Got knives. Need knowlage.

[MP5ripper]

Can anyone help with the date and value on some case knives.

The stamp on the first knife reads as fallows:
Front

CASE XX​

STAINLESS​

USA​

Reverse

5265 SAB​

SSP​

On the second blade

SS​

There are no dots on either side anywhere.

The stamp on the second knife reads as fallows:
Front

CASE XX​

5172 SSP​

Reverse

HAND MADE USA​

. . .​

Both knives have bone handles, they are both pretty large and both have blue floral patterns on the blade. The knives are in about 90% cond.

Knife number one has two blades, one is a bowie, I don't know what the other blade is called. Closed the first knife is 5 1/8" long, open 9 1/4".

The second knife's blade measures 1 3/8" from edge to top. The blade looks like a bowie but once more I am not sure if that is it's proper name. Overall the knife measures 9 5/8", closed 5 3/8".

That is basically all the info I can think to provide. If anything else comes to mind all edit.
Thank you in advance for any help that is provided.

 

[Gossman Knives]

From what you described, these sound like knives that were in the blue scroll series that were made in the early to mid seventies. The first one sounds like a two blade folding hunter with stainless saber ground clip blade and skinner blade. The second is the bulldog pattern with I think a large flat ground clip blade. I don't know the value of individual pieces, but if my memory is correct I know of a mint set that sold for $3,000.00. I can't remember how many pieces are in the set.

 

[trane fan]

Try posting this question in the Bernard Levine Forum. He should be able to help you.