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Did this noob mess up? (Case T.B. 62117)
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Apparently there are, but I didn’t realize that until I went looking for info today. I was telling a buddy about my newfound interest this morning and he sent me a pic of a Case his father gave him years ago. I searched his model, found a page listing tang stamps, compared the stamp on my incoming knife, and started panicking when the “S” wasn’t the same as what I was seeing on the reference page. Asking Google about fake Case knives confirmed they exist, but I can’t say to what extent.
Prester John
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Obtuseness is underrated.Don't worry, I read it as 2013 as well... maybe we are both obtuse.
It would seem a little silly to counterfeit something like that unless you are claiming it to be an antique that commands big bucks, but who knows?
Not exactly the same situation, and not that Case is junk or anything, but it kind of reminds me of this much-quoted and (I believe) oft-misinterpreted Mark Twain quote from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer:
Mary gave him a bran-new "Barlow" knife worth twelve and a half cents; and the convulsion of delight that swept his system shook him to his foundations. True, the knife would not cut anything, but it was a "sure-enough" Barlow, and there was inconceivable grandeur in that - though where the Western boys ever got the idea that such a weapon could possibly be counterfeited to its injury, is an imposing mystery and will always remain so, perhaps.
It seems to me the point being made here is that the original article is already such junk that the existence of cheap knock-offs (and people believing those lousy examples to be the real thing) couldn’t possibly harm its reputation any further.
Sorry for straying off topic…
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That's an acute observation.
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Nice knife.. Great pattern.. Congrats!!I started down the traditional folding knife rabbit hole over the weekend, hit up the big auction site, and bought what I thought was a cool Knife. Now I’m wondering if I jumped the gun before verifying authenticity.
Would the hive mind review these pics and let me know if this is a legitimate tang stamp? The guides I found today suggest the rounded ‘S’ should instead be made of three straight lines.
Feel free to smack me around if I goofed.
John
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I've heard stories from multiple people, of a shop in the early 1980's with 3 guys working full-time 6-7 days a week mass producing Case counterfit knives. Tested, XX, USA, and dotted counterfits are all over out there. Be wary if collecting old Case knives.
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FWIW, here's the OP's tang stamp photo, followed by a photo of a Case swayback jack tang stamp from 2009. You can see the difference in the "font" of the "C" in "Case" from the two decades that
Dadpool
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You're both so right. Everybody has an angle.
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It's a sine of intelligence.
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Groan…
Eu’ve got to be clidding me…
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I started down the traditional folding knife rabbit hole over the weekend, hit up the big auction site, and bought what I thought was a cool Knife. Now I’m wondering if I jumped the gun ...
If it were mine, I'd destroy it ....... by carrying it and using it over the next two or three decades!
-- Mark
If it were mine, I'd destroy it ....... by carrying it and using it over the next two or three decades!
-- Mark
That's the plan!
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There are fake Case knives an other manufactures knives out there by the ton. Many books have been written about them. Here is one of them. I have this book and highly recommend it. It's readily available on the net.
And they're not restricted by what some might consider antique say, 50 years or older. Knives of recent manufacture are being counterfeited frequently.
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The swayback jack and sowbelly stockman are my two favorite Case knives.
