what is the rarest case knife you have??

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Post these in Fixed Blades but I think their pretty rare :D
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Case & Sons 5375LP 1903-1905

This knife is features in several books, sargents 7th edition and a few of J Parker’s books.
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Finest knife I ever seen!! :D
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XxTestedxX wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:02 am Case & Sons 5375LP 1903-1905

This knife is features in several books, sargents 7th edition and a few of J Parker’s books.
WoW!!! I would sleep with thatun!!! ::tu::
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W R Case & Sons. 6393
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XxTestedxX wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:02 am Case & Sons 5375LP 1903-1905

This knife is features in several books, sargents 7th edition and a few of J Parker’s books.
::tu:: ::tu::
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P M River wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:13 pm W R Case & Sons. 6393
WOW!!!That knife has it all.Age,condition, brand,etch,pattern and those handles ::drool:: ::drool:: ::drool::
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CASE BROS CUT. CO. Blade stamped "TESTED XX" 3" swell center balloon. c.1900-1915 Can't say which location, tang stamps too small to include town of origin, Springville? Little Valley? J.O'.
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Beautiful knives everyone! ::tu:: :D
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32005, identified with help from Steve and Wayne. I just replaced the crumbling cell with yellow delrin.
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Nice save!
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Ken, sorry I just saw your post in the old rare ones thread so I'm posting my knife here also.

Hadn't seen this stamping before on a Case knife but couldn't pass it up. Love these old pocket worn knives!

I did come across this picture that looks just like it... but Case Bros

Thanks for letting me show it here,
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Sweet. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Ridgegrass, nice find! Sorry I missed seeing your post of it sooner!

Great old knife Randy. ::tu::

If either of you ever get tired of them, let me know. I have a weakness for any swell-center pattern - it’s a sickness, I tell you! ::facepalm:: :lol:

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Cool knives everyone! ::tu::

And a nice save Herb! ::tu:: Love it when old knives get "Reborn"! ::tu:: ::nod::

Came across this Tested XX the other day on eBay. Got lucky on it. Offered the guy €40 ($49) with shipping and he accepted my offer. ::uc:: Made him an offer on another nice knife today. See if I get lucky again. :lol:

Anyways, it's a 3 3/8" Torpedo Jack with Gum-Fuddy handles. Ken said it's probably a 6214 1/2. Thanks for the Info Ken. ::handshake:: It has some blade ware but other than that, it's in pretty good condition. ::tu:: Good SNAP & solid half stops. Handles are in great shape. Pins look good. ::tu:: Need a little cleaning but that's part of the fun sometimes. I kinda enjoy doing some cleaning. ::nod::

Thanks for looking friends! ::handshake:: :D
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TPK wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 7:39 pm Cool knives everyone! ::tu::

And a nice save Herb! ::tu:: Love it when old knives get "Reborn"! ::tu:: ::nod::

Came across this Tested XX the other day on eBay. Got lucky on it. Offered the guy €40 ($49) with shipping and he accepted my offer. ::uc:: Made him an offer on another nice knife today. See if I get lucky again. :lol:

Anyways, it's a 3 3/8" Torpedo Jack with Gum-Fuddy handles. Ken said it's probably a 6214 1/2. Thanks for the Info Ken. ::handshake:: It has some blade ware but other than that, it's in pretty good condition. ::tu:: Good SNAP & solid half stops. Handles are in great shape. Pins look good. ::tu:: Need a little cleaning but that's part of the fun sometimes. I kinda enjoy doing some cleaning. ::nod::

Thanks for looking friends! ::handshake:: :D
Awesome find Tom!!! Congrats on that one!! :)
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TPK wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 7:39 pm Cool.....
Tom, that's a FANTASTIC l👀king piece of cutlery. ::tu:: ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 2:35 am
TPK wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 7:39 pm Cool.....
Tom, that's a FANTASTIC l👀king piece of cutlery. ::tu:: ::tu::
woodwalker wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 2:16 am
TPK wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 7:39 pm Cool knives everyone! ::tu::

And a nice save Herb! ::tu:: Love it when old knives get "Reborn"! ::tu:: ::nod::

Came across this Tested XX the other day on eBay. Got lucky on it. Offered the guy €40 ($49) with shipping and he accepted my offer. ::uc:: Made him an offer on another nice knife today. See if I get lucky again. :lol:

Anyways, it's a 3 3/8" Torpedo Jack with Gum-Fuddy handles. Ken said it's probably a 6214 1/2. Thanks for the Info Ken. ::handshake:: It has some blade ware but other than that, it's in pretty good condition. ::tu:: Good SNAP & solid half stops. Handles are in great shape. Pins look good. ::tu:: Need a little cleaning but that's part of the fun sometimes. I kinda enjoy doing some cleaning. ::nod::

Thanks for looking friends! ::handshake:: :D
Awesome find Tom!!! Congrats on that one!! :)
Thanks Skip & woodwalker! ::handshake:: ::super_happy:: Just bought a nice Böker Solingen from the same seller. ::super_happy::
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I obtained this back in January.
It was one of my "Holy Grail" pocket knives.
It measures 3 1/8" closed.
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Nice “Grail” Skip. 👍🤝👍
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Very nice Skip, and one I would indeed classify as rare. ::tu::

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jmh58 wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 3:23 pm Nice.....
Thank you John.🍻

Mumbleypeg wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 4:46 pm Very.....
Thank you Ken.🍻
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:shock: Now that is one cool knife Skip!!! ::nod:: Extremely COOL! ::tu:: :shock: 8)
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TPK wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 7:28 pm Now.....
Thank you Tom.🍻
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 2:45 pm I obtained this back in January.
It was one of my "Holy Grail" pocket knives.
It measures 3 1/8" closed.
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Awesome find Skip! Congratts!! :)
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