Case stag 5488 XX

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btrwtr
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Case stag 5488 XX

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Here is another fake. No pattern number (yes you do find this on early XX knives) coupled with Fat Stag you will not find on an early XX era knife. Bad combination.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASE-XX-STAG-HA ... 2ecf3a6aeb
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Re: Case stag 5488 XX

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Yes, and the stag coloring is not right. And most telling, look at the handle pins - sunk below the surface of the stag. That would be correct on later knives (80's and beyond) but in those years the handle pins were spun so the pin head was on the surface with a countersink underneath.

The frame and blades do look to be real Case, so most likely faked out of a 70's 6488.
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Re: Case stag 5488 XX

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It's funny, all of the Tested era and before stag handled knives I own (admittedly not very many) have thin stag handles (sometimes almost paper thin). It seems to me that early knife manufacturers seemed to view light weight and thin construction as a virtue, contributing to the ease of carrying what was, after all, a tool in your pocket all day. The aesthetic of modern collectors, on the other hand, seems to favor the thick stag handles you see on the example knife.
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