Vintage Case

Deadman 300 said:
Hey guys, new to the forums here. I just picked up this old Case Granddaddy Barlow today and was wondering if its legit. In other words, do any of you know anything about it? I haven't seen one like this before with the bolster stamp.

It has W.R Case and Son's Bradford PA on one side and Tested XX on the other. Its in great shape for possibly being dated 1905-1915.

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I have no idea about whether or not that it is a Real Case or not , but I suspect that it is and I do like it a lot and want to welcome you to the Forums my friend .

Harry
 
Welcome to the forum! :)

I'm afraid I have my doubts about that Barlow being as old as you say, but I'm not a Case expert. I know Case has re-used older tang stamps over the years, and the "tested xx" on the pile side seems like the sort of "legacy stamp" I remember seeing.
If you can take some more pictures in clearer focus, I'll bet an expert will come along before long. If not, give it a try in the "collecting and identification" subforum:
https://www.bladeforums.com/forums/bernard-levines-knife-collecting-identification.691/
 
Pretty sure that is a later reissue from the 1990's if I remember right, Case reused the tang stamps as Rachel stated.
 
r8shell said:
Welcome to the forum! :)

I'm afraid I have my doubts about that Barlow being as old as you say, but I'm not a Case expert. I know Case has re-used older tang stamps over the years, and the "tested xx" on the pile side seems like the sort of "legacy stamp" I remember seeing.
If you can take some more pictures in clearer focus, I'll bet an expert will come along before long. If not, give it a try in the "collecting and identification" subforum:
https://www.bladeforums.com/forums/bernard-levines-knife-collecting-identification.691/
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Thanks for the welcome! Seems like a great forum.
 
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kvaughn said:
What they said--KV
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Yeah but, what I believe they are referring to are the Case "Classics" line of knives that were reissued in the beginning to mid nineties. Those knives were indeed recreated but not the tang stamps. The "tested xx" stamp in question, goes all the way back to the period I'm referencing.

Either way I'm not looking to sell this one. Just wanted some confirmation on what I already thought and so far its kind of a "I think I remember" type of thing. No disrespect, but I'm looking for a bit more than that.
 
Deadman 300 said:
Yeah but, what I believe they are referring to are the Case "Classics" line of knives that were reissued in the beginning to mid nineties. Those knives were indeed recreated but not the tang stamps. The "tested xx" stamp in question, goes all the way back to the period I'm referencing.

Either way I'm not looking to sell this one. Just wanted some confirmation on what I already thought and so far its kind of a "I think I remember" type of thing. No disrespect, but I'm looking for a bit more than that.
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OK. My semi learned opinion coming from 35+ years of selling,buying,trading and collecting vintage traditional cutlery. The knife in the post does not look like it's 100+ years old in any way to me. Including grind,materials,blade shape,tang stamp, fit and finish or condition. Also,the "Classics" did use vintage tang stamps. I do not believe it's an early 1900's knife--KV
 
kvaughn said:
OK. My semi learned opinion coming from 35+ years of selling,buying,trading and collecting vintage traditional cutlery. The knife in the post does not look like it's 100+ years old in any way to me. Including grind,materials,blade shape,tang stamp, fit and finish or condition. Also,the "Classics" did use vintage tang stamps. I do not believe it's an early 1900's knife--KV
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I agree it doesn't look like a 100+ year old knife to me either. It did come from an antique dealer though so who knows. I'm going to post up on another forum with a bit more of a case following and see what their thoughts are, technically speaking. Thanks for your experience.

By the way, Case's antique series did reuse the vintage tang stamps, but they had the current year tang stamp on the reverse side. Why go through all that effort if they're going to just reissue old tang stamps, completely ruining the integrity of their collectability that they've been known for since their beginning? Doesn't add up to me.
 
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Railsplitter said:
I don't think the posters above were referring to the Case Classics but I cannot speak for them.

My guess, and it's only a guess, is that it's one of Jim Parker's creations.
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You could be on to something. But, from what I read, lol, Jim Parker, while bearing the case tang stamp, was different than the tang stamp of W.R. Case & Sons for the same time period. In any case, this is probably more of what this is. I'll post back up if I find anything solid. Thanks for the help.

Man this gets confusing.
 
The "Case Classics" were made for Jim Parker by Queen to my best understanding of that convoluted period in Case history.--KV
 
Just my 2 cents worth, the cover pins are completely different from any I've seen on a Case daddy barlow. Granted I'm going on looking at many photos of them. But you can pick up quite a bit from studying pictures. For example I have a HSB/OVB daddy barlow that due to small clues like the way the blade is ground and the placement of the nail nick, I'm fairly certain is a Camillus made knife. Even if it isn't as old as first thought and possibly has a shady Parker past, it looks to be a great knife. :thumbsup:
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Just my 2 cents worth, the cover pins are completely different from any I've seen on a Case daddy barlow. Granted I'm going on looking at many photos of them. But you can pick up quite a bit from studying pictures. For example I have a HSB/OVB daddy barlow that due to small clues like the way the blade is ground and the placement of the nail nick, I'm fairly certain is a Camillus made knife. Even if it isn't as old as first thought and possibly has a shady Parker past, it looks to be a great knife. :thumbsup:
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Thanks man. Happy to be here and see that this forum gets a following. Seems like facebook has taken over everything else.
 
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D Deadman 300
No problem, this IS THE place for anything knife related imho. I'm still new to traditional collecting myself, only been into it little over a year now. This section of Blade Forums is a wealth of great knowledge shared by people with a genuine enthusiasm for traditional knives. I've seen folks here get just excited over an old Imperial as a high dollar custom. And even when a knife may not be exactly what we thought, it opens discussions and we all learn a little bit more. And lets face it from what I've learned here American cutlery history is a big interconnected web. Kinda like Shelobs web in Lord of the Rings. Vast and often tangled, parts of it hidden in darkness, and just think we gleefully fling ourselves right in the middle lol.Thankfully there's no big spider to get us, just threads to follow to treasures of knowledge.
Oh and by the way I'm one of the ramblers who often falls to being philosophical, poetic, and nostalgic, and tend to drag out a comment waaayyy to long...see I'm doing it again. Welcome to the porch :D:thumbsup:
 
Misplaced Hillbilly said:
D Deadman 300
No problem, this IS THE place for anything knife related imho. I'm still new to traditional collecting myself, only been into it little over a year now. This section of Blade Forums is a wealth of great knowledge shared by people with a genuine enthusiasm for traditional knives. I've seen folks here get just excited over an old Imperial as a high dollar custom. And even when a knife may not be exactly what we thought, it opens discussions and we all learn a little bit more. And lets face it from what I've learned here American cutlery history is a big interconnected web. Kinda like Shelobs web in Lord of the Rings. Vast and often tangled, parts of it hidden in darkness, and just think we gleefully fling ourselves right in the middle lol.Thankfully there's no big spider to get us, just threads to follow to treasures of knowledge.
Oh and by the way I'm one of the ramblers who often falls to being philosophical, poetic, and nostalgic, and tend to drag out a comment waaayyy to long...see I'm doing it again. Welcome to the porch :D:thumbsup:
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Ha! Bring it on my man. Don't go splaining to me. You're speaking my language. That said, you're right and I still don't know where the...heck.. this knife came from but,..something tells me, who cares. ?? ha
 
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