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My great-grandfather was quite a character. He once shot a man in the leg for fishing in his pond (the man was about to attack my great-grandfather and he planned to shoot the ground to scare him but accidentally hit him in the leg.) He passed when I was around 8 or 9 years old, I'm 33 now.
When he passed, I was given his small Schrade pen knife that he carried every day. I remember sitting on the front porch with him, eating candy while he whittled with this pocket knife.
My wife, 2 boys and I went back to TN for Thanksgiving this last week and had a great time with my family. I started talking pocket knives with my uncle, so he took me inside to show me his collection. One of them caught my eye right away, a very well worn Case trapper of some sort. He said it was my great-grandfather's. He told me that he remembered him using it to cut open seed bags when they farmed in the 50's. He said that he got tired of the Case trapper because he didn't like cleaning under his fingernails with such a long blade, that's when he switched to the tiny Schrade.
My uncle said, "Do you want it?" You can guess what my answer was.
I'm happy to own them both and I loved hearing the stories about how my great-grandfather used them and why he switched from one knife to the next.
Talk about pocket worn!
When my uncle gave it to me, I commented on how dirty it was and he said, "Ain't no tellin' what he used that thang for!" There was dirt in the jigging of the bone, all kinds of crud in the liners and some rust. I've cleaned it up quite a bit, but it will be a process.
If anyone has any info on the particular model and/or an approximate age I would be very appreciative.
When he passed, I was given his small Schrade pen knife that he carried every day. I remember sitting on the front porch with him, eating candy while he whittled with this pocket knife.
My wife, 2 boys and I went back to TN for Thanksgiving this last week and had a great time with my family. I started talking pocket knives with my uncle, so he took me inside to show me his collection. One of them caught my eye right away, a very well worn Case trapper of some sort. He said it was my great-grandfather's. He told me that he remembered him using it to cut open seed bags when they farmed in the 50's. He said that he got tired of the Case trapper because he didn't like cleaning under his fingernails with such a long blade, that's when he switched to the tiny Schrade.
My uncle said, "Do you want it?" You can guess what my answer was.
I'm happy to own them both and I loved hearing the stories about how my great-grandfather used them and why he switched from one knife to the next.Talk about pocket worn!
When my uncle gave it to me, I commented on how dirty it was and he said, "Ain't no tellin' what he used that thang for!" There was dirt in the jigging of the bone, all kinds of crud in the liners and some rust. I've cleaned it up quite a bit, but it will be a process.
If anyone has any info on the particular model and/or an approximate age I would be very appreciative.
Nice Redbone on the CASE it looks like the two blade version of the Slimline Trapper and probably just after WW2. Others will be able to tell you more but it's a treasure to have for sure.
