@Golphin

 

Even going back to the early years it should have some type of code. like Case XX and the font can tell the age. You don't show us but one side of the knife. Post of picture of the side with the Case stamp on it.

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Even going back to the early years it should have some type of code. like Case XX and the font can tell the age. You don't show us but one side of the knife. Post of picture of the side with the Case stamp on it.

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Will post a picture of the other side when I get home tonight. But it is CASE in all caps is all that shows.
Paid $100 for it. Probably an OK price, not great, but OK, and Lord knows like most of my guns I don't have a use for it

 

Cool. So that places my knife 1940-1965.

 

@f100owner - as a Case knife "gatherer" - I'd say that for the shape / condition your acquisition appears, you got a fair deal! IMHO !!!

Thanks @Golphin for the reference ! ! ! I need to bookmark that reference.

 

I’m pretty sure the date code is a combination of the “Case XX” stamp and there is a code for the exact year that follows with a series of either a certain number of X’s and amor a certain number of dots. I looked up my dads 1970 Case by using that method.
mill see if I can find it and lost a link.

 

Lookie here!! I found it!!
Took me literally seconds!! Lucky 🍀

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Lookie here!! I found it!!
Took me literally seconds!! Lucky 🍀

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If you would have looked at the other post you would have seen those for fixed blade were already posted even as fast as you were. There was also a link to look up folding knives.

 

That is something in my area I'm surprised most LGS don't seem to deal with GOOD older used knives. I've been meaning to do a lap in some of the local antique shops to see what I can find.

 

@navajo is a case knife aficionado. Hopefully he can add to what @Golphin has supplied.
Nice looking knife!

 

Well, I hate to interfere but in order to maybe help clear up this discussion. . . While I absolutely do not consider myself to be an expert on the subject,

I have several Case fixed blade hunting knives from the '40's through the 60's. They all have the exact same "CASE XX" on the ricasso as the one shown and purchased by @f100owner.

There are no other date codes than "CASE XX" from 1940 to 1965 for fixed blade knives from Case - and that information comes directly from the Case factory following an inquiry I made to verify the age of a couple of my knives.

I have come across counterfeit stamps on Case knives where someone has tampered with the stamp under the mistaken belief of increasing the value of the knife. Or, they have stamped a Chinese made knife trying to pass it off as the real deal.

The dot and "x" was not used by Case on fixed blade knives prior to 1980. In mid-1980, they switched and began using the dot system and then dropped it again in 1990 - resuming again in late 1993. From 1990 to 1993 they put the actual date of the year on the fixed blade knife.

I happen to have approximately 100 Case knives - fixed and folding. - in my knife collection. I've learned the date code system by heart.
Also an excellent reference is a book entitled: Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide It is about $20-25 online. I found mine at Half Price Books. This book will help you determine model - style - age - etc. I don't really use it for a real market value - but it is a good guide.......

Hope this is of value. . .

 

How do you explain this code information then? I had to look hard at this chart three times before I noticed the only "plain" CASE stamping listed 1940-1965

 

@Weez556 - Holy Moly Batman! Those are some high prices. . . . I had not checked in a while but thankful I did not have to pay those princely sums for the 2 I have on my shelf !!!

@256WinMag - Absolutely - a knife is a tool !!! I collect tools to use. . . . knife prices always baffle me - I go to a lot of auctions and am amazed at what some folks will pay for a used Buck knife that has been sharpened poorly and abused. . . or pay $100+ for a 3 blade stockman made in China . . . one must err on caution. . . On another note - I did not know you did commission knives. . . .Is any of your work posted ? ? ? Web site perhaps - I'd like to check it out.

 

Here is the other side of the knife. Do appreciate the commentary on this thread. I have a few Case knives myself. Most are folding, but a few fixed. I have also spread a few case pocket knives across the country inadvertently leaving them on the bumper of my trucks while working on something or another.

 

Looks like 1940-1965 to me. Nice knife.

 

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I was at the case company site and saw the case collector's club reference but somehow missed the case collector's club site.

 

Also an excellent reference is a book entitled: Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide It is about $20-25 online. I found mine at Half Price Books. This book will help you determine model - style - age - etc. I don't really use it for a real market value - but it is a good guide.......

I think you haven't checked the price in a while or forgot the 1 .

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Knives a a funny commodity. My last commission sold for what a Marlin 336 was worth 5 years ago....Case knives are an anomaly to a bladesmith. I have a step daughter that thought she would get rich with Beanie Babies. I agree that Case has done a great job with limited editions and made in USA. I own one fixed blade that I think I gave 20 bucks for many years ago, but I doubt I will ever spend a premium for one, especially now that some are made in China. Just me, but a knife is a tool, to be carried in your pocket or on your belt for a specific job.
I actually spent a extra 2 days on my tour in VN while an AF puke wanted my K Bar when I was trying to get a flight out of country. I finally came home with it when I told him I bought it on the black market. Disclaimer: Not all AF are Pukes, but this one was a REMF at 14th Aerial Port, CRBRVN who was collecting souvenirs at the expense of others. If you do not know what a REMF try Rear Echelon "MF".

 

I am not sure if I read it right but as far as Case knives they are all made in USA. There are some people that put together old parts to fake high dollar knives and such but that is the case with anything that brings good money. If someone is buying a older knife for a lot of money they need to know enough to keep from getting a fake. I am not sure if there are any China fakes on the new Case models but I have never seen one. Probably cost them to much to make them look good enough to sell as a real Case knife.

 

Yes, I know the term REMF. We all deal with our lives overseas and in combat zones individually. However, stolen valor is never a good thing and while I appreciate all who served well, I draw the line of "my" respect at an honest portrayal.

 

A modern version, very similar to my new acquisition is this Case. Of course it is the the skinner model.

 

Case put out this handy dandy pocket guide

 

I back checked my post on American made Case knives....all are made in USA except their
Tec X knives which are Made In China. I didn't mean to offend anyone but a search of where Tec X knives are made on Case's website will verify my claim.

 

Looks like it was made between 1940 and 1965. You can search for the Case collectors website and find all kinds of stuff on Case knives. case collectors club.com

 

Although barely related to the thread, you all jogged my memory of this folder that I bought while living in Arizona in 2005. The scales seemed a little "blocky" so I had a good knifemaker in town (studied under D'Holder) and had the sharp corners rounded to make it more comfortable and pocket friendly. Put it back in the box and packed it away in my knife crate for our move back to Michigan. Forgot about it until yesterday.