Someone else hurt it, but I think I killed it...

[ChapmanPreferred]

To try to ease the many rolled eyes smilie faces, I have emailed the gent I spoke of before to replace the main blade for a quote and pointed him to this thread to see the picture of the knife.

 

[cj65]

Your hypothetical doesn't have me necessarily knowing how the knife came to be that way, so...
I would probably put it on the Bay and list it as what must be a very rare Case knife. And not being an expert I would have no idea how many they made, and that it might even be a one of a kind prototype, but I just don't know.

Who knows how high the bidding would go

You forgot to say factory edge and almost mint.:thumbup:

I kinda agree with the mall ninja angle. I thought I was gonna see more of a Spydie edge, that could have been nice.

 

[Fubarski]

I'd have kept it the way it was, and made up a more bad@$$ story about how it got that way.

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

Interesting comments so far...

cj65, what would you have done to fix it properly?

Fubarski, good suggestion.

 

[neeman]

Sell it to an electrician as a special wire insulation stripping knife, for use with three ranges of wire gauges

 

[Bill DeShivs]

A blade swap would be necessary. Unfortunately, I don't have a blade. If you can find one, I would be glad to install it. Making a new blade is possible, but unless the knife has sentimental value it would not be worth it.
Have you checked with STR?

 

[cj65]

bladeswap

 

[orca8589]

As for Case's reply, they said that the knife was old enough that they did not have a current production blade that would fit. I was also surprised when I got that reply, but I would guess they are right. Otherwise, why turn down the business...

That makes sense. When they re-bladed my old CV-bladed two blade Hunter several years ago, the lady on the phone explained that Case is not buying the CV steel in the thickness needed any more, so my blades would be stainless. The other reason she said they would refuse is if they no longer have spare parts or the tools needed to make them are retired.

She did say that if I had an old set of CV blades (from another old CV bladed knife) that Case might try to use those, but the blade & spring thicknesses may vary, and sometimes the old springs can't be re-used; so, you may end up with grandpa's old Hunter with another old CV blade and stainless steel springs. (Eeeewwwwwww . . . :barf: )

thx - cpr

 

[65535]

If you really dig the knife, I'd see about getting quotes from budding custom slip joint makers and seeing if they could fit a blade in for you. Won't be case, but definitely potential for a new blade on there.

That's a pretty gnarly chunk missing, wonder if it was the reason for the estate sale.

 

[ChapmanPreferred]

Thanks for all the suggestions folks!

Mr. DeShivs, I will visit the local antique stores and see if there are any blades available or donor knives in similar condition but that have a main blade in better shape. Thank you for taking time to view my thread!

Doug

 

[RobbW]

It needs a clip and a thumbstud to go with those serrations.