Anyone see the Case 1940-1964 Antique Tang Stamp Series?

[Old Hunter]

Flip these knives over and the current tang stamp is on the back of the tang. OH

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Flip these knives over and the current tang stamp is on the back of the tang. OH

Good to hear Case retained some sanity in retaining the current stamp.

That should be enough of a safeguard to keep all but the most gullible from buying them as 'old knives' (I hope...*), assuming the buyer can see it before laying the $$ down.

( * I remember seeing a post-2000-stamped yellow CV Sod Buster on the 'Bay once, which was horribly pitted by neglect. But, that made the knife look like an 'antique Case knife', so the seller had listed it as such, completely oblivious to the very young 'vintage' revealed by the tang stamp. Or, at least hoping any potential buyers would be oblivious to it... )


David

 

[pertinux]

For those in the know, the presence of the 'USA' mark on any of the blades would be a red flag....

Well, that and the pink and/or garish orange "red bone."

(Case's current offerings, with the frequent difference between a given knife's bone color in official pictures and what one actually receives, lead me to believe these newer knives may be more easily spotted than one might guess from the above images alone. Though maybe some good lookers will make it through?)

~ P.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Well, that and the pink and/or garish orange "red bone."

(Case's current offerings, with the frequent difference between a given knife's bone color in official pictures and what one actually receives, lead me to believe these newer knives may be more easily spotted than one might guess from the above images alone. Though maybe some good lookers will make it through?)

~ P.

It will be interesting to see what this iteration of Case's 'Old Red Bone' actually looks like, in some well-lit pictures. The pics in the promotional ad posted earlier seem to show what I'd think of as a 'Chestnut' bone, but then Case's version of that hasn't always looked as such either. I suspect you're right, in that it likely will still be 'different' than what most of us recognize in the genuinely older knives, whether the color comes close or not.


David

 

[jc57]

Case did a run late last year of a line called their "Half Stop Old Red Bone" family with the Case Collectors Club shield, that were a very nice dark red bone (I have one) that was very well executed, and the color in person looks a lot like the ones in those first images posted.

I recall after getting it, thinking "Case finally found the recipe for their old red bone dye that they used in the 60s".

 

[pertinux]

Case did a run late last year of a line called their "Half Stop Old Red Bone" family with the Case Collectors Club shield, that were a very nice dark red bone (I have one) that was very well executed, and the color in person looks a lot like the ones in those first images posted.

I recall after getting it, thinking "Case finally found the recipe for their old red bone dye that they used in the 60s".

In the bigger picture, this is very good news. :thumbup:

~ P.

 

[Alnamvet68]

Too bad they didn't do a Texas Jack or medium Stockman in the old red bone half stop.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

That bone is pretty close to my Chestnut 6375.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

^^That's a beauty, Woodrow. :thumbup:


David

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Thanks. I like it quite a bit. I'd like some other patterns in this bone and CV. These tang stamp models interested me, but I'd really like them in CV.

 

[ptradeco]

That bone is pretty close to my Chestnut 6375.

I see this as actually bad news. If the XX, whatever they are calling them, have this bone, and if my PC is depicting the color correctly, this is bad news for newer collectors. With the shield, good tang stamp one side, quick grind the other side, box, bolsters, blade profiles, and, yes, SS can be aged, this is very bad news for the continued proliferation of fake knives. I would strongly advise anyone buying 1940-64 era 6375 from any source, if being offered as mint, get a second opinion.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I see this as actually bad news. If the XX, whatever they are calling them, have this bone, and if my PC is depicting the color correctly, this is bad news for newer collectors. With the shield, good tang stamp one side, quick grind the other side, box, bolsters, blade profiles, and, yes, SS can be aged, this is very bad news for the continued proliferation of fake knives. I would strongly advise anyone buying 1940-64 era 6375 from any source, if being offered as mint, get a second opinion.

Barring any other confusion factors, the absence of pinned shields on these newer knives might actually be a good thing here. If one looks at the inside of the liners on a pinned-shield knife (as with the genuinely older knives), there'll be visible holes and penetrations of the shield pins through the liners inside. If those holes aren't there, another RED FLAG...


David

 

[ptradeco]

Barring any other confusion factors, the absence of pinned shields on these newer knives might actually be a good thing here. If one looks at the inside of the liners on a pinned-shield knife (as with the genuinely older knives), there'll be visible holes and penetrations of the shield pins through the liners inside. If those holes aren't there, another RED FLAG...

You know that, I know that, but what about the new guy? I still think this is a bad idea and would like to hear from Case. I know they monitor this forum. What say you Case?