A Second Cotillion Ball of sorts for this old 5171L

The W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has a very rich history that began in 1889 when William Russell (“W.R.”), Jean, John, and Andrew Case began fashioning their knives and selling them along a wagon trail in upstate New York. The company has produced countless treasures and it continues to do so as one of the most collected brands in the world.
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Well the restoration has been completed by Michael Fisher of T bar K customs aka tbark44 and she's back in Ga. Not bad if I do say so myself.
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::woot:: !! ::tu::
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You have to be happy with that Greg. Looks like he did you a fine job. ::tu::
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espn77 wrote:You have to be happy with that Greg. Looks like he did you a fine job. ::tu::
You got that right Keith. It's kinda like snagging one of your grail knives at half price. Makes you feel all fuzzy inside.
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Greg, nice save for a very nice old pattern! ::tu:: ::tu:: I forgot what "before" situation was. Was it missing a scale? And maybe not operating correctly?
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Very nice Greg! ::tu:: Got any "before" pics?

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Here are the befores Ken . Broken back spring, no firing mechanism and two chips out of the rear scale and a crack in the front scale.
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gsmith7158 wrote:Here are the befores Ken . Broken back spring, no firing mechanism and two chips out of the rear scale and a crack in the front scale.

In other words near mint ? :lol: :lol:
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philco wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote:Here are the befores Ken . Broken back spring, no firing mechanism and two chips out of the rear scale and a crack in the front scale.

In other words near mint ? :lol: :lol:
Well Phil I'll put it this way. It was as close to mint as any of the others that I had. :D
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Thanks Greg. I thought I recalled seeing them posted when you got it, but I'm too lazy to go looking for that old post! ::facepalm:: These confirm, a near-miracle has been accomplished. ::tu::

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gsmith7158 wrote:Here are the befores Ken . Broken back spring, no firing mechanism and two chips out of the rear scale and a crack in the front scale.
That's eBay slang for "Gently Used"... :shock:

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Beautiful!!
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Some more pics in the daylight.
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Wow, that knife is beautiful!!
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Boy that's something else right there. Congratulations on that one. Great knife!!
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