Case XX

[ClydeWigg3]

Found my great Uncle's knife in his tackle box today. He was a WWI vet if that gives you an idea of what his tackle box means to me.
The knife is rusted so that I can't find any stamps yet, other than the obvious. Is there a second larger blade in this knife like I think? In one picture you can see the edge of the blade protruding just a little. In the other I put a skewer in the back side to point out a strange void there. It been saturated with WD40 all day and it won't budge. Tried grasping the blade with pliers, but no go and they slip off.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Wow! Great show and tell! That sucker is rusted to the liners? I'd like to see some more pics.

 

[Trout Hound]

Seems like there should be a spring where that skewer is. If it's broken or missing, that would explain why the main blade is so deep inside. But, with enough penetrating oil, you may be able to reach in there with a brass rod and push up against the kick of the blade to help nudge it loose.

 

[ClydeWigg3]

So push gently through the bottom?

 

[ClydeWigg3]

Who wants to guess how old this is? Lol

 

[ClydeWigg3]

I got it.


One rusty blade. The only stamp I can find is CASE on one side. What I'm finding online suggest a date period of 1940-65.

 

[afishhunter]

Nice old Barlow.
Anyone know when Case stopped making a Barlow?

 

[ClydeWigg3]

I got it.


One rusty blade. The only stamp I can find is CASE on one side. What I'm finding online suggest a date period of 1940-65.

What kind of blade is the one on the left? I don't see any like it on the Case site. Was it filed down from another blade?

 

[mike Berkovitch]

The main blade probably broke and the op's uncle modified it to clip point, it may have been clip point originally due to the nail nick position.
I guess the tang stamp is Case over XX which means 1940-64 production

Here is similar one that I have with spear pint main, note the position of the nail nick

Mike

 

[ClydeWigg3]

Thank you Mike. Do you think the nail nik on yours is a little further forward than mine?

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Thank you Mike. Do you think the nail nik on yours is a little further forward than mine?

Yes, that's what came in mind

Mike

 

[Trout Hound]

Even though it looks like there might be a lot of rust pitting, you might be surprised how much good, shiny steel you can find on those blades with some wet/dry sandpaper in 220 or 320. Sand it down to 2000 for a satin finish, or even get out the Flitz paste to make it really shine. You'll drive have deeper pits, but you'll take off the active rust, and you won't believe how much better it will look.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

The main blade probably broke and the op's uncle modified it to clip point, it may have been clip point originally due to the nail nick position.
I guess the tang stamp is Case over XX which means 1940-64 production

Here is similar one that I have with spear pint main, note the position of the nail nick

Mike

I was at a flea market today and found one just like this. It had a clip point that looked like it was a repair from a broken tip. The nail nick looked really out of position. Main blade looked really thin and weak as well. I was going to get it but I passed on it. I'm not sure if 10 bucks was worth it. Maybe I'm just dumb. Lol