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Well, it sharpens up nicely but I haven't really used it. It's mostly along for the ride and something pretty to look atHow is the Case damascus for actual use? How is the edge retention and does it rust easily?
Beautiful Case.
Thank you for this comparison photo. I’ve been really into this same era. Gorgeous collection you have there.
Thanks! I find it interesting that the blades on the 44 "Junior" Stockmen from the 60s are the same or bigger than the more modern 63032 which is a larger frame. And the blades on the older 6318 from the 70s are bigger than the modern 6318.
Beautiful collection, very well displayed, and photographed. I really enjoy seeing these types of side by side comparisons.
Wow!! What a beautiful collection you have going there. And I think you did a fantastic job trying to match that older bone color. Has that dark blood red look to it. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks! I find it really interesting to compare these patterns from different eras. It's pretty easy to see the quality differences between the older and newer knives. The same patterns will have stronger springs, better walk and talk and larger blades. I don't know enough about the history of the company or the financial troubles, but I assume these were cost cutting moves. Too bad, because those older knives are really nice. This isn't to say that I don't enjoy newer Case knives or appreciate the fact that they survived and are still making affordable USA made knives, because I really do. That little 63090 is really nicely made and it's from 2012.
Yup,Single bladed sowbelly today. Strong pull on this one
Wow
Thank you, now you're making me blush.
Great collection you are showing.
Thanks for the info on your single-bladed Case canoe.
I'm a big fan of the canoe pattern, and have LOTS of standard 2-blade canoe and a few 3 or 4 blade canoes. But I've never managed to locate a 1-blade canoe. Maybe I should just take a Rough Ryder canoe (or 2) and eliminate the pen blade as you describe.I have a Case mini copperhead with the navy blue jigged bone and red shield, and I think it's one of the best looking knives I own. Your mini trapper "dressed" that way is also extremely attractive.Took some pics over the weekend. A few of my Mini Trappers. Carrying the red shield today.
I wonder how many patterns Case made with blue bone and red shield? I think I've also seen a canoe and maybe a full-sized trapper and/or slimline trapper. I suppose they're discontinued by now.What model is that? Very handsome knife
, and I'd prefer that pattern with a blade on each end to a Peanut, I think!
That’s a 6208 half whittler. It’s a single spring knife but I don’t know if that’s how they still make them or not. It’s around 3 1/4” closed. Easy to carry but big enough for most chores if you use your noodle.What model is that? Very handsome knife
VERY belated congratulations on those significant family events, Bruce; always grand to see the ceremonial Case!Had my folks 68th anniversary last night. It was also my wife’s 67th birthday, so we had a big dinner party and I carried an appropriate ceremonial grade pocketknife, Case stag handled Mini-Copperlock. OH
Nice knife, but that Case tractor doesn't look much like the Case 630 my Dad got about 1965.
(We had been basically a Farmall operation prior to that.) While we were at the dealer in 1965, we saw a Case 930 that we thought was a ridiculously huge tractor, but several years later, after me and my 2 younger brothers had gone off to college, my Dad actually bought one of those "monsters"!WView attachment 2096950View attachment 2096951View attachment 2096952
You are dead on with regard to the jiggingOld Hunter ! And Case has done it consistently from the beginning. I cannot comment on blue knives however, because I do not think I have ever owned a blue knife. It must be time to get one! (Any excuse to get a new knife is fine with me.)
W, that's a handsome knife, LT! There's a Tractor Supply store less than a 30-minute drive from me which is one of the few places I know where I can look at traditional knives in person. They have a 4-panel rotating display, and I think only one panel has traditional knives, mostly Case and Chinese Old Timers, and it often has quite a few empty spots. Don't think I've ever bought a Case knife there, but a couple of weeks ago I picked up a Chines Schrade 5OT 3.75" lockback that I'm very pleased with.
If I could order a bonestag mini trapper guaranteed to look exactly like yours, I'd do it in a heartbeat!
Those yellow Cases are just feel-good classic, IMHO.
I especially like the sowbelly stockman and pen knife!
I liked the tractor story better than any knife story that I have heard!!VERY belated congratulations on those significant family events, Bruce; always grand to see the ceremonial Case!
Nice knife, but that Case tractor doesn't look much like the Case 630 my Dad got about 1965.
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There's a Tractor Supply store less than a 30-minute drive from me which is one of the few places I know where I can look at traditional knives in person. They have a 4-panel rotating display, and I think only one panel has traditional knives, mostly Case and Chinese Old Timers, and it often has quite a few empty spots. Don't think I've ever bought a Case knife there, but a couple of weeks ago I picked up a Chines Schrade 5OT 3.75" lockback that I'm very pleased with.
If I could order a bonestag mini trapper guaranteed to look exactly like yours, I'd do it in a heartbeat!
Those yellow Cases are just feel-good classic, IMHO.
- GT
