Jacks A little bigger than a nut

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jec88

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To me, the second knife I've shown is about as close to the perfect slip joint as there is. All I know is that it is a 1920's -1930's case jack knife. I don't know the history of it. I'm 45 and as long as I can remember at least going back to the 1970's it was a knife that had always been in the family toolbox.... a mix of my tools, my dads tools, his dads tools and his dads tools. You can tell that it had previously been well-loved. The bone handles are worn smooth and almost look like wood. Even after oiling it up to prevent rust, the blades are black and you could shave with it even though it hasn't been sharpened in at least 40 years. I suspect it was my great grandpas. It just looks like it should be carried in the mountains on a squirrel hunt and used to clean a trout or small game! I'd hate to lose it. But I would love to find a similar one. Does anyone know a modern equivalent or even the pattern number of this old case in the picture?
I'd like to start another one on the path to looking this good.


For comparison, it is really close in size and shape to a Buck 309. On the other side is a 1970 Case Jack Knife and then a mini muskrat. I guess the old Case is chestnut bone. Can anyone id the pattern number, or suggest a similiar knife, not necessarily a Case, to my old CASE? If not, the 1970 Case looks like a good candidate. I'd like something that would age like the old Case. I'm half tempted to just start carrying the old thing!
Thanks










 
Hi; your old Case green bone knife is a pattern #6244.

Unfortunately, Case has not made the 44 pattern in a two bladed jack format since about 1984.

Case still makes it as a three bladed knife with clip, sheepfoot, and pen blades. However the handle materials and blade steels offered tend to vary from one year to the next. Most Case patterns today are only offered in stainless steel, though they do offer some selection in carbon steel.

You can find used examples of the Case 6244 pretty regularly on the big auction site.
 
jec88 said:
To me, the second knife I've shown is about as close to the perfect slip joint as there is. All I know is that it is a 1920's -1930's case jack knife. I don't know the history of it. I'm 45 and as long as I can remember at least going back to the 1970's it was a knife that had always been in the family toolbox.... a mix of my tools, my dads tools, his dads tools and his dads tools. You can tell that it had previously been well-loved. The bone handles are worn smooth and almost look like wood. Even after oiling it up to prevent rust, the blades are black and you could shave with it even though it hasn't been sharpened in at least 40 years. I suspect it was my great grandpas. It just looks like it should be carried in the mountains on a squirrel hunt and used to clean a trout or small game! I'd hate to lose it. But I would love to find a similar one. Does anyone know a modern equivalent or even the pattern number of this old case in the picture?
I'd like to start another one on the path to looking this good.


For comparison, it is really close in size and shape to a Buck 309. On the other side is a 1970 Case Jack Knife and then a mini muskrat. I guess the old Case is chestnut bone. Can anyone id the pattern number, or suggest a similiar knife, not necessarily a Case, to my old CASE? If not, the 1970 Case looks like a good candidate. I'd like something that would age like the old Case. I'm half tempted to just start carrying the old thing!
Thanks










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Well, sometimes you feel like a 'Nut, sometimes you don't! :D

The Captain
 
Thanks for identifying that for me! Based on the tang, mine is a 1920-1940. Since you gave me the pattern number, I was able to locate one pretty close in looks (better/more blade) that is a 1940-1964, so I have a "new" one on the way. Luckily for me, it doesn't look like it is necessarily a particularly valuable or collectible pattern.................... but I sure like it! I'm going to pocket the new one and I can keep an eye out for others now that I know what to look for. Looks like Queen possibly makes one pretty close, but I think it was stainless.
 
jec88 said:
Thanks for identifying that for me! Based on the tang, mine is a 1920-1940. Since you gave me the pattern number, I was able to locate one pretty close in looks (better/more blade) that is a 1940-1964, so I have a "new" one on the way. Luckily for me, it doesn't look like it is necessarily a particularly valuable or collectible pattern.................... but I sure like it! I'm going to pocket the new one and I can keep an eye out for others now that I know what to look for. Looks like Queen possibly makes one pretty close, but I think it was stainless.
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In Queen its a pattern number 2. Yes Queen has made them in stainless and in D2.

Also look for an older USA made Schrade Old Timer "Middleman Jack". I forget the Schrade pattern number but someone will probably chime in with it.
 
cilohaefink said:
In Queen its a pattern number 2. Yes Queen has made them in stainless and in D2.

Also look for an older USA made Schrade Old Timer "Middleman Jack". I forget the Schrade pattern number but someone will probably chime in with it.
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Middleman Jack is a 33OT.
 
It looked so lonesome and forlorn in the knife case at [A non-BF dealer big Box Store], i couldn't contain myself. It is a Chrome Vanadium "Chestnut" scaled "Tiny Toothpick". While I was disappointed at first (as it had a slightly burred edge from the factory.) a quick touch-up on my Spyderco Triangle 'Sharpmaker' handled that in short order.

It is only a 'cat's whisker' larger than the Peanut, and with the slim blade it should make for an interesting knive to carry in the rotation.

Thanks to all, I'm a full blown Case Pocket Knife addict! :p

The Captain
 
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