All About Pocket Knives

"What a shot you would be if you could shoot at me with those angry eyes." From Angry Eyes by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina.

"Do what you say, say what you mean, one thing leads to another." From a satire of politicians by The Fixx.

This may sound strange, but according to Jim Sargent the dating system used on axes/hatchets is very different than what was used on pocket knives. Axes/hatchets marked CASE'S TESTED XX are actually 'newer' than axes/hatchets marked CASE XX. That means they are opposite of the pocket knives.

As has been said, the knife in the OP appears to be a Delrin handled 1974 knife. So the shield is probably correct.

I love Bark River knives. I actually made these knives over the course of three Grind-Ins that they hold twice per year at their factory in Escanaba Michigan. Any flaws are all mine.

Just to muddy the waters a little bit more, how about a third name possibility? Case had a 70 pattern knife that was like an uneven end Elephant Toe. They called it a Snowshoe. And it does kind of look like a Snowshoe. Here are some pictures. For what its worth, I use the names Elephant Toe and Sunf...

My latest German Bulldog. From 1993, a Trapper with Popcorn Stag.

Bulldog definitely had a run of various knives with that full color Peacock etch, and with those Imitation Abalone Celluloid handle covers.

Here are three others I don't think I have posted before:

My latest. A 2003 Stag Mini Elephant Toe. Dave Shirley had these made on Queen's S & M line. 1 of 150. I have wanted one of these for a while.

I use an Excel spreadsheet from which I created a Pivot Table. It allows me to sort by one or more of the attributes listed below simultaneously. The more you know about the knife you are looking for, the more specific it gets. It just requires that when you enter the knife into your inventory on th...

I try to avoid celluloid. That said, I have to admit there are some old celluloid handle covers that I find attractive. In particular, the old Candy Stripe, Glitter Stripe and what Bulldog called Duckfeather. None of the new handle materials have been able to adequately reproduce those. I am glad to...

Can't answer your question for sure, but in addition to being a fine looking knife it sure looks like a Case Seabee Hunter I have that I believe was made by Camillus in 2001 as a 60th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Commemorative.

Agree the pommel does not look like a Case pommel.

I think it is a knife with a case (sheath), but not a Case knife.

That is a gorgeous CASE TESTED RalphAlsip! Simply amazing!

Here is a CASE TESTED XX USA era 5392. Followed by a Bulldog Brand Trapper.

A custom Buck 110 FG with Smooth Mammoth Ivory.

glennbad wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:07 pm Nice! What a handsome knife!

Sure is. Just like all of BIGHEAD's creations.

Finally, Case Red Stag Seahorse Whittler and another Case Red Stag Muskrat.

A couple of Case Red Stag Muskrats, both with Damascus steel blades.

Here are some Case R5299 1/2 Red Stag Railsplitter Jacks

I trio of Case Red Stag Shark Tooth knives.

Great looking display! Nice job!

You are right to be concerned about cleaning the Damascus blade and losing your contrasting colors. I have had some luck using WD-40 to remove some spots from Damascus and did not ruin the blade look. I also had a couple of Damascus blades that I could do some experimenting on. Both had some deep pi...

Case once used a material on their Knif/ax combo that they called a Green Pearl Pyremite. It is my understanding that it is celluloid. That said, I have never seen a Green Pearl Pyremite handle outgas.

Something more to consider in addition to what Ken said above: Both Nitrous Oxide gas (laughing gas) and Nitric Oxide gas are heavier than air. That means thoses gases will collect at the lowest levels of whatever container they are in. So, in a display, never store knives with celluloid handle cove...

30 years ago I bought a Large Congress with Imitation Tortoise Shell Celluloid handle covers that bore a Marbles tang stamp and came in a Marbles box. Although a nice knife, it was a Parker German made knife and had nothing to do with Marbles but the tang stamp and box.