Case Stamp question

[TPK]

Hello,

Is "CS" the same as "CV"? (see picture)

Thanks!

[dundak]

It's Case's new stamp for carbon steel. Supposedly less vanadium than CV.

[centennialknives]

It's Case's new stamp for carbon steel. Supposedly less vanadium than CV.

Correct. I have some CV Case knives, and some of the newer knives made recently you can, if you look, find a few CS versions. Mostly case does SS.

[1967redrider]

As stated above, Carbon Steel (CS) or Chrome Vanadium (CV). Stainless Steel would be SS.

[TPK]

It's Case's new stamp for carbon steel. Supposedly less vanadium than CV.

Correct. I have some CV Case knives, and some of the newer knives made recently you can, if you look, find a few CS versions. Mostly case does SS.

As stated above, Carbon Steel (CS) or Chrome Vanadium (CV). Stainless Steel would be SS.

It's Case's new stamp for carbon steel. Supposedly less vanadium than CV.

Thanks for the Info gentlemen! I appreciate it!
Oh, and I picked up this one today for my EDC rotation.
Few more pictures of it here.: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 5#p1076095

[Mumbleypeg]

Tom, here’s a post from about a year ago with more info about your question https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 66&t=74672.

Hope it’s helpful.

Ken

[TPK]

Tom, here’s a post from about a year ago with more info about your question https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 66&t=74672.

Hope it’s helpful.

Ken

Thanks Ken! Always appreciate the help.

Was looking for Info on the Tang Stamp, seems the "S" in "CASE" is now an indicator of the blade steel type. A lightning bolt "S" stands for SS & a normal "S" stands for CV which now marked with CS.
The problem is not about learning new things, it's about remembering them.

[Mumbleypeg]

Was looking for Info on the Tang Stamp, seems the "S" in "CASE" is now an indicator of the blade steel type. A lightning bolt "S" stands for SS & a normal "S" stands for CV which now marked with CS.
The problem is not about learning new things, it's about remembering them.

Don’t feel bad Tom. That use of the lightning S and normal S has only been that way for about 30+ years. But just think of all the people in the world who don’t know that! Or care! Someone learns it anew every day. Well, maybe every month or so anyway.

Ken

[TPK]

Was looking for Info on the Tang Stamp, seems the "S" in "CASE" is now an indicator of the blade steel type. A lightning bolt "S" stands for SS & a normal "S" stands for CV which now marked with CS.
The problem is not about learning new things, it's about remembering them.

that was new
Don’t feel bad Tom. That use of the lightning S and normal S has only been that way for about 30+ years. But just think of all the people in the world who don’t know that! Or care! Someone learns it anew every day. Well, maybe every month or so anyway.

Ken

& I didn't know that. I thought that was something new with the S.
This really confuses me. I don't understand anything now. I give up. I do.
I'Il just go sit in the corner. 30 years??? I'm lost now. Almost all my Case knives have a normal S. Can't be that they are all CV steel. This really screws up my mind. Now all the Tang Stamps for age identification don't make any sense to me anymore. My day is shot!

[Mumbleypeg]

Don’t despair Tom. It’s really not that difficult. Knives made prior to 1980 had the normal (rounded) S stamp. The “lightning S” stamp first appeared in 1980 but during the decade of the ‘80s it was used on all pocket knives regardless of the type of steel. Stainless steel knives were marked with ‘SS” in some manner.

Then in 1990 Case started using the “lightning S” in the stamp to denote stainless steel. Knives having the normal rounded S are carbon steel (CV). Unfortunately most charts showing the Case date code stamp system only show the lightning S version. Which confuses many and it’s not uncommon for them to think because their knife doesn’t have a lightning S, it must be a fake or something. There are countless posts here on AAPK asking “the S on my stamp is different, why doesn’t the stamp on my knife match the chart?”

Collectors are our own worst enemy. People obsess over knowing every minute detail about a knife, so Case tries to provide a lot (date made, blade material, handle material and color, etc) in the stamps and box labels. Then people complain it’s too complicated!

Ken

[TPK]

Don’t despair Tom. It’s really not that difficult. Knives made prior to 1980 had the normal (rounded) S stamp. The “lightning S” stamp first appeared in 1980 but during the decade of the ‘80s it was used on all pocket knives regardless of the type of steel. Stainless steel knives were marked with ‘SS” in some manner.

Then in 1990 Case started using the “lightning S” in the stamp to denote stainless steel. Knives having the normal rounded S are carbon steel (CV). Unfortunately most charts showing the Case date code stamp system only show the lightning S version. Which confuses many and it’s not uncommon for them to think because their knife doesn’t have a lightning S, it must be a fake or something. There are countless posts here on AAPK asking “the S on my stamp is different, why doesn’t the stamp on my knife match the chart?”

Collectors are our own worst enemy. People obsess over knowing every minute detail about a knife, so Case tries to provide a lot (date made, blade material, handle material and color, etc) in the stamps and box labels. Then people complain it’s too complicated!

Ken

This really threw me for a loop this morning. Still does. I'm going to pull out all my Case knives & look them over again on the weekend. If I can't figure them out I'll be on here with pictures & questions. Thanks again Ken! Appreciate it Buddy!

Time to hit the Rack,
Good night