Modoc ED
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This write up is one I did in the "Your Newest Addition, Traditional of Course"
"This 2014 Case SS 6375 As Ground Navy Blue Composite Stockman from Case's Workman Series came in from Mike at Collector Knives a month ago. All blades have a nice swedge, and there is virtually no underblading. The bolsters and end caps are pinched and the joints are mostly sunken. There are no chips, cracks, gaps, drips, runs, or errors on this knife. The fit and finish is superb.
When I got it, there was one snag. The Picture below is of the pile side of the knife. Notice that the apex of the spey blade lies over the nail nick of the sheepsfoot blade. Because this is an "as Ground" knife, all the edges are crisp/sharp - not polished. Now most times when you open a blade you push the blade a bit sideways - maybe just a tad but push it sideways none the less. Well when I went to open the spey blade the apex of the blade would actually engage the nail nick of the sheepsfoot blade and lift it too. The solution was to send the knife to Case for repair and they ground just a smidgen of the material off the mark side apex of the spey blade. Now the spey blade opens smoothly and perfectly with no engagement of the sheeps foot blade at all. That snag was why I waited a month to present the knife here after receiving it from Mike.
I normally don't mention price very often but I gotta say that for 38-bucks and change, this knife is as good as it gets. It's certainly on a par with GEC and even pre-2006 Queens and Schatt & Morgan knives. It just a pleasure to handle and use." This is only the third knife I've ever sent to Case for an adjustment.
This knife didn't have to go back to Case for repair but I sent it in anyway even though I could have done the job myself because I knew that Case could do a neater repair than I could. I could have just overlooked it and used the knife but I was just picky about this knife.
I have a gob of Case knives and since I've been buying them (1948) I've bought ones that were perfect and then some that were real dogs but the dogs only amount to perhaps five or so with the rest being very good to excellent.
Anyway, everyone here knows I'm a Case fan and as evidenced by the knife above, I can be picky along with the best of them but for the most part when I get a knife, I just take it as is.
"This 2014 Case SS 6375 As Ground Navy Blue Composite Stockman from Case's Workman Series came in from Mike at Collector Knives a month ago. All blades have a nice swedge, and there is virtually no underblading. The bolsters and end caps are pinched and the joints are mostly sunken. There are no chips, cracks, gaps, drips, runs, or errors on this knife. The fit and finish is superb.
When I got it, there was one snag. The Picture below is of the pile side of the knife. Notice that the apex of the spey blade lies over the nail nick of the sheepsfoot blade. Because this is an "as Ground" knife, all the edges are crisp/sharp - not polished. Now most times when you open a blade you push the blade a bit sideways - maybe just a tad but push it sideways none the less. Well when I went to open the spey blade the apex of the blade would actually engage the nail nick of the sheepsfoot blade and lift it too. The solution was to send the knife to Case for repair and they ground just a smidgen of the material off the mark side apex of the spey blade. Now the spey blade opens smoothly and perfectly with no engagement of the sheeps foot blade at all. That snag was why I waited a month to present the knife here after receiving it from Mike.
I normally don't mention price very often but I gotta say that for 38-bucks and change, this knife is as good as it gets. It's certainly on a par with GEC and even pre-2006 Queens and Schatt & Morgan knives. It just a pleasure to handle and use." This is only the third knife I've ever sent to Case for an adjustment.
This knife didn't have to go back to Case for repair but I sent it in anyway even though I could have done the job myself because I knew that Case could do a neater repair than I could. I could have just overlooked it and used the knife but I was just picky about this knife.
I have a gob of Case knives and since I've been buying them (1948) I've bought ones that were perfect and then some that were real dogs but the dogs only amount to perhaps five or so with the rest being very good to excellent.
Anyway, everyone here knows I'm a Case fan and as evidenced by the knife above, I can be picky along with the best of them but for the most part when I get a knife, I just take it as is.