Case Knives
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.
Below you will find valuable resources to help with your Case knife collecting hobby:
| Case's Knife Numbering System | This link will explain W.R. Case's numbering system that the company uses to represent knife patterns, handle materials, and other characteristics about its knives. |
| Blade Abbreviations | In addition to the pattern number, W.R. Case often stamps additional letters that represent certain blades or other unique characteristics incorporated in their knives. This link contains information about these characters. |
| Dating Case Knives | This link will provide information about Case's tang stamps, and how they can be used to identify when a knife was made. |
| Case Knives by pattern number | This link lists most of Case's knife patterns by their factory pattern number, shows a picture, and gives each knife a name, along with a description. |
| Case Knives by name | This link lists most of W. R. Case's knife patterns by name alphabetically. Here you will find pictures, descriptions, and the pattern number that has been assigned to each knife. |
| Handle Materials used by Case | Here you will find pictures and descriptions of the various handle materials used by Case. They are listed by their respective handle number designation. |
| Blades and blade material used by Case | Here you will find pictures of the various blades that are used on Case knives along with the various materials that they are made of. |
| The Construction of a Case Knife | Here you will find an in depth look at the components of a Case knife, and how they are put together. |
| Case Knife Shields | Here you will find an in depth look at many of the shield variations used on Case knives. They are useful in helping get an age approximation of any given Case pocket knife. |
Shop our huge selection of Case XX knives. There is most always a great variety of vintage & recent folding Case pocket knives in a variety of handle materials such as genuine stag, jigged bone, mother of pearl, & more. Fixed blade Case knives also come and go in many handle materials.
Buy your favorite Case pattern today. You will generally find Case Trapper knives, Congress knives, Muskrats, Copperheads, Copperlocks, Jack knives & many others in Chrome Vanadium steel, True Sharp Surgical Stainless steel, & specialty steels used by Case on occasion.
Case Tony Bose Exotic Handles Sowbelly
Item # 115113
$200.00
For Sale By:
ZekeBladez
W.R. Case Barlow Old Red 62009 1/2 SS
Item # 115088
$109.00
For Sale By:
Godwins 303 Store
Case XX2012 Premier Ed 2 Blade Trapper #9207 Coral Sea Corelon 1 of 500 New In Box
Item # 115086
$95.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX 2 Blade Trapper 2012 Zodiac Sagittarius Knife New In Box Made In USA
Item # 115082
$145.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX Caribou Skinning Knife / Sheath #397 1981 9 Dot New In Box Made In USA
Item # 115072
$200.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case xx American Workman Red Synthetic Large Sod Buster Knife Flag Shield 73933 USA Made NIB 4138CS
Item # 115064
$49.99
For Sale By:
Cougar Creek Knives
Case xx Smooth Mulberry Synthetic Canoe Knife Antique Brass Shield 30463 USA Made NIB 42131SS
Item # 115063
$62.99
For Sale By:
Cougar Creek Knives
Case xx American Workman Red Synthetic Medium Stockman Knife Flag Shield 73931 USA Made NIB 4318CS
Item # 115062
$64.99
For Sale By:
Cougar Creek Knives
Case Scout Knife 640045R 2 Dots 1978 Bail Nickel Hardware 5 Blades Delrin Handles Brass Liners
Item # 115057
$224.50
For Sale By:
Scagel
Case 6250 Toenail 1980 No Dots Factory Mint Elephant Etch Wood Handles Brass Liners And Pins
Item # 115056
$322.50
For Sale By:
Scagel
Case XX 1940-65 4 Blade Congress Jigged Red Bone 4" Closed No Damage No repairs Factory Snap
Item # 115050
$824.50
For Sale By:
Scagel
New without box 1999 Case Blue Bone Barlow
Item # 115048
$99.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
New in Tin Case Cranberry Bone Silver Script Trapper
Item # 115047
$169.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
Case XX USA 3233 Yellow 6 Dot Pen Knife c. 1974
Item # 115046
$90.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
RARE Case XX USA EZ 49 Cv Yellow Trapper Knife c. 1990's
Item # 115045
$175.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
Case XX USA 6 Dot 3254 New Grind "Johnny Reb..." Yellow Trapper Knife 1980's
Item # 115044
$125.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
Case XX USA 3185 9 Dot Yellow Doctor's Knife
Item # 115043
$100.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
Case XX USA 5 Dot 3254 CS Yellow Trapper Knife NIB
Item # 115041
$60.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
Case XX USA 5 Dot 3254 Yellow Trapper Knife NIB
Item # 115040
$60.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
Case XX USA 3138 CV 7 Dot Yellow Sodbuster Knife NIB
Item # 115039
$50.00
For Sale By:
Sanders Knives
New in Original Box 1986 Case Large Folding Hunter in pumpkin box
Item # 115037
$159.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
New in Original Box 1988 Case Large Stag Folding Hunter
Item # 115036
$259.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
Case XX USA PRESIDENT TRUMP BLUE SAWCUT BONE DISCONTINUED 1 ARM RAZOR/DEEP ETCHED 24-K SHIELD NEW.
