New Case Brick Red Select Trapper

navin74

navin74

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Hello All,

I picked up this Case Select '54 trapper today. It has a lot of nice features and the color is really nice in sunlight. I have not been collecting very long but I have not seen a long pull Case trapper before. I had to have it. I am not a big fan of the second blade so this knife is already apart and once I turn down some nickel silver pinstock and mill the liners, It will go back together and in my pocket. I hope you like my amateur pics.
Nathan







 
Interesting. Looks kinda like Case is watching the smaller guys and offering some of those small details.
 
I am really interested in such conversion, I had yellow Case trapper but it was too thick for my taste and the second blade was useless for me. How to remove and replace pins? What kind of tools do you use?
 
One of my facorite knives, with long pull and gorgeous bolsters?
How could I not drool?
 
Hello Cali. I used a very short countersink drill bit to drill center pin then finished with dremel with a very small burr to weaken what is left of the pin. I taped up the knife to protect the finish and held breath while driving pin out with undersized punch. I definately did not want to crack this bone. This is the first big trapper I have taken apart and the pins are really big and not a standard size that I have. To replace I will make correct diameter pins, then peen and the center pin will be spun using a spinner tool that I made. It is held in a drill press and gives the pin a domed finish like you see in the factory knife....In theory :)
Nathan
 
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Very nice knife. The main clip blade looks just like the one from the Copperlock, with the long pull, swedging & flat grind. The bone looks gorgeous as well.

Eager to see how the conversion turns out.


David
 
Very nice Nathan, looks like you know what you're doing there sir. Look forward to seeing the finished knife :thumbup:
 
Well, I'm just flabbergasted, being a fan of 2 blades.
How many times have I looked at a single blader & thought "that needs another blade?"

Otherwise, those covers look great, I'm sure you will be happy when you've finished.
 
navin74 said:
Hello Cali. I used a very short countersink drill bit to drill center pin then finished with dremel with a very small burr to weaken what is left of the pin. I taped up the knife to protect the finish and held breath while driving pin out with undersized punch. I definately did not want to crack this bone. This is the first big trapper I have taken apart and the pins are really big and not a standard size that I have. To replace I will make correct diameter pins, then peen and the center pin will be spun using a spinner tool that I made. It is held in a drill press and gives the pin a domed finish like you see in the factory knife....In theory :)
Nathan
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Thank you for the descriprion. It is pretty complicated and a lot of specialized tools are needed :( Good luck with finishing it :)
Are the pins made of ordinary nickel silver?
 
The Bone is exactly like Queens Winterbottom ( apart from colour of course ), reading what you are doing you sound very talented!
 
Impressive wee project you are taking on there. I look forward to seeing the results.

The Winterbottom scales certainly look great!
 
Is it just Trusharp? Case had a line of olive green bone knives in ATS34 that may have been dubbed select that I believe had a little higher grade finish. I wish they would do some more like that, somewhere between regular line and Case/Bose.
 
Gorgeous knife and great project! I have been considering modding a trapper myself, but keeping the second (spey) and shortening it and reshaping as sheep/lamb foot ;-)
 
cali said:
Thank you for the descriprion. It is pretty complicated and a lot of specialized tools are needed :( Good luck with finishing it :)
Are the pins made of ordinary nickel silver?
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Hello again Cali. I left out the step of cutting the pivot pin and end pin. I take a thin butcher knife I bought at a yard sale for a dollar and place the knife to be taken apart on its back edge with blades open. I have a chunk of hard oak that I set the knife on to minimize damage. Try to position the edge of the butcher knife in between the centerliner and spring end of the pocket knife. In this case I picked the centerliner and the spey spring end so I lessened the chance of scratching anything to do with the main blade. Then tap the spine of the butcher knife through the spring end pin. Hit it hard enough and it will cut the pin. Do the same for the pivot pin. If it is a real nice knife, the main concern is cracking the bone. And yes it looks like standard nickel silver but a oddball diameter.

I recommend giving it a shot. Maybe try it on a junk knife, just to see what kind of force is needed to take it apart. Regarding the butcher knife, try to dress the edge between uses because it creates quite a burr that can ruin a liner if you plan on using it again. The tools I used to take it apart are very cheap and easy to get. And if you were to use smooth scales such as smooth bone or wood, you dont need the head spinners.

Thank you for all the comments and I hope the knife looks nice when it is put back together. Will keep you posted!

NAthan
 
MarkPinTx said:
Is it just Trusharp? Case had a line of olive green bone knives in ATS34 that may have been dubbed select that I believe had a little higher grade finish. I wish they would do some more like that, somewhere between regular line and Case/Bose.
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Hello,

I do not know the blade material. I have scoured the internet and I have found nothing at all about these new Select knives. The finish is alot better than some of the other Case knives I have handled. The scales match in color and the blades are centered. No gaps.... So far so good.

Thank you,

Nathan
 
mtangent said:
Well, I'm just flabbergasted, being a fan of 2 blades.
How many times have I looked at a single blader & thought "that needs another blade?"

Otherwise, those covers look great, I'm sure you will be happy when you've finished.
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I do like some two blade knives (Bose Wharncliffe trapper) but I just dont like the spey blade for some reason.....
 
Campbellclanman said:
The Bone is exactly like Queens Winterbottom ( apart from colour of course ), reading what you are doing you sound very talented!
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Thank you! I hope it goes back together as good as it looked before. I am very relieved that the winterbottom bone survived the ordeal so far.
Nathan
 
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