What does the "CS" on my Case Classic mean ? (Pic included)

I've sent your pictures to the guy who made a lot of the classics, and will report on his reply, hopefully soon!
 
Curious where you got that info, birdog4!? mind sharing that?
Charlie
 
I have several Classics which are seconds. They are stamped , on the tang, DU. This is also the stamp used by Queen/Schatt to designate their seconds. I would guess it means defective unit, but that's only a guess. bruce
 
Why don't you try posting your inquiry on the Bernard Levine section? If anybody oughta know he should... maybe.

Good luck,

LANNY:cool:
 
lanny said:
Why don't you try posting your inquiry on the Bernard Levine section? If anybody oughta know he should... maybe.

Good luck,

LANNY:cool:
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He did on the 26th, they sent him here.
 
I sent the pictures to the person in charge of designing the Case Classics, and who in fact made up the original Classic samples, at Queen Cutlery. He tells me the CS was not added or marked on the knife at the factory, and must have been added some time later in the knife's existence.
Another small piece of the puzzle.
 
jerrinfla said:
I can't find any reference to Case ever marketing any seconds .... has anyone heard of them doing such?
One other thing that strikes me as unusual - all my Case knives also have SS stamped near the model number, but this one doesn't. Has anyone seen one like that before?
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Case sells seconds at their factory store in PA. Not that this is what that means but they do sell them.
 
waynorth said:
I sent the pictures to the person in charge of designing the Case Classics, and who in fact made up the original Classic samples, at Queen Cutlery. He tells me the CS was not added or marked on the knife at the factory, and must have been added some time later in the knife's existence.
Another small piece of the puzzle.
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Possibly the initials of the original owner?
 
While bladeforums was down, I received some more infomation on this "CS" from Shirley Boser, the W.R. Case & Sons Historian. It was relayed by Lisa Boser (Shirley's Niece) who is administrator of the Case Collector's Club forum.

"Shirley said that the CS stamping on the blade was not on the original knife. It was an engraving that was applied later (possibly someone's initials). CS isn’t anything related to Case.

Just as a little more informaiton, the Case Classic line was produced by Parker Knife Collector Service in Chattanooga, TN. W. R. Case & Sons Company granted rights to use their name and tang stamp to Blue Grass Clutlery as they produced their Case Classics line. All these Classics were distributed exclusively by Parkers Knife Collector Service under the direction of Jim Parker."
 
waynorth said:
Most of the Case "Classics" were made at Queen cutlery!!
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Yes, I know, Blue Grass Cutlery contracted them to Queen for Parker, with the exception of the 4 patterns that were made by Case.

Blue Grass Cutlery doesn't actually make any knives.
 
I suspect that this is a "second". Does "CS" means "Case Second."
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Nah, it stands for "Cold Steel." They made a whole mess of Case folders at one time. :)

Seriously, I think the "S" indicates the locking mechanism ("slip joint").
 
The Last Confederate said:
Yes, I know, Blue Grass Cutlery contracted them to Queen for Parker, with the exception of the 4 patterns that were made by Case.
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Egad! That sounds like either a government cover up or an Enron deal. :D
 
s.f.makinster said:
I find myself with a knife I cannot but vaguely recall obtaining. It is a Case Classic 53091, 1990, 4-9/16 inches long whittler, with beautiful honest-to-goodness stag scales. On the pile-side bevel of the blade is scribed the small upper case letters "CS". Scribed or engraved, not stamped as the usual lettering.
I suspect that this is a "second". Does "CS" means "Case Second", or "Cosmetic Second"??? Looking very closely, I can see where the stag scale on the master blade end is just slightly thinner than the bolster: the bolster stands slightly proud. There is a 1/4 inch section of the end of the scale that looks over-ground - making it thinner than the bolster it's surface is supposed to meet. The springs are strong; the blades snap open and closed; it's a beautiful item!
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I have only seen one other Case second, and that had the "CASE" name ground from the blade. Is this a second? Sure would like to hear from an expert on this one!!!
makinster
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CS stands for Carbon Steel where as CV stands for Crome Vanadium.
 
b2edhmep said:
In the Shepherd Hills Fall catalog "CS" refers to carbon steel.
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In current-line knives of the last year or two from Case, yes.

But back in 2006, when this thread was posted, Case wasn't yet using the 'CS' designator for blades in carbon steel (recently adopted in lieu of their previous 'CV' designation).

And Case didn't actually manufacture the old 'Case Classic' line anyway - those were built in the 1990s via other contracted companies under license from Case's owner at the time (Jim Parker).
 
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