Ode To The 07

[QTCut5]

This one finally arrived.

According to my unofficial (but generally reliable) source, Case made only 100 of each of the "1st Issue" 207WHSS patterns (five handle colors; each color in a plain edge and a serrated Wharncliffe model)

[treefarmer]

That’s a wicked lookin’ Warncliffe on that one! Y’all keep going, the 07’s are interesting.
Treefarmer

[Papa Bones]

This one finally arrived.


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According to my unofficial (but generally reliable) source, Case made only 100 of each of the "1st Issue" 207WHSS patterns (five handle colors; each color in a plain edge and a serrated Wharncliffe model)

Luvin' It.

[cody6268]

This one finally arrived.


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According to my unofficial (but generally reliable) source, Case made only 100 of each of the "1st Issue" 207WHSS patterns (five handle colors; each color in a plain edge and a serrated Wharncliffe model)

Did they do any others set up like that? I was just thinking about this the other day, thinking about how perfect it would be as my EDC. At only 100 of each color, if I ever got one, it would be put away safely first thing.

[QTCut5]

Did they do any others set up like that? I was just thinking about this the other day, thinking about how perfect it would be as my EDC. At only 100 of each color, if I ever got one, it would be put away safely first thing.

As far as other patterns goes, the only one other than the 07 that I know Case released was a "1st Issue" tang-stamped Wharncliffe Copperhead (49W) with the pattern number 0200WHSS...which, I confess, I'm at a loss as how to decipher that seemingly incorrect/inconsistent pattern number being on what is obviously a 49 frame. I used to own a couple, but I can't recall for sure if any of mine had a serrated Wharncliffe blade, or if that option was even available on the "1st Issue" Copperhead (I'll have to root around in my photos, but I'm pretty sure it was available and I did have one).

Here's a pic of one I used to have (sold it and my entire Copperhead collection not too long ago to other members right here on AAPK). This one has a fine edge Wharncliffe and the jigged Honey Bone handle.

[QTCut5]

Here's my 207WHSS 1st Issue collection so far (80% complete).
Curiously, the Blue Bone is the only one with a serial number bolster stamp (try explaining that to OCD Monkey! )

The hunt for the final two continues.
A handsome finder's fee (perpetual standing offer) for information leading to the acquisition of the missing two:
Blue/Plain Edge
Green/Serrated
Any and all possible leads are always eagerly encouraged and highly appreciated.

[QTCut5]

Another one for the Blues Collection. The handle of this one looks very similar to the Blue Camel Bone used on Northwoods, IMO...I really like it. Notice the "B" prefix in the pattern number...presumably, it stands for "Blue."

[Modern Slip Joints]

That's a very impressive 207WH collection. I do not remember seeing serrated Wharncliff blades in 07s before. Were they ordered by SMKW? Apparently Parker had his own ideas on what the how the handle material should be noted in tang stamps. Maybe he thought if nothing indicated other wise we should presume the sides were bone? All the Cases I have that have letters for bone color include the 6 on the tang. I have DR6 for dark red, BG6 for bright green, G6 for green, W6 for white and probably one or two I've forgotten.

I hope that you'll entertain two quick dumb 07 questions. Were any single blade 07s made with blades other than Wharncliffs? Also are there any 07s out in the woods with scout shields?

[QTCut5]

Were any single blade 07s made with blades other than Wharncliffs? Also are there any 07s out in the woods with scout shields?

Yes x 2

The _107 also comes with a single clip blade. I see a lot of the blue bone w/ Ford shield 6107 SS on eBay...and I'm currently watching a single clip blade 07 with the Kaleidoscope motif. There's also a Harley'Davidson G-10 10107...and possibly a few more that I'm forgetting.

Less common is this natural bone/smooth oiled bone 6107 which, curiously, has no pattern number tang stamp, but does have a "new grind" blade. Date stamp shows 1983, so this could have been an early _107 prototype to showcase the new "new grind" blades. I don't know if this particular model ever went into production, but I haven't ever seen any others like it, so I suspect probably not.

If by "scout shields" you mean scouts as in the scouting organization formerly known as BSA (Boy Scouts of America), then, yes...there are many such models either currently in production or from very recent production.

