case circle c tested trapper

[Melroy123]

i have acquired a case stag handle circle c tested xx trapper from estate sale. could i get info on this knife and possible value. thanks so much

[Melroy123]

am trying to figure out how to attach picture. any help would be appreciated thanks

[Mumbleypeg]

am trying to figure out how to attach picture. any help would be appreciated thanks

Directions for posting pictures can be found here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... m.php?f=98. After opening it, scroll down to find the post applicable to your device.

We’d need to see pictures of your knife to provide info about it. Your best source for current value is an advanced search of eBay, for sold listings only, of the item. Please be aware that condition is of vital importance so compare your knife with the eBay listings and adjust accordingly.

Welcome to AAPK.

Ken

[Melroy123]

case trapper

this is the photo

[XxTestedxX]

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this is the photo

Hello..

Unfortunately the trapper pictured is counterfeit.

[garddogg56]

Oh Man

[Melroy123]

what makes it a counterfeit thanks

[Mumbleypeg]

My first thought on seeing the picture was that it possibly is a counterfeit. First of all Case used the Tested XX stamp from about 1920 until after WWII. Meaning a legitimate knife having that stamp is nearly 80 years old, to over 100 years old. Your knife looks new. Back in those days there weren’t many knife collectors. They were tools, to be used. Not many even survived, much less kept in new condition. So when I see a knife that age in like new condition, my s##t detector goes on high alert.

Knives that old, in mint condition do exist - they’re not common though. So examine it very carefully. On closer examination the first thing I notice is the shield - it has very visible pins, which is not normal. Case typically does a very good job of “blending” shield pins into the nickel silver shield, such that one usually has to look very carefully to see the pins. (If you can see them at all). Counterfeiters usually aren’t very good at blending pins.

Next, in the picture it appears the shield may not be flush with the handle covers - the shield should be set/inlet into the stag. Which brings us to the stag covers. Again, it’s difficult to tell from the picture but it looks like probably Sambar stag, which wasn’t used at the time a Tested XX knife was made.

Those are generic things to look for on any knife. Trappers are not a pattern I collect, although I do have a few. Those more familiar with Case trappers can often spot differences in the frames (the tooling changed several times), blade grinds, pin placement, size and location of nail nicks, etc all of which were changed over time. If these are not correct for the stamp on the knife, it’s a counterfeit.

You’ve supplied only one picture, of one side, from a single angle. A thorough assessment is extremely difficult to do from multiple pictures, let alone one. Pictures of both sides, from the top looking down into the blade wells, of the backsprings, and of all stamps, would be needed. What is provided is akin to taking a single picture of a car from one side and asking “what can you tell me about this Chevy?”.

I’d be glad to revisit this, with more pictures. Recommend you read this viewtopic.php?t=77592.

Ken

[Melroy123]

wow talk about some one that knows knives. i know next to nothing about knives, bought this at estate sale in a box with several others. i thought it was a beautiful knife. best in the bunch. that pattern looks collectable. so i willsend more pictures. mostly, thanks so much fortaking time to let me know your thoughts. not many people now days are willing to help people who dont know much about a particular subject. it is not very sharp. as it is now does it have any value other than sharpening it and carrying it. thanks so much for your help. david

[stockman]

I have a couple stag trappers. There are several end caps on them. In the picture the cap looks to long to be a tested knife.

Harold