Has the Case Eisenhower been put in the vault?

VicAlox74 · Dec 28, 2018

I heard this recently. Apparently it happened this year if it did. I called a couple of years ago and it hadn't been put in there.

If this is true I'm not happy

The last year it was made is 2010 as far as i know. The goldenrod bone Eisenhower was the first one i got. I now have a "few".

oldtymer · Dec 28, 2018

They released these in 2012

VicAlox74 · Dec 28, 2018

I have that one. I bought it at a gun and knife show i believe. So its in the vault?

Ernie1980 · Dec 28, 2018

According to that shield in 2012? Nice little knives!

jc57 · Dec 28, 2018

Allegedly they discontinued the "vault" program in 2012 and did one final run of some of the patterns that were in it (i.e., temporarily discontinued), and then officially discontinued them all. So based on that information, the Eisenhower/senator pattern is no more, and the last ones made were in 2012. Though just like they brought back the Doctor's and Barlow patterns, they can always change their minds I suppose.

screened porch · Dec 28, 2018

Calling it a vault program just makes it look like they want us to know they're messing with us.
Here's mine, from 1970.

Will Power · Dec 28, 2018

If they have discontinued the pattern, then that's a tragic error

Here's mine, a generous present from

oldtymer

jc57 · Dec 28, 2018

I had an opportunity to speak with Katie Shonts-Saar from Case a few years ago at a local Case dealer event and discussed the disappearance of several patterns (Barlow and Copperhead). She told me they had made a decision to cut back their overall list of patterns to the most popular ones and concentrate on those, just with the normal changeup of blades and handle materials in those.

Like all corporate decisions, it is subject to change as market conditions, customer demand, or management whim might dictate. I was surprised when they re-released the Congress and Doctor's patterns, based on what I had understood from Katie's comments.

VicAlox74 · Dec 28, 2018

jc57 said:
Allegedly they discontinued the "vault" program in 2012 and did one final run of some of the patterns that were in it (i.e., temporarily discontinued), and then officially discontinued them all. So based on that information, the Eisenhower/senator pattern is no more, and the last ones made were in 2012. Though just like they brought back the Doctor's and Barlow patterns, they can always change their minds I suppose.

Ya. Talked to them today.