Old Case shields

[msteele6]

I just looked at the Bradford era knives in Sargent's 7th Edition and it appears that most of them had Case shields, there is a picture of an 06294 on page 135 that has a Bowtie (gimp) shield with the raised Case lettering. I have a knife with a raised letter shield that you can barely see the letters, I'm convinced that a few more years of carrying (which I'm not doing) would leave you with a completely smooth shield.

Nice old Case Scout shield, that's one I don't have.

[1967redrider]

Sargent's 4th has the flat bolstered BRADFORD, PA 6394 with a smooth gimp shield on Page 151.

[ScoutKnives]

Nice old Case Scout shield, that's one I don't have.

Thanks , it’s very difficult to find with the pre 1920s tang stamp .

Mike

[herbva]

I posted this one a while back and it is still for sale on the bay. There clear answers about the 3 springs but I am still unsure about the shield. I have never seen this one on a Case and don't see it in any of my reference books. So, I am still curious about opinions on the shield. Sorry about the less than crisp screen picture. Thanks and happy new year!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/old-antique-w- ... %7Ciid%3A1

[1967redrider]

Ol' Sporty currently has a 6294 stamped exactly like mine, but his shield has "CASE" on it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Case-Bradford- ... 3639166534

Whoever cleaned mine up might have removed the reminants of "CASE" when polishing, or it could have been pocket worn?