Any other CASE canoe collectors out there?

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FYI Beechtree, I finally got around to purchasing a Goins Encyclopedia Of Cutlery Markings (it was long overdue) and it also lists Case Brothers as introducing the canoe pattern @ 1900. :)
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Great to hear it Squach, Goin's is a wonderful source. Thanks for the info, its much appreciated. The canoe style is older than I anticipated, very nice. These are some beautiful knives, that "Luck Of The Irish" is great.
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Thanks Beechtree. Being of Irish descent I really like that too. ::tu:: Here's another one of my canoes. :mrgreen:

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Hey guys, greetings from Oklahoma. :-D

I've carried a pocket knife basically my entire life. I got my first, a Schrade Old Timer from my grandpa when I was 10 or 12. Still have it. I am now 44 years old and it saddens me that kids today (those in their 20's) don't carry a pocket knife.

I blame our country and society as a whole. I can remember when I was a kid in school (in the 80's) when a teacher needed to cut something, she would ask the class, "who has a pocket knife?" And three or four of us would approach her desk, knives in hand and she would just grab whichever one was closest to her. She would then open the knife (yes, she knew how because her husband showed her how) cut whatever she needed to cut, close the knife (again, an oddity today) and return it to the owner.

Same went with the principal and superintendant. They both carried pocket knives as well. Hell, during bird seaon or deer season, they would also have a shotgun or rifle in their cars because they either went hunting the previous day or they were gonna go hunting after school that day. A pocket knife was just something a man carried back then. And here's the funny part...nobody got hurt with 'em! Oh sure, you might hurt yourself with your knife, but we didn't stab each other with 'em! ::shrug::

Anyway...I'm rambling on about the past. :roll:

Like I said, I've always carried a pocket knife, but could never afford a Case. Well, I found one a couple of weeks ago and since then, I've bought three more! The knife I purchased was a Case Canoe. Part of their "Pocket Worn" series. I'm no photographer, so here's a stolen internet pic...

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I know what you're thinking and no, this isn't exactly like mine. My Canoe is the standard, pocket worn model without the fancy engraving here and there and no, it did not come with the Zippo.

It also didn''t come with a box. Is there anybody out there that has a Case Pocket Worn Canoe box they are willing to sell? I collect boxes as bad as I do knives! ::dang::

Anyway, I also have an Uncle Henry Canoe and a Buck Canoe. Yes, the Canoe is my very favorite style.
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::tu::

I have just ONE canoe at the moment, looks like this:
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I have been bitten by the bug and have a few CASE canoes on the way. Will post up when they arrive. One of them is a pretty limited run of only 100 made. Expensive for me! To be continued....
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Welcome to AAPK. That's a fine looking canoe to get started on.
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Thanks for the welcome! ::tu::

Not a big fan of the CV blades so it just sits.

I just ordered same with SS blades for my EDC. The SS version is slightly more difficult to find.

Actually have 3 other Case canoes arriving today!
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Welcome titanNV!!!

Beautiful canoes all! ::super_happy::

I know what you mean Glock 'em, when I was a kid in grammar school it was the odd boy who didn't have a pocket knife on him. Now-a-days a kid will be expelled for having a nail clipper on him!!! Damn shame, isn't it? My Grandpa carried a canoe but I believe my very first pocket knife was a Colonial single blade jack with jigged black painted metal handles that I won at a local carnival when I was 9 or 10. There were many more to come, needless to say.

Here's my most recent acquisition for the collection :D :

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Here is a Case canoe in my EDC rotation:
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Custom engraved with my initials on the bolsters. 8)

Also full name engraved on the blade.
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That is one outstanding canoe, Titan! ::tu:: I have one almost like it without the custom engraving. Was it a gift? If so, someone thought a great deal of you.

Here's a pic of my William Russel Case canoe and a pic of my latest acquisition.

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I actually did the engraving to see what it would look like to have engraved bolsters!! :mrgreen:

Cool WR Case yourself - 1st run. Your resale value is much higher than mine - unless my buyer's initials are WB!

Like that second canoe as well! What's the story on that?

Here is one of my latest:
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"Vintage Stag" with "anthracite" PVD coating.

(All of my Case knives are recent productions.)
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It's a SFO, 1 of 300. It's serialized on the oval shield. When I saw the traditional etching that usually graces the master blade done on the orange bone handle.....I just had to have one! It would've been even better if they had etched the blade as well! ::tu:: This one is #76.

I had some custom work done to this one, the handles and the bolsters. I posted it earlier on this thread but just in case you haven't read back, here it is again.

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I wanted at least one knife in my collection that was personalized just for me.
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That stag anthracite canoe is another outstanding canoe!! ::tu:: I grabbed one of them when they first came out, they are beautiful.

Here's another stag canoe I'm fond of:

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I've seen that last one several times before - none of the pics looked nearly as nice as your pic so I never pulled the trigger on one.

The custom knife - are you kidding? Of course I went from the beginning to see all of the canoes posted! You are just proud of that thing with good reason - one of kind and personalized! Sure is a beaut!

I will need to post more pics time permitting.
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Here's another one, Case Limited Edition Series V. I always liked the blue bone! ::tu::

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Looks like this thread might be getting some participation! ::tu:: One more just to keep folks interested. :mrgreen:

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Can't see it too well but it's marked First Run.
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Beautiful knives! ::tu::

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Mint Set.
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Great Canoes guys! Wish I had more to share but I only have the one, and that one I posted a few pages back! But I sure am enjoyin' looking at all of the fines specimens in your collections! Squatch I am especially fond of the one you posted with the etch that normally appears on the blade instead being on the handle scale...nice job using the deer head as a prop with that last one there too, very creative! Is that from a buck you harvested?. I notice you use antlers from time to time in some of your most excellent pics, just curious if you are a hunter, or maybe a shed collector...or both. I consider myself to be both, though I usually don't have much luck hunting sheds, they always seem to elude me, even in the absolutely most likely looking spots....nothin'.
Titan you've got some real dandys there too!
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Mike, I'm both. The ones you see in my pics are from deer I've taken. I do pick up sheds too, I use them for rattling and knife handles. If you want to find shed antlers you need to get out there early because other animals like porcupine, groundhog, rabbit, and others will gnaw on them for the calcium and the salt. It doesn't take long and they're gone.
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Here's another one from my armada of canoes... :mrgreen:

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Thanks guys! Case canoes are a lot of fun!
Sasquach wrote: Mint Set.
SNAKES!! :mrgreen:

Nice knives!

What does that mean exactly for us noobs (or this one anyway!) :lol:

Since we are talking scrolled bolsters, this is my one and only:
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Not sure how many were made so not sure the significance of the "337"
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OOOOOOOO Very nice! ::tu:: The 337 is most likely a serialization......it's #337 0f 500 or 1000 or however many they made. If you have an item number you might be able to find out how many were made.
Here's more scrolled bolsters, Case XX Limited Edition Commemorative Set. 1 of 250.

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Oops!
I missed this:
Sasquach wrote:Thanks Tim, it took me a while to get all six of them. Here's another stag canoe from my collection.

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when I posted this earlier:
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Oh well..... :oops: Twins!

The 1987 Rogers Bone Number is 02083. Any direction on where to find research much appreciated!
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Are you sure that is the correct item number? I did a quick web search and that number came up associated with a 1995 blue bone peanut. (doesn't mean they had the right number but check it) What you can do is contact the case factory and ask for info using the item no. and you can also check out the Case Collector's Club. They have a historian who may be able to help. Meanwhile I'll look around and see if I can find more info for you.

More scrolled bolsters to keep the ball rolling:

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