New Cooper Cutlery knives?

[Jdottinger]

Case is in Bradford. GEC is in Titusville. According to google maps they’re about 80 miles apart.

 

[knifeswapper]

GEC and Case/Zippo (or is it properly "Zippo/Case"?) Pretty sure I am that both are in that town.

Jdottinger beat me to it...

 

[mbkr]

GEC and Case/Zippo (or is it properly "Zippo/Case"?) Pretty sure I am that both are in that town.

Case is in Bradford, PA. About 75 miles from Titusville.

 

[mbkr]

Jdottinger beat me to it...

Me too.

 

[afishhunter]

Huh ... Y'd I think Case was in Titusville?
Oh well.

 

[Will Power]

I'm getting old or something.

Another old knife brand sold to some guys who are making inferior knives, trying to 'cash in' on name recognition in a business that is dwindling in size and stature. They've further diminished their standing by choosing to (nudge-nudge, wink-wink) associate themselves with an immature marketing ploy that seems as pointless as it is puerile.

Their 'right' to do this, charge whatever they want, or embarrass themselves is absolute. Nobody has to support them. They're not obligated to give a hang about our sensibilities.

No, not old but wise That can come at any age or frequently not at all....

 

[5K Qs]

Huh ... Y'd I think Case was in Titusville?
Oh well.

Maybe you were thinking of Queen, which I think was in Titusville before they closed, and temporarily got Case and Queen mixed up.

- GT

 

[BrianB43]

A lesson learned many times over - a lot of bunk gets stated as fact.

 

[jmgruber]

Unboxing video of the German hunter from Knife Thoughts is up on YouTube . . . skip to about the six minute mark. It is definitely a marijuana leaf with accompanying Bible verse in the package. Final thoughts is it's comparable to last run of Queen knives and doesn't live up to his expectations. He rambles a little and admits at the end the video his narrative is convoluted.

 

[Rockon75]

Maybe you were thinking of Queen, which I think was in Titusville before they closed, and temporarily got Case and Queen mixed up.

- GT

Case and Queen are allowed to be mixed up, at least for the Case Classics that were manufactured by Queen, in Titusville

 

[Docscoot]

From the pictures, it definitely is on par with standard Case production...with GEC pricing...

Idk, case usually manages to get the springs flush when closed at least, that looks pretty awful to me!

 

[Kiteman72]

Case and Queen are allowed to be mixed up, at least for the Case Classics that were manufactured by Queen, in Titusville

When I was new to collecting, this almost broke my fragile little mind. I just couldn't conceive of such a thing!

 

[mbkr]

A little overblown rhetoric by the author, but a somewhat interesting read:

Local knife company buys out knife mogul, gains nationwide notoriety | People's Defender

By Ashley McCarty…

www.peoplesdefender.com

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Well mine finally arrived, not looking good boys.

This trapper's shield is so high it's trying to take off.


The bone handle on this hunter is nowhere near flush with the top bolsters or even the liner for that matter, back spring gap is pretty bad too.


Bad grinds on main blades for both knives, centering isn't great either with a little blade rub too. Not looking good for Weed and Company.

Wonder if the vendors even looked at these before listing them? Going to test out their warranty on these two, will update as appropriate.

 

[Docscoot]

Well mine finally arrived, not looking good boys.

This trapper's shield is so high it's trying to take off.
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The bone handle on this hunter is nowhere near flush with the top bolsters or even the liner for that matter, back spring gap is pretty bad too.
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Bad grinds on main blades for both knives, centering isn't great either with a little blade rub too. Not looking good for Weed and Company.

Wonder if the vendors even looked at these before listing them? Going to test out their warranty on these two, will update as appropriate.

Gosh that's hideous, sorry about that!!

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Gosh that's hideous, sorry about that!!

Actually kind of laughing at it, what did I expect from a company named weed with a pot leaf for a shield?

 

[Docscoot]

Actually kind of laughing at it, what did I expect from a company named weed with a pot leaf for a shield?

Haha I can always appreciate comically bad, but not at that price point So glad I didn't pull the trigger on these!

 

[JohnDF]

That's absolutely horrible.
They need to put the pipe down and focus on making knives.

 

[Will Power]

Dismal.

Be interesting to see how the warranty works ....but with a knife like that, where do you start?

 

[mbkr]

I'd rather have a $30 dollar Bear & Son than that