Let's see your Traditional Case knives, old to new.

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Sventhelumberjack said:
Are those file marks on the blade spine? Do they have some known meaning, or just decoration?
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Yes they are file marks - very even and really old file marks. I wondered what the meaning was when I had it. Charlie, Bill Howard, and I had a discussion about those marks at a Rendezvous and we did not come to a conclusion. Maybe proof of ownership, odd form of decoration, or factory second, etc. - who really knows !? 🤔🤔
 
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Primble Primble waynorth waynorth Sventhelumberjack Sventhelumberjack , Charlie, Primble, and Sven. I read somewhere that there are rules in the Jewish faith concerning the use of knives. Certain things cannot be cut with the same knife. For this reason, Orthodox Jews mark their knives to make sure they are easily identifiable for use only for an allowed purpose. I could be completely off, but that is my understanding. It is not uncommon to see old knives with lines filed into them for this apparent reason. I do not know if the number of lines is significant, but the ones I seen usually have three.
 
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Nice Barlow, Rob!!
That dark Redbone is intriguing stuff!!

Here is another one from the Case XX era, a 6332 Stockman, 1940 - 1964.
At 3 5/8", it's a good useful work knife. Typical of its old school era, the square bolsters have half-stops all around; and this knife has "late-rogers bone"!! The dark red is not "true" Redbone, but attractive nonetheless!!
This knife is just about my age, and shows similar patina!! 😲
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Question for my CaseHeads. I bought a yellow comp Copperhead sight unseen online with the worst blade centering I've ever had on a knife. The pen blade is worse than the clip which isn't close to center. I can't get a .001 shim between the liner and the pen blade on the far side of the nail nick. It is rubbing the liner but further up the grind so the edge is actually not making contact. I can live with the clip, it clears a piece of paper between the liner. It's a great pattern and am wondering if I should warranty or accept it?

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The copperhead is a wonderful pattern and I have a couple. I had to bend or tweak mine a bit. On a flat piece of cast iron I laid down a rag, opened the knife so it was at a 90 degree angle, folded the rag over the blade, and tapped the tang about 1/2 inch from the knife. I used a jewelers hammer as well. On soft metal I have had a lot of success with that method. However, I wouldn't try this on D2 or a soddie. I'm sure you can find some more info on gootube. YMMV.......

Best regards,
 
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