Ode To The 07

[QTCut5]

This is another one of those that looks a lot better in person than it does in photos. I'm not normally a big fan of excessive, gaudy, carnival-style etching. but it is a 107W (my favorite type of 07), and at only $40 I just couldn't pass it up.

[jerryd6818]

I'm glad you saw it first. Saves me the angst of obsessing over whether to get it or not. At least it has a Wharncliffe blade which conquers all and makes up for a multitude of faults.

[jerryd6818]

My Brooks & Dunn showed up today. It came in a tin. I likee.

[QTCut5]

Now that's a cool etch. I'm definitely going to have to try to MSMD that one.

Just curious: What does Case call that bone color on the ID label?

Edit: Chestnut

[QTCut5]

Another fresh-off-the-press 07W from Shepherd Hills. Man, SH sure has been coming up with some nice new 07Ws lately, it's almost as if they can read my mind. I've been wishing for a smooth natural bone Wharncliffe Mini Trapper for a long time and *SHAZAM* one magically appears. I love the clean simplicity of the natural bone...it's like the "ivory" of bone. And, while I would've really liked it to have a diamond shield, the bomb shield is very classy. At $49.99 shipped, the price is reasonable, so I've got no complaints about this one.

2019 Case 6207W Smooth Natural Bone

If the knife angels at SH are still listening to my prayers...Please offer a matching 107W with smooth natural bone handle and I promise I'll repent of all my sins and never ask for anything else ever again!

[jerryd6818]

If the knife angels at SH are still listening to my prayers...Please offer a matching 107W with smooth natural bone handle and I promise I'll repent of all my sins and never ask for anything else ever again!

Riiigght.

That one is on my list for Saturday (?) when the credit card starts a new month. Her beauty is in the simplicity.

[steve99f]

"...when the credit card starts a new month."

Almost blew coffee thru my nose. Done it before so I'm glad that didn't happen again.

[jmh58]

"...when the credit card starts a new month."

Almost blew coffee thru my nose. Done it before so I'm glad that didn't happen again.

...and it hurts!!!
John

[jerryd6818]

It's been a very (depending on how you look at it) productive past few days. None are here yet but next week should give me happy feet (unless the post office throws a clinker in the works). Okay, so I went a little crazy. I was a little crazy to start with so it was a very short trip.

[Lansky1]

Another fresh-off-the-press 07W from Shepherd Hills. Man, SH sure has been coming up with some nice new 07Ws lately, it's almost as if they can read my mind. I've been wishing for a smooth natural bone Wharncliffe Mini Trapper for a long time and *SHAZAM* one magically appears. I love the clean simplicity of the natural bone...it's like the "ivory" of bone. And, while I would've really liked it to have a diamond shield, the bomb shield is very classy. At $49.99 shipped, the price is reasonable, so I've got no complaints about this one.
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If the knife angels at SH are still listening to my prayers...Please offer a matching 107W with smooth natural bone handle and I promise I'll repent of all my sins and never ask for anything else ever again!

Q - I've always been a fan of natural bone too - wish Case made more of them ... have a full size trapper in white bone that's a beauty.

[jerryd6818]

I'm really pleased with this one.

[QTCut5]

You've been a very busy boy, indeed, jerryd...that's a fine looking trio of 07 Mini Trappers. Starting off the new month at a fast and furious pace...Better give the ol' credit card a rest and give me time to catch up.

[jerryd6818]

Hah!! I wasn't aware that this was a contest. That said, you're so far ahead of me, I can't even see your exhaust. I'll pick 'em up when I see one I can't live without and can scrounge up the $$$$$ for it.

[QTCut5]

Q - I've always been a fan of natural bone too - wish Case made more of them ... have a full size trapper in white bone that's a beauty.

John, your comment got me to thinking about the difference between White Bone and Natural Bone. I had always just assumed that white bone was bone that had been dyed white and natural bone was undyed. I had to go into my vault to compare my Mini Ts that were labeled "White Bone" with those labeled "Natural Bone". The two on the left are Jigged White Bone, the two in the middle are called Smooth Natural Bone, the second from the right is called Smooth White Bone on the box label (although to me it does not appear to have been dyed), and I don't have a box for the one on the far right but it appears to be Smooth Oiled Bone (don't know if Case ever used that type or not...just my guess based on similar GEC handles I've seen). Curious.

[QTCut5]

I'll pick 'em up when I see one I can't live without and can scrounge up the $$$$$ for it.

In my continuing effort to be a baaad influence, corrupt otherwise innocent Mini T collectors and corner the market on 07Ws...I found one you might be interested in. If you have any credit left on your card after your first-of-the-month binge, you may want to check it out. (I'd get it myself if I didn't already have one...it's a dandy.)

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[QTCut5]

Snapped up another diamond shield 07W to add to my pile. This one's dressed for royalty in Smooth Ultra Violet Bone. As is so often the case, it looks much better in person than it does in photos. But, alas, photos are all I have to offer. The pleasure of first-hand viewing shall remain exclusively mine alone...Sorry! (not really though )

2009 Case 6207W Smooth Ultra Violet Bone

[Modern Slip Joints]

I read the whole thread and I have to say a couple of you really do love Mini Trappers! I have three _207s and one red 6207W but I was mostly hopping to learn more about Mini Ts that have more than two blades. I have _307 and _507 Mini Ts but have never seen a _407. All the _307s I've seen have the standard clip and spey with an additional Wharncliff. The two _507s I own have three blades in common, a master clip, the standard spey and a large for the frame sheep's foot. _507s have been made with three different selections for 4th and 5th blades. A small clip and copping blade is most common. A second long Turkish clip and a Wharncliff is my favorite. I saw a 5507 with a third selection of 4th and 5th blades but I forget what they were.

