The Case Canoe in this eBay listing looks off to me. Here are some of the reasons.
1. Shield looks homemade to me. It looks too large and not elliptical enough. The inner oval groove and the lettering doesn't look right.
2, Blade stamping doesn't look right. The pattern number looks too "scrunched" together and the 2 numeral "1" are missing the top serif.
3. The shape of the spear blade looks off to me and it sits too high out of the frame when closed.
Other observations are welcomed
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Case-X ... 1438.l2649
Case "transition" Canoe 52131
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olderdogs1
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Re: Case "transition" Canoe 52131
Looks fake to me Jerry. Nothing about the knife looks right 
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Re: Case "transition" Canoe 52131
That spear blade is definitely askew Jerry. 
The frame looks a bit odd too.perhaps that is why the master appears to sit high. 
The frame looks a bit odd too.perhaps that is why the master appears to sit high. ------------------
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Re: Case "transition" Canoe 52131
A complete fake...better done than some, but still a bad fake.
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Re: Case "transition" Canoe 52131
the shield is hand engraved badly 