#6375 Case Large Stockman

Well it's been over 10 months ago now... Thought I'd update with some pics I just snapped outside. This has been a fantastic working knife for those days when something heavy duty is needed. The sheepfoot blade is my "utility knife" for such tasks as slicing boxes, plastic packaging, cutting leather, etc. The clip is great for all-purpose tasks from slicing my bagel in the morning, apples, steaks, etc. The spey blade is my scraper primarily.

This is still by far among my absolute favorite pocket knives and one of my top three EDC's. It's a big, strong knife and up to nearly any task you could reasonably ask of a pocket knife.

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You guys make me want to get a Case 75 AB to go with my CK Queen made Marbles! I just dig those big pinched bolsters with the beautiful bone! I can't tell much difference with jeans on with that size and a 47 in my pocket.
 
Peter Parker said:
You guys make me want to get a Case 75 AB to go with my CK Queen made Marbles! I just dig those big pinched bolsters with the beautiful bone! I can't tell much difference with jeans on with that size and a 47 in my pocket.
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It rides solo in my RFP easily. I never notice it in the Carhartt type pants I always wear.
 
That is a fine looking knife. Your positive experience with it is making me consider it as my next stockman purchase.
Thanks.
 
Arizonaranchman,

thanks for starting this thread with the many descriptive photos of your 6375. I too enjoy my 6375cv stockman but with the sawcut amber bone covers. Just love the size of this stockman, and surprisingly its fit and finish is about on par with my Tidioute Cuban stockman other than the softer backsprings.
 
I've got the stainless steel model with Purple Haze jigged bone handles. It is my favorite large knife and more often than not is what I carry on weekends. Had it with me today, in fact. The high hollow grind that Case uses really shows its stuff on tall blades like these. I got all three blades razor sharp with very little effort.



I also have one of the Amber Bone CV versions like arizonaranchman's, though I can't seem to find it at the moment. :confused: I'm sure it is in it's box someplace since its not in the "current rotation" drawer.

I originally got the purple bone because I found it for a great price, not that I was a big fan of the purple bone. But it turned out to be a lot nicer looking in person than I thought it would, so I'm happy with the purchase. It also has execellent fit and finish - no gaps, springs flush open and closed, very little blade rub. Overall a really good knife if you want something that size.
 
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Nice John, interestingly enough that I have one of those enroute too, glad to hear positive comments regarding it's build quality ;)
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Gary W. Graley said:
Nice John, interestingly enough that I have one of those enroute too, glad to hear positive comments regarding it's build quality ;)
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No guarantees, GG! But mine is a nice specimen. The purple bone has a mixture of purple and navy blue pigmentation which makes the part that they polish smooth (near bolsters and edges) have a nice appaloosa bone look to them. The pile side on mine is prettier than the mark side shown there, though that picture doesn't really do it justice. A little washed out looking there.

That fine jigging pattern makes for a decent grip though it is polished enough for a slight "pocket worn" feeling to it. The joints are partially sunk so that helps out with pocketability, though the square bolsters won't let you forget you have it on you. One of the problems I sometimes have with multi-blade knives is the profile of the closed blades when using the knife. Because of the size of the Case pattern the closed blades nestle nicely between my middle fingers so it almost works like finger-grooves. Would depend on your hand size of course.

I think you'll like it. Maybe you'll keep this one. :)
 
Thanks John, fingers crossed about the keeping part, although there are a few, very few, that I still have, one is a small Case Tuxedo, always in my watch pocket!
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Now this is a substantial folder!!! Very nice, blades are solid, no play whatsoever, pull isn't too hard nor too soft, Goldilocks type ;)

As it sits, it's pretty sharp, but they are ground down nice enough that I can tell it will take a really nice edge, which should happen later on tonight after dinner :)

As to the blades, I've never fully understood the spey blade's shape, and so, I have plans on bringing that blade into more of a pen blade shape and with the material removed when I do that, it will allow me to grind down the kick on the sheepsfoot which will allow that blade to drop down into the frame a little more. Making it a bit nicer to hold while using either of the two blades, as it is now it doesn't really bother you, but being a little lower should make it even nicer. Again, an after dinner project.

I'll take some photos when my other two slip joints arrive this week and post them all up then.

But, this one is really nice, thumbs up on this one.
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Ok took down the spey blade's beak and made it into somewhat a pen blade, and ground down the kick on the sheepsfoot to lower that so the spine of the sheepsfoot and clip blade are now even, here's some before and after shots, roughly shot, pardon the mess...

Before;

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After

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a far trimmer folder now and feels better in the hand when using any of the blades.
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Thanks, in the last two photos, looking at the sheepsfoot, you can see how much it's settled into the frame, both spines are now flush.

I used my Work Sharp Ken Onion sharpener to grind down the blade and the kick.
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Only one blade was lowered, the sheepsfoot blade and as usual since the blade dropped lower the back spring does sink in slightly while closed but it is very minimal, definitely worth doing.
I'll try to get a photo of that
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Here you can just make out that the sheepfoot back spring drops in very slightly, not enough to worry about, when open it's flush since the kick has no impact on that part of the mechanics.

The sheepsfoot's back spring is on the left in this image

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Here's a couple nicer shots of the knife, still very impressed with this folder! I sharpened up the 'Pen' blade and wow, super keen with it's shallow hollow ground blade !

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Nice knife!
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