Case half stops

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Was wondering if there are particular patterns of case knives that always have half stops, or is it some sort of random thing.

So far my peanut has half stops

Slimline trapper, medium stockman, Texas jack, and stag larger stockman do not.
 
Huh, realized I should have put up numbers also

Peanut #3320 has them



And those that don't
Slimline trapper #31048
Medium stockman #3318
Texas Jack #62032
Stag (I guess large) stockman #5347


Thanks Whitedog
 
I don't know if this will help but you can often determine whether or not a knife has half stops just by looking at the pictures. Many dealers photograph their knives with one of the blades open to the half stop position. If the backspring for that blade is visible just below the bolster it will be flush on a knife that has half stops and it will be protruding slightly on a knife that doesn't.
 
Railsplitter said:
I don't know if this will help but you can often determine whether or not a knife has half stops just by looking at the pictures. Many dealers photograph their knives with one of the blades open to the half stop position. If the backspring for that blade is visible just below the bolster it will be flush on a knife that has half stops and it will be protruding slightly on a knife that doesn't.
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I've noticed some photo 'trickery' on occasion, with vendor and/or manufacturer 'stock' pics of knives. Most often on 2-dimensional views of the knife against a stark, white background. Sometimes the deflected backspring on half-open folders is edited out of the photo, which can leave the impression of a 'flush spring' and therefore a half-stop or square tang on knives that don't actually have them. I've even noticed this on pics of folders with blades open to far less than half, such as ~1/3 open. Knife nuts like us notice these things, but most other people wouldn't likely even give it a thought. ;)
 
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Obsessed with Edges said:
I've noticed some photo 'trickery' on occasion, with vendor and/or manufacturer 'stock' pics of knives. Most often on 2-dimensional views of the knife against a stark, white background. Sometimes the deflected backspring on half-open folders is edited out of the photo, which can leave the impression of a 'flush spring' and therefore a half-stop or square tang on knives that don't actually have them. I've even noticed this on pics of folders with blades open to far less than half, such as ~1/3 open. Knife nuts like us notice these things, but most other people wouldn't likely even give it a thought. ;)
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ya youre right, i was wondering about that, and couldnt figure out if i was just crazy or what. It makes the knife look much cleaner overall, and then when you get it you realize something is wrong.
 
I was thinking maybe it was just the small one's, but the swayback jack and copperhead are fairly full sized knives.

I'm kinda curious to hear if anyone has one of these knives that we've said have half stops that have the same model that doesn't have them. Like, does someone out there have a Case peanut without half stops?
 
s am no expert, but the whittlers and sowbellies rarely have half stops. Some of them can be pretty big, 4" closed or so. The toothpick below does not have a half stop, and it is 5" closed. I think it depends on the design and how it was done originally. The guys who strive for perfection also strive for authenticity.


tbose-500bullettoothpick5-3 by sc-sld, on Flickr
 
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Railsplitter said:
I don't know if this will help but you can often determine whether or not a knife has half stops just by looking at the pictures. Many dealers photograph their knives with one of the blades open to the half stop position. If the backspring for that blade is visible just below the bolster it will be flush on a knife that has half stops and it will be protruding slightly on a knife that doesn't.
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man sweet tip! much appreciated!
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
I've noticed some photo 'trickery' on occasion, with vendor and/or manufacturer 'stock' pics of knives. Most often on 2-dimensional views of the knife against a stark, white background. Sometimes the deflected backspring on half-open folders is edited out of the photo, which can leave the impression of a 'flush spring' and therefore a half-stop or square tang on knives that don't actually have them. I've even noticed this on pics of folders with blades open to far less than half, such as ~1/3 open. Knife nuts like us notice these things, but most other people wouldn't likely even give it a thought. ;)
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Josh.T said:
man sweet tip! much appreciated!
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Thanks Josh but please make a note of the quoted text above. I was not aware of that when I made my post. I wouldn't want you to be misled.
 
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Railsplitter said:
Thanks Josh but please make a note of the quoted text above. I was not aware of that when I made my post. I wouldn't want you to be misled.
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Yes i did take that into consideration, but it gives me a rough idea while browsing through kmoves online! Thank you
 
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