I was going to say, "Hey, guys, look at this!".

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S. Porch, the Case green Coke bottle jack is a 2000 - note the dot/X pattern on the tang is opposite the pattern on the tang of your knife (a 2011), and that the long tail C is very slender. The black handled Case Texas Jack is a 2010, note that the dot/X pattern matches the pattern on your knife and the C is much thicker. That is how you can tell 2000 decade knives from the 2010. OH

Case knife made in 2000;

Case knife made in 2010;

I keep thinking I've learned to Google before I ask. You're right, of course, and thanks for your patience.

 

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Lazy blade on an older cheap knife? Often it is accumulated dried oil, lint, grit or a combination. Try a mineral oil soak, toothpick and q-tip interior rub and then work the blade a few minutes while reading or watching TV. Quite often this turns the trick. What is the tang branding on that one?

Thanks. I'll try that mineral oil soak.