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.
2007 CASE I468 SS Genuine Mammoth Ivory Congress
Item # 128581
$750.00
For Sale By:
Soldster
Unused Case XX rough black Jumbo Torpedo Jack Knife pattern 6299. From 1940-64
Item # 128472
$799.00
For Sale By:
GHM Knives
Case 3318 SS yellow stockman 2021
Item # 128455
$43.00
For Sale By:
grasshoppertx
Case 3233 pen not mint 6 dot 1974 edc
Item # 128442
$50.00
For Sale By:
grasshoppertx
1998 Case XX 58LSS Mako Shark Knife With Sheath
Item # 128368
$100.00
For Sale By:
Keith's Classic Knives
Case XX USA 6.5 BoneStag Barlow 1 Blade Traditional Folding Pocket Knife 65339
Item # 128265
$81.99
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX USA 6.5 Burnt Bone Stag 65347 Seahorse Whittler 3 Blade Pocket Knife
Item # 128264
$115.99
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
New in Display Case Burnt White Trapper and 1930 Silver Standing Liberty Quarter
Item # 128251
$149.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
CASE XX Knives 50309 Brushed Finish Steel Money Clip
Item # 128226
$9.99
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
CASE XX KNIVES CASE GENUINE LEATHER KNIFE SLIP (4 1/2" overall) (41410) POCKET
Item # 128224
$15.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX USA Knives Sod Buster Jr Green John Deere 15800 Stainless Pocket Knife
Item # 128223
$65.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX USA Ford Leather Belt Sheath Brown Button Snap 14329 Made In The USA
Item # 128219
$15.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX USA Knives Ford Trapper Blue Bone Handle Pocket Knife Stainless 14301
Item # 128218
$95.99
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
CASE XX KNIVES MY FIRST CASE PEACH SEED JIG OLD RED BONE PEANUT 6220 SS (3693)
Item # 128215
$83.99
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
CASE XX USA BLACK SYNTHETIC SMOOTH MEDIUM 2 BLADE JACK POCKET KNIFE 00220 NIB
Item # 128214
$57.99
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
CASE 06247 9 dot 2 blade bone hand mint
Item # 128114
$189.50
For Sale By:
Ace jewelry & Antiques
Never carried CASE XX 63033 as 3 blade pocket knife stockman
Item # 128091
$100.00
For Sale By:
Ace jewelry & Antiques
2025 Indian Paintbrush Trapper. New in original box
Item # 128076
$124.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
New Without Box 1996 Case Peacock Appaloosa Mini Muskrat
Item # 128059
$139.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
case xx kenucky bluegrass doctors NEW!!
Item # 128052
$199.00
For Sale By:
the dye shop
CASE XX6392 1881 3 blade 9 dots never used or carried no box
Item # 128035
$180.50
For Sale By:
Ace jewelry & Antiques
2001 Case XX 62109W SS White Jigged Bone Mini Copperhead
Item # 128000
$85.00
For Sale By:
AppalachianKnives
1981Case Stag Gunboat 53131
Item # 127939
$135.00
For Sale By:
ShaneK280
2011 175th anniversary Case/Colt collaborations White/Purple Synthetic Muskrat and Trapper
Item # 127938
$250.00
For Sale By:
ShaneK280
Case Medium Stockman Stag 2012
Item # 127830
$119.50
For Sale By:
Sharpnshinyknives
CASE XX USA 10 DOT 2010 TRAPPER 2 BLADE FOLDING POCKET KNIFE 4207SS (116)
Item # 127826
$80.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
Case XX Full Size Copperlock
Item # 127798
$107.00
For Sale By:
philco
22944 Lady Case Baby Doc MD jigged bone
Item # 127689
$139.99
For Sale By:
Wolfcreek
Case XX Black Sea Dichrolam Baby Butterbean
Item # 127607
$280.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Barehead Sway Back Amber Bone Sawcut
