Case Knife Blade Etching
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Eric_Wallace05
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Case Knife Blade Etching
Are Case’s non-etched full size lockbacks uncommon, typically you see the sharks etched on the blades, but the ones I have do not. The Ebony wood mako is a 2019, while the zytel mako is a 2021. The stag Sharkstooth is a 2000 with the mirror polished blade. I know you typically don’t see the mirror polish on these full size lockbacks. So would these be more uncommon without the etching on the blades…?
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Re: Case Knife Blade Etching
Case never etched the blades on the lightweight versions of the Mako/Hammerhead with Zytel handles.
On the 97L Shark Tooth, at some point in the 90's they stopped etching the blade and went to a polished blade. I don't know the year.
That unetched P158 is aa bit different because it was "non-standard" - made for only a limited time with the ebony (rather than Pakkawood) handles. Maybe that is why they did not etch those.
On the 97L Shark Tooth, at some point in the 90's they stopped etching the blade and went to a polished blade. I don't know the year.
That unetched P158 is aa bit different because it was "non-standard" - made for only a limited time with the ebony (rather than Pakkawood) handles. Maybe that is why they did not etch those.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.