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Tang stamp

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There seems to be some stamp behind the Tested stamp. Double Click on pic to enlarge.
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There certainly is !
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The choil on the main blade isn’t right to me.
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Classic signs of a cold stamp. Mashed into the metal, lack of crisp edges, presence of rounded corners on the letters, etc. See ends and corners of letters on T’s , E’s, and X’s. An authentic stamp has squared corners on the letters and appears crisply cut into the metal, not mashed.

The “shadow” original stamp seen on this one is a dead give-away though. Looks like the forger attempted to shave the tang more shallowly, possibly in an attempt to a retain more of the original shoulder grind. I agree, the choil on the master blade doesn’t look right for a Case blade either.

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And the "C" curving around and touching the top of the "A" as is the case of most of these Tenn. Fake stamps ::sneaky::
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Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
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rea1eye wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:06 am Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
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Is there a problem with my post???
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winst wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:10 pm
rea1eye wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:06 am Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
Bob
Is there a problem with my post???
No, there is a section for counterfeit though to give a reference for everyone in one spot to learn what to look for. It streamlines searching and is kind of a pictorial guide of how to spot them all in one place. Thanks for the post though, I enjoyed to replies on how to spot cold stamps.
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C-WADE7 wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:39 pm
winst wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:10 pm
rea1eye wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:06 am Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
Bob
Is there a problem with my post???
No, there is a section for counterfeit though to give a reference for everyone in one spot to learn what to look for. It streamlines searching and is kind of a pictorial guide of how to spot them all in one place. Thanks for the post though, I enjoyed to replies on how to spot cold stamps.
Thanks..sounds like a great feature..
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Unless a moderator has moved it this was posted in the “counterfeit watch” thread in the beginning. At least, that’s where it is now and where it was the first time I saw it. ::shrug::

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Sorry. I thought I saw original post in General Knife Discussion.

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rea1eye wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:31 pm Sorry. I thought I saw original post in General Knife Discussion.

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I thought so to but idk.
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