Case Stockman Question

[afishhunter]

I've been told Case makes both 2 spring and 3 spring Stockmans.
What pattern numbers are 3 spring?
I know the xx18 and xx75 are a 2 spring. What do I want for the 3 blade equivelent?
Do (or did) they make a large 3 spring Stockman?
Are/Were the 3 spring strictly SS or was there a CS version?

 

[screened porch]

xx47. Their large medium stockman.
probably my favorite stockman.

 

[lutejones]

The #47 for sure, but didn’t the humpback stockman, that they put out some years ago, also had 3 springs?

 

[5K Qs]

xx47. Their large medium stockman.
probably my favorite stockman.

I agree with Jer's assessment of the xx47 as favorite Case stockman. Some photos follow.
3 springs - count 'em!


No krinking necessary:


Often called "medium", but it's 3 7/8" closed, so quite sizable:


- GT

 

[screened porch]

I agree with Jer's assessment of the xx47 as favorite Case stockman. Some photos follow.
3 springs - count 'em!
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No krinking necessary:
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Often called "medium", but it's 3 7/8" closed, so quite sizable:
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- GT

I like that spay blade, too. So many spay blades look like they aren't sure they don't want to be a pen.

 

[Ironbut]

Hmmm. I wasn't aware that Case made three spring stockmans. I have "a few" stockmans (men?) but all mine are two spring.

 

[SteveC]

Hmmm. I wasn't aware that Case made three spring stockmans. I have "a few" stockmans (men?) but all mine are two spring.

The older #47's were two spring. I don't know when they made the change.

 

[Ironbut]

OK. I just got my 6347 out & checked. It's three spring. DUH!

 

[PointyThings]

Case seems to flip flop on the 47 having 2 springs or 3.

 

[5K Qs]

Are/Were the 3 spring strictly SS or was there a CS version?

I originally missed this part of your original list of questions.
I have 3 different 47s, 2 bone and one Zytel, and mine are all stainless. But I know Case currently makes a yellow synthetic carbon steel version (the one I saw on a big Case dealer website is listed as 3347 CS).

- GT

 

[screened porch]

yellow synthetic carbon steel version

That's what I'll carry today!

 

[rishma]

Just curious, why would one favor a 3 spring? Because the blades aren’t crinked?

 

[screened porch]

Just curious, why would one favor a 3 spring? Because the blades aren’t crinked?

Probably. The 3-springers also seem a little slimmer.
But I'm not sure how strongly some of favor three springs, since we have to check to see how many springs we've got.

 

[5K Qs]

I like that spay blade, too. So many spay blades look like they aren't sure they don't want to be a pen.

Good point!
The 47 isn't afraid to call a spey a spey.

That's what I'll carry today!

Would that I could!

- GT

 

[afishhunter]

I like that spay blade, too. So many spay blades look like they aren't sure they don't want to be a pen.

Agree.

 

[afishhunter]

Just curious, why would one favor a 3 spring? Because the blades aren’t crinked?

And less likely to have blade rub. (LINER rub is another matter, of course.

So a xx47CV is the one I need to save for.
Thanks.

 

[rishma]

Probably. The 3-springers also seem a little slimmer.
But I'm not sure how strongly some of favor three springs, since we have to check to see how many springs we've got.

Slimmer??? I would have thought the opposite. I tend to like slimmer

 

[yablanowitz]

Thinner blade stock and spring stock. Better cutters but less robust if you tend to do other things than just cutting with your knife.

 

[Railsplitter]

The #47 for sure, but didn’t the humpback stockman, that they put out some years ago, also had 3 springs?

There were two versions of the 3-blade Humpback. If I remember correctly, the Whittler had 3 springs and the Stockman had 2.

 

[marantz]

I just checked the few Case stockmen I have, a large 6347 and medium 3318, both stainless. The 6347 is a 3 spring, the 3318 a 2 spring. They're both about 7/16" thick at the bolsters. The 3 spring has no liners between the springs, and thinner outer liners than the 2 spring, which also has a thick liner between the springs. I don't know if that's due to historical changes at Case or not. I bought the 6347 in the last year or so when the local Ace Hardware had them on clearance, and the 3318 a decade or so ago when Lowe's had all Case on clearance. What can I say, I like a bargain.