
19 USA 9?
5234A
The stamp is not very heavy and some of the letters and numbers are obscured by the damascus design. However, I'm fairly certain that I have correctly identified the above except where there are question marks. I just can't make out the additional X or the year number in the damascus design. I know the year must be 90-93 and the pattern numbers are consitent with the handle material and other Case fixed blades; i.e., I can find an earlier stag knife pattern #5235. I also cannot find a reference to the abbreviation "A". This abbreviation rather than a "D" makes no sense to me.
A picture is attached.
Does anyone know about this?
Thanks
Blake