If only it had some more life

[muskrat man]

This is a pattern that i'm really fond of, and a mker I am very fond of, if only the blade wasn't bellied out so much . I'll bet it could tell a story though!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-CASE-XX-TES ... dZViewItem

[jonet143]

that one looks beyond restoration.

[BrokenCamillus]

OK, so here's a knife that doesn't have a good blade. What do you do with it? Can you get a new blade? Can you make a blade for it? Do you look for a good blade from a similar knife with other problems?

What are the options?

What do you with it that will be economically feasible?

[jonet143]

you could replace the blade and handles. make an edc out of it. economics only matters if you want to turn it, and what would it be worth. a reworked old case knife. i don't need more worn out parts. but for the same money and a lot less work, you could find a better example of that old knife. as much history as it has, it could be kept just the way it is.

[muskrat man]

OK, so here's a knife that doesn't have a good blade. What do you do with it? Can you get a new blade? Can you make a blade for it? Do you look for a good blade from a similar knife with other problems?

What are the options?

What do you with it that will be economically feasible?

Like Johnnie says, with it's history it's best left as is for a conversation piece. But if you wanted to get brave:

You could search for a better blade either in or out of a clunker knife that is worse off then this one, this could take a while!

If you are skilled enough you can make a new blade, but this would ruin 100% of market value, however you would have a neat carry.

It mainly depends on your purpose, do you want to keep the knife origional as possible, or do you just want a nice carry knife with a bit of character? I was going for the latter, plans on natural bone scales and you'd have a nice carry knife, but the blade is shot. I have found that the two most common problems are broken/worn out blades and broken or worn springs. Also, these two parts are the hardest to find. Frames are a dime a dozen, but a good blade or good spring is quite a find, if of course it is the same model as your frame.
I still haven't found any blades for that nice old Schrade cut co that Pa sent me Only a matter of time before some turn up though.