Case 5347 cv

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I got a new Case 5347 cv and i was wondering how they compare to the older case cv knives. The knife is very sharp but do they hold an edge as well as the older ones. This knife also has three backsprings any thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
 
I do believe this depends entirely upon the knife itself. I've had older CASE knives [ 50 years old...] you could put a razor sharp edge on, they'd wipe the hair off your arm, but as soon as you cleaned your fingernails with it and opened the mornings mail you could have put it on your saddle, rode to Cheyenne, and not scratched your fanny. I have also seen CASE CV knives in which one blade was superb, one blade was as worthless as mammaries on a stud horse, and the third blade was somewhere in between. IT does seem to me the modern made CASE CV knives have better heat treating than in the old days as none I've bought in the past couple of decades has been anything but quite excellent. And then again, ALL of this might be, maybe is, nothing more than luck of the draw !!!!
And so it goes...
 
The three springs mean that each of the springs will be a bit thinner and less beefy than the two spring version. (It also allows the blades to be fit without the traditional crinking required to have the sheepfoot and spey blades pass one another.)

I prefer the traditional style with beefier springs and blades but that is not to say that the current incarnation isn't worthy. I have a few Bucks with that style of fitment and they work just fine.
 
I think, generally, many of the older Case knives were a bit 'beefier' in the blades. Some more-so than others. I have a 1970 large Sodbuster that's considerably thicker & heavier than the current offering. Also has a longer cutting edge, due mainly to the tang being much shorter on the older knife. Case's more recent offerings (at least from the '80s forward), have a thinner (usually hollow) grind. That makes them somewhat easier to sharpen. And with decent heat-treat, they're quite durable enough.

As Elliot pointed out, the current '47 pattern is a 3-spring design, versus the older version. I'm looking at a 1977 (3-dot) 5347HP SSP stockman (stainless w/2 springs) now, and the blades are noticeably thicker on it, than on the 2004 10347 SS (orange G-10 w/3 springs) stockman I also have.
 
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Thats a great pattern.I tend to think older is better(but im old!):D.Im certainly glad to see Case come back with a CV stag 47 though.The ones ive seen had great looking bark stag too.:thumbup:
 
Both of mine CV and SS have exceptional heat treating! I only had one older two spring model and it was bugered up by the previous owner(s), so it's hard to give an honest openion on the older versions! I really like the consistency of the walk and talk with each blade on these three spring models as it reminds me of my Victorinox SAKs!
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Peter Parker I must say that Rancher Stag Stockman looks excellent you have great taste. In my experience with more modern Case knives I've had good consistent luck with CV it isn't a super steel by any means but it takes and holds a very good edge and is a breeze to resharpen especialy by hand
 
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