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 USA 1976 Stag 5137SS Kentucky Bicentennial Sodbuster Knife, 4 Dot (Made in 1976), Stainless Steel, Etched, Pretty Stag Handles , See Photos for Crack and nick, Brass...
Item # 91648
$142.50
2008 Case XX Blue Green Gunboat Canoe Pattern # 6394 SS New in Box , Never Carried Factory Edge of Stainless Steel Serial # 068 Etched on Nickel Silver Bolsters &...
Item # 91610
$175.00
Case XX 1993 Date Stamp at Tang Area No Dot's Brown Bone Stockman Pattern # 6318 SS No Box , Never Carried , Has Factory Edge & Brown Bone handles are Chip & Crack...
Item # 91609
$65.00
Case XX 1993 Date Stamp at Tang Area No Dot's Brown Bone Stockman Pattern # 6318 SS No Box , Never Carried , Has Factory Edge & Brown Bone handles are Chip & Crack...
Item # 91608
$65.00
2008 Case XX Changer Autumn Bone No Box and I don't have the extra change a blades that go with it what you see is what you get Came in a collection , Looks to have...
Item # 91530
$85.00
1985 Case XX Blackie Collins Shoters Tool Fixxit New old Stock , Never Used works wel has the instruction in the box Don't see them often Thanks for...
Item # 91517
$95.00
2020 Case XX Natural Bone Tony Bose Sowbelly Pattern # TB6339 CV This may be a rare one as it doesn't have the Pattern numbers Stamped on the Blades New in Box ,Never...
Item # 91516
$145.00
2020 Case XX Natural Bone Tiny Pocket Hunter Pattern # 62165 CV New in Box ,Never Carried Factory Edge of High Carbon Steel Nickel Silver Bolsters & Case XX USA...
Item # 91515
$95.00
2020 Case XX Natural Bone Trapper Pattern # 6254 CV New in Box ,Never Carried Factory Edge of High Carbon Steel Nickel Silver Bolsters & Case XX USA Shield , Brass...
Item # 91513
$95.00
2020 Case XX Natural Bone Mini Copperlock Pattern # 61749LCV New in Box ,Never Carried Factory Edge of High Carbon Steel Nickel Silver Bolsters & Case XX USA...
Item # 91512
$95.00
2017 Case XX Wild Horse Custom Knives Copper Honeycomb Trapper 1 of 25 Made Comes New in Box With COA . Never Carried . Nickel Silver Scrolled Bolsters & XX Shield , Honeycomb Handles...
Item # 91509
$155.00
2011 Case XX Vintage Red Winterbottom Stag Cheetah Pattern # V5111 1/2L SS Not Original Box , Never Carried Factory Edge Of Polished Stainles Steel Vintage Red...
Item # 91412
$195.00
1980 Case XX Discountiued Pattern Smooth Rose Pen # SR6244 No Box , Never Carried Has Original Factory Edge of High Carbon There is a carbon spot that I noticed on...
Item # 91408
$65.00
2019 Case XX Red Storm Bone Mini Copperlock Pattern # 61749L SS SFO from Shepherd Hills New in Box , Never Carried Factory Edge Red Storm Bone Handles are...
Item # 91381
$95.00
2011 Case XX Shepard Hill SFO Tiny Texas Toothpick Pattern # EX10096 SS 1 of 50 made New in Black Velvet Case with Cover , Never Carried Handles of Exotic Service Ribbon...
Item # 91370
$190.00
2008 Case XX Pearl Tiny Texas Toothpick Pattern # 810096 New in Metal Tim with Black Leather Pouch , Never Carried Etched on Factory Edge of Stainless Steel (In Search of More...
Item # 91361
$135.00
2016 Customized Case XX Trapper By Garett Finney Pattern # 6254 SS New in Black Velvet Case with COA , Never Carried or Sharpened Factory Edge of Stainless Steel File...
Item # 91356
$265.00
Case XX Basket Weave White Pearl Corelon Tiny Texas Toothpick Pattern # 910096SS Deadwood Knives SFO 1 of 600 Case # CA6077HP-BW Serial # 001 New in Black Velvet Case...
Item # 91327
$85.00
Case XX 1996 Red Bone Pocket Worn Serial # 072 Small half Stockman Pattern # 62227 New in a Box not sure if it's original , Never Carried Has Factory Edge of Stainless , Nickel Silver...
Item # 91325
$48.00
2000 Case Green Bone John Deere Trapper with 3 Shields one is a Case Nickel Silver Case Shield one is a John Deer Shield the other one is on the rear handle of John Deere Motorsports...
Item # 91288
$150.00
Case XX Cheetah Lockback Swing Guard KNIFE USA 6111 1/2L 6-DOT 1974 # 23-K-27 Never used or sharpened. No cracks. Will be shipped Priority US Mail Small Flate Rate Box Nutcase...
Item # 91137
$214.99
Case XX Cheetah Lockback KNIFE USA 6111 1/2L 3-DOT 1977 # 23-K-26 Has original factory edge. Never used or resharpened. No cracks. Will be shipped Priority US Mail Small Flate...
Item # 91134
$159.99
CASE XX (1940-1965)--SMALL FARMER TRAPPER-2 BLADES MARKED TIGHT AND SNAPS-GENUINE REAL RED BONE...
Item # 91024
$110.00