Here are some newer BSA-themed 07s from my collection. The three etched natural bone 07s were a generous gift from Tom (bestgear), resident expert on Official Boy Scout Knives.

[Modern Slip Joints]

Your serrated edge 07s got me thinking about Case knives with scout shields, not necessarily knives sold through BSA. There are many varieties of Case knives with scout shields. Most have one blade with a serrated edge. I doubt the ones with stag sides were sold through BSA because stag is expensive on a boy's budget but I have not researched that. My only examples are three bladed stag sided Peanuts. I was wondering if there were similar Mini-Ts.

Drifting off topic my favorite official BSA knife is the ~ 5" dougle lock back Camillus that has ~ 4" clip and saw blades. The locks are frivolous but they sure show the design was done right.

Mini-T enthusiasts will enjoy looking at the Buck 382 that dlr110 just posted on page 100 of the thread What's Your Newest Addition To Your Buck Family and Why? It has a fish shield in bone dyed to look like bubbles and seaweed. It's as cut as Mini-Ts get! viewtopic.php?f=53&t=30030&start=1485

[QTCut5]

I saw that Buck Mini-T...love the fish shield.

Here's my latest acquisition; only my second from a Case "Mint Set"

2006 Case 6207 Barnboard Bone

[QTCut5]

The 07 Express just keeps chuggin' along...maintaining a full head-o-steam.

I'll just go ahead and admit it once and for all: I love the Blues (in all the hues)!

2009 Case 6207W Smooth Mediterranean Blue Bone

Two of a kind...Smooth Medi Blue (at surface, at depth)

[Modern Slip Joints]

You love the W after 07. Blue is just icing on the cake.

Please show us the 07Ws Case has made with CV Wharncliff blades. Not till you have time to kill of course. I like Case's CV and other companies' 1095 for daily use. I just don't like how they rust in storage.

[QTCut5]

Please show us the 07Ws Case has made with CV Wharncliff blades. Not till you have time to kill of course. I like Case's CV and other companies' 1095 for daily use. I just don't like how they rust in storage.

The only 07W with CV steel that I am aware of is this 3107W CV. (Edit: See Next Post Below)

The CV steel is definitely problematic when kept in storage...especially in humid, tropical, salt-air climates like Hawaii...which is why I generally try to avoid it. As you can see, I had to force a (white vinegar) patina on the blade to curtail the corrosion. In my experience, even 1095 isn't as prone to rust as Case's CV (although I've had problems with 1095 too...particularly on some GECs and Northwoods).

[QTCut5]

OMG...I must be gettin' old; seems I got partzheimers (fortunately not quite All-zheimers, at least not yet, anyway). My otherwise encyclopedic steel bear trap Mini-T memory has failed me. Am I wrong to be surprised that no one stepped up to the plate and set the record straight on the 07W CV issue? Come on people...surely I'm not the only one who knows (or should know) about such vital Mini-T minutia. It is very disturbing when OCD Monkey forgets such basic elemental Mini-T details.

After obsessing over the 07W CV issue all morning, the Monkey is ashamed and embarrassed to admit that he forgot about the 5107W "Rancher" which also has a Chrome Vanadium (CV) Wharncliffe blade. Bad Monkey, no wharnie treats for you!

In case you're wondering...in order to preserve the blade etch, I chose to protect the Rancher's CV blade with a thick coating of Renaissance Wax instead of forcing a patina like I did on the Yellow Composite 3107W CV above.

[jerryd6818]

[Modern Slip Joints]

Before requesting your knowledge of CV Wharncliff Mini-Ts your Rancher was one of only two that I could remember. It has not been that long since you displayed it with other stag Mini-Ts. The 3107W CV is new to me. There not being more than three offerings indicates a less than overwhelming demand.

I've long thought that decorated non-stainless blades were a bad idea. Sooner or later the start of rust will have to removed and the decorations will be lost along with the rust. That includes visible Damacus layering and various tumbled and stone washed blade surfaces. My worry about the last is the main reason that I did not buy the third Mini-T with a CV Wharncliff blade that I'm aware of. Remember the 6307W SS that you could not get rid of fast enough but I like? The last *307W and *354W knives that SMKW sold had yellow Delrin sides and stone washed CV blades. The other reason I did not buy the SMKW 3307W CV was despite having less expensive side covers and blade surfaces than the prior 6307W SS Mini-Ts they were priced higher. If your dislike for fat Mini-Ts did not cause to not think about them you probably would have remembered them to.

