what is the rarest case knife you have??

The W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has a very rich history that began in 1889 when William Russell (“W.R.”), Jean, John, and Andrew Case began fashioning their knives and selling them along a wagon trail in upstate New York. The company has produced countless treasures and it continues to do so as one of the most collected brands in the world.
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Greg, I’ve been wondering where you’ve been recently. Now we know! ::tu::

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Yeah Ken I've been laid up with a broken ankle for about 3 months. Just starting to get up and around.
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New to the forum... Apparently there is a minimum number of characters necessary to process a message... My small collection consists mostly of Case and Remington (BSA) vintage folding knives... Here's a picture of a pretty and rare piece.... Ken
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That's a spectacular entry into the forum k_kess! ::tu:: Welcome in. Most of us will never own such a knife.
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k_kess wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:36 pm New to the forum... Apparently there is a minimum number of characters necessary to process a message... My small collection consists mostly of Case and Remington (BSA) vintage folding knives... Here's a picture of a pretty and rare piece.... Ken
Welcome!
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Ken, welcome to AAPK! A rare knife indeed and in mint condition. :shock: Spectacular! ::tu::
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Welcome!! ::handshake:: SCHWEEETTT Knife!! ::tu::
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Outstanding. The 6465 is indeed a rare one, and that looks like a beauty! Great old worm groove bone. Somewhere in this thread several pages back is some discussion about the 6365/and 6465 patterns and IIRC a picture of another one.

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Ken,that is some 1st post. ::welcome::
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Thanks everyone ... One of my favorites... I'll post a few more pics of different interesting pieces ... And I need advice on some of them... Thanks again. Ken
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Wow, Amazing piece. Welcome!
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Mumblypeg... Don't have a 6365 but here's my 6165.... Early Tested XX with a bomb shield... no CASE Pretty, huh? Ken
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Mumblypeg... Don't have a 6365 but here's my 6165.... Early Tested XX with a bomb shield... no CASE Pretty, huh? Ken
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k_kess welcome to AAPK. Beautiful knives you posted!
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k_kess wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:13 am Mumblypeg... Don't have a 6365 but here's my 6165.... Early Tested XX with a bomb shield... no CASE Pretty, huh? Ken
k_kess thanks for showing your gorgeous 65 examples. I’m curious to know if the Tested XX 6165 has a pattern number stamped on it?
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Great looking antique Case knives, ::welcome:: to AAPK!
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Ralph.... No pattern stamp.... Ken
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Some help here... I need some input on this one... Ken
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k_kess wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:36 pm New to the forum... Apparently there is a minimum number of characters necessary to process a message... My small collection consists mostly of Case and Remington (BSA) vintage folding knives... Here's a picture of a pretty and rare piece.... Ken
That's a beauty Ken! ::tu:: :D
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k_kess wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:31 pm Some help here... I need some input on this one... Ken
1970's 6254 in red bone. There should be dots under the CASE XX STAINLESS USA, 10 dots = 1970, subtract a dot for each year after that (eg. 1976 = 4 dots), the pattern number is on the spey blade, hope this helps. ::nod::

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1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 11:28 pm
k_kess wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:31 pm Some help here... I need some input on this one... Ken
1970's 6254 in red bone. There should be dots under the CASE XX STAINLESS USA, 10 dots = 1970, subtract a dot for each year after that (eg. 1976 = 4 dots), the pattern number is on the spey blade, hope this helps. ::nod::

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John, First, thanks for the reply. There are no visible dots under USA ... I think that indicates a 1965-1969 production date... the spey blade is stamped 6254 over SSP... the primary is etched "TESTED XX RAZOR EDGE" ... Thanks for the help!
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Greetings! I need some more help with identification.... it'll give you guys something to do with your time in viral containment Lol
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6345 1/2PU 1920-40 Looks good to me Ken.
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I'd venture it is a 6345 Cattle knife. Probably a pretty pricey knife if it were in mint condition. The pile side handle would bother some folks. I like the knife, pretty sure some of the "heavy hitters" aka "real Case collectors" will come by and make more meaningful comments.
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k_kess wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:51 pm Greetings! I need some more help with identification.... it'll give you guys something to do with your time in viral containment Lol
Thanks in advance. Ken
I agree with assessments already provided that the pattern number is a Case Tested XX 6345 1/2 PU. I do have a concern that the main clip blade has been replaced. Images are attached that attempt to explain my observation. The stamping also looks questionable, but that could be an artifact of the camera/photography.
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