Case Bose NIB Cracked Cover

[jeffbird]

I bought a used Case Bose Bullnose Trapper here in the exchange and was so pleased with it decided to buy a new one with the 6.5 bone stag off of amazon.

Opened the box and the show side cover was cracked. Seeing as these were produced a few years ago, this one must have been on the vendor’s shelf for awhile and dried out and cracked. The box had been opened by the vendor for photos, which failed to show the crack. The vendor, NRS, is taking it back and covering return shipping. But if looking at these online, ask for more photos. Quite disappointing.

 

[glennbad]

I don't really see that as a crack...if that is say, giraffe bone, inclusions like that are common.

Granted, it is a little unsightly...

 

[euroken]

I'm no expert on this as glennbad , but I once purchased a GEC with visible cracks in stag like yours. I reached out to Joan at GEC and she told me that those cracks are stabilized and have no need for concern. They were likely there before installation as covers.

 

[jeffbird]

Sure feels like a crack. A fingernail hangs in it.

 

[afishhunter]

Seems unusual to me that the bone would crack like that where it isn't stressed. I'd expect any cracks to form at the rocker or cover pins.

I don't blame you for sending it back. By the color inside the cracks that match the jigging, they may be inclusions, and nothing to worry about.
On the other hand, why chance it? Especially at that price point. Even if it never breaks, if for some reason you decided to sell it, potential buyers would/will probably see it as a potential issue, lowering what they are willing to pay -- perhaps significantly.

 

[Jsega51]

It makes it look more like real stag actually, their crappy jigging and dye jobs on the bone stag models usually look very amateurish at best. I’d fill it with super glue, sand and buff and never worry about it again!

 

[Modoc ED]

It makes it look more like real stag actually, their crappy jigging and dye jobs on the bone stag models usually look very amateurish at best. I’d fill it with super glue, sand and buff and never worry about it again!

Yes, it's bone and yes, Case jigs it and dyes it to resemble stag and they do a pretty good job at it. In most cases they do a decent job. Just my opinion but I wouldn't call the jigging crappy.

 

[Jsega51]

Yes, it's bone and yes, Case jigs it and dyes it to resemble stag and they do a pretty good job at it. In most cases they do a decent job. Just my opinion but I wouldn't call the jigging crappy.

I guess I have too much real stag sitting around to compare it to and that bone just looks scratched up to me, the valleys in stag don‘t look like that.

 

[Modoc ED]

I guess I have too much real stag sitting around to compare it to and that bone just looks scratched up to me, the valleys in stag don‘t look like that.

Of course it's not going to match real stag but still, to me anyway, doesn't look bad. I too have knives with genuine stag covers and lo and behold prefer wood to them all.

 

[Badger28]

I don’t see them as cracks. But this is a different price point. Most traditional knives use traditional materials and have traditional features, some view those as issues. Others don’t

 

[Jsega51]

Of course it's not going to match real stag but still, to me anyway, doesn't look bad. I too have knives with genuine stag covers and lo and behold prefer wood to them all.

Heck yeah, I’ll take walnut most days of the week if I can! Here‘s a knife I used to own with “bone stag”, I think Case should completely blacken the valleys, not just have black scratches. I think dyeing the bone helps blend the “look” together also and that’s why custom guys do it.

 

[Bigfattyt]

I find the lines in the bone visually appealing.

If they are checks/cracks from the pins are a concern for me. But linear checks/cracks like this don't bother me. As they are typically stable. The piece is not going to crack off like it may if the pin causes a check,/crack.

 

[Will Power]

IF I were the OP I wouldn't be pleased either, genuine Stag has fissures or old cracks in it sometimes as a result of fighting and as such these cracks are usually 'stable' grown over. Bone on the other hand, is more brittle and since this is Bonestag it's of more concern, those cracks could denote splintering and bits of the scale dropping off. I'd dislike that and don't view it as 'character' or an attempt to emulate genuine Stag.

He should return it.

Certainly I'm with Modoc ED about CASE Bonestag, i like it a lot as it's textured and grippy, faux Stag it is not. Had a number of knives in it but gave them away, traded and now regret it...down to a CASE 18 Stockman in it, no cracks on that one even after a good few years.

 

[meako]

Yep its bone crack
as opposed damaged crack...which would not be acceptable....perhaps if they rebadged it as a "hairline feature"...

 

[brownshoe]

I have cracks in bone that never have hurt the knife and the scale is intact. If Case glues the cover as well as pins it, the cover should remain intact.