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

[Falling_rain]

 

[pmek5]

1965-69

 

[The Fort]

1965-69

Very nice!

 

[pmek5]

Very nice!

Thank you

 

[Carboniferous]

I've had this peanut for a little over two years, shined it up a bit today:

 

[N.E.Tim]

Top to bottom:
Tested XX, 6206 1/2, Green Bone, Prior 1940, 2 5/8" closed
Tested XX, 6235 1/2, Green Bone, Prior 1940, 3 3/8" closed
Tested XX, 6231 Green Bone, Prior 1940, 3 3/4" closed

 

[black mamba]

Beautiful bone, Tim!

 

[pmek5]

Top to bottom:
Tested XX, 6206 1/2, Green Bone, Prior 1940
Tested XX, 6235 1/2, Green Bone, Prior 1940
Tested XX, 6231 Green Bone, Prior 1940

Wow, those are really nice, and in wonderful condition.

 

[Planterz]

Wow. They're all nice, but that tiny jack is something else!

 

[N.E.Tim]

Aaron,
It is probably one of my neatest knives.
I doubt if it ever saw a pocket let alone get used.

 

[rarreola]

 

[Will Power]

If there's some decent light tomorrow, I'll put up a picture of the newly arrived Teardrop in Chestnut Bone and CV, this one has a Wharncliffe blade and not the usual rather odd looking Spear/Quill knife blade. A big improvement to my mind.

 

[jerryd6818]

I've really gotten hooked on these 07's lately.

 

[FOG2]

If there's some decent light tomorrow, I'll put up a picture of the newly arrived Teardrop in Chestnut Bone and CV, this one has a Wharncliffe blade and not the usual rather odd looking Spear/Quill knife blade. A big improvement to my mind.

I'm excited to see it!

 

[peanutsxx]

Top to bottom:
Tested XX, 6206 1/2, Green Bone, Prior 1940
Tested XX, 6235 1/2, Green Bone, Prior 1940
Tested XX, 6231 Green Bone, Prior 1940

Yowsa -- where's the double-like button?!

 

[peanutsxx]

I've really gotten hooked on these 07's lately.

Nice red-white-blue! Semper Fi.

 

[GasMan1]

 

[Will Power]

Here's the new CASE Teardrop I was talking about earlier.

Might as well give a mini overview too Chestnut Bone, single blade in CV and an endcap. Haven't yet cleaned out the joint but pull is nicely firm about 7 and snap is excellent. So full marks for W&T No gaps at all in the backspring, no blade play, grind is good on the carbon blade. Pins are excellently finished (GEC can take note here sometimes...) 2 small flat pins and one large domed pin. On my other Teardrop, which is single blade it has 4 pins but it is Barehead so that might be why. Scales radiused on handles correctly and into bolsters, no sharp edges there Wraparound spring cut off cleanly & well finished.. Pile side slightly lighter colour but this is a very attractive knife to look at indeed. I much prefer the Wharncliffe to the other blade option, Tony Bose designed it like this but I frankly feel the other type of blade looks just too short for the frame, an aesthetics thing. So the Wharncliffe gets my approval. FULLY FLUSH ON ALL THREE POSITIONS! Fantastic for a prod knife. Joint is low too so very pocket friendly.

Negatives? No not really! The blade is not centred and favours the pile side liner but as mentioned before, the W&T is excellent so there's no hint of blade rub against the liner, no problem for me.It would be perfect if it were Barehead, I just prefer them but it's an aesthetic thing again.

Conclusion. Really pretty knife, very well made and finished. I felt like a kid opening up a knife box with great expectations, they were not disappointed either, quite a thrill for a veteran/jaded knife owner Incidentally, it cost me 50 Euro including delivery to the EU an excellent piece of kit at a very decent price to my mind.

Thanks, Will

 

[Railsplitter]

That's a fine looking Teardrop, Will.

 

[Railsplitter]

This one is headed off to a new home today but it's a fine example of an honest old knife.