Case collection garage find

[Ropeman]

if you are really interested in this girl...forget the knives unless she asks more about them.........sounds like it will just cause trouble....besides they are just knives....

After taking some good advice I just let the knives sit where they were and waited. This week my girlfriend told me I could play with her knives again.

After looking them all over I decided to take out the 6392 and let it ride my pocket for a few days. I think it was returned to case to have the master blade replaced because that one is brand new and shiny and the other two blades are worn and had rust on them at one time.

[Ropeman]

This is the one that's got my attention. I'd like to know what year or era this knife was made.

Looks to me like the master blade was replaced at some point. It is in new condition and the other blades have some polish on them. Would Case replace a blade and put a different model number blade on? The scales seem to be stag and the model number denotes bone.

[XX Case XX]

Case has a reputation for not wasting anything so it's possible they could have replaced the blade.

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Mike

[Ropeman]

Case has a reputation for not wasting anything so it's possible they could have replaced the blade.

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Mike

Do you think the scales are bone or stag? They have been polished to the point that the shield is smoothed down.

[1967redrider]

Could be Second Cut Stag, but definitely stag.

[XX Case XX]

Could be Second Cut Stag, but definitely stag.

What he said.

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Mike

[Ropeman]

Could be Second Cut Stag, but definitely stag.

What he said.

First of all, after closer inspection via magnification it has 7 dots so that makes it a 1973. All the other case knives in the collection are early 80s. So my theory is that this knife had it's master blade broken sometime in the early 80s, got sent back to Case for replacement and then stuck back in the display case. I can't figure any other reason that blade has a 6 where it should have a 5 and it definitely does not have the amount of wear that the other blades have.

More pics as well.

[XX Case XX]

I can't figure any other reason that blade has a 6 where it should have a 5 and it definitely does not have the amount of wear that the other blades have.

It's possible the stamp is a simple factory error. I have seen factory errors before. Then again, you could be correct.

As far as the wear on the blades go, it does seem unlikely the other two blades would have more wear than the main blade, however, people use knives for many different reasons. Therefore, it is possible the main blade is indeed original, (Factory Error), and that the previous owner simply needed the other two smaller blades more than the single large one.

I do feel however, we will probably never really know...

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Mike

[Ropeman]

The knife that I called a banana Trapper is in the 6251

Here are a few pics of that long banana trapper. It’s a beauty!

[Ropeman]

As far as the wear on the blades go, it does seem unlikely the other two blades would have more wear than the main blade . . .

I do feel however, we will probably never really know...
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Mike

I see your point, but the other two blades had been rusted and then polished back to smooth with some residual pitting. I don’t see how the main blade could have been so pristine without being replaced.

I agree that the whole story will never be told, but it is fun to try to look into the past.

[Modern Slip Joints]

Thank-you for the pictures of the collectors' club banana Trapper.

The 6392 Stockman's stag was cut off the surface of the antler. Second cut stag from underneath the first cut has no bark. It looks like the mark side had only a little bark left after the stag was sanded to blend with the bolsters. That is common on first cut stag. Add decades of rubbing against the keys and coins in a pocket and you get what you've got. Since the master blade was probably replaced with the closest thing to original in the parts bins there is a good chance that the date on it is not the date the knife was made.

[Ropeman]

It’s been a while since I posted and just wanted to update. This little guy needed to get out of the case today and ride in my pocket.

[Ropeman]

This guy wanted to get in my pocket today for my trip to Augusta. He rides well in the left front pocket.

[jmh58]

Real FINE passengers you got riding along!!!
John

[Mumbleypeg]

Could be Second Cut Stag, but definitely stag.

What he said.

First of all, after closer inspection via magnification it has 7 dots so that makes it a 1973. All the other case knives in the collection are early 80s. So my theory is that this knife had it's master blade broken sometime in the early 80s, got sent back to Case for replacement and then stuck back in the display case. I can't figure any other reason that blade has a 6 where it should have a 5 and it definitely does not have the amount of wear that the other blades have.

More pics as well.

Sorry to drag this one back up, but I had not previously seen it. It’s highly unlikely a knife sent to Case Repair in the 1980s would be repaired with a blade from 1973. Not going to say impossible, but I seriously doubt it, because they do not keep inventory from prior years. They use it up. One or two years, maybe, but not 7-plus years especially on a pattern that popular.

Ken

[Ropeman]

Sorry to drag this one back up, but I had not previously seen it. It’s highly unlikely a knife sent to Case Repair in the 1980s would be repaired with a blade from 1973. Not going to say impossible, but I seriously doubt it, because they do not keep inventory from prior years. They use it up. One or two years, maybe, but not 7-plus years especially on a pattern that popular.

Ken

Good point! I am almost sure that the master blade was replaced at some point. It’s interesting that this knife made its way into the collection unless someone just put it in the box with all the others. Thanks for the information!

[rugmar]

Is it possible that the 92 pattern stockman is earlier than 1973 but was sent back for repair in 1973? That would explain the newer looking blade stamped with 7 dots.

[rugmar]

Additionally, looks like one of your pictured knives is a 6214 pattern. Those were discontinued around 75 or 76 so there is another knife that is earlier than 80’s.

[Ropeman]

Additionally, looks like one of your pictured knives is a 6214 pattern. Those were discontinued around 75 or 76 so there is another knife that is earlier than 80’s.

You are correct. That one is a little older than the rest as well.

[rugmar]

Yeah, looks like a 1971. Seems to be in good shape. Are the handles delrin or bone? Looks like delrin in the picture.

[Ropeman]

Seems to be Delrin to me.