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 XX RUSSLOCK 2013 ANTIQUE MINT SET SAWCUT BONE RUSSLOCK 4 1/4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN...
Item # 100183
$180.00
CASE XX TRAPPER 2019 DARK RED BONE TRAPPER 4 1/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT ORIGINAL BOX)...
Item # 100179
$90.00
CASE XX GRAND DADDY BARLOW 1996 LIMITED EDITION DARK MOLASSES BONE GRAND DADDY BARLOW 5" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT...
Item # 100175
$135.00
CASE XX BARLOW SFO 2019 CAMPFIRE BONE BARLOW 3 3/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT ORIGINAL BOX)...
Item # 100169
$120.00
Case XX Peanut 6220 , 2 7/8" long. Both blade with scratches and good snap.Case script shield, handles are an orange bone with no chips or cracks. I believe the tang stamp denotes 2013...
Item # 100151
$35.00
Case trapper 1989. Jigged bone handle. 6254. 1989 ACC champions North Carolina tar heals. No chips, cracks, or scratches. Never used, carried, or sharpened. 120 on...
Item # 100019
$120.00
CASE XX GRAND DADDY BARLOW 2006 LIMITED EDITION MINT SET RASPBERRY BONE GRAND DADDY BARLOW 5" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL ...
Item # 99972
$180.00
CASE XX SMALL SADDLEHORN 2004 JADE BONE BAREHEAD SMALL SADDLEHORN 3 1/2" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX...
Item # 99970
$110.00
CASE XX LARGE COPPERLOCK 1998 MINT SET POCKET WORN GREEN LARGE COPPERLOCK 4 1/4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT...
Item # 99967
$180.00
CASE XX MID FOLDING HUNTER 2013 BURNT WHITE BONE MID FOLDING HUNTER 4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX...
Item # 99952
$180.00
2014 LIMITED EDITION 1 of 250. I220 SS PEANUT. NEAR MINT. With MAMMOTH IVORY Handles. Original Clam Shell and...
Item # 99931
$255.00
Case Burnt Ultra Violet Bone Corn Cob Jig SMKW Exclusive aka Peanut Butter and Jelly Bone. You get a Large Stockman, a Trapper, a Barlow and a Sod Buster Jr. All new knives just released 2 weeks...
Item # 99908
$400.00
CASE XX BARLOW 1995 LIMITED EDITION SMOOTH BONE BUTTERNUT BARLOW 3 3/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION...
Item # 99883
$135.00
CASE XX TRAPPER SFO 2005 SMOOTH BONE MOLASSES BOWTIE SHIELD TRAPPER 4 1/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT...
Item # 99810
$90.00
CASE XX MID FOLDING HUNTER 2003 KEY LIME JIG BONE LIMITED EDITION MID FOLDING HUNTER 4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT...
Item # 99786
$200.00
CASE XX TRAPPER 2012 ANTIQUE BONE BARNBOARD JIG TRAPPER 4 1/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT...
Item # 99783
$90.00
CASE XX TRAPPER SFO 2001 RED BONE XX SHIELD TRAPPER 4 1/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT...
Item # 99776
$110.00
CASE XX MID FOLDING HUNTER 2013 JADE JIG BONE MID FOLDING HUNTER 4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT ORIGINAL...
Item # 99773
$180.00
CASE XX RUSSLOCK 2000 SFO XX SHIELD RED JIG BONE RUSSLOCK 4 1/4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX...
Item # 99772
$120.00
CASE XX MINI TRAPPER 2013 GREEN JIG BONE MINI TRAPPER 3 1/2" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT ORIGINAL BOX)...
Item # 99771
$63.00
CASE XX MINI TRAPPER 2004 YELLOW JIG BONE MINI TRAPPER 3 1/2" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT ORIGINAL...
Item # 99730
$63.00
CASE XX MID FOLDING HUNTER 2005 RUGER BLACK JIG BONE MID FOLDING HUNTER 4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX...
Item # 99729
$200.00
CASE XX MID FOLDING HUNTER 2003 TESTED XX MIDNIGHT BONE MID FOLDING HUNTER 4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN...
Item # 99728
$200.00
CASE XX BABY BUTTERBEAN SELECT HUNTER GREEN BONE BABY BUTTERBEAN 2 3/4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT...
Item # 99717
$90.00
CASE XX MID FOLDING HUNTER BROTHERS CHESTNUT BONE BADGE SHIELD MID FOLDING HUNTER 4" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT...
Item # 99675
$180.00
CASE XX 18 PATTERN STOCKMAN SFO 2014 SMOOTH ANTIQUE BONE HORSESHOE SHIELD 18 PATTERN STOCKMAN 3 5/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL...
Item # 99673
$90.00
CASE XX BARLOW SFO 2007 GATORBACK BARLOW 3 3/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT ORIGINAL BOX)...
