So this fell into my hands....

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Im guessing its a fake at this point but I know nothing about the stamp. Clearly the shield is not Case...contract knife?

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The blade stamping dates 1920-1940.

I'm no expert but it could be a case blade on an Ulster body.
If you have Levine's 2nd edition, check page 134 and look at the barehead jack in the center of the page. The body is exact.
The blade also looks similar except yours is clipped. Could be a modified spear.
 
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Hi Dave
This is a cut and paste from all about pocket knives. You may have found but just in case here it is. Note the bone handle comment.

Best regards

Robin

According to Witcher's book on counterfeiting the 25 cent stamp should only be on 6106 pattern knives. That is a small (2 5/8") single blade jack knife. He only notes that the 50 cent stamp is rare without further elaboration (other than it has bone handles).

These knives would probably be inexpensive knives as I believe that they were produced to cope with the conditions of the Great Depression, as a way to compete with the many cheap knives that were produced at that time (e.g. Imperial).
 
Wow! No info on this so far. I did send a note off to Case to see what they say but Im not expecting much. This is intriguing.
 
akadave2 said:
Wow! No info on this so far. I did send a note off to Case to see what they say but Im not expecting much. This is intriguing.
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Go to the Case website, click on contact at the top of the home page and direct your note to the Case Collectors Club.
I'm sure they'll have an answer.
BTW.....I checked your knife against all the case knives in Sargent's book, Knives & Razors and did not see it........ but i did see that case made early knives with the same shield.
 
Very cool.

If those blades are real and are transplants then there must have been on heck of an artist to have put them on that knife. Unless it was done a long time ago. He covered his tracks pretty well. You'd expect either the bolsters to have been polished or the pins to be exposed.

Will
 
DrPenguin said:
Very cool.

If those blades are real and are transplants then there must have been on heck of an artist to have put them on that knife. Unless it was done a long time ago. He covered his tracks pretty well. You'd expect either the bolsters to have been polished or the pins to be exposed.

Will
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Im thinking its legit but thats just me
 
I hope it is buddy. I have heard of those things but never once laid eyes on one in real life. Would be a truly great addition to just about any collection!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Will
 
There has been much written about these tang stamps and knives. Or not so much depending on how you look at it. I have yet to see a consensus among knowledgeable sources. Goins' show $.25 and .50 tang stamped but gives no detail. Pocket Knife Traders Guide only lists a Green Bone #6106, Tested era. Steve Pfieffer has a bit to say about it in his book. Personally I would go with Mrs. Dewey P. (Lavana) Ferguson, "Price Guide To Romance of Knife Collecting". They were valuing Case knives before just about anyone and discuss the $.25 knife but no others. You will find examples of $.25 Case Classic knives and you will find Parker Knife Service sold $.25/.50/1.00 knives in the 1990's. Like I said, much said but little in the end. Search some of the other knife forums and you will find numerous discussions about these in the past.

If it were my knife I would exercise the 14 day return policy. Serious Case guys would have run that price up quite a bit higher if it is the knife I think it is.
 
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There has been much written about these tang stamps and knives. Or not so much depending on how you look at it. I have yet to see a consensus among knowledgeable sources. Goins' show $.25 and .50 tang stamped but gives no detail. Pocket Knife Traders Guide only lists a Green Bone #6106, Tested era. Steve Pfieffer has a bit to say about it in his book. Personally I would go with Mrs. Dewey P. (Lavana) Ferguson, "Price Guide To Romance of Knife Collecting". They were valuing Case knives before just about anyone and discuss the $.25 knife but no others. You will find examples of $.25 Case Classic knives and you will find Parker Knife Service sold $.25/.50/1.00 knives in the 1990's. Like I said, much said but little in the end. Search some of the other knife forums and you will find numerous discussions about these in the past.

If it were my knife I would exercise the 14 day return policy. Serious Case guys would have run that price up quite a bit higher if it is the knife I think it is.
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So this one knife has been around? Known as a fake? Interesting if so. I have looked and found nothing with any description of the 50¢ knife. If it were faked to make money it sure had failed. Only sold for $128 and that was because I liked the stamp. Still on the fence about this one.
 
So I sent the pictures to Case. They responded and I quote "It is as real as it gets". So this knife is a legit 50cent Case, most likely from the 1920's! I feel pretty lucky!
 
akadave2 said:
So I sent the pictures to Case. They responded and I quote "It is as real as it gets". So this knife is a legit 50cent Case, most likely from the 1920's! I feel pretty lucky!
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Great news and a great find. You should contact Jim Sargent and have him add a pic of your knife in his next issue of American Premium Guide to Knives & Razors.
 
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