2024 Case Vault Pattern

Matt_WY said:
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I did a preorder on the antique bone and it finally arrived. I will say this is a great handle material, love the color. I have had a pretty good run of luck with Case fit and finish lately, so had fairly high hopes. But this one leaves a bit to be desired. Blade is off center, about as close as you can get without actually rubbing on the liner. Pull is a decent 6, with solid snap opening and closing. Typical slight Case backspring gap. At the half stop position, the backspring protrudes quite a bit, and is slightly sunken when fully opened. I usually like to check out the yearly vault release, glad I did, but think I’m good for the rest of this run.
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I ordered the same one and it arrived today. I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.

The blade on mine is well centered and I have to hold it up to the light to see the gaps on the backspring. The backspring does stick up a lot at the half-stop position, but on mine it's perfectly smooth when fully opened or closed.

I tried to open it one handed using the corner of my pocket, but gave up after four or five futile attempts. It felt like the exercise was not going to end well for my fingers. I will absolutely NOT try to shave with it!

Mark
 
I’ve read about using your boot/shoe to open it one handed also.

I’m waiting patiently for a carbon steel version.
 
I caved and couldn't resist smooth natural bone. It's gorgeous. The knife itself..... I like it wayyyy more in person. It's a very nice larger size, the main blade has a good hollow grind and it's not too heavy.

This one is the exact opposite of the sad vault pattern knife I got last year. This one is perfect. Centered, snappy and a credit to the manufacturer! This is the case quality we all love, right?

Being overly critical there is a burr on both blades that I'm sure will come off with minimal effort. Other than that, I couldn't be happier with it!









 
It says RAZOR...I wonder which of the farmboy veterans of the civil war would have used it for grubby farm work...eg baling twine or reaming out an engine valve on the tractor or cleaning a hoof....then a quick strop and use it on their face?😱...Im guessing thats why they all had huge beards back then....Anyone game to try?
 
RickHuf said:
I caved and couldn't resist smooth natural bone. It's gorgeous. The knife itself..... I like it wayyyy more in person. It's a very nice larger size, the main blade has a good hollow grind and it's not too heavy.

This one is the exact opposite of the sad vault pattern knife I got last year. This one is perfect. Centered, snappy and a credit to the manufacturer! This is the case quality we all love, right?

Being overly critical there is a burr on both blades that I'm sure will come off with minimal effort. Other than that, I couldn't be happier with it!









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Looks great Rick!! 😻
Congrats on getting a good one!! 🫣😂😂
John 🍺
 
RickHuf said:
I caved and couldn't resist smooth natural bone. It's gorgeous. The knife itself..... I like it wayyyy more in person. It's a very nice larger size, the main blade has a good hollow grind and it's not too heavy.

This one is the exact opposite of the sad vault pattern knife I got last year. This one is perfect. Centered, snappy and a credit to the manufacturer! This is the case quality we all love, right?

Being overly critical there is a burr on both blades that I'm sure will come off with minimal effort. Other than that, I couldn't be happier with it!









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I still haven't ordered one yet. None of them have particularly jumped out at me so far. But that one looks really nice.
 
171210088028624952781124173877.jpgthis was free from (minus shipping and customs)from an American company that I'm not sure is a paid member.any way I ordered the razor in golden brown and got the red razor,so reimbursed my card.it kinda looks like the case,I like the silver ends on case better.
 
It's a shame they sent the wrong knife and I hope you get the right one next time.

I have a Boker similar to yours. Here's a picture of it next to the Case. You can see the Case is much larger. The shield on my Boker fell out and Boker sent an assortment of replacements. I picked this one because I liked the red even though it is not actually a Solingen knife.

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Mark
 
I have one of these on pre-order. The red bone and stars and stripes shield, along with the fancy bolsters is one of my favorite Case series.

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pat9198 said:
We have CS, at last!

I was just looking at this Natural Bone with USA shield and thought it was kind of cool, then I noticed it was in CS. This is the first of this run that I'm aware of.

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Natural smooth bone and CS? That's one of my favorite combinations. Apparently they have a whole line coming out. You've made my wallet very unhappy lol. Thanks.
 
That's nice y'all are getting your carbon steel....

But ...... did you see the foggy hill site????

AUTUMN BONE!!! I CANT WAIT. Give it to me now take my money!!!!!
 
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