Approx date ?

[Majlcret]

Case oval with no circle around Case letters.
I believe it’s a 3 1/8” stockman.
Looks like blade has been replaced...poorly

[Steve Warden]

First, welcome!
Pics, especially with a close up of the tang stamp, will help immensely.

[Majlcret]

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It looks to be an open C
I don’t see any numbers on any blade

[gsmith7158]

That is a delrin shield which indicates that the handle material is delrin, a composite material made by Dupont. These shield were used from 1975 to about 1985 I believe.

[philco]

The main blade is very short and looks to me as if it most likely was broken then reprofiled. If you show a clear photo of the tang stamp I think you'll be able to find out what year the knife was made.

PS Welcome aboard.

[Mumbleypeg]

The main blade is very short and looks to me as if it most likely was broken then reprofiled. If you show a clear photo of the tang stamp I think you'll be able to find out what year the knife was made.

PS Welcome aboard.

Welcome to AAPK.

I think Phil nailed it. Looks like a Delrin 63087 pattern assuming your measurement. No collector value but a good user.

Ken

[Majlcret]

Many thanks to all!

[Steve Warden]

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/co ... ification/

Some great info in that link.

[Majlcret]

Tang stamp has 087PE. I tried looking it up but, I don’t see this number listed with an oval and no circle. It seems to be a 1975 “modified” blade with Delrin oval and handle (?).

It’s already become a conversation piece; I think I’ll look for a blade and keep it.

[Mumbleypeg]

Tang stamp has 087PE. I tried looking it up but, I don’t see this number listed with an oval and no circle. It seems to be a 1975 “modified” blade with Delrin oval and handle (?).

The stamp on your knife is abbreviated due to lack of space. Way up there in the header at the very top of each page here is a grey colored bar. In it you'll see "RESEARCH". Clicking on it will open up a world of information. Scroll,down until you get to the section on Case. There you'll find links to pattern numbers, types of shields, blade stamping abbreviations, and so on. You'll also find at the bottom of the page about blade abbreviations the following statement:

Note that blade abbreviations often run together. For instance; SHR indicates that the knife will have a sheepsfoot blade as designated by the SH, and will have a bail as indicated by the R. In addition, you may find instances where the abbreviations are shortened to save space. You may run across an HE. This would indicate that the knife will have a sheepsfoot blade and a pen blade. The S was dropped from the SH, and the P, and N were dropped from the PEN. As you become more knowledgeable about blades, you will find it easier to identify any abbreviated abbreviation.

If you're curious about the numbers and letters, shields and other aspects of your Case knife you can find a lot in the RESEARCH section.

Ken

[Majlcret]

Thank you Ken