Case Stamp question
Case Stamp question
Hello,
Is "CS" the same as "CV"? (see picture)
Thanks!
Is "CS" the same as "CV"? (see picture)
Thanks!
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Re: Case Stamp question
It's Case's new stamp for carbon steel. Supposedly less vanadium than CV.
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Re: Case Stamp question
Correct. I have some CV Case knives, and some of the newer knives made recently you can, if you look, find a few CS versions. Mostly case does SS.
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Re: Case Stamp question
As stated above, Carbon Steel (CS) or Chrome Vanadium (CV). Stainless Steel would be SS.
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Re: Case Stamp question
centennialknives wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:12 pmCorrect. I have some CV Case knives, and some of the newer knives made recently you can, if you look, find a few CS versions. Mostly case does SS.
1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:25 pm As stated above, Carbon Steel (CS) or Chrome Vanadium (CV). Stainless Steel would be SS.
Thanks for the Info gentlemen! I appreciate it!
Oh, and I picked up this one today for my EDC rotation.
Few more pictures of it here.: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 5#p1076095
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Re: Case Stamp question
Tom, here’s a post from about a year ago with more info about your question https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 66&t=74672.
Hope it’s helpful.
Ken
Hope it’s helpful.
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Re: Case Stamp question
Thanks Ken! Always appreciate the help.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:57 pm Tom, here’s a post from about a year ago with more info about your question https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 66&t=74672.
Hope it’s helpful.
Ken
Was looking for Info on the Tang Stamp, seems the "S" in "CASE" is now an indicator of the blade steel type. A lightning bolt "S" stands for SS & a normal "S" stands for CV which now marked with CS.
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Re: Case Stamp question
Don’t feel bad Tom. That use of the lightning S and normal S has only been that way for about 30+ years. But just think of all the people in the world who don’t know that! Or care! Someone learns it anew every day. Well, maybe every month or so anyway.TPK wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:11 pm
Was looking for Info on the Tang Stamp, seems the "S" in "CASE" is now an indicator of the blade steel type. A lightning bolt "S" stands for SS & a normal "S" stands for CV which now marked with CS.
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Re: Case Stamp question
& I didn't know that. I thought that was something new with the S.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:36 pmthat was newTPK wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:11 pm
Was looking for Info on the Tang Stamp, seems the "S" in "CASE" is now an indicator of the blade steel type. A lightning bolt "S" stands for SS & a normal "S" stands for CV which now marked with CS.
The problem is not about learning new things, it's about remembering them.
Don’t feel bad Tom. That use of the lightning S and normal S has only been that way for about 30+ years. But just think of all the people in the world who don’t know that! Or care! Someone learns it anew every day. Well, maybe every month or so anyway.
Ken
This really confuses me. I don't understand anything now. I give up. I do.
I'Il just go sit in the corner. 30 years??? I'm lost now. Almost all my Case knives have a normal S. Can't be that they are all CV steel. This really screws up my mind. Now all the Tang Stamps for age identification don't make any sense to me anymore. My day is shot!
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Re: Case Stamp question
Don’t despair Tom. It’s really not that difficult. Knives made prior to 1980 had the normal (rounded) S stamp. The “lightning S” stamp first appeared in 1980 but during the decade of the ‘80s it was used on all pocket knives regardless of the type of steel. Stainless steel knives were marked with ‘SS” in some manner.
Then in 1990 Case started using the “lightning S” in the stamp to denote stainless steel. Knives having the normal rounded S are carbon steel (CV). Unfortunately most charts showing the Case date code stamp system only show the lightning S version. Which confuses many and it’s not uncommon for them to think because their knife doesn’t have a lightning S, it must be a fake or something. There are countless posts here on AAPK asking “the S on my stamp is different, why doesn’t the stamp on my knife match the chart?”
Collectors are our own worst enemy. People obsess over knowing every minute detail about a knife, so Case tries to provide a lot (date made, blade material, handle material and color, etc) in the stamps and box labels. Then people complain it’s too complicated!
Ken
Then in 1990 Case started using the “lightning S” in the stamp to denote stainless steel. Knives having the normal rounded S are carbon steel (CV). Unfortunately most charts showing the Case date code stamp system only show the lightning S version. Which confuses many and it’s not uncommon for them to think because their knife doesn’t have a lightning S, it must be a fake or something. There are countless posts here on AAPK asking “the S on my stamp is different, why doesn’t the stamp on my knife match the chart?”
Collectors are our own worst enemy. People obsess over knowing every minute detail about a knife, so Case tries to provide a lot (date made, blade material, handle material and color, etc) in the stamps and box labels. Then people complain it’s too complicated!
Ken
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Re: Case Stamp question
This really threw me for a loop this morning. Still does. I'm going to pull out all my Case knives & look them over again on the weekend. If I can't figure them out I'll be on here with pictures & questions. Thanks again Ken! Appreciate it Buddy!Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:02 pm Don’t despair Tom. It’s really not that difficult. Knives made prior to 1980 had the normal (rounded) S stamp. The “lightning S” stamp first appeared in 1980 but during the decade of the ‘80s it was used on all pocket knives regardless of the type of steel. Stainless steel knives were marked with ‘SS” in some manner.
Then in 1990 Case started using the “lightning S” in the stamp to denote stainless steel. Knives having the normal rounded S are carbon steel (CV). Unfortunately most charts showing the Case date code stamp system only show the lightning S version. Which confuses many and it’s not uncommon for them to think because their knife doesn’t have a lightning S, it must be a fake or something. There are countless posts here on AAPK asking “the S on my stamp is different, why doesn’t the stamp on my knife match the chart?”
Collectors are our own worst enemy. People obsess over knowing every minute detail about a knife, so Case tries to provide a lot (date made, blade material, handle material and color, etc) in the stamps and box labels. Then people complain it’s too complicated!
Ken
Time to hit the Rack,
Good night
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