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Spats McGee

Spats McGee

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There's another thread going on Case knives (actually, there are probably several), but I didn't want to derail them. I have this Case Mini-Trapper.
https://imgur.com/a/V9UIEud
On one of the blades, it says 6207. From what I've gathered, that's the model number and can be decoded. I haven't done that yet. This is on the clip point blade:
https://imgur.com/a/QvxudM9
I've read the other posts and done some internet searches. What I see above doesn't quite match what I'm seeing, though. It's close to the 1980s or 1990-93 tang stamps, but not quite the same. I don't see one with the SS in the middle of the row of dots. So my guess is 1980s, maybe early 1990s. Can anyone tell me anything about this slightly-different tang stamp? Thanks in advance.
 
JohnDF said:
Beautiful Mini Trapper by the way. 🤠 :thumbsup:
I bet it's a very solid knife.
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Thank you. I do like this knife. My dad isn't in a condition to ever need it again, and my mother said I could take it, so I snitched it out of his desk. I was ridiculously dull (which I found odd, because my dad was a surgeon), but that was an easy fix. It does feel well-made, solid, and opens and closes smoothly. No hint of grit in the action.
 
Updated above from Case Collectors site. I keep the image in my Photos app on my phone. Very handy to have with you when looking at Case knives for sale. ☺️
 
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Primble said:
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Hmmm . . . I have one with a tang stamp that is closest to 2000-2009, but it's missing the left side dot on the top row.

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JohnDF said:
Your knife was made in 2001... one missing dot.
The year 2000 would have all ten Xs and Dots
The year 2009 would have all Xs and Dots removed.
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John, I like the way you express the "date code" in terms of the number of missing Xs and Dots, instead of the number that are present on the tang! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: That makes it easy to connect the year to the tang stamp: last digit of the year in the decade in question corresponds to the number of missing symbols. So for 2000-2009,
0 missing symbols = 2000
1 missing symbol = 2001
2 missing symbols = 2002
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9 missing symbols = 2009

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
John, I like the way you express the "date code" in terms of the number of missing Xs and Dots, instead of the number that are present on the tang! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: That makes it easy to connect the year to the tang stamp: last digit of the year in the decade in question corresponds to the number of missing symbols. So for 2000-2009,
0 missing symbols = 2000
1 missing symbol = 2001
2 missing symbols = 2002
.
.
.
9 missing symbols = 2009

- GT
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Yeah, that's what I said :thumbsup::D
Difference between a teacher and an engineer 😜
 
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