Item # 115027
$159.35
For Sale By:
Briley Cutlery
1970 Case 61050 SAB
Item # 115013
$175.00
For Sale By:
Shannon Senter
1972 Case 6318 User
Item # 114997
$50.00
For Sale By:
Shannon Senter
730109X Case Brothers whittler. COA says 1 of 55 but serial number on blade is #000
Item # 114988
$449.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX Buffalo Hunter fixed blade
Item # 114987
$109.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX 1/100 PBJ Tiny Toothpick with etched blades
Item # 114986
$229.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX 2000 LE Black BN Trapper in original box. Very hard to find
Item # 114985
$109.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case CCC 2007 Honey Brown 3 piece complete set mint in original boxes
Item # 114984
$375.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX 1/100 PBJ Mini Trapper with engraved bolsters
Item # 114983
$329.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX 1/100 PBJ Canoe with engraved bolsters
Item # 114982
$329.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX Magicians Razor Red/Green new in original gift tin.
Item # 114981
$99.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX PB&J Barlow SMKW SFO
Item # 114971
$225.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Sea Dragon Trapper with Wharncliffe - SMKW SFO
Item # 114967
$215.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case 1999 Stag Stockman 53032
Item # 114943
$125.00
For Sale By:
ZekeBladez
Case Peanut Butter and Jelly Bone Single Blade Peanut
Item # 114936
$120.00
For Sale By:
ZekeBladez
2013 Case XX Buffalo Horn BackPocket Folding Knife – Rare Find!
Item # 114901
$350.00
For Sale By:
Jmcallisterfsu
1976 CASE XX SOD BUSTER JR. #024 of 200 HENRY COUNTY -STATE UNKNOWN UNUSED
Item # 114900
$139.00
For Sale By:
DOBBINSVILLE NC USA
Rare Case XX SC64052 1994 Congress 4 Blade Pocket Knife Second Cut Medium (251)
Item # 114898
$275.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX Equestrian Knife
Item # 114894
$200.00
For Sale By:
Shannon Senter
Case XX 1978 USA 2 Dot 6265 SAB Folding Hunter Knife CARBON STEEL BLADES (168)
Item # 114883
$125.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case Stainless Sod Buster 10 Dot 2138 SS Unused factory Edge Gator Snap 4 5/8" Closed
Item # 114870
$69.50
For Sale By:
Scagel
W.R.Case 51749LSS STAG
Item # 114827
$130.00
For Sale By:
Godwins 303 Store
Case XX (1940-64) 6269 Greenbone (LiL) Congress Knife
Item # 114826
$290.00
For Sale By:
Steph's Knives
Case XX Sea Dragon Barlow SMKW SFO Exclusive
Item # 114717
$225.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Stockman Knife 1979 Smooth Green SG63047 3 Blade Pocket Knife (106)
Item # 114707
$140.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX USA Knife 3254 Yellow Trapper 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife 1995 (36)
Item # 114705
$60.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
New without box Case Red Appaloosa Trapper
Item # 114682
$175.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
New without box Case Gunboat Canoe
Item # 114681
$179.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
New in Original Box 2005 Case Kentucky Bluegrass Silver Script Canoe
Item # 114680
$159.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
New in Original Box 2004 Case Cranberry Bone Silver Script Canoe
Item # 114679
$169.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
Case XX 6488 Red Bone Big Congress Knife (1940-64)
Item # 114675
$1,500.00
For Sale By:
Steph's Knives
CASE XX ** 2020 OLIVE GREEN RUSSELL JIG BONE CHEETAH
Item # 114660
$200.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX ** 2025 FATHER'S DAY SMOOTH DARK RED BONE BABY DOC
Item # 114659
$73.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE TRAPPER
Item # 114654
$45.00 $55.00
For Sale By:
LR64knives
CASE XX ** FPR 2025 GREEN APPLE PEACH SEED JIGGED BONE BARLOW
Item # 114653
$75.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX ** 2025 PACIFIC TIDES KIRINITE BABY DOC
Item # 114652
$72.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX ** 2025 PACIFIC TIDES KIRINITE PEANUT
Item # 114651
$69.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX ** 2025 PACIFIC TIDES KIRINITE MINI COPPERLOCK
Item # 114649
$85.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)