Case has made so many different production runs that I'll bet that there is another variation of *307W CV out there in Mini-T land.

[QTCut5]

I feel very fortunate to have snagged this Tested era (1920-40) Green Bone 6207 -- one of my "Holy Grail" knives.

I'd always heard claims of the legendary superiority of vintage Case knives and now I can finally confirm the veracity of these claims from personal experience.

The precision fit & finish of this knife and the overall construction is absolutely exquisite in every detail. Some of you will understand what I mean when I say the snap is comparable to the snap of a 1991 Keystone Series 1 Schatt & Morgan 042 151 (which is pretty darn impressive on an 80 - 100 yr. old knife).

Needless to say, I am over the moon. This one could very well be the coup de grace to my 07 collecting...the knife that quenches my insatiable 07 addiction once and for all (or at least until I find any 07Ws that I don't yet have ).

[Papa Bones]

I feel very fortunate to have snagged this Tested era (1920-40) Green Bone 6207 -- one of my "Holy Grail" knives.

I'd always heard claims of the legendary superiority of vintage Case knives and now I can finally confirm the veracity of these claims from personal experience.

The precision fit & finish of this knife and the overall construction is absolutely exquisite in every detail. Some of you will understand what I mean when I say the snap is comparable to the snap of a 1991 Keystone Series 1 Schatt & Morgan 042 151 (which is pretty darn impressive on an 80 - 100 yr. old knife).

Needless to say, I am over the moon. This one could very well be the coup de grace to my 07 collecting...the knife that quenches my insatiable 07 addiction once and for all (or at least until I find any 07Ws that I don't yet have ).


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Congrats on that find. That is very nice.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This arrived today, a 2012 Case XX, 6207 SS, 2 blade, MINI TRAPPER with Olive Green handles, pocket knife. It came with the original box. It needed absolutely no cleaning.

[jmh58]

John

[doglegg]

I feel very fortunate to have snagged this Tested era (1920-40) Green Bone 6207 -- one of my "Holy Grail" knives.

I'd always heard claims of the legendary superiority of vintage Case knives and now I can finally confirm the veracity of these claims from personal experience.

The precision fit & finish of this knife and the overall construction is absolutely exquisite in every detail. Some of you will understand what I mean when I say the snap is comparable to the snap of a 1991 Keystone Series 1 Schatt & Morgan 042 151 (which is pretty darn impressive on an 80 - 100 yr. old knife).

Needless to say, I am over the moon. This one could very well be the coup de grace to my 07 collecting...the knife that quenches my insatiable 07 addiction once and for all (or at least until I find any 07Ws that I don't yet have ).


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Q, it is exciting to me to see you so excited about a knife, and that one is a beautiful. Absolutely lovely.

[QTCut5]

One step closer to finishing my 207WHSS 1st Issue collection. The addition of this fine edge Wharncliffe Blue Bone makes it 90% complete. (The hunt continues for the final piece: the Green Bone with serrated Wharncliffe.)

1989 Case 207WHSS Blue Bone Fine Edge Wharncliffe Mini Trapper

[Modern Slip Joints]

We've got you! Now we know you'll trade your car for a green 1st issue with serrated edge. Do we also get your house if we add a 5207W?

I seldom look at old Case knives but that is the only long pull 07 that I can recall. It was quite the find. It did get me wondering how far back the 07 pattern goes. While your 1207 centennial implies 1895 we know Case's trapper was the 3 7/8" 007 until it was superseded by the 54 in 1915. The research section here writes 07 have been a regular in the product line since the 1930s it does not give and introduction date. Some where I got the idea that the 07 and 54 were introduced together but I do not recall where I read that or how I got the idea. Were there 07s before the tested era?

[TPK]

Got my first 07 today! Thank you Q!

Case Diamond Shield Smooth Orange Bone 6207W