#6375 Case Large Stockman

I think this thread pushed me over the edge too. For the past few weeks I was on the auction site trying to snag a vintage 6375 in red bone. I finally got one, and it's a better one than some I lost out on. It's a 1977, with a pinned shield (they began gluing in 1978). And the price was very reasonable if you're used to GEC prices, about $15 less than what the GEC #81 Abilene Stockman cost me. The GEC has better w&t and f&f (the Case backsprings are not quite flush). Surprisingly, the Case blades also have very strong pulls (spey is a nail breaker) compared to the GEC blades with comfortable pulls.

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arizonaranchman said:
James,

As TINY a bit as I take off with the method I described it's made ZERO difference in the spring at all on the two Case knives I've done it on. This can certainly be a concern, but that's why I (covertly!) use the wife's emory board and not a Dremel - too easy to take off way too much material too quickly. You also eventually can take off so much material that the blade edge strikes the spring when you close it.

Use the emory board and this will not happen. No cave-man methods! You don't wanna use your Binford 2000 grinder for this job. SLOOOOW and easy is the key to it... :)
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arizonaranchman:

Sorry for going back a bit OT, since this concerns my SS Case medium yellow stockman, but I tried the Emory board on the sheepsfoot's kick, and I'm happy to report it seems to have worked really well! Although the tip still sits above the liners when closed, the tip/edge no longer sits higher than spine of the narrow clip blade when the clip is closed; it's now actually a bit lower than the clip's spine. It actually took me maybe 20-30 minutes, as I'd do a tiny bit, then close the blade and check the backspring, where it sits in relation to the other blades, examining the kick, etc. I don't THINK I see a difference in the backspring at all. I think the profile of the knife even looks a little different...more proper...when closed. When I say this sheepsfoot used to be proud, I mean it was PROUD like no other I've ever seen. I'm going to keep it the way it is for now.

So, thanks again for the advice, Sir!

Jim
 
Glad it worked well for you. The emory board may be slower and more tedious, but you don't have to worry about inadvertantly taking off too much kick and then regretting it.

It's worked well for me on several knives now - no sunken backspring or blade rap. Just take your time and be patient. :)

Thanks for reporting your results. :thumbup:

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arizonaranchman said:
Glad it worked well for you. The emory board may be slower and more tedious, but you don't have to worry about inadvertantly taking off too much kick and then regretting it.

It's worked well for me on several knives now - no sunken backspring or blade rap. Just take your time and be patient. :)

Thanks for reporting your results. :thumbup:

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Quite possibly, my two favorite patterns. :thumbup:
 
Arizona, you inspired me to get the same knife. Just picked it up Thursday....and love it.

Amber bone is better than that of other ones i'e had/seen. The back cover is absolutely perfect, the front is slightly lighter.

The FF are really great. blades seem a little stiff, but i' thinking the knife probably sat around for a while. so I'll be working some oil into the joints this weekend.

Its a nice size knife. feels great in hand. and despite its size it's still very pocketable.

Nice new addition to the rotation. Though I have a feeling this one wont be rotated out for a while.
 
very nice review! as i do have quite large hands, i feel the same about this knife.
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Bjoern,

That's one nice looking knife! Love the covers. Did you do anything to them to darken it up, or just normal wear/love?

Jim
 
Bjoern,

I've been torn about the amber bone covers. I did the coffee and tea thing with my STJ and loved it. But its a jack knife so was able to keep the blades out of the juice. Wasn't sure how to handle the stockman. Sounds like you just plopped the whole thing in. What did you do to re-polish the blades?

Love my new Large Stockman, but would really love it with darker scales.

Jim
 
i got the idea from here, maybe it was your post... ;) yes i plopped the whole thing in (fist not completely but found some ugly spots on the bolsters where they stuck out from the juice so i thought maybe better without air). i discovered that the blades were less affected where there was oil on them, so it might help to deoil the handles with alcohol and oil the blades before doing it. after the treatment (warm not hot) of a few hours and i found the blades pitch black exept on the tangs and the oily spots (first liked it but worried about rust) i repolished them with puma metal polish paste (as far as i know this is an extra fine metal polish). just by hand, if i would have done it with a dremel im quite shure the patina would have been gone too.
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Congrats on your 6375 onejim! :)

It's a big, sturdy working knife so in the pocket and working is what it's meant to do :thumbup:
 
This is my 2 Dot Case 6375. The color of the bone is hard to describe. Although, it looks to have some red in it from these photos, in most lighting conditions, it is more of a grayish light-brown color. It still walks and talks very well.


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The 75 pattern is one of my all time favourites. When you hold it in your hand it just looks and feels right!

I love the big square bolstered stockman's. Here are a few of mine………

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nice knives steven. especially the red case and the schrade...could you tell me more about them? steel, model#, year of manufacturing?
thanks!
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