Newest Case Pick-Ups

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Thanks, John. There went my theory about the handle material and jigging patterns. ::facepalm::
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Oldredbone67 wrote:Treefarmer, the tang stamp reads
Case XX
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MCMXCIV

The other numers read
GSC06347. AS
1. Beautiful whittler, John, even with the perceived differences in the jigging. You've been showing off some real beauties, you must have quite the collection. I thought 1994 was the first year Case went to the "dots and X's" method of dating their knives, but I imagine a short-run commemorative knife may have gotten special treatment. WIW in that last photo of the whittler's mark side I can see something resembling the jigging pattern on the pile side, but almost as if the grooves running horizontally were put in place first then the jigging that ran vertically was cut too shallow, leaving those slight "humps" if you eyeball the handle from an angle. Looking over the first two photos in rapid succession I'm almost positive that's how both handles were made -- horizontal groves first, then uniform vertical jigging over the top.

2. As Treefarmer pointed out, the pattern designation seems to create more questions than it answers. From what I can find, "GSC" means "green sawcut" and while that definitely fits into that olive/OD green hue Case makes, I see absolutely nothing on either handle to indicate "sawcut" to me. ::shrug:: I suspect the "AS" you see stamped on the secondary blade is actually "SS" for stainless steel, which is fairly typical for Case knives of that era. Regardless, a serialized 47 whittler is something to behold in any form, and the frame pattern, color and jigging (especially on the mark side) really tick some boxes for me. ::tu::

Edit: I had a delayed recollection of the stamp on the 1985 Case NKCA club SFO 6240 so I rushed over to my EDC box and grabbed one of mine. Turns out it isn't a "GSC" but it is a "G6240" and the bone color is virtually identical to your whittler. The 1987 NKCA G6245½ has a slightly more similar jigging pattern but no "SC" designation either. Maybe Steve (knifeaholic) or one of our other walking knife encyclopedias has an idea as to why your whittler received the "SC", because I'm at a loss. ::paranoid::
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Thanks for the info. I got the knife because i wanted a 6347 whittler. I like that pattern. I am going to EDC the knife. I don't have a large collection of Case knives . I have shown the one with the oval shields, which I have been working on for awhile now. I have about 50 other Case knives, but they are random buys /trades when I see something that strikes my fancy. I like stockmans, copperheads (large) , muskrat, and mini trappers. While collecting the oval shield knives, I picked up some patterns that I had never come across, like the Moose, Texas Jack, coke bottle and others. That s what is so nice about this hobby- you really can't get bored . I now am starting to taking a liking to the Texas Jack 62032. I have an "extra" oval shield stockman that I would like to trade for a 62032 Texas Jack knife. Here is a pic of the stockman. .Thanks, John
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Oldredbone67 wrote:A 6347 whittler

That's different, I like it! When I started collecting the -47 pattern caught my attention, guess I need to look for one of these. ::nod::
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As another Case 47 pattern collector I have pursued the few whittler variations made on the 47 frame. I have seen another Case "CSA" 47 pattern whittler, it was at a gunshow a few years back. I wanted it but the blades wobbled and I left it there - that one had three springs, one for each blade. I kept looking for a 47 pattern whittler and found one at a gunshow; this Case Whittler with a tapered wedge - two spring - design. It is also built on the 3-7/8" Serpentine 6347 WH SS frame. MFG in 2010 with jigged, bright red bone handles. Sold in a blue Whittler kit tin with Arkansas stone and wood block. OH
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I have that same pattern knife 7347, it has a wooden handle , with that nice shield. My favorite whittler
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7347 whittler
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My only 47's Did Case only make a limited number of whittler patterns on the 47 frame ?
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My 47's
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1967redrider wrote:That's different, I like it! When I started collecting the -47 pattern caught my attention, guess I need to look for one of these. ::nod::
You are probably aware of this already but the Case "MUSKRAT" is built on a 47 frame as well. ::tu::
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Then I have a few more 47's. Lol
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I got gifted a 3X Case Yellow Trapper in CV steel
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I have two I just received, a 9201 Pen and a 6220 Peanut. I'm really enjoying the small Pens I have been able to find. They are inexpensive and very interesting!
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I still have a lot to learn about how to date Case knives. Am I correct that the tang stamp on the 9201 Pen is 1965-69? On the 6220 Peanut, is that the tang stamp for 2008?
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TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:I have two I just received, a 9201 Pen and a 6220 Peanut. I'm really enjoying the small Pens I have been able to find. They are inexpensive and very interesting!

