Case 5380

[just bob]

I'm guessing the master blade has been replaced on this. If so does that make it a counterfeit knife?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Case-xx/333328 ... 1438.l2649

[knifeaholic]

I don't think the master blade has been replaced, so much as someone took a 4 dot 6380 with bone handles and replaced the bone with stag. Case never made a 5380 prior to the 1980's. The few 5380's made in the 1980's were limited editions with stainless blades.

So any older style 80 whittler with stag handles is automatically a fake or rework.

[Mumbleypeg]

Multiple times around for the OP knife. Good eye!
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... lit=5380en

Ken

[rea1eye]

Seller admits it might be a fake. However, he starts the bid at $250? That is something!

Bob

[herbva]

Perhaps I am reaching for something to find with this knife because of the odd/highly unusual aspects of this knife. I agree that it almost certainly had bone scales that were replaced with stag. Among other things, I always look at the shield inlay because I have so much trouble doing a good job with that myself. I think the glaring gap between the shield and the scale in the first pic is a dead giveaway. Again, I may be reaching.

[knifeaholic]

Perhaps I am reaching for something to find with this knife because of the odd/highly unusual aspects of this knife. I agree that it almost certainly had bone scales that were replaced with stag. Among other things, I always look at the shield inlay because I have so much trouble doing a good job with that myself. I think the glaring gap between the shield and the scale in the first pic is a dead giveaway. Again, I may be reaching.

Good point...but again the fact that Case never made any 5380's in the 70's or prior, makes this one a fake even if the shield had been installed properly.

[1967redrider]