Large Texas Jacks?

comoha

comoha

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Did Case at one time make their Texas Jack on a 4" (or thereabouts) square bolstered frame? I would love to find a large Texas Jack, but it seems that all Case now makes is a 3 3/8" and 3 5/8" TJ. Whats the history here on this cool knife?
 
Here ya go Corey:

CV 4" 6292 Case Texas Jack manufactured in 1986
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CV 4" 6292 Case Texas Jack manufactured in 1979
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CV 4" 6292 Case Texas Jack manufactured in 1976
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Group picture of the above three knives.
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Even though these knives are 4" long, they are very pocket friendly and easy to carry. Their square-frame, slender frames make them so. Don't let the narrow, slim, frames fool you. The are very tough knives and capable of handling heavy tasks.

They are two bladed versions of Case's 4" three bladed 6392 Stockmans.

Case CV 4" 6392 Case Stockman manufactured in 1972
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EDIT: Although not made by Case at the present time, the 6292 Texas Jack and the 6392 Stockman are readily available on the great auction site and dealer sites.
 
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Ed, the scale on that '79 jack is outstanding, and it also has a better nail nick than the '86 model.
 
Just fabulous Ed! Thanks!
It's just a great variation on a stockman, and a very sensible design. Those older TJ's had great bone.
 
Corey this one has some real nice dark brown bone. Picked it up a while back.

Jason

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I like that long slim style w/ square bolsters. I'd like one but not @ $150 or more. I'll just live with my trapperand slimline trappers. I agree, Comoha, that's some great looking bone on all the examples.
 
black mamba said:
Ed, the scale on that '79 jack is outstanding, and it also has a better nail nick than the '86 model.
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Actually, both nail nicks are nicely done. The blade of the 86 is just a hair thiicker than the blade of the 79 thereby enabling the nail nick of the 86 to be cut nice and deep. Both nail nicks on both blades allow a nice purchase by the thumb nail in order to open them.
 
Modoc Ed, I always enjoy your pics of this pattern...
Vanguard, your has some awesome character to it , I love the way it looks as is :)
baker g2g, nice scales on yours...

I too went looking for one of these when Ed let me know the pattern number, WOW, I thought, when I saw the going rates...for now I'm going to keep Oogling you guys pics of them :)...Thanks for sharing :thumbup:
 
Keep looking. There are some available for a reasonalble price even going back into the 1965 - 1970 era and even into the pre-1965 era. They come up on the great auction site regularly.

I usually don't talk price but I paid less than an 80-dollar bill each for the four knives I posted pictures of above.

Keep looking - you'll fall into a good deal with time.
 
Thanx Ed, for me ,Case knives are a relatively new experience. I've had a couple of their Sodbusters for years, but have been trying a few different models this last year. Seeing you folks pics here in the Trad. Forum has been very educational for me. The large Texas is in my notebook, and I'm sure I will come across one at some point :) Something about this model makes it appear to be a very capable blade combo, and it has nice lines...
 
I'm loving this thread. The 92 frame is probably my favorite Case pattern base. I wish they still made 'em like they used to.
 
I wonder why Case ever discontinued the 6292, seeing their popularity?
There would be a good case (no pun intended) for reinstituting them into production.
 
The last newest one I bought was a 1999 one dot. It had chestnut handles and cv. I gave it to my roommate in college. It was his first case. 99 and 2000 case discontinued a lot of popular patterns that a lot of people liked. I've been hoping case would reintroduce this pattern in a stockman and the yellow handle Birdseye stockman.
 
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