Case Baby Butterbean Information

[bdev]

I bought a Yellow Delrin CV Butterbean manufactured in 2000 and was interested in the history of the pattern so I emailed Case. I thought I'd share with all you Butterbean fans.

Cases' response to my email.....

The Baby Butterbean was introduced with the introduction of the Case XX Select family in 1998.
The Item #00026. Smooth Yellow Synthetic Baby Butterbean (32132 CV) was discontinued in 2001.

It cleaned up pretty good. Here's a pic .....

 

[paulhilborn]

Very nice!!! I've been after one of these as well...Someday...

Paul

 

[leghog]

Case intro'd its big brother in 1915.

 

[red05]

Does anyone have a pic of a baby butterbean next to a peanut?

 

[leghog]

 

[leghog]

Oops. Double post.

 

[Relee1]

That's a nice baby BB. I'd love to have one in yellow delrin.

 

[Old & In The Way]

Probably a dumb question, but I have a very similar knife that I always thought was a 'canoe'. Is there a difference between a 'butterbean' and a 'canoe' or just different names for the same knife? Thanks in advance.

 

[LaunchPad]

As I understand it, baby butterbean is Case's (not sure I've seen another company use this?) name for a mini canoe. Canoe at 3 5/8", baby butter bean at 2 3/4", and on the larger side the gunboat is a large canoe at over 4"s.

 

[whetrock]

I didn't know they made the Butterbean, in CV/yellow delrin. Very cool, I wish they'd offer it again. The more CV the better.

 

[knarfeng]

As I understand it, baby butterbean is Case's (not sure I've seen another company use this?) name for a mini canoe. Canoe at 3 5/8", baby butter bean at 2 3/4", and on the larger side the gunboat is a large canoe at over 4"s.

Yes .

 

[zippofan]

I only have one but it's a cool little knife:

It seems to get along with my Peanuts and other small knives in the box they share on top of my dresser

 

[Old Hunter]

At least a decade ago I bought a toy truck from a Lowe's Home Improvement store; the package included a Case Baby Butterbean pocketknife. The truck was a metal 1950's Chevy model of a Lowe's delivery truck - the knife had a blue/green bone handle (IIRC). I kept the model and gave the knife to a nephew - sorry, no picture. OH

 

[red05]

Thanks for the pic Leghog.

 

[Old & In The Way]

LaunchPad - Thanks for the explanation.

 

[pertinux]

As I understand it, baby butterbean is Case's (not sure I've seen another company use this?) name for a mini canoe. Canoe at 3 5/8", baby butter bean at 2 3/4", and on the larger side the gunboat is a large canoe at over 4"s.

I find it amusing that Case didn't simply call their small Canoe a "Butterbean"-- it's not like they make a (Big) Butterbean from which to differentiate!

I am, of course, now tempted to refer to all standard Case Canoe knives as Butterbeans.

~ P.

 

[leghog]

A small single-spring two-blade knife with a spearpoint main blade. That's the beginning of perfection in my mind.

 

[wazu013]

 

[Le Fermier]

As I understand it, baby butterbean is Case's (not sure I've seen another company use this?) name for a mini canoe
H&R use it some ago time.

 

[navin74]

Here are a few pics of the Shadow Baby Butterbeans. If I remember right, they were from 2001. I have never seen any of the shadow green knives in person before buying these two little gems.
Nathan

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