Who still carries a Case Knife?

Pen today.
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Dan1892 said:
I don't think it's pinned. I can't see any evidence of a pin inside the liners or under magnification on the outside. I could be wrong though.
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The reason I mentioned that is I have a 6232 from 1967 and I think the shield is pinned. Looking at the liner under a strong light and with a loupe I'm pretty sure I can see evidence of where the pins are fitted into the liner (brazed? welded? soldered? press fit?) and ground almost flush.
(Not to be confused with the pins for the bone covers, which look quite different.)
 
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Work has been crazy... So, I haven't been able to keep up on the forums lately. But, I saw some really cool pictures here and an opportunity for further discussion. Doesn't help I found some time to actually catch up on all of my threads!!

Dan1892 said:
I recently picked up this 6332 from 1976. What a great pattern. Compared to my modern 63032, it's slighty longer and maybe just a touch slimmer. I like the old dimensions better. It also has half stops on all 3 blades, which was a nice surprise.

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Here it is next to my modern 63032 for comparison.

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I love my 6332 and have been carrying it since I got it. I have never seen a 6332 side by side with a 63032, and one thing that surprises me about the 63032 is how proud the sheepsfoot is. I love that the 6332 follows the lines of the reverse gunstock pattern so well. Because the gunstock is reversed, the pen blade can sit much lower. And so, the sheepsfoot can sit lower as well, given the side its nail nick is on. I had never owned a gunstock knife before and generally preferred serpentine patterns for my stockmans. But, this pattern has changed my mind. I truly believe that a reverse gunstock pattern may be one of the best patterns for a stockman when done right!

Ace Rimmer said:
The reason I mentioned that is I have a 6232 from 1967 and I think the shield is pinned. Looking at the liner under a strong light and with a loupe I'm pretty sure I can see evidence of where the pins are fitted into the liner (brazed? welded? soldered? press fit?) and ground almost flush.
(Not to be confused with the pins for the bone covers, which look quite different.)
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My understanding is that all bone covers had pinned shields up until the late 70s. I've seen some state that the first unpinned shields on bone covers appeared in 1978 and by 1980 all shields were glued and not pinned. Take this for what it is worth 😝 But, your 67 is most certainly pinned if it is bone.
 
Duper said:
Oh I like that one! What model # of stockman is that?

,,,Mike in Canada
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Many thanks, it's unusual in having a Spear master and the sunk-joints make it very pocket friendly. It's a CASE 63046 Humpback Stockman in pocket-worn Harvest Orange Bone, 3 5/8" this from 2009 and it came in a very nice tin. I think this pattern is currently discontinued but it came in a number of scales including very tidy Red Sawn Bone and 6.5 Bonestag. I gave the blades a mild brushed treatment as I prefer it, just wish CASE would do ALL their stainless blades in it. Great snap and fit on this one.

Good luck in locating one. They also did a 2 blade Humpback Whittler on the same frame.

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Thanks, Will
 
lithicus said:
Work has been crazy... So, I haven't been able to keep up on the forums lately. But, I saw some really cool pictures here and an opportunity for further discussion. Doesn't help I found some time to actually catch up on all of my threads!!


I love my 6332 and have been carrying it since I got it. I have never seen a 6332 side by side with a 63032, and one thing that surprises me about the 63032 is how proud the sheepsfoot is. I love that the 6332 follows the lines of the reverse gunstock pattern so well. Because the gunstock is reversed, the pen blade can sit much lower. And so, the sheepsfoot can sit lower as well, given the side its nail nick is on. I had never owned a gunstock knife before and generally preferred serpentine patterns for my stockmans. But, this pattern has changed my mind. I truly believe that a reverse gunstock pattern may be one of the best patterns for a stockman when done right!


My understanding is that all bone covers had pinned shields up until the late 70s. I've seen some state that the first unpinned shields on bone covers appeared in 1978 and by 1980 all shields were glued and not pinned. Take this for what it is worth 😝 But, your 67 is most certainly pinned if it is bone.
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I'm not sure I completely follow, although I share your love of the 6332. I can't see much difference in the frame shape of either version of the 32 aside from the length. I didn't realize they were considered a reverse gunstock actually and just thought of it as a serpentine with square bolsters. I'll have to do some more learnin' about that type of pattern .

It almost seems like the sheepfoot seems more proud on the 63032 because the clip sits a tad higher on the 6332 because of its additional size. So the clip sits lower on the 032 which makes the sheepsfoot appear higher. Either way, I like the older pattern a lot more.
 
Got a Kentucky bluegrass jig bone trapper today. Not sure how I feel about it. Isn’t nearly as dark as the Case pic….
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It is much lighter in the show side with hints of blue
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And on the back there is quite a lot of blue…
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Not sure I like it. Otherwise the fit and finish are great.
 
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