CASE ELEPHANT TOE NAIL PATTERN 50 QUESTION

[winchester907]

IM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF CASE MADE ANY OLDER ELEPHANT TOE NAIL KNIVES WITHOUT A PATTERN NUMBER ON THE TANG. JUST CASE ON THE OUTSIDE SHIELD AND CASE ON THE TANG. THANKS FOR THE HELP. IVE CHECKED PFEIFFER CASE KNIVES AND THE STANDARD KNIFE GUIDE WITH NO LUCK. NO PICS.

[Elvis]

I'd have to say, yes they did. I've seen the Elephant Toenail (model 50) from as far back as the Case Bros. Era and believe that it has stayed on the production list since. Since very few of the Tested Era knives and the very early XX Era knives didn't have model numbers stamped on them, there has to be quite a few left out there.

[winchester907]

BUT IF ITS TESTED IF WILL SAY TESTED AND IF IT IS CASE XX IT WILL SAY CASE XX?

[robinetn]

Are you saying that you have a Case elephant toenail that doesn't have any of the tang stamps listed on pages 17 & 18 of Steve's book ??

Bob

[winchester907]

NOPE, THANKS FOR THE HELP.

[robinetn]

Sometimes it is extremely difficult to see the XX below CASE on the 1940 - 1964 era '50 pattern knives .

Bob

[winchester907]

MUST BE LIKE THE CASE CHEETAH. I HAD A HECK OF A TIME TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW MANY DOTS. THE DOTS ARE USUALLY BURRIED BY THE SWING GUARD. I WAS A LITTLE VAGUE IN EXPLAINING THE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SOMEONE TRYING TO SELL ME ONE(ELEPHANT TOE). AND AS HE EXPLAINED IT, IT ONLY SAID CASE. I DON'T HAVE THE KNIFE YET. BUT IT MAKES SENSE NOW, AND THE KNIFE WILL BE MINE, SOUNDS LIKE A 1940-64. IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY I HOPE. (I HOPE WE CAN GET TOGETHER ON THE PRICE.) THANKS AGAIN FOR THE HELP.