Case Doctors Knife

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Hello, I just received a Case Doctor's Knife in the two blade variety with the spatula. I noticed tang stamping that I'd never seen for a Case. It has the year 1996 along with WR Case & Sons and Bradford, PA. Model 62085 is stamped on the opposite side under TESTED XX. I chose to buy this because the blade is slightly different than that which Case has re-released.

Everything about this knife is off. Neither of the blades is centered and it isn't off by just a little. The bone scales have noticeable gaps. The scales are not of even thickness of each side. I've also never seen the separator in between the springs extend all the way up between blades when it comes to a Case knife. I did a quick look and believe this was manufactured by Blue Grass Cutlery "under license from W.R. Case and Sons". I'm sure many know this history better than I. No offense to Blue Grass Cutlery but their work seems shoddy. I also just received a new single blade Case Doctor's Knife and the difference is night and day. Anybody else have this experience? Is Blue Grass Cutlery even legit or is that another way of saying it's a knockoff made in China?
 
Sounds like a case classics series most of which were made by queen. I think blue grass cutlery is a dealer and they don't actually make knives.
 
Bluegrass Cutlery Co
Wholesaler
1985- present
According Levines 5th edition.2001.
 
Borrowed from @knifeswapper website:

The early 1990’s shuffled in a renewed attempt to bring the Case XX brand back to a quality and affordable platform. They eliminated the dot dating system (which was re-instated within 3-4 years) and tried a few other changes. But, other than a marked increase in quality, they went back to the build that made Case famous. Meanwhile Jim Parker is taking bids on a huge special run of knives he will have made utilizing Case family trademarks he retained after the sale of the company. Thus, the Case Classics were born and produced in the tens of thousands, most of 1095 and mostly produced by Queen Cutlery via Bluegrass Cutlery contracts. Case Cutlery actually produced only a handful of the patterns made in the Case Classics program (seems like the 88 Congress, the 94 Gunboat, and the saddlehorn).
 
Well, there ya go. Thanks for the info above, Trout Hound. I'm no Case basher. Never will be. It's eye candy to me to say the least and I always have one on me. The tang stamp confused me at first glance. Thought I'd been suckered. There's much about the history of the company I don't know.
 
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