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I still have a lot to learn about how to date Case knives. Am I correct that the tang stamp on the 9201 Pen is 1965-69? On the 6220 Peanut, is that the tang stamp for 2008?
You are correct on both accounts. ::tu::
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TwoFlowersLuggage, I think you are correct on the tang stamping dates.
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Whittlers, I think that this was the first on a '47 frame. Red Second Cut - 06347 RSC06347 was a SFO for Frost Cutlery and also had the Roman Numeral Dates.
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Here is another on the '47 frame: 2008 Pocket Warn Caribbean Blue
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From an earlier post "GSC" stands for "Green Second Cut" Bone
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I'm really happy with the one that came in today: It's a 6.5207 SS from 2011, my first Case Trapper, and my first Case in Bone Stag! It has advertising on the blade for "Sunrise Project". I tried a google on that, and it returned a bunch of different hits, but nothing that seemed to go along with a Case knife.
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DR_MAGOO wrote:Here is another on the '47 frame: 2008 Pocket Warn Caribbean Blue
Nice Caribbean Blue Bone, DR_M.

I am curious about the "WH" designation on the pattern number tang stamp. I always thought a "W" indicated a Wharncliffe blade. I tried to find the WH combination in the Case research area (on AAPK), and learned that sometimes the Sheepfoot blade (SH) is shortened to "H" when combined with other blade types. So, "WH" should designate a Wharncliffe and a Sheepfoot blade. The Case Seahorse Whittler (pattern #55) also has "WH" in the pattern stamp, but it actually does have a Wharncliffe (W) blade and a Sheepfoot (H) blade (although I usually hear the small sheepfoot blade referred to as a "Coping" blade).

Any clue as to why a whittler with two clip point blades and a sheepfoot/coping blade has "WH" in the pattern number? (Am I overthinking this, perhaps, and the "WH" simply means the obvious: WHittler?)
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I'm an old coin collector, and one of the things that always made me cringe was when I would see someone had broken-up a mint or proof set and was selling the individual coins separately. That always seemed wrong to me. But, that didn't keep me from buying this little gem when I saw it. I really don't know anything about Case Mint Sets, but my few minutes of research tells me this is a 6220 SS Peanut from the 2001 Series X Mint Set in Kentucky Bluegrass peach seed bone. This Production List, http://www.wrcase.com/special_programs/ ... dition.pdf says the total production was only 250 Mint Sets. Why the heck would someone break-up the set?? I'm guessing the set was sold or inherited and the new owner didn't care and figured selling them individually would get them more money.
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This is just my opinion. Some people are "Pattern" collectors and will buy a mint set for only that particular pattern and sell off the remaining knives. Maybe to other potential "Pattern" collectors. BWT nice knife.
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Also, keep in mind, not every CASE set came out as a set. In other words, some sets came out one knife at a time over several years and some came out with all set knives at once.
That said, most who break a set which I also personally opine is a shame, do so to make more money by selling individually. To me the full set is worth more.
Especially a low run serialized set. Not likely one will be able to find full set with all same serial numbers in set when it is scattered across the planet because set was broken.

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Yup - this one is marked #055. Anyone around here got the other patterns that go in this particular set? I'm just curious - I'm really not up to the challenge of trying to put a 1 in 250 set back together!
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Good looking bone on that Peanut. Great knife.
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