Is this a special edition? Black Blade Case? v5318

[Johnman]

Hello, I cant find anything like this. I looked at all the photos I could find of V5318 and Case knives with black blades, and nothing.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

I’m pretty sure it’s authentic. Shepherd Hills offers knives like this from time to time. They are usually SFO’s and only they have them.

[garddogg56]

Nice

[knifeaddict1965]

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Here are several I have acquired over the past 10 years. I believe they were made around 2009 & 2010. Not sure how many different patterns were made, but I have the 7 pictured below and have also seen a copperlock and canoe pattern. I have heard them referred to as Case anthracite and/or Case PVD coated blades. You can find a few on eBay or do a google search using these keywords.

Case Anthracite PVD.jpg (23.62 KiB) Viewed 1173 times

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Nice collection, they look great lined up like that. I would use that as a screen saver.

[knifeaddict1965]

Nice collection, they look great lined up like that. I would use that as a screen saver.

Thanks SSK, that's a great idea... I have used a few knife pics for screen savers and this one would fit the cell phone screen perfectly.

[rea1eye]

Those pictures do not do justice to how pretty those blades are when viewed
the eye. I saw some at a knife show in Lexington, KY about 4-5 years ago. The dealer
was asking quite a bit of money as I recall.

Bob

[Ivoryman]

I happen to have a 2016 Tdrop with the PVD coating. I never use it and am hesitant to use it because just opening and closing the knife a few times has rubbed an arc across the tang stamp and the SS shows through. I doubt it would last too long with real daily use. But it is pretty and so is the knife so that's why I bought it.

[1967redrider]

I think I have a Trapper here somewhere that was part of a Shepherd Hills Special Factory Order run with black coated blades. However, I think it was done in the last several years, not as old as yours. Very cool and that's a sweet group shot.