Case XX Patterns 61-75

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Pattern # 61

This pattern is a 2 7/8" equal end style pen knife.  Most of these will have a spear and pen, spear and file, or spear and cuticle blade that open in opposite sides of one another.  They usually have tip bolsters.  Case began making them sometime before 1940 and discontinued them prior to 1964. (image courtesy of OSG)
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Pattern # 63

Case has manufactured a two and three blade 63 pattern knife.

The most current version of this pattern is a 3 1/8" pen knife that is known as an equal end pen, senator pen, or Eisenhower.  Most have a spear master blade and a pen secondary blade that open on opposite sides.  Often you will find the words Dwight D. Eisenhower etched on the master blade.  President Eisenhower's name is associated with this pattern because he bought them in large quantities. From what I understand, he would have them engraved "Compliments of the President" and give them to White House visitors and dignitaries.
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W.R. Case & Sons manufactured a 3" three bladed 63 pattern beginning sometime prior to 1915. These normally have a spear master blade and file blade that extends from the right, and a pen blade that opens from the left.

Pattern # 65

Pattern number 65 has been used on two different styles of knives

*Case's earliest 65 pattern was a swayback style pen knife that was normally equiped with a spear and pen blade. It was discontinued sometime prior to 1940.

*Case's second version of the 65 pattern has been manufactured with one, two, and four blades.

These are 5 1/4" clasp style knives that are called folding hunters by most collectors. The single-bladed version always has a clip blade. The two blade version  has a clip master blade along with a skinner blade, and the four blade versions have a clip, skinner, wire-stripper, and can opener. This knife can be found with and without a locking system.  If the blade does lock open, there is usually an L after the pattern number (when there is a pattern number).  Some 65 pattern are saber ground while others are not.  Those that are saber ground will have the letters SAB after the pattern number (when there is one).  These knives have also been known to have a drill hole in the rear bolster for a lanyard.  This can be found on knives manufactured from 1964 to the mid 80's.  Folding hunters were introduced in the late 1920's.  In 1965, Case changed the frame on the 65 pattern.  The right side bolster was made smaller with less of an upward curve. click here for illustration  Note that the older style will be drilled for a lanyard only in the 1964 production year, so you will rarely encounter the older style frame that has been drilled for a lanyard.
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Pattern # 067

W.R. Case and Sons began manufacturing a 3 1/4" swell center style whittler sometime prior to 1915. They will normally have a spear master blade an two secondary pen blades.

Pattern # 68

This pattern has been manufactured as a two-blade, three-blade, and four-blade knife.

Case's most recent version is a 3 1/4" knife that is known as a congress.  It is often referred to as a small congress because it is smaller than both the 88 and 52 pattern. The two blade-version has a sheepfoot master blade, a pen secondary, and is categorized as a pen knife. The four-blade congress has a sheepfoot master blade along with a spear, coping, and pen blade.  Case began manufacturing the pattern sometime prior to 1915.
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Case's three bladed versions are 3" knives that are known as congress style whittlers. Most have a sheepsfoot master blade along with two pen blades. W.R. Case & Sons began manufacturing them sometime prior to 1915.

Pattern # 69

This pattern is a 3" pen knife known as a small two-blade congress or half congress.  They have a sheepfoot master blade, and a pen secondary blade.  These knives were constructed from pre 1915 to around 1976. Case made a three bladed version prior to1915 as well, which usually have an additional file blade on the left side, and are known as congress style whittlers.

Pattern # 70

This pattern number has been used on at least two Case knives that I know of.

*The oldest 70 pattern is a 3 1/8" swell center congress knife.

The most recent Case knife manufactured with the pattern number 70 is a 4" two-blade sleeveboard jack knife that many collectors call snowshoes.  The master blade is a spear, and the other is a sheepfoot.

Pattern # 71

There are two distinct variations of the 71 pattern.

The other is a 5 3/8 inch single-blade switchblade knife that locks open. This version will generally have an L following the pattern number and will have a saber ground clip blade.  Case manufactured these knives before 1940.

Pattern # 72

The 72 pattern is a 5 1/2" clasp style jack knife that goes by the name buffalo or bulldog.  They have a single clip blade.  These knives were introduced and had already been discontinued prior to 1940.  It was reintroduced between 1965 and 1969.
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Pattern # 73

This pattern is a 3 1/2 " liner locking knife that Case started making in 2005. They have a single drop point blade made of BG42. It is the only knife that Case manufactures that has a BG42 blade.

Pattern # 74

WR Case and Sons started manufacturing a 4" swell center style whittler knife with the pattern # 74 sometime prior to1915. They have spear master blades on the right side, and two pen blades on the left side.

Pattern # 074

WR Case and Sons made a 4" equal end or cigar style cattleman's knife with the pattern # 074 prior to 1915 that normally have spear or clip master blades along with a spey and pen blade.

Pattern # 75

Case has produced two different two-blade 75 patterns, and one three-blade version.

The lesser known two-blade 75 pattern is a 4 1/4" jack knife. Most of them have a clip master blade, and a pen secondary blade that extend from the same end. Case started making this version sometime prior to 1915.

The most well known two bladed variation is a 4 1/4" double end jack knife that is usually called a moose.  They usually have a clip master blade, and a spey blade of the same size that open from opposite sides. Case began manufacturing them sometime prior to 1915.
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The three bladed version is a 4 1/4" knife that is one of several knives that goes by the name stockman.  The 75 pattern is among the largest of the group, so it is often called a large, big, or jumbo stockman. The most common blade configuration includes a Clip master blade along with a sheepsfoot and spey blade. Case started making this pattern sometime prior to 1915.
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