Stockman/CASE/steel questions

The "fit and finish" of case knives unfortuantely is not what it use to be. That said though, I personally still like them, but I have found that sometimes you have to pick through a few to find a good one. As far as the cv, it will stain, and turn dark with age and use, but its decent for what it is. It is easy to sharpen. A little bit better, in my opinion, than the 420.
 
Check out the Hen & Rooster knives @ the Cutting Edge...the ones they have available are from the original factory that closed in 1980 and are higher quality (IMO) than the ones being made today under the same name...BTW, Cutting Edge is part of A.G. Russell and is ending its run soon so there may be some good bargains before they close up shop!

http://www.cuttingedge.com/text/h.html
 
You may want to check the Cattle King stockman by Queen in D2 steel, I haven´t seen one but have heard it´s very good.
 
Case CV steel isn't bad, and certainly better than their "Tru-Sharp" surgical crud.

I happen to think the steel in an Old Timer beats the Case carbon steel by a narrow margin. But Case seems to have a little stronger backsprings than your average Old Timer. So it's kind of a trade-off. The one advantage to Case is a bigger selection of scale materials.
 
Like Coonskinner says, Case Chrome V steel is a totally different breed of animal than their cheapo stainless junk. I have full confidence in the CV steel, while I wouldn't even use their junky stainless to clean my ears!
 
All of you guys made great suggestions!
(well I don't know if they are great, but I agree with all of them :)).
I would also like to add "Case Classic" and Winchester (USA made)stockmans to the list (They were made by Queen.)
 
Queen does a great job with slipjoints. I have a Marbles large redbone Stockman made by Queen that is a honey of a knife. I carried it today, by the way. :)
 
I have the large stockman with yellow Delrin handles. I use it most often in the summer for yardwork. Its main job is to dig up dandelion and thistle roots with the clip point blade. I also tend to use/abuse the sheepsfoot blade for all kinds of things. It has done the job fine for me, and the edge is easy to restore.
 
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