Case Tested Factory 2nd

[XxTestedxX]

I believe I have posted this before, however I have taken some better pictures, just thought I’d share

It would be interesting to see other similar knives.

[rea1eye]

Besides lack of case lettering on shield, what characteristics
does the factory 2nd have over a regular Case?

Bob

[XxTestedxX]

Besides lack of case lettering on shield, what characteristics
does the factory 2nd have over a regular Case?

Bob

Thanks for asking, maybe not very visible in the photos, but in hand you can see the case stamp which has been ground off, which was a common practice to identify with how case marked their seconds, it’s told that Case limited the amount of 2nd and often destroyed most by fire or press/hammer. You can still see enough of the stamp to confirm 1) authenticity and 2) that it was a case knife.

The shield imo was a blank shield regardless of it being a 2nd, the ink on the back handle was a salesman mark, sold
For $1.00

From examination the story is easy for me to read, the secondary doesn’t close perfectly and has contacted the liner which has caused a small ding near the nail cut out on the frame. Additionally the blades have not finished the full polishing process.

[KleenCut61]

WoW thats neat !!

[treefarmer]

Mighty interesting!
Seeing this Moose has a long pull, what era do you think it came from?
Treefarmer

[XxTestedxX]

Mighty interesting!
Seeing this Moose has a long pull, what era do you think it came from?
Treefarmer

100% from the tested era, I would also guess early tested because of the blank shield.

There are still visible parts of the tested era stamp that aren’t so variable in the pic

[knifeaholic]

On factory seconds in that era, Case would buff the name off of the shield and remove it from the blade.

I have a 6254 like that, Tested era, green bone, no tang mark and blank shield.

[XxTestedxX]

On factory seconds in that era, Case would buff the name off of the shield and remove it from the blade.

I have a 6254 like that, Tested era, green bone, no tang mark and blank shield.

Thanks for the insight, you are most likely right.

I’d love to see that trapper!