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Found this today, and purchased it for a VERY un-lofty sum. Tang says Clauss, Fremont Ohio, U.S.A. Blades are at perhaps 85% of original fullness. Strong snap on the pen blade, the spear blade not so much, about like an SAK. The bone makes me think Catt, but is this possibly a Robeson, Camillus, or Similar? I'd love to hear everybody's opinions.
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Beautiful Jack, as soon as the knife appeared to me, before I even read your post I thought " mmmmm that looks like a Robeson"
Lovely lovely looking Jack you have there, I bet it still snaps like a Bear Trap!
 
Thanks Duncan, glad to have a second opinion as I know next to nothing about scales, jigging patterns, and such.
 
Nice knife. One of my favorite patterns....the Coke Bottle.....or the correct name....swell center. :thumbup:
 
Tom, when I first saw it, I thought of one of my old Cases that has the same shield. The only difference would be that the Case isn't pinned. That and the Clauss script obviously
 
LeatherMan64 said:
Tom, when I first saw it, I thought of one of my old Cases that has the same shield. The only difference would be that the Case isn't pinned. That and the Clauss script obviously
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If I am right that it is a Case made knife, it would probably be from their Tested era. It just screams Case to me by the bone and the shield.

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So, a question for you guys: the knife has one big problem: the pile side is bare, at some point the bone scale was broken off. Other than the scale the side is in great shape, the bolsters are tight and all the pins are there. My question is this: would you leave it alone, replace the one scale just to make it pocketable and keep the awesome pocket-worn mark side as is, or put new bone on both sides?
 
Leatherman, please do not take my opinion as Gospel, What hit me was the Bone, I haven't seen too many Robeson's that shape, but that's not to say...
Tom could be very well right in Stating its a Case, as I have also seen Cases with Bone like that too..... but now that we are talking what to do with the knife in its current State.
No matter what knife you have, one side with a scale and one without a scale is basically a parts knife, other than finding a knife with the exact same scale - and you wouldn't want to take that knife apart - so I would re-scale the knife in Bone or Stag, I think those two materials would suit that knife as much as I love Ebony.
 
According to BRL, Clauss was made by S&M and Case. It looks like a Case to me. That bone jigging is seen on a good number of older Case knives (remember that this one is well worn) and if you changed the name in the shield to Case it would look just like a regular Case shield.
 
lambertiana said:
According to BRL, Clauss was made by S&M and Case. It looks like a Case to me. /QUOTE]

Yes that what I've found too, and I also positive it is Case made and I think it's a great find.

What to do with the missing scale is a matter of your personal preference. I carry all my knives so would have re-scale the pile side, first I'll try to find cheap one with similar bone on the bay and use the bone, or just re scale with new bone and work it to get the pocket worn look. In both cases it won't look the same though.

Mike
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It is a beauty. I would just replace the side that's missing. Why get rid of the beautiful bone and shield you've got? Unless it will make you crazy to not have a perfect match.
That jigging pattern doesn't look too hard to approximate.
 
Like the pattern a lot, and it is a remarkable find.

Not having bone on the pile side is obviously a no no for carrying. Myself, I'd ask an artisan here to re-handle that side with smoothbone of similar colour. I disagree with scteenedporch on this, I think it would be very difficult to replicate that era of jigging and its authentic wear.

It's a very fine knife, you are lucky.
 
IMO it was made by Case - has all the earmarks.
I'm a little confused by the remark:
"The only difference would be that the Case isn't pinned."
What does that mean Leatherman??
 
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