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if you are really interested in this girl...forget the knives unless she asks more about them.........sounds like it will just cause trouble....besides they are just knives....
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Give up knives...for a girl?!?! Ludicrous.
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Could that banana trapper be a Case Classic?
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The research section's list of Case Classic patterns does not include 6251 or banana Trappers with other side covers.
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Wow!!! That would be a Grail Knife then if it's authentic.Modern Slip Joints wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:38 pmThe research section's list of Case Classic patterns does not include 6251 or banana Trappers with other side covers.
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The IV207 is what is referred to as a mini trapper. It has elephant ivory handles hence the letters IV. The last one of those I saw for sale went for $250, probably higher now.
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I apologize for the confusion I created by writing in my first two posts that the banana Trapper is in the top right corner when it is in fact the top left knife. I did not figure out what I'd done in time to edit my first reply.
I think it is safe to write that all of her knives were made before Jim Parker started the Case Classic knife line in 1989. I do not see anything that would connect her banana Trapper with the Case Classic product line. However, I'm no expert and we have not seen its tang stamps.1967redrider wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:49 pmWow!!! That would be a Grail Knife then if it's authentic.Modern Slip Joints wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:38 pmThe research section's list of Case Classic patterns does not include 6251 or banana Trappers with other side covers.
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Seems like good advice from someone who understands a good woman!
Also seems like solid advice from someone who has met some of my ex's!
Sorry for the confusion. I see now that you mentioned "extra long trapper" That beauty is a 1982 6251SP SS. Is has "Case Collectors Club 1982" script on the blade.Modern Slip Joints wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:26 am I apologize for the confusion I created by writing in my first two posts that the banana Trapper is in the top right corner when it is in fact the top left knife. I did not figure out what I'd done in time to edit my first reply.
Thanks for the info! I couldn't find the IV in the handle material list. The mini trapper is from 1986.gsmith7158 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:10 am The IV207 is what is referred to as a mini trapper. It has elephant ivory handles hence the letters IV. The last one of those I saw for sale went for $250, probably higher now.
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I checked over the weekend and verified that this knife is a 6392 with the 70s tang stamp and 9 dots.XX Case XX wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:07 pmThe handles appear to be well worn Stag. Are you sure it's not a 5392?
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After taking some good advice I just let the knives sit where they were and waited. This week my girlfriend told me I could play with her knives again.
After looking them all over I decided to take out the 6392 and let it ride my pocket for a few days. I think it was returned to case to have the master blade replaced because that one is brand new and shiny and the other two blades are worn and had rust on them at one time.
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Looks to me like the master blade was replaced at some point. It is in new condition and the other blades have some polish on them. Would Case replace a blade and put a different model number blade on? The scales seem to be stag and the model number denotes bone.XX Case XX wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:28 pm This is the one that's got my attention. I'd like to know what year or era this knife was made.
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Case has a reputation for not wasting anything so it's possible they could have replaced the blade.
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Do you think the scales are bone or stag? They have been polished to the point that the shield is smoothed down.XX Case XX wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:14 am Case has a reputation for not wasting anything so it's possible they could have replaced the blade.
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Could be Second Cut Stag, but definitely stag.
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What he said.
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First of all, after closer inspection via magnification it has 7 dots so that makes it a 1973. All the other case knives in the collection are early 80s. So my theory is that this knife had it's master blade broken sometime in the early 80s, got sent back to Case for replacement and then stuck back in the display case. I can't figure any other reason that blade has a 6 where it should have a 5 and it definitely does not have the amount of wear that the other blades have.
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It's possible the stamp is a simple factory error. I have seen factory errors before. Then again, you could be correct.
As far as the wear on the blades go, it does seem unlikely the other two blades would have more wear than the main blade, however, people use knives for many different reasons. Therefore, it is possible the main blade is indeed original, (Factory Error), and that the previous owner simply needed the other two smaller blades more than the single large one.
I do feel however, we will probably never really know...
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Here are a few pics of that long banana trapper. It’s a beauty!Modern Slip Joints wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:21 am The knife that I called a banana Trapper is in the 6251
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I see your point, but the other two blades had been rusted and then polished back to smooth with some residual pitting. I don’t see how the main blade could have been so pristine without being replaced.XX Case XX wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:06 am
As far as the wear on the blades go, it does seem unlikely the other two blades would have more wear than the main blade . . .
I do feel however, we will probably never really know...
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Thank-you for the pictures of the collectors' club banana Trapper.
The 6392 Stockman's stag was cut off the surface of the antler. Second cut stag from underneath the first cut has no bark. It looks like the mark side had only a little bark left after the stag was sanded to blend with the bolsters. That is common on first cut stag. Add decades of rubbing against the keys and coins in a pocket and you get what you've got. Since the master blade was probably replaced with the closest thing to original in the parts bins there is a good chance that the date on it is not the date the knife was made.
The 6392 Stockman's stag was cut off the surface of the antler. Second cut stag from underneath the first cut has no bark. It looks like the mark side had only a little bark left after the stag was sanded to blend with the bolsters. That is common on first cut stag. Add decades of rubbing against the keys and coins in a pocket and you get what you've got. Since the master blade was probably replaced with the closest thing to original in the parts bins there is a good chance that the date on it is not the date the knife was made.
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It’s been a while since I posted and just wanted to update. This little guy needed to get out of the case today and ride in my pocket.
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This guy wanted to get in my pocket today for my trip to Augusta. He rides well in the left front pocket.
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Real FINE passengers you got riding along!!!
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Sorry to drag this one back up, but I had not previously seen it. It’s highly unlikely a knife sent to Case Repair in the 1980s would be repaired with a blade from 1973. Not going to say impossible, but I seriously doubt it, because they do not keep inventory from prior years. They use it up. One or two years, maybe, but not 7-plus years especially on a pattern that popular.Ropeman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:02 pmFirst of all, after closer inspection via magnification it has 7 dots so that makes it a 1973. All the other case knives in the collection are early 80s. So my theory is that this knife had it's master blade broken sometime in the early 80s, got sent back to Case for replacement and then stuck back in the display case. I can't figure any other reason that blade has a 6 where it should have a 5 and it definitely does not have the amount of wear that the other blades have.
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