1 of 500 dark red bine

[Wmay5]

Hello, my neighbor has a complete display box with paperwork that is in mint condition. Her husband passed away and she is getting ready to move into assisted living and I have been helping her liquidate items. However, I have no idea how much an item like this might be worth. If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated. Thanks

[philco]

Can you post some pictures please ?

[Wmay5]

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[Wmay5]

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[313 Mike]

Not sure on price, but that is a really nice set!

[Wmay5]

Any idea where I might find a value?

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Here is a completed auction from Ebay that had 9 red bone knives it,it went for 661. https://www.ebay.com/itm/CASE-XX-Limite ... Sw76lb~GgW
SSk

[Gumshoe]

Mway5 - do you know what year this set was made?

[Wmay5]

I cannot find anything on it as far as when it was made

[gsmith7158]

I cannot find anything on it as far as when it was made

Each and every Case knife is marked with a date code that signifies the year of manufacture. That code is on the blade tang . See this topic to learn how to read the code.
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/co ... ification/

[Wmay5]

Thank you, I will try to look when I get home from work.

[Wmay5]

Hope these pictures are sufficient

[Wmay5]

Ok ,so checking out the link you sent me, it appears to have been made in 1991. So it is a 1 of 500 set of dark red bone. Set #71.

[Gumshoe]

Correct - and the shields appear to made from brass.

[Wmay5]

Any clue as to the value?

[philco]

Any clue as to the value?

I'm far from an expert on Case knives or their current values, but here's a link to an ongoing ebay auction where a similar set is selling. It may give you at least some idea what your set might bring.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CASE-XX-Limite ... 2516168343

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Any clue as to the value?

I believe that auction is the one I listed earlier in this thread. 661 was what that one collection brought. It really depends on who the seller is. The big eBay people like SMKW and Sportcolbs and Silverladdie would get a lot more for that collection than a newbie on eBay. What they would get could be a a few hundred dollars more than someone new.
Personally if you can get 450 out of that collection I think you would be doing well. It’s harder to move an entire collection of knives like this than one at a time. I have sold collections like this and didn’t get near as much I as thought I would. I sold a Case Canoe collection w/ matching serial numbers and had to lower my price 5 times to get them sold and ended up only getting 1/3 what I initially priced them at. Ebay selling is not an exact science.
That’s my two cents on this.
SSk