Regarding the discussion of white v. natural bone, I own a W61050 with bone that is conspicuously dyed white. The research section writes G6 sometimes means green bone and I own green bone Cases that have that tang stamp prefix. I'd like to know if W6 also has also been used to identify dye color. The thang on my W61050 is also stamped Winston Cup so the W might come from Winston. Oddly the knife has no other marks on it that relate to car racing. It has no blade etchings or other decorations, only the non-standard tang stamps.

[jerryd6818]

MSJ, I'm a novice when it comes to the Mini-Trappers. I just like 'em and buy what I like so................ I kind of faintly recall seeing a Mini-T with three blades but it was really expensive and the other two you mentioned are strangers to me. I would like to have one of each in the barn though. Can you please post pictures.


Scheduled for tomorrow, these came today. Unfortunately I've blown my wad for November so no more for three and a half more weeks.

[QTCut5]

Although I do collect Mini Trappers (Case pattern 07 and Queen/S&M patterns 51 & 9155), I am by no means an expert in any sense of the word. But, I have spent an inordinate amount of time looking at many different brands and models during my past 5 or 6 years collecting Mini Trappers and I have never seen (or heard of) a four blade Case version (_407). I am only aware of _107, _207, _307 and _507 models. If such a version exists (and I would be surprised if it did), it is a very rare beast indeed.

As for the five-blade (_507) version, this is the blade selection:

Notice there are two clip blades but no Wharncliffe

[jerryd6818]

Saw a three blade on eBay today. They just don't trip my trigger and especially for the price that's being asked.

[QTCut5]

One of the reasons I am attracted to Mini Trappers is the size. My favorite model is the single-blade Wharncliffe 107W. For the two-blade version, I prefer a Wharncliffe instead of a spey as the secondary blade (207W). Awhile back I got a 6307W because I was curious to see if I would like the extra width. I didn't...too wide. So, just last month I sold it on eBay. Only got $40 for it (I always sell auction style, no reserve)...apparently it's not a particularly popular model. I have absolutely zero interest in a five-blade 507 model; however, they do tend to sell for quite a premium...often over $100...even when sold at auction. As far as I'm concerned, the extra width of the 307 and 507 totally changes what I consider to be the ideal Mini Trapper size.

Here's the one I sold:
http://www.watchcount.com/completed.php ... &bxp=#serp

[Modern Slip Joints]

The shape of the _307 and especially the _507 is reminiscent of many layered Swiss Army Knives (SAK). I agree they are fat for a pocket knife that lays in the bottom of front pants pockets. However, since my M5507 SS already had wear and tear when I bought it I carried it for quite a while. Some times I used a SAK pouch but more often pocket carried it. In like new condition with stag they are expensive but if you liked them you could have fit one in your budget by buying less knives. So far my 6307 remains a collector item. If I'd seen yours at auction the bid would have gone higher. They would pocket carry the same as the very common Victorinox Camper SAK.

As I wrote above the green 6507 that you posted a picture of has the most common five blades for _507 knives. My M5507 SS has the same blades. (The M is for Midnight Stag, Case's name for stag darkened with black dye.) _507 knives were made with at least two other combinations of blades which I tried to describe above. One version of the _507 includes a Wharncliff blade. If the _407 was ever made they are scarce but so is a 4 blade Case Peanut, a 6420. I own a red 6420 SS which I've never read a word about online so some _407 knives might be out there in Mini Trapper land.

Some like 'em thin. Some like more blades. I collect knives with different combinations of blades rather than different side covers.

By the way, If anyone wants to experiment and see if they enjoy having a _507 in their parka pocket, car console or where ever, SMKW had Rough Ryder equivalents in their catalog a few years ago for about $15.

[jerryd6818]

Filled the folder I was working on. I wasn't buying knives just to fill the folder. I was buying the ones I like and filling the folder was a result of that. I now have just about as many Mini-Trappers (including the ones made in the Far East) as I do Camillus 72's and clones but I have to say, as much as I like the Mini-Trappers (and I like 'em a lot), the 72 family is still nearest and dearest to my heart.

[QTCut5]

42...the answer to 'Life, The Universe, and Everything'...That is a beautiful sight to behold, jerryd. Sweet eye candy, indeed. If I didn't know better I might think you have a touch of OCD Mini Trapper Monkey in your DNA as well. (Although the apparently random color arrangement of your knives indicates a less virulent genetic strain than that from which certain other Mini T collectors--who shall remain nameless-- suffer.)

Here's the latest addition to my Mini T stockpile:

2008 Case 6207W Smooth Red Bone

[jerryd6818]

If I didn't know better I might think you have a touch of OCD Mini Trapper Monkey in your DNA as well.

It's there ~Q~. You just have to know how to pick it out. If you look closely, you will note that the top row (except for the two on the far left) are all 07W's and if you know what you're looking for, all the cap lifter 07's are all together.

Now the wall hanger display has a little rhyme and reason to it but even I don't recall what it was when I placed them. Red, White & Blue in the top left corner and the Carhartt's all together are the only ones I can remember.

Oh, and BTW, I really like that red 07W. As you know, I'm rather partial to Wharncliffe and the diamond shield also trips my trigger along with the smooth red handles.