Finally bought a Case stockman.
Went with the Case 63090 Standard Knife Co. Equal End Stockman in Natural Bone (jigged, but it didn't say so in the description).
It's a well made knife. The blades all fit together well with no serious rubbing or crowding. It's also a two spring stockman, which I prefer over 3 spring. The secondary blades sit nice and low and don't impede ergonomics, and all three tips sit within the frame. The joints are well sunken and make for a nice feel in hand. The rounded bolsters also make it an easy and comfortable carry, and I find it fits in my watch pockets. The pulls are around a 5 on the secondaries and a 4 on the main, but they all have good snap and I'm happy with them. The bone is jigged in what I think is Case's corncob pattern, and I definitely wish it was smooth natural bone. It's on the smaller end of what I'd want in a stockman, but will be a useful little carry.
Unfortunately, the other two Case knives I ordered at the same time had to go back. One was a peanut in red sawcut bone and its main blade was so off center it rubbed the liner and both tips were just proud of the frame. The other was a 63047 medium stockman in jade green smooth bone. The covers on this one were INCREDIBLE. But unfortunately its sheepfoot had rough opening, it had some blade rap, and on top of those issues I thought it was a two spring but it was actually a 3 spring.
Went with the Case 63090 Standard Knife Co. Equal End Stockman in Natural Bone (jigged, but it didn't say so in the description).
It's a well made knife. The blades all fit together well with no serious rubbing or crowding. It's also a two spring stockman, which I prefer over 3 spring. The secondary blades sit nice and low and don't impede ergonomics, and all three tips sit within the frame. The joints are well sunken and make for a nice feel in hand. The rounded bolsters also make it an easy and comfortable carry, and I find it fits in my watch pockets. The pulls are around a 5 on the secondaries and a 4 on the main, but they all have good snap and I'm happy with them. The bone is jigged in what I think is Case's corncob pattern, and I definitely wish it was smooth natural bone. It's on the smaller end of what I'd want in a stockman, but will be a useful little carry.
Unfortunately, the other two Case knives I ordered at the same time had to go back. One was a peanut in red sawcut bone and its main blade was so off center it rubbed the liner and both tips were just proud of the frame. The other was a 63047 medium stockman in jade green smooth bone. The covers on this one were INCREDIBLE. But unfortunately its sheepfoot had rough opening, it had some blade rap, and on top of those issues I thought it was a two spring but it was actually a 3 spring.