Item # 99671
$180.00
CASE XX TRAPPER SFO 2011 BLUE SMOOTH BONE CROSS SHIELD TRAPPER 4 1/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN...
Item # 99670
$110.00
CASE XX CHEETAH SFO 2002 PEACOCK APPALOOSA CHEETAH 4 3/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT...
Item # 99575
$270.00
CASE XX BARLOW 2007 RED RUGER SCROLLED BONE HANDLE BARLOW 3 3/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX (NOT...
Item # 99573
$225.00
Case XX USA 1982 Green Bone Muskrat Knife - Bone Handles - No Cracks - Nickel Silver Bolsters - Brass Liners - Snaps Open and Shut - No Wobble - Nice Unused Condition - No Box - Approx. 3 7/8...
Item # 99462
$125.00
Case XX USA 1981 Bone 6207 Mini Trapper Knife - Bone Handles - No Cracks - Nickel Silver Bolsters - Brass Liners - Snaps Open and Shut - No Wobble - Nice Unused Condition - No Box - Approx. 3 1/2...
Item # 99461
$65.00
Case XX USA Stag 523 3 1/4 Pheasant Fixed Blade Knife w/Sheath - One Dot - Beautiful Stag Handles - No Cracks - Very Nice Unused Condition with the Original Sheath - Top of box is missing -...
Item # 99460
$165.00
Case XX USA 2017 Stag 578-3 1/2 Fixed Blade Knife - Beautiful Stag Handles - No Sheath - No Cracks - Very Nice Unused Condition - No Box - Approx. 7 1/4 Inches Overall - Still has factory edge....
Item # 99459
$165.00
Case XX USA 1997 Burnt Bone Stag 510096 Tiny Toothpick Knife in Box - Beautiful Burnt Jigged Bone Stag Handles - No Cracks - Nickel Silver Bolsters - Brass Liners - Snaps Open and Shut - No...
Item # 99458
$125.00
Case Sod Buster Jr, 6137ss, 3 & 5/8 inches closed. Burnt Violet Bone Corn Cob Jig, also known as Peanut Butter and Jelly SMKW Exclusive, good blade snap both ways, no half stop. New knife just...
Item # 99373
$175.00
Case 5220 stag, peanut knife in original blister pack. Looks to have never been removed from package. Unsure of date, but I think after 2000. NOTE - if you remove this knife from blister pack and...
Item # 99350
$59.00
Case 6207 SS mini-trapper knife. Sold as used due to handling. Blades are tight with good snap and may also have light scratches. Never sharpened. Handles are nice red bone. About 3 3/8"...
Item # 99349
$40.00
Case M1059L SSP knife from the 1980's. There were a set of these pertaining to wildlife. This one has has the deer scene on it. Unused with original box. About 3" long. Locks up tight, good...
Item # 99253
$30.00
Case maple wood shark tooth knife with 8 dots making it from 1972. Knife is in NM condition and has nice maple wood handles. A little greening on the brass that should clean up. You should note...
Item # 99252
$99.00
CASE XX LARGE STOCKMAN 2024 SMOOTH NATURAL BONE FLAG SHIELD LARGE STOCKMAN 4 1/4" CLOSED CARBON STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN...
Item # 99157
$83.00
CASE XX TRAPPER 2024 SMOOTH NATURAL BONE FLAG SHIELD TRAPPER 4 1/8" CLOSED CARBON STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX - BRAND...
Item # 99156
$74.00
CASE XX MINI TRAPPER 2024 SMOOTH NATURAL BONE FLAG SHIELD MINI TRAPPER 3 1/2" CLOSED CARBON STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX...
Item # 99154
$72.00
Case XX USA #6111 1/2L Cheetah 1 dot (1979). Unique lockback folding knife with swing-guard and nicely contrasted jigged bone handles. Never used, carried, sharpened etc. excellent...
Item # 99007
$150.00
CASE XX SELECT PEANUT RED STAG HANDLE DAMASCUS BLADES 2023 PEANUT 2 3/4" CLOSED EXCELLENT CONDITION IN VELVET BOX SHIPPING IS...
Item # 98965
$215.00
CASE BRADFORD--SPECIAL IN CASE FRAME FROM FACTORY-MUSKRAT WHITE JIGGED BONE. WAS AT $195 BUT I CAN DO...
Item # 98879
$165.00
CASE XX RAZOR 2024 SFO CAMPFIRE JIGGED BONE HANDLE RAZOR 3 7/8" CLOSED STAINLESS STEEL EXCELLENT CONDITION IN BOX -...
Item # 98769
$100.00
CASE U.S.A.--FULTONS MUSKRAT-4 INCHES CLOSED-2 BLADES ONE ETCHED,"FULTONS MUSKRAT"-GREEN BONE HANDLES WITH CASE SHIELD.....
Item # 98703
$165.00