case knifes

[ssamco1]

Hello
This has probably been ask a million times but here goes. What are they talking about when they talk about how many dots on a case?

 

[Wild Bill 1896]

Case has used dots stamped into the base of the blade to indicate year of manufacture. Not from the beginning, but a couple of times during the last forty years.
I do not off hand recall the details.

 

[A.P.F.]

This may help.

 

[ssamco1]

Thanks Al
It doesn't get any better than that.