Does anybody like penknives? If so, please show them here.

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I'll try and correct that ASAP

Thanks, Jack.

 

[RDaneel]

Very nice Dean, I love the Camillus, single spring, 2 blades and I love the covers. Is it black comp, horn or dyed bone?

Thanks, its black composition. I got it from a dealer's junk box at a knife show last year.

 

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Would you guys consider the GEC #26 a pen knife? Its 3 inches closed, two blades, single spring, pen secondary. The odd part is how stout the knife is, especially the main blade.

Sounds like a pen to me.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks, Jack.

A pleasure my friend, I'll be in touch :thumbup:

 

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And here I thought they were all Eisenhowers. Mine is 1970, I believe. CASE XX/ STAINLESS/ USA/ .......... .

 

[RobertJ1]

Very nice Dean, I love the Camillus, single spring, 2 blades and I love the covers. Is it black comp, horn or dyed bone?

Here's some better shots of my Case pre Eisenhower Pen in Greenbone scales, this knife looks prehistoric.

Super thin profile, it's like a swiss watch the way the blades all nests together and the feel of a fine tool of a refined gentleman...

That is a truly inspiring piece. Something like that will definitely bring out my love for pen knives. It just looks so different yet familiar if that makes any sense lol.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Mine was made well before Eisenhower was president, it's also way thinner than an Eisenhower.

 

[RobertJ1]

What model is it? 62053?

 

[RickT57]

I wish Case still made that

 

[RobertJ1]

I was thinking the same thing RickT57. Really neat pattern.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

It was pre Pattern #s and I haven't seen any info that made me say, "Yep, that's my knife."

 

[RobertJ1]

I found something similar that is the 62053...kinds similar but may be slightly different.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

That's the closest I could come too but it's not identical, I'm wondering if it was a Case cutlers own knife, the letter stamp looks to have been stamped before the HT which leads me to believe it belonged to someone who had access to parts and customized it on the floor for himself or someone he knew. It doesn't look to have been tampered with and the thin secondary blade with the double swedge perfectly ground onto both sides take some skills the average person doesn't have.

 

[powernoodle]

Case pen knife.

 

[RobertJ1]

That's the closest I could come too but it's not identical, I'm wondering if it was a Case cutlers own knife, the letter stamp looks to have been stamped before the HT which leads me to believe it belonged to someone who had access to parts and customized it on the floor for himself or someone he knew. It doesn't look to have been tampered with and the thin secondary blade with the double swedge perfectly ground onto both sides take some skills the average person doesn't have.

That's a really good point. I'm truly perplexed by your knife now and would love to find some sort of documentation on it if it exists. I'd love to hunt one down but as it seems pretty darn rare I assume that will be quite challenging.

 

[Primble]

Mine was made well before Eisenhower was president, it's also way thinner than an Eisenhower.

Fantastic old Case !!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: