Case 63039 Sowbelly

The W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has a very rich history that began in 1889 when William Russell (“W.R.”), Jean, John, and Andrew Case began fashioning their knives and selling them along a wagon trail in upstate New York. The company has produced countless treasures and it continues to do so as one of the most collected brands in the world.
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Spectrum
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Case 63039 Sowbelly

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I hope this is the correct place to post this. I started collecting knives in the early 1990's when Smoky Mountain Knifeworks started sending me catalogs. I bought one of the Case Classic series ( #63039) and put it away along with some Camillus and Remington knives I bought.
A couple of years ago I found the box with this knife in it and decided to find out what it might be worth. I joined another forum and was told that the knife was actually made by Queen Cutlery ( I know- big controversy). No one had any idea what it might be worth at the time. I started buying Queen knives and they all have pleased me very much. I wish I had bought dozens of these when they were first sold.
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Re: Case 63039 Sowbelly

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It is a Case "Classic" for sure, and yes, made by Queen. I'll take a guess and say around 60-70 bucks, but I will check my book. The book doesn't mean a thing though!

Best gage of value/worth (unfortunately) is ebay.


Update: The book says 175, reduce that by 50% you got 80-90 bucks........... Most book values (for any knife) are inflated by 35-55%. Some knives will go for 100% of book value. A number of factors play into that, popularity, manufacture, pattern, era, economy, the list goes on and on.
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Re: Case 63039 Sowbelly

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Thanks for checking. I had a table at a gun show in 2001 and brought this knife along with some others and had a $39.00 price tag on it. It didn't sell but a nice older gentleman told me that he was a Case collector and had over 400 knives in his collection. He advised me that it was worth $65.00 and he was probably right at the time.
At that same show I sold several knives that later increased in value greatly when Schrade and then Camillus went out of business, but who could've known?
A young father stopped at my table with his son and daughter who were around 9 and 7 respectively. The kids had their own money and chose items very carefully. The boy bought a Leatherman Micro-tool and the girl bought a small Schrade Scrimshaw lockback that had a squirrel engraving on the scales. I'll bet she still has it.
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Re: Case 63039 Sowbelly

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Spectrum,

There were 208 of those beauties made under license agreement with Case. Yes, Queens Cutlery made them for Blue Grass Cutlery and Jim Parker.
The knife is worth a tad more than 60.00, especially to a Case Classic collector. Book value says 175, I paid about 65 % of that a year or so ago mainly because I WANTED one for my collection. Ebay prices are a little soft right now, maybe after tax time they might pick up a little.

You've got a nice collector's piece there !!!!

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