Case Knife help please

[allen456]

looking for any help and info anyone has on this knife. I can’t find another one like it anywhere. It is stamped 6269 and has 6 marks. It appears to be a half congress, but that is as far as I can get. Looks like abalone shell, which I know Is sometimes used, but haven’t seen one like this. Also has filework all over.
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[hughd]

1974 6269 with custom covers/file work?
6 =Bone Stag, Delrin or laminated wood
8 = Genuine Pearl, Abalone, or Paua

 

[Bull71]

Hi Allen,

It is indeed a small half congress pattern. I didn’t look at all pics but if it has 6 dots it would have been made in 1974. The fact that it is marked 6269 tells me it was originally handled in either bone or delrin. Quite a few of them had delrin handles. I had one and skinned many a squirrel with it. I have seen quite a few delrin knives over the years that had been customized and rehandled in stag. Someone has obviously put a lot of time in this little knife as is evident by all of the fancy firework. That’s my opinion. It has been rehandled and customized. It’s a beautiful little knife.

 

[Bull71]

My post should say fancy file work. Blasted spell check

 

[allen456]

Thank you. Y’all think it is done by an individual or something like painted pony?

 

[AndreLinoge]

Look in the well at the inside of the liners. Might be marked with the re-maker's info.

 

[hughd]

Thank you. Y’all think it is done by an individual or something like painted pony?

I say individual, otherwise we would be able to find other such knives of that era.

 

[CarmelBlades]

That’s pretty cool! I have a custom Case that looks like the handle was originally solid mother of pearl, and it has a wedge of Abalone installed in the middle of both sides. Pretty cool and one of a kind from what I can tell. Won it on eBay!

 

[r redden]

I think you guys nailed it a 1974 modified half Congress. Nice knife

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

The fact the shield was saved and included in the new handle is a nice touch. So far as I know, Painted Pony didn't do that; I have a couple of their customizations ('39 pattern Case Sowbelly), and they don't include the Case shield. Case might frown on custom resellers doing that, as the trademark shield might imply Case did the custom work.

So, I'd bet the customization was done by an individual, and talented at that. That's a nice knife.

 

[Rookie82]

Going around to the bigger knife shows, there is always 1-2 tables with guys advertising that they can customize a knife for you. New handles in whatever you want, filework out the wazoo, and all done to a very high quality. I would guess this is the case with this knife. Someone took their favorite old time Case with cracked or unattractive delrin handles, and paid for an upgrade.