Rare Christmas Tree Case 1973 7 dot

[zp4ja]

have a look. "So rare, not in the price lists". Don't have an ebay account to email the seller. "Probably never see another one like it". HOPE NOT!!!!

Sellers description...

Here is a rare one, not even in the price guide, Case Coke Bottle 25 1/2, 3 1/4" closed, in Mint unused condition. Knife has never been used, carried or sharpened, handles are crack and chip free, will probably never see another one like it, I have seen the gold flake, but not the christmas tree from this year. Made in 1973, Knife has hard snap, no wobble, imacculate, No reserve Happy Bidding.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Case-7- ... 231d89f7c8

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[Elvis]

I've been waiting for someone more knowledgeable than myself to respond to this post, but so far everyone has remained silent. All I can say is that I have never seen that handle material on any Case Knife and to the best of my knowledge, Case didn't use Celluloid during that period.

[zp4ja]

Hey Bob,

Yea, never seen a CT handle like that even in the eras that they were actually used. Looks like a glitter craft store experiment to me.

As far as eras CT was used on Case, I believe only Bradford and Tested era. A recent post from Steve where he commented on this as I thought used only in TESTED era...

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =4&t=29619

I think the real CT (and other type) celluiod material was outlawed in the mid 40's. Not sure if a newer composite CT was ever used, but I have not seen it.

No expert but my 2 cents...

Jerry

[knifeaholic]

That knife is a rehandle post factory. Case never used any Christmas tree type material from WWII up until about 1989 when Parker owned Case and they started using it on some knives.

That is not celluloid anyway but some sort of acrylic. Back in the 70's these rehandles were somewhat common. Collectors did not like delrin handled Case knives, so some people would buy them up at low prices and rehandle them with fancy materials.

I even recall one dealer who was selling them saying "What else are you going to do with a delrin knife?" when questioned about them. Sadly they would be worth more to collectors today with the original delrin handles.

[Elvis]

Having actually paid attention to your book Steve, I'm aware that there are a few models where delrin examples are somewhat rare, although I do understand the sentiment of why collectors disliked them. That said, it turns out to be some pretty durable stuff for an EDC. As always, thanks for the enlightenment.