Case Congress Question

[Big Dave]

Greetings,

I picked one the the medium Case Crandall Congress knives like this. The fit and finish is excellent. I am very happy with everything except the knife has 4 backsprings...one for each blade which makes it on the thick side. I assumed it would have only 2 springs.

Do most factory Congress knives with 4 blades have 4 back springs? What I'm looking for is a decent Congress with 4 blades and 2 springs. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Blues]

I have a Case (Yellow, CV) Congress from the late 90's which also has four springs. (I love the knife though.)

My Boker has four blades and two springs and is very well made. Might be an option for you.

You can see the knife here. (Search the net for best deals.):

http://www.garrettwade.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=110964

 

[knifeaholic]

Traditionally, congress knives always had two backsprings for a 4-blade knife. Case made all of theirs that way until some time in the mid 90's when they went to the 4-spring design. The 4-spring design makes the knife more bulky at the same time that the blade stock thickness is reduced. Compare a new 64052 with an old one - the old one will have thicker blade/backspring stock while at the same time being slimmer overall.

Queen makes theirs in the traditional way with two backsprings.

 

[Big Dave]

Thanks for the replies. I looked for some older Case congress knives on the auction site and they get a little pricey.

One thing I forgot to mention on the Case was the nail nicks did not extend out far enough on the larger blades to be effective.

I've never owned a Boker and have a little Queen Stockman that I'm impressed with? How would a similarly priced Boker and Queen match up?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[knifeaholic]

Thanks for the replies. I looked for some older Case congress knives on the auction site and they get a little pricey.

One thing I forgot to mention on the Case was the nail nicks did not extend out far enough on the larger blades to be effective.

I've never owned a Boker and have a little Queen Stockman that I'm impressed with? How would a similarly priced Boker and Queen match up?

Thanks,
Dave

I have not looked at any new Boker knives recently - but their 5464 pattern in carbon steel and bone handles would be a nice user.

I have a Queen large congress in honey amber and D2 that I use - its a great knife, kind of a pocketful though since its full size.

 

[neeman]

I have a Queen 2-blade 4" Congress in Cocobolo.

Single spring, and it is pleasently slim for the pocket.
Use it for whittling.

I could see a double spring being a pocketful...

 

[Big Dave]

Does anyone know how the Henkles stacks up compared to Boker and Queen? Do they have 2 backsprings for their 4 bladed congress patterns?
Thanks,
Dave