Question about Case 6207

Doug Add

Doug Add

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I have this one in my pocket today, a Case 6207 from 1978.

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The current 6207 is a mini trapper, and I have seen this one also identified that way. But isn't it really more like a dogleg jack, since the secondary is a pen blade?

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Here is the 6207 alongside its same year sibling, the 6232 jack.

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Would the handle style have something to do with it?

Case's Hunter Trapper has a 3 blades and neither are spey or wharncliffe but they still call it a trapper. It has the trapper handle shape though. But, that's just speculation, I'm definately not an expert.
 
That was my assumption, the name has to do with the frame shape, not the blade configuration.
 
Doug Add said:
I have this one in my pocket today, a Case 6207 from 1978.



The current 6207 is a mini trapper, and I have seen this one also identified that way. But isn't it really more like a dogleg jack, since the secondary is a pen blade?
Here is the 6207 alongside its same year sibling, the 6232 jack.
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I agree that I would call this a dogleg jack as opposed to a trapper. Having an equal length spey blade(as compared to the master clip blade) is what defines a trapper in my mind, along with the frame shape of course. To confuse things even more, LG4 refers to a equal end/double ended knife with clip and spey blade as a "trapper". He uses a Remington R4353 pattern as an example.

Did Case back in 1978 refer to this pattern as a mini-trapper? If so, from a marketing standpoint, I am sure it made much more sense for Case to call this a mini-trapper for the masses rather than a dogleg jack!;)

By the way, I like your version with the pen blade as opposed to the current version with spey:thumbup:
 
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I understand if Case wants to name it by frame shape, but your reasoning is similar to mine Ken. Here it is next to my peanut, which I consider to be a small dogleg jack (sorry for the poor photo quality, just stepped outside and snapped a quick shot).

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ken erickson said:
Did Case back in 1978 refer to this pattern as a mini-trapper? If so, from a marketing standpoint, I am sure it made much more sense for Case to call this a mini-trapper for the masses rather than a dogleg jack!;)

By the way, I like your version with the pen blade as opposed to the current version with spey:thumbup:
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I don't know how they marketed it in 1978. I just obtained it this summer.

Thanks, I like this blade setup better also, especially since like the 6232 it has a nice stout pen blade.
 
Doug, I agree with you and Ken in regards to a "Dog Leg Jack" I had the EXACT same knife---model and year and regret that I sold it out of my collection!!!

Frame wise---Tapper

Blade Configuration---Dog Leg Jack

Dog Leg Trapper maybe;)

Paul
 
My copy of the 'Official Price Guide to Collector Knives', Fourteenth Edition by C. Houston Price (2004), refers to the older, original 6207 (pre-1940 through the '70s) as a 'Serpentine Jack' (with a pen blade), but also references a 'Mini Trapper' version '6207SSP' in the 1980s and later. Googling 'Case XX 6207SSP' returns a knife pictured with a slimmer, 'California' style clip blade (like a trapper) and an equal-length spey blade, from what I can find. The frame style/shape seems to be the same.

Some more Googling on the 6207 pattern also refers to the Mini-Trapper version as a '6207 SP SSP' Dogleg Trapper, according to 'Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide', by Steve Pfeiffer (2011). I'm assuming the 'SP' in the pattern # is the reference to the spey blade, which differentiates from the standard 6207. The 'SSP' suffix was used on other Case patterns as a reference to stainless blades with polished edges, if I recall correctly.

So, it comes down to blade configuration, as to whether it's a jack or trapper. And it seems the frame could be called dogleg or serpentine, for either config.
 
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Thanks David, excellent info. as always!

When I first read this I thought you were the author of the price guide (would not have surprised me, with the amount of useful information you have available and share with us).
 
Doug Add said:
Thanks David, excellent info. as always!

When I first read this I thought you were the author of the price guide (would not have surprised me, with the amount of useful information you have available and share with us).
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Not even close (:D).

I do like these threads, because I enjoy digging for info on these great old knives. Learn something new every time. I have you and many others to thank for that, when looking at posted pics of these. :thumbup:
 
Hey guys I have the same knife but from the late 60's.
I saw it called Minitrapper jack and for me is a very satisfying denomination. minitrapper frame and jack blade lay out.
since with no pics it didn't happend:

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Mateo
 
The 6207 and 6232 make a nice pair.
I love the Case 6207's. It is probably my favorite pattern. I prefer the older versions with the pen blade, but don't mind the newer versions with the spey blade.

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lutejones said:
Hey guys I have the same knife but from the late 60's.
I saw it called Minitrapper jack and for me is a very satisfying denomination. minitrapper frame and jack blade lay out.
since with no pics it didn't happend:

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Mateo
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Sorry for offtopic :D Did you file down the kick of the stockman's sheepfoot blade ?
 
aadhtbb said:
Sorry for offtopic :D Did you file down the kick of the stockman's sheepfoot blade ?
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Actually no, that blade was a Spey blade that I modified into sheepsfoot for whittling, taking advantage of the very thin grind of the Spey.
 
Doug Add said:
Wow Mateo and Mike, beautiful knives! I would love to have one of those.
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Thanks Doug. I've had probably at least a dozen different 6207's, and never had one I didn't like.
Matter of fact, it may be time to pick up another :D
 
I really like the Pen version rather than Spey, it just looks better to my eye. Are these knives scarce and hard to come by?

Those older CASE knives show some very decent bone and the relatively broad handles and master are strong points too.
 
willgoy said:
I really like the Pen version rather than Spey, it just looks better to my eye. Are these knives scarce and hard to come by?

Those older CASE knives show some very decent bone and the relatively broad handles and master are strong points too.
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No they are not scarce. You should easily be able to find a nice specimen, and all things considered, they really aren't expensive
 
paulhilborn said:
Doug, I agree with you and Ken in regards to a "Dog Leg Jack" I had the EXACT same knife---model and year and regret that I sold it out of my collection!!!

Frame wise---Tapper

Blade Configuration---Dog Leg Jack

Dog Leg Trapper maybe;)

Paul
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Lol. I had that EXACT same one too, and regret getting rid of it every time I see pictures of it.
 
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