Rare tang stamp?

kennycii · Post by **kennycii** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:49 am

Can anyone clue me in on the signifigance of the tang stamp in the picture? It is on a 1979 Balloon Whitler pattern 6383.

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gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:03 am

Well........................I've never seen one like it! That doesn't mean much though.

BIGHEAD · Post by **BIGHEAD** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:43 am

That would be a RARE stamp cuz I don't think Case made it

Can you show a picture of the whole knife?

Elvis · Post by **Elvis** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:13 am

I saw your post over on Knife Forums and couldn't answer it there either,

and I collect 83 Whittlers. Knifeaholic might be your best chance for an answer on this one. He's really sharp (no pun intended) on Case knives. Post a complete picture and send him a PM. Good luck!

woseyjales · Post by **woseyjales** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:46 pm

I saw same tang in an ebay auction, seller called it a 'contract knife'
tang stamp. First I'd seen of it, so hope we can get a non partial
unbiased ofishul explanation to confirm or debunk this ebayer's
'contract knife' theory.
Ohhhh Steve, where arrrrrrrre you ???????

kennycii · Post by **kennycii** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:36 pm

Here's more pictures. I won this on ebay last night. Hoping it's worth it!

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kennycii · Post by **kennycii** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:02 pm

The ebay auction was # 350320475354 . I believe you can still see it by searching for the item number. Could it possibly be a refurb or something along those lines?

gino · Post by **gino** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:16 pm

notice the tang difference on the blades? this is a dead givaway! in my opinion this is a refurbished knife.

BIGHEAD · Post by **BIGHEAD** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:27 pm

buckeyefan · Post by **buckeyefan** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:44 pm

Concave grind blade?

But that would be two C's...

Marty

knifeaholic · Post by **knifeaholic** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:41 am

buckeyefan wrote:Concave grind blade?

But that would be two C's...

Marty

CC was a designation used by Case to indicate concave grind, but it was rarely used, and only on one or two patterns in the early XX era...and then it would be a suffix to the pattern number like 11031 Sh CC.

I honestly have never seen the marking in question, the knife to me looks 100% original.

Case did use a "CC" marking for a few years in the late 70's to early 80's to designate knives that were SFO's for club knives, but that was different and was part of the pattern number stamp, and this one is not a club knife anyway.

I'm stumped.

buckeyefan · Post by **buckeyefan** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:55 am

Looking at the tang stamp again, up close, it looks like a small C inside of a large C.

I think it IS a SFO, But what for??

Marty

kennycii · Post by **kennycii** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:09 pm

I'll be able to get a better look at it once I get it in hand. I'll try to post some better pictures then. I do appreciate everyone's assistance

kennycii · Post by **kennycii** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:51 am

I have this knife in hand now. It is indeed a small "c" inside of an elongated "c." Is there anyway to track down more information on this? No box or paperwork was supplied, just the knife.

BIGHEAD · Post by **BIGHEAD** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:07 am

Call Case and talk with Katie Shontz,she is the case historian.She will be glad to talk with you.

kennycii · Post by **kennycii** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 2:45 pm

will do, thank you !!!

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