Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
I fished this one off the bay a while back and would like opinions regarding this knife. It measures 3 3/8, so I am assuming it is a pattern 35. I believe the closed C shield indicates it is a Case Tested. I can't see even a whisper of the remains of a tang stamp (second picture), and I see no indication that the knife has been altered or tampered with. But in looking at Steve's great book and my other reference books, the only EO pattern 35s I see are 0035's, made with composition scales and no shield, and probably not made by Case. I love the bone on this knife and want to restore it with better blades, but want to find out first what I have here. Surprisingly, the worn down blades do have a little bit of snap left. Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
Here's a similar Case shield, on a Tested 2345 1/2 at 3 5/8" for comparison, Herb.
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
If your measurement is correct then it may not be a #35 as knifeaholic's book says the #35 is 3 1/4".
There is a 6214 with out an easy open that measures 3 3/8" with the same blade pattern a spear and a pen.
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There is a 6214 with out an easy open that measures 3 3/8" with the same blade pattern a spear and a pen.
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Could it be 3 1/2"? From Sargent's 2nd, Page 212.
There's also a 6216EO that's 3 3/8", Page 44.
Your blade looks more like a spear than a clip.
There's also a 6216EO that's 3 3/8", Page 44.
Your blade looks more like a spear than a clip.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
Hi Treefarmer. Now that you mention it, I remember noticing before that my copy of Steve's book (2nd edition) describes the pattern 35 (first paragraph, page 147) as "3-1/4" closed, but 9 of the 10 pattern 35's pictured have "3 3/8" under each picture and the other picture in the bottom left corner of page 148 (a "Kingston USA" contract knife) does not mention the length. So, I went back and more carefully measured my EO knife, and lo and behold it is 3 5/16, and so is the only other pattern 35 that I currently have. Go figure.............treefarmer wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:03 am If your measurement is correct then it may not be a #35 as knifeaholic's book says the #35 is 3 1/4".
There is a 6214 with out an easy open that measures 3 3/8" with the same blade pattern a spear and a pen.
Hang in there somebody will know what you have.
Treefarmer
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
Looks like a '35 pattern, the '14 is noticeably slimmer. The 6235 EO is certainly an actual Case pattern. I believe that the '16 pattern was always bare-headed whereas the '35 was capped. Here is my accidental collection of '35's which includes a 6235 EO (the second knife from the top is an '035 1/2):
JMO.
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
Hi John. Good to see you back on line buddy. Thanks for the input. If it was 3 1/2" I would be thinking pattern 28 too. I think all the pattern 16's were "bareheads". Here is a pic of the EO knife next to the only 6235 I happen to have right now (1972 8-dot). I should have tried this before. The frames on both are identical - 3 5/16", but the bolsters look a bit different. Steve's book does picture one with a spear instead of a clip.1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:21 am Could it be 3 1/2"? From Sargent's 2nd, Page 212.
There's also a 6216EO that's 3 3/8", Page 44.
Your blade looks more like a spear than a clip.
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Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
Very nice "accidental collection" msteele6! Seeing the EO in your pictures settled the question for me. Now, if I can just find that replacement spear blade I need to put in mine..........msteele6 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:10 am Looks like a '35 pattern, the '14 is noticeably slimmer. The 6235 EO is certainly an actual Case pattern. I believe that the '16 pattern was always bare-headed whereas the '35 was capped. Here is my accidental collection of '35's which includes a 6235 EO (the second knife from the top is an '035 1/2):
JMO.
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This might be a Steve or Ken question- would the absence of a "1/2" in a Case pattern number change the bolster configuration?
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Re: Case Tested 6235 EO (Maybe) or What Have I Got???
No, the 1/2 only designates a clip mater blade. Nothing to do with bolsters.1967redrider wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:28 pm This might be a Steve or Ken question- would the absence of a "1/2" in a Case pattern number change the bolster configuration?
The posted knife is an authentic 6235 EO. Not mentioned in my book only because I did not venture to try to describe all the pre-1940 knives.
As to the closed lengths, Case barlows and 35 patterns could vary from 3-1/4" to 3-3/8" closed. Sometimes dependent upon the particular set of tooling used, or on minor variations due to final hafting.
As far as I know, the 14 was never made as an EO, nor the 02. And as MSteele said, the 14 and 02 are slimmer than the 35.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
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Thanks again, Steve.
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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