Is this a Case "Trapper"?

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Found this at a flea mkt for 3 bucks. Worn out and not worth the effort to repair but it could be a good beater when I sharpen it.
Is it the "trapper" pattern? It is the "Case XX U.S.A." era with no dots.

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Deffinately not a Case expert but I think its a copperhead pattern. I also read somewhere they were called a Viet Nam pattern.
 
Case has made that pattern fairly recently. Might be fun to see what they would reblade it for.
 
The Case Copperhead pattern is a current production pattern. You could get Case to repair it if you wanted to, though I don't see the point in that when you could just buy a new one if you wanted one in new condition. It's one of my favorites of Case's large two-bladed jack knives, just a bit smaller than the Trapper but with a secondary pen blade versus the spey.

Neat find for $3.
 
So far as I know, the new (current) copperheads from Case are in SS only. If they reblade it, it'll likely be with 'Tru-Sharp' stainless blades. If wanting carbon steel (CV), that may be an issue to consider.

The 'CASE XX' over 'U.S.A.' on the tang, along with no dots, dates the knife to 1965-'69. Scale covers almost look like smooth(?) bone, which Case doesn't do as often. Nice find. :thumbup:


David
 
Being honest - I have no idea which Case knife this is, though it could be a Copperhead pattern.

But I, personally, would not use it as a beater. I just seems to be a really great knife. I´d use it for regular EDC tasks in general. It seems to be a too great knife to rest in a tool box.

Clean it, sharpen and oil it. Put it in your pocket for your daily tasks...

What a great find!

Congratz.
 
Thanks gentlemen! I really don't want to have new blades put in it. The old blades are broken and used but still plenty of cutting left. I will file the tip down into a semi-hawkbill , clean and oil it.
 
Looks like a proper Sheepfoot on that one blade. Nice job of reprofiling!
 
Definitely worth repairing IMO, a good cleaning and some scotch-brite would do wonders.

Nice Find,
Connor
 
cilohaefink said:
The bone on that knife was originally jigged red bone - it has been pocket worn smooth through many years of use.
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That is even cooler :) Wonder how many years a knife would have to be carried to be in this condition? Add two more days to it's duty time. I haven't taken it out of my pocket since I reshaped the blade.
 
cilohaefink said:
The bone on that knife was originally jigged red bone - it has been pocket worn smooth through many years of use.
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That is even cooler :) Wonder how many years a knife would have to be carried to be in this condition? Add two more days to it's duty time. I haven't taken it out of my pocket since I reshaped the blade.
 
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