Case & Case related knives over 100 years old

[gsmith7158]

Wow! That's a real looker Tom! Beautiful condition!

[olderdogs1]

Thanks Greg, it has the prettiest stag I have seen on a Case Bros knife.

Tom

[jlw257]

Tom, another great knife. Awesome Stag

Larry

[olderdogs1]

Thanks Larry, I appreciate the comment!!

Posting a recent pickup. a Case Bradford 5 blade sowbelly in Rogers bone 6539 1915-20. This one is becoming one of my favorite knives. The springs on this one are really strong. Folks back in the day must have been stronger!!!

Thanks for looking


Tom

[RalphAlsip]

Tom, keep 'em coming. It is a treat to be able see these great examples of Case history! The stag Case Bros Jack is very pretty. You must have a nice line up of Sowbelly knives with different handle materials and blade configurations. Thanks for posting.

[Mumbleypeg]

Magnificent knife Tom! Hard to find pattern, near-impossible to find one in such good condition.

Thanks for showing it.

Ken

[gsmith7158]

Ditto Tom . That sow belly has got to be quite rare and in such magnificent condition! !

[jlw257]

Tom, it doesn't get any better

Larry

[zp4ja]

Great knives Tom. The Congress, Jack and Sowbelly. All awesome pieces there.

Jerry

[olderdogs1]

Thanks, Jerry, Larry, Greg, Ken, and Jerry. I enjoy collecting them. The really old ones in Good condition are really getting hard to find
Thanks,
Tom

[peanut740]

Tom, your top shelf most be getting full!

[olderdogs1]

Tom, your top shelf most be getting full!

Roger,
Thanks, I appreciate the opportunity to post them here.


Tom

[olderdogs1]

Posting a recent pickup. A W. R. Case & Son Easy Open Jack in Winterbottom 6228EO 1903-05. Old Case Winterbottom is one of my favorite handle materials.

Thanks for looking!

Tom

[jlw257]

Tom, really like the WinterBottom handles.

Larry

[olderdogs1]

Thanks Larry , always a favorite of mine along with Rogers Bone. None prettier though than that 2nd cut red stag you posted recently

Tom

[RalphAlsip]

Tom, wow! A beautiful knife in phenomenal condition with a rare WR Case & "Son" stamp... and the stamp is bright and crisp - awesomeness

[gsmith7158]

Tom you just don't see much of that winter bottom bone! Beautiful knife!

[olderdogs1]

Thanks Jerry & Greg ,
I like the old "son" knives but they are getting harder to find. A lot of history in the stamps

Tom

[gsmith7158]

Ok let's see if I did a little better on pics today. I got this little Electric Whittler after seeing a couple that Tom had posted here. Case related because they were imported by Friedman and Lauterjung Where JBF Champlin worked as the sole agent for the New York office.After he and Roger gave me a little tutorial on these knives, lo and behold I found one on ebay. It just seemed like a cosmic aligning of the stars so I snagged it. I found out a good bit of the history on these and F&L and it's probably imported from Germany between 1873-90. Looks like tortoise shell handles but I am not sure whether it is real or celluloid.

[olderdogs1]

Greg,
That is just an awesome knife and looks to be in great shape for its age. They are an important part of Case history in my opinion. I really like that sleeveboard whittler pattern too. I would tend to think the handles are genuine Tortoise.


Thanks for posting it.

Tom

[gsmith7158]

Thanks Tom! I think you may be right. I gave the handles a brisk rub with my thumb and got the smell of burning hair so I believe they are real.

[jlw257]

Greg, as my grandson said " Now that's a Cool Knife ".

Larry

[RalphAlsip]

Greg, nice knife and nice pictures. It's great to see a really old knife in this condition. Congrats!

[olderdogs1]

Recent pickup at the Gator Show. A Case Bradford XX 63067F Whittler in Rogers bone, 1915-20. I believe it is the same knife pictured in Volume 7 of Jim Sargent's book.

Thanks for looking

Tom

[RalphAlsip]

Tom, the 63067 is a really pretty example. Love the bone and the diamond shield.