Case XX found in storage

Polynikes01

Polynikes01

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A friend of mine who isn't a knife guy found a Case XX knife in a storage unit he helped clean out. As far as I can tell it's a 1981 2159 lssp. The handle has pretty significant damage but he is interested in knowing more about the knife, and if there is anything that can be done to fix it? Maybe even if Case will fix it for him? Is there someone on the forum who can fix it?
I'm not really into traditional knives at the moment and don't know too much about them.
Any information you guys have would be much appreciated.
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Can't help you on info, but glennbad might be able to help you with the covers.
 
That can be fixed. You just drive some wedges (progressively thicker) through the slot and it'll get back to normal.
 
Put the knife in a machine vise (smooth parallel sides. Then slowly swage the inside with wedges. You'd have to make your own, but that's pretty easy. Only go a couple 0.001 at a time. You can mike the proper width and then stop when you get there. I'd make the wedges (swages) from steel and taper them in the direction you drive them. Also the longer they are the less chance they will turn when being driven and that will help keep the interior walls smooth.

If done right there should be no stress on the pins. You want to drive length ways (the direction of the slot) not up and down (towards the mainspring). The vise will help prevent it opening too far and stressing of the ends. It will also prevent your pushing the other side out. The important thing is to be square as possible.

I'd make the widest swage a couple thousandths narrower than the full width and then use some polishing compound to drive it thru until it just slides back and forth.
 
Getting somebody to fix it might be costly and sure the knife has interest but it is not rare or in good condition so it's likely not worth it. CASE might fix it but they may argue that this as a result of abuse. Eisman has made very good suggestions, so your mate could try that fix.

I'm not sure but I think it's a CASE Mako, their kind of take on Buck's lockbacks. Clearly it's been bent, run over by something, sat on...and this is another reason I'm no fan of brass, it's soft and will bend, but that's the good news, bending it back isn't too tricky and it won't snap like brittle steels. Good luck, and why not step inside and have a look round Traditional knives? There's certain to be one type that suits you!
 
eisman said:
Put the knife in a machine vise (smooth parallel sides. Then slowly swage the inside with wedges. You'd have to make your own, but that's pretty easy. Only go a couple 0.001 at a time. You can mike the proper width and then stop when you get there. I'd make the wedges (swages) from steel and taper them in the direction you drive them. Also the longer they are the less chance they will turn when being driven and that will help keep the interior walls smooth.

If done right there should be no stress on the pins. You want to drive length ways (the direction of the slot) not up and down (towards the mainspring). The vise will help prevent it opening too far and stressing of the ends. It will also prevent your pushing the other side out. The important thing is to be square as possible.

I'd make the widest swage a couple thousandths narrower than the full width and then use some polishing compound to drive it thru until it just slides back and forth.
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Thanks I will see what we can do, appreciate the help
Will Power said:
Getting somebody to fix it might be costly and sure the knife has interest but it is not rare or in good condition so it's likely not worth it. CASE might fix it but they may argue that this as a result of abuse. Eisman has made very good suggestions, so your mate could try that fix.

I'm not sure but I think it's a CASE Mako, their kind of take on Buck's lockbacks. Clearly it's been bent, run over by something, sat on...and this is another reason I'm no fan of brass, it's soft and will bend, but that's the good news, bending it back isn't too tricky and it won't snap like brittle steels. Good luck, and why not step inside and have a look round Traditional knives? There's certain to be one type that suits you!
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I do like quite a few I just have a more difficult time spending the money on high end traditionals...
I have my first hinderer on the way (3.5" xm 18 bowie with FDE DLC) but I can't imagine spending that on a traditional... I'm sure I will end up with one at some point though and I do enjoy browsing the posts and seeing a blade with a lot of character and imagining all the places that knife has been. I do have a Kershaw Indian ford my mom got me when I was 18 that I do like quite a bit (I'm 24 now) but I never really looked at it as a "traditional"...
I'll keep poking around here until I find something I have to have lol
 
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