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will62

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Found a Case Stockman in carbon alongside the road today when I stopped to checked how my load was riding. Will post pictures when I get it cleaned up. I have never really had many case knives other than the Sodbuster and I am not familiar with the numbering system. It has a five digit number on the sheepsfoot blade 62032 is there any way of determing the age by this number? It has a jigged bone handle and squared off bolsters. BTW how do you remove tar from bone without damage?
 
Amber bone Stockman! Nice find. I don't think you can tell age by the pattern number. If I recall, you can get a range by looking at the name stamp, construction, etc. Can't wait for pictures.
 
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I've had good lock using Goo Gone to remove tar without damaging the surface it's on. 62032 tang stamp means:
6 - handle material, jigged bone or wood
2 - number of blades
032 - pattern number

As Kbrasmodeler says, medium Texas Jack. I've got one here on my desk.
 


This is after an initial cleaning,still got some work to do

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You were right the first time-- medium stockman.

What a find!

If you haven't cleaned it up yet, I'd love before and after pictures.

Barring that, "after" alone would do just fine. :-)

~ P.
 
will62 said:


This is after an initial cleaning,still got some work to do

Having issues uploading photo
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I believe you need a paid membership to upload photos directly. You can open a free account at Photobucket, upload the pictures there, then copy the IMG tagged code they give you and paste it into your post to make the picture appear here. That's what I do.
 
Regardless of the age, that's a heck of a find. I found a cross pein hammer with a broken handle once. No where near as cool as finding a stockman. Way to keep your eyes open.

Ben
 
Riding a motor scooter or motorcycle is a great way to find stuff in the road. I guess being on two wheels you're more conscious of whats in your path. So far I've found a pair of needle nose pliers in good condition, a pair of mid size Channel Locks, a Buck 110 that had been converted to auto, a large Craftsman adjustable wrench, and a Leatherman wave with a broken knife blade.

Always wondered how the stuff got lost like that.
 
Somewhere there is a sweet lady who has had it to here with her husband griping about that favorite knife he lost on his trip back from Tuscon. :)

Will
 
The other day I was driving down near Branson and stopped along the edge of the road to help someone sharpen a pencil and wouldn't you know it, I lost my Case Stockman. I wonder if I will ever find it again??

Stuff like that happens to me all the time, not really. Good find, I walk and scan the road edges for junk. One Leatherman folder and some packs of smokes is about all I have that had any use. The smokes end up being made into insecticide for use on boxelder bugs and lady beetles. That nicotine juice hits them and down they go.
 
jackknife said:
Riding a motor scooter or motorcycle is a great way to find stuff in the road. I guess being on two wheels you're more conscious of whats in your path. So far I've found a pair of needle nose pliers in good condition, a pair of mid size Channel Locks, a Buck 110 that had been converted to auto, a large Craftsman adjustable wrench, and a Leatherman wave with a broken knife blade.

Always wondered how the stuff got lost like that.
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Working under the hood, setting the tool aside, then then closing the hood and driving ....tool falls out on street.
 
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Some time back, I was driving down the road with my sweetheart and she yells out, "there is a big knife in the road"! I thought she was kidding me but could see she was quite serious. I stopped and backed up and she open the door and leaned out and came up with a beautiful 12.5 inch J.A. Henckels kitchen knife!! It was in great condition too.
 
Didn´t find such beauties beside the road. I just found a hardware-store one-hander near the woods, years ago. It must have been lying there for almost about a long time; rust all over. I saw the same knife at a local hardware-store for about 5,00 € (roundabout 6,50 $) and it was in a sadly condition. I left it there. Must have been a craftsman-knife which fell out of someone´s belt (clip was deformed).

Kind regards
Andi
 
The best find I've ever had was finding a leatherman down at the boat launching ramp. Found it when I was about 10, made my day and I still have it in my car!
 
Not a great photo, got all the tar off. Lots of GOO-GONE and elbow grease. Still has pretty good snap and looks like it still has a few years of use left.
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