Case QC falling off?

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Quapukulu

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Just picked up a Case XX with G-10 in TruSharp trapper ( Couldn't find one in CV). Cost about $50. Recently went to a old town in Napa, CA and picked up some old Queens and Case from the 80's, and those were kickass in quality. The new G-10 one is terrible. The infamous round-tipped blade came dull. The blade was polished so badly I thought it was a patina. Fit and finish was okay. Very smooth transition between the G-10 and the crown. Back spring finish was terrible, bleeds so much light a blind man could see it. Only pros was the really well done black G-10 and perfect blade centering. What is the deal with Case these days? Has new Cases become a hit-or-miss ordeal or anybody here have the same QC problems?
 
Their dye jobs are incredibly inconsistent also. I wouldn't buy another Case knife sight unseen.
 
RampageRhino69 said:
..The blade was polished so badly I thought it was a patina....
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The Case G-10 knives come with "as ground" blades, meaning they are not polished but are left as they were after they were ground out of the blanks. This is not a flaw, this is a design feature of the particular knife you bought.

http://www.wrcase.com/sidesearch/index.php?q=g-10&Submit=Search

I don't happen to like that finish myself, which I why I don't buy their knives that have it. However, it's not a QC error.
 
jc57 said:
The Case G-10 knives come with "as ground" blades, meaning they are not polished but are left as they were after they were ground out of the blanks. This is not a flaw, this is a design feature of the particular knife you bought.

http://www.wrcase.com/sidesearch/index.php?q=g-10&Submit=Search

I don't happen to like that finish myself, which I why I don't buy their knives that have it. However, it's not a QC error.
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I don't like it so much either John but you're right - it isn't a QC error.
 
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