Case-TBose Collabs in damascus and dark molasses bone

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Case has seemed to be pretty quiet about these, but so far since about October 2010 they've re-released four Case-Tony Bose Collabs in dark molasses peachseed jig bone and damascus blades -- the slimline wharncliffe trapper and the Millennium trapper were already released, and now they just released the Yukon and the Pruner. I think this covers their 1999-2002 Bose Collab patterns. Anybody got some to share?
 
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Dwight,
I'm not so sure if these are classified as "Collab" knives.
I think they may be T Bose "design knives & tang stamped TB in the number

Remember,the "collab" knives have mechanics similar to custom knives,like mill relieved liners,etc.

Please,if you or anyone can clear that up,TIA,
-Vince
 
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Dwight,
I'm not so sure if these are classified as "Collab" knives.
I think they may be T Bose "design knives & tang stamped TB in the number

Please,if you or anyone can clear that up,TIA,
-Vince
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Vince, I don't think they're calling them Collabs officially, but that's what they are (all with higher prices than most of the Collabs due to the damascus blades) -- they're the identical patterns to the original ones, they have the same Collab quality and style peachseed jig bone, and I know that the Yukon and the Pruner have the same pattern numbers as the Collabs, except that they end in DAM (probably also true with the first two released, but I haven't verified it yet). They do appear to have polished bolsters instead of satin finished like the original Collabs. They're supposed to be limited to 100 per pattern. It's one of those duck issues, regardless what you call a duck, they're still a duck. *shrug* Whether the liners and all are the same, I don't know - but they'd have to change their tooling, procedures, and CNC setup programs for a run of 100 for each pattern -- I don't think they would do that.

I snagged a couple images off a well known Case dealer's site:

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Dwight,
Are the bolsters and or liners ss on these ?
 
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Dwight,
Are the bolsters and or liners ss on these ?
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Fairly sure they're stainless - there are a couple of sites that list the bolster/liner material as 154CM or ATS-34 (yes, I know it's nonsense, but they listed the regular Collabs the same way - so I think we can infer stainless liners/bolsters at least). This particular info is proving harder to verify that it should be.

Another couple of better images I snagged off the bay from another well known Case dealer:

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AFAIK these are identical to the original colabs but the bone is a different color and they have damascus blades. I have not held one but have seen detailed pics from all angles and they appeared to have milled liners and everything looked identical to the originals I have. I wouldn't mind grabbing one but the price is just too high and I am not the biggest fan of damascus. I must not be alone because there seem to be plenty of these available for being limited to 100 each model.
 
Thanks for that input Jared.
I recently asked some knifemakers some basic questions about Damascus steel.
It is etched & the steels in the mix take a "patina" differently,this exposes the pattern
But what I have almost never ,ever seen on all the internet knife site's,forum's etc,is Damascus that was used & how it took it's patina from useage.What does it look like after good 'ol honest useage?

Surely you would think these knives would be appealing to collector's ,and especially Case collectors
-Vince
 
I would be interested to see how Damascus looks after use as well. I'm guessing the price keeps people from using it? I would also like to know how well it performs.
 
Damascus is just like any other steel...it all depends on what steels were used and how it was heat treated. I have some damascus knives that are great users. It does require maintenance though. For instance, the dept of the etch matters. If you have rust and try and buff it out, you may go through the etch and lose the lines, in which case it would have to be re-etched. At least that's what I've had to do in the past.
 
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I'm pretty sure they are making these the same way as the original collabs, the only difference is that they have damascus blades. 410 SS bolsters/liners/shield and 316L pins(except for the pivot pin)
 
I am curious to see if they do the Lockback Whittler, and if I can get lucky enough to get in on a few of them when they do.
 
Anyone get one of these, specifically the pruner? If so, how does it compare with the original run?
 
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Well, I can answer my own question, now that I have one. Looks identical to the original, same or better fit and finish.
 
I don't have the pruner but I have the wharncliffe trappers and "Looks identical to the original, same or better fit and finish" sums it up nicely. As was mentioned before, there were 11 or 12 years between mine so definitely time to improve.
 
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