Case B2055 ???

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Case B2055 ???

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I'm just curious what everyone thinks about this 055. (I'm not making any accusations about anything.) The auction lists it as a "B2055". Is there a B2055 pattern? With celluloid scales, shouldn't it be 32055, if such a thing exists? The things that I find most curious about this knife are: first, the long pull on the clip extends all the way into the tang. I own several 055's with long pulls and none of the pulls extend into the tangs. Second, in the description, the seller says "I don't believe it was ever used, carried, or sharpened, if so very lightly. " From the pictures, the blades indeed look to be mint, except, the tang stamp is very, very light; almost looking worn off. Perhaps these award or advertising 055 knives were made on contract by another company for Case, or ? I'm just looking for enlightenment. Thanks! :D

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Could be a different blade welded to the old tang and then heavily buffed?
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Other than the light stamp I don't see anything about the knife that concerns me. I don't think that Mr. Brown accumulated one million work hours on his own. Thant would be about 480 years of standard work weeks.
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I hope the seller was practicing good safety while buffing that knife to death... :lol:
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As Wayne said, I don’t see anything wrong with the knife aside from the light tang stamp, which looks like an authentic stamp to me. Nor does the knife appear heavily buffed. The edges are crisp like they should be, and I see no signs of pitting being buffed out which is the typical case when a knife is heavily buffed.

Not sure why the OP pics appear to have been taken through a window screen - the seller’s listing pics are clear. ::shrug::

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Thanks Ken and everyone else. I appreciate the input. I wasn't taking the pics through a window screen, LOL, that's just the way they come out when I take a picture of something on my computer screen. I would like to know what you think about the pull (or nail nick). I've looked at my Case knives with long pulls, and did find one where the pull touches the start of the tang, but none of them extend all the way into the tang like to OP knife does. Is this is just a normal manufacturing variance? ::hmm::
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::hmm:: Could be the Merrill Lynch in Hilliard, OH???

Herb, I get the same screen pixel result when taking a cell pic of my TV or computer screen. You can right click to save the picture to your computer drive and then upload, if you're interested.

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The handle code "B" was used extensively by Case in the pre-WWII era, interchangeably for imitation onyx and for waterfall celluloid.
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Thanks Steve! Always good to learn a bit more. :D
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