Who's got Eisenhowers

Ed T said:
I keep toying with the idea of picking one up. I really like the pattern. Ideally, I would look for one without the signature on the main blade.
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Same here. It's one of those classic patterns that you don't see nearly enough of now. I spotted one of similar vintage to cgmblade's in an antique store a few months ago and am still kicking myself for not picking it up.
 
It's a real favourite of mine for 3 reasons.

1. It was the first knife that floated my way across the Bay.

2. It is just such a quality knife in every respect.

3. It gets compliments and admiration from everyone who sees it. One of our finest custom folder makers in Sheffield said it was the best Case knife he'd ever seen.

It's dated 1972 & here it is:

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As far as the signature etch goes I think I prefer it without.

David
 
When did it start getting Ike's signature? Presumably after he was President, wonder if it was a commercial arrangement.... It's a nice pattern with many scale choices, was it just referred to as an Equal End before being endorsed by Eisenhower?
 
willgoy said:
When did it start getting Ike's signature? Presumably after he was President, wonder if it was a commercial arrangement.... It's a nice pattern with many scale choices, was it just referred to as an Equal End before being endorsed by Eisenhower?
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I don't know exactly when they started with the etched signature -- but it seems to have been some years after his death (he died in 1969). During the Case XX USA (no dot) years, they just had a TESTED XX STAINLESS or TESTED XX RAZOR EDGE etch. The 1972 version above still has the TESTED XX RAZOR EDGE etch it would seem. Eisenhower never "endorsed" it in the modern sense -- he just really liked it and would often give them as gifts when he was president (presumably before too) - these would often have various engravings, depending on the occasion -- so it eventually became associated with him as "his knife".

As for pattern, yes it was known as an equal end pen -- technically I would call it a slim oval equal end pen.
 
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This is from the casexx site:
During President Eisenhower's administration, he pruchased a (63) pattern from a dealer in Texas. He liked the knife so much, that he decided to give them as gifts at state dinners and poker nights held at the White House. Due to his genuine interest in the knife, Case began referring to this pattern as the Eisenhower. In fact, the main spear blade of this knife generally bears the signature of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

No, I am not obsessing about this pattern. why do you ask? :p
 
dkonopinski said:
It's a real favourite of mine for 3 reasons.

1. It was the first knife that floated my way across the Bay.

2. It is just such a quality knife in every respect.

3. It gets compliments and admiration from everyone who sees it. One of our finest custom folder makers in Sheffield said it was the best Case knife he'd ever seen.

It's dated 1972 & here it is:


As far as the signature etch goes I think I prefer it without.

David
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That's a nice looking knife dkonopinski, thanks for posting.
 
I brought this back up because I finally picked one of these up. I saw one on ebay and ended up getting it for a song. (A good price as I can not even carry a tune in a bucket.)

I must be one of the only fans of the lime green bone. :P

Was able to look past the whole etch thing, finally. Will post more when it arrives.

Ed T
 
I'm not a huge fan of etches generally. However I find the signature of the President (with a real connection to the knife) and SHAEF is another thing altogether.

Interesting that they seemed to be ss going back quite a ways from the current Tru Sharp era.
 
Those are cool knives. They slip into a pocket and carry un-noticed until needed. Both the OP's Case and navihawk's Kabar have many years of "character" built/worn into them.
 
Well, my knife arrived last evening. It is a lime green sample with a bullet sheild.
The joints feel a little gritty and there is not a strong snap (I suspect this will improve once I flush it out a bit.

I was suprised to notice that there are three liners in the knife. The side hosting the longer blade has two liners, the inner one somewhat cut away.

The etching does not bother me as much as I thought it might. This is most likely due to the very small nature of the blade. All in all, a nice little pen.

Do I like it as much as a peanut? Hmmm. Tough question. I will need to pick up a few more samples and decide :D :D
 
And, just like that, it was gone. My wife saw it last night as I was emptying my pockets. "Oh, I like that one". Guess I will find another.
 
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