Given the apparent age from the tang stamp, wouldn't the master have either the opener or the fish scaler integrated? I don't often see this combination of blades on the truly old Case fish knives, and the top-down view doesn't look all that right either. Perhaps it could be the suspect re-handling job throwing me off, I don't know, but the stamp almost looks too good and I'm suspicious of how that crack in the liner got there.
Case '16-20 fish knife
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Case '16-20 fish knife
Not too sure about this one...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASE-S-2-BLADE- ... 1812143086
Given the apparent age from the tang stamp, wouldn't the master have either the opener or the fish scaler integrated? I don't often see this combination of blades on the truly old Case fish knives, and the top-down view doesn't look all that right either. Perhaps it could be the suspect re-handling job throwing me off, I don't know, but the stamp almost looks too good and I'm suspicious of how that crack in the liner got there.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASE-S-2-BLADE- ... 1812143086
Given the apparent age from the tang stamp, wouldn't the master have either the opener or the fish scaler integrated? I don't often see this combination of blades on the truly old Case fish knives, and the top-down view doesn't look all that right either. Perhaps it could be the suspect re-handling job throwing me off, I don't know, but the stamp almost looks too good and I'm suspicious of how that crack in the liner got there.
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Re: Case '16-20 fish knife
I'm guessing it's a legit but re-handled 32095F. Case used "CASE'S STAINLESS" stamp like the one on this knife on the 32095F for a few years. The blade configuration looks correct for an 095 Apparently this pattern, like some other patterns, was made both with clip blade on mark side position sometimes and with fish scaler blade in mark side position sometimes. Examples are pictured both ways in Sargents. HOWEVER: the 095 pattern was a 5 inch knife. The seller's description says his is 4-3/4 inches. Maybe he didn't measure correctly. 
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Re: Case '16-20 fish knife
Definitely rehandled. All of the ones l have seen had the Case's Stainless stamped on the disgorger blade. I have seen that stamp on a 61093F but it had the scaler on the clip blade. Length should be 5 inches closed on the 095.
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Re: Case '16-20 fish knife
Good to know, thanks! I was suspicious due to the blades and the measurement. DIdn't earlier Case fish knives have the scaler on the back of the clip in a one-blade configuration? Was that an alternative, and did the caplifter show up on both blades over its history? I've been trying to get my hands on a nice example of the fish knife (I've got enough "land-based" toothpicks already) but I can afford to be super picky and ask questions, it's not a huge priority.
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Re: Case '16-20 fish knife
Tony here is a single blade fish knife with the scaler on the top but I have been told that it probably started out as a two blade.
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Re: Case '16-20 fish knife
Case had three fish knife patterns back in the day - 095, 093, and 098. None were ever made in stag. The stag on that one is new stag anyway.
I suspect the seller just made an error in giving the length, that one is an 095.
The 093 had a liner lock clip blade with a scaler back, second blade hook remover. The 098 was the big SEA BEAST.
I suspect the seller just made an error in giving the length, that one is an 095.
The 093 had a liner lock clip blade with a scaler back, second blade hook remover. The 098 was the big SEA BEAST.
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Re: Case '16-20 fish knife
Great info, thanks everyone! 