Case stockman from 1982

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Kathrine0518

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I found this case stockman from 1982 and bought it. It's the first knife I ever bought on my own and the first case I bought. I love how its never been used and how it's older than me. It is not gonna be used and just sit pretty! Hope you all like!

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Very nice knife and pictures!!! Thanks for sharing them here.

Also, Welcome to the best place on BF :thumbup::)

Paul
 
Wow, Kathrine, that's a great example of a pure, classic traditional pattern. Case Stockman in CV steel and yellow Delrin handles, and that one is in perfect shape for being that old. Great find!

But you need to get yourself something that you'll use! Knives are happiest when they get some good honest work. You can buy that same knife today new for under $35, if you want to have a user that matches your keeper.
 
Thanks guys! I'm looking for one that I can use and carry. Right now I have an old timer 330t in my pocket.

My other half tried to take my case when it arrived yesterday!
 
jc57 said:
Wow, Kathrine, that's a great example of a pure, classic traditional pattern. Case Stockman in CV steel and yellow Delrin handles, and that one is in perfect shape for being that old. Great find!

But you need to get yourself something that you'll use! Knives are happiest when they get some good honest work. You can buy that same knife today new for under $35, if you want to have a user that matches your keeper.
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+1 :thumbup:

Welcome to Traditionals. I like knives that are older than me too, that's why I spend so much time visiting museums! :D
 
I like the "for flesh only" etching on the spry blade. I've never seen that before. Too funny.
 
Welcome aboard Kathrine.
That old Case is a good score.
OH and thank you soooo much for reminding me of the year I finished high school:D
 
The "For Flesh Only" etch was quite common up until about the time of Katherine's knife, when it became Politically Un-Correct. The Spey Blade on Working stockman knives was generally used for castrating bull calves. At Roundup Time in the American West, the cowboys might do a hundred or so in a day. The knife companys marked the Spey Blade "For Flesh Only" I guess so that the cowboys wouldn't cut calves all day and then use the same blade to peel potatoes?. Anyhow, GEC made a Stockman Knife last year that has that etch on the Tidioute Cutlery Models.
 
It is interesting to note that because of this thread, I decided to purchase a yellow CV medium Stockman; and the history behind that "For Flesh Only" etching is quite the story, and while I have no reason to doubt its veracity, I have to ask, is that really true...if so, I have a new spelling for that blade, spay:D
 
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