Item # 127602
$160.00 $190.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Limited Edition Muskrat Dark Red Bome
Item # 127600
$130.00 $140.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Limited Edition Mini Trapper Autumn Bone
Item # 127599
$140.00 $150.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Limited Edition Peanut Honeycomb Bone 1 of 3000
Item # 127597
$110.00 $120.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Limited Edition Humpback Stockman Knife Sea Green Bone
Item # 127596
$160.00 $190.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case XX Peanut Emerald Green Bone Limited Edition 1 of 2500
Item # 127595
$110.00 $120.00
For Sale By:
Creek Ridge Knives
Case 6208 half whittler edc 3 dot 1977
Item # 127581
$63.00
For Sale By:
grasshoppertx
New Without Box Case Mother of Pearl Pen Knife with bail
Item # 127492
$169.00
For Sale By:
Kypatches
2025 Master Dealer Crossroads Barlow 1 of 400 made
Item # 127447
$240.00
For Sale By:
ShaneK280
CASE XX ** 2008 STAG RUSSLOCK
Item # 127354
$240.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX USA 6 DOT 2024 BROWN BONE FULL SIZE TRAPPER 2 BLADE KNIFE 6254 (11)
Item # 127345
$80.00
For Sale By:
Shandon Steel
2010 Case Tony Bose Back Pocket (TB71546 SS)
Item # 127322
$215.00
For Sale By:
EricReynolds1966
2014 CASE I208 SS Genuine Mammoth Ivory Half Whittler w/ OMP BOX
Item # 127316
$900.00
For Sale By:
Soldster
2016 CASE 41953 1/2 L SS Mel Whitten Blue Fossil Tooth Russlock w/ OMP Box
Item # 127296
$995.00
For Sale By:
Soldster
Case XX USA 2001 9 Dot 5220 2 Blade Red Stag Peanut Pocket Knife (111)
Item # 127254
$150.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
CASE BLACK/TAN CROSSROADS BARLOW (free shipping)
Item # 127238
$85.00
For Sale By:
drcvaught
Case XX USA 2001 9 dot 510096 SS Tiny Toothpick Pocket Knife (16)
Item # 127221
$135.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX 1940-1964 USA 22055 2 Blade Cigar Style Pocket Knife (59)
Item # 127220
$150.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX USA 1978 2 Dot Red Letter 5279 SSP 2 Blade Pen Knife(52)
Item # 127218
$135.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
CASE XX 101048 SLIMLINE TRAPPER 2025 RED WHITE AND BLUE UNUSED SUPER FIND
Item # 127210
$79.95
For Sale By:
DOBBINSVILLE NC USA
CASE XX ** SFO 2002 SHORT TIP MUSTARD SEED SMALL TEXAS TOOTHPICK
Item # 127198
$148.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX ** BROHTERS STAG 052 CONGRESS
Item # 127173
$215.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
CASE XX ** 1999 RED STAG MINI COPPERLOCK
Item # 127172
$240.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)
Case XX 1982 8 Dot 52042 SSP Pen Knife 2 Blade Pocket Knife (28)
Item # 127048
$135.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX USA 1980 10 Dot 05263 2 Blade Stag Pocket Knife With Bail (65)
Item # 127047
$145.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX 1980 10 Dot 05263 R SSP 2 Blade Pocket Knife With Bail (#139)
Item # 127025
$145.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX USA 1993-1999 3 Dot R5225 1/2 SS 2 Blade Small Coke Bottle (104)
Item # 127024
$175.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case XX USA 5 Dot 1993-1999 Ducks Unlimited DU5233 SS 2 Blade Pocket Knife (108)
Item # 127023
$145.00
For Sale By:
swtthg
Case Lockback Bone Stag 6158L(Scarce) and Sheath
Item # 126954
$125.00
For Sale By:
Ismaelcarlos
CASE XX 61051 LSSP 2 DOT JIGGED PAKWOOD SCALED LOCK BACK
Item # 126953
$105.00
For Sale By:
Ismaelcarlos