Please help me understand this...

There's nothing wrong with your knife Dave. If it were mine, I wouldn't think twice about any issue you say you have. Take a look at this Case Barlow I have.

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These knives were made by the thousands and were not built for perfection but rather for work. The knife pictured has an obvious stiration on the mark side along with the remains of a rough bone marrow remnant on the lower edge of the same cover. You have to look close to see it but it's there. Now as to the pile side, that's a bone marrow canal running the length of the cover. The Case worker that assembled the knife obviously saw it but still used it to cover the knife. It isn't an after production flaw as you can see that the pins were set and finished during the initial manufacture/assembly of the knife..

During the early years and even into the 80s Case knives were know for mis-matched covers and using what was at hand to cover their knives.

I'd keep that knife you've got and use the heck out of it or at the least, display it with pride.

My .02¢

Do a search for "mismatched covers" in this forum and see what you come up with.
 
It is interesting and now that its been discussed I think it did leave the factory like this. I did pay ca $125 for it so I dont know if I want to keep it or not. I doubt I would ever get my money out of it if I ever sold it. I would certainly divulge its "birth defects".

Dave
 
One thing for sure, it's unique. Darnedest thing I've seen in quite a spell.
 
waynorth said:
I agree - he used to sit on it regularly!:rolleyes:
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My other thought was having it in a cargo pocket, and kneeling on it. I have done this with another knife, and it made a perfectly centered blade off centered instantly! The brass liners and bone on these are not hard to put out of wack (especially when you are as big as me!).
 
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