CUSTOM HANDLED CLASSICS

ribbedbumpers · Post by **ribbedbumpers** » Wed May 16, 2007 6:41 am

Thought I’d post a couple of pics of a few Whittlers, Sowbellies, a Moose and a Folding Hunter – all Case Classics with custom sectioned handles. (not factory handled) Workmanship is very good on most of them and consists of a wide variety of exotic materials - MOP, Elephant Ivory, Mastodon Ivory, Heart Abalone,Corals, Buffalo Horn, Sheep Horn and multi-colored bone – all done with nickle-silver spacers.. Left click on the Hunter picture and check out the outstanding workmanship… (Sorry about the bad display picture)

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:29 pm

Wonderful!

I for one would like to see all of them up close!

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:30 pm

Those look pretty cool.

Provides an early morning guessing game. That sectioned hunter looks to be, from the left, Tiger Coral, Buffalo Horn, pearl, bone, pearl, then either bone or tiger coral again, (can't quite make it out), buffalo horn, and finally Ivory. Well, how'd I do?

Nice set, I like it, thanks for sharing.

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:23 pm

MAN! Those are some really Beautiful Case Knives!

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:28 pm

Very nice Gary!

Excellent workmanship, they make a great display.......................

ribbedbumpers · Post by **ribbedbumpers** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:12 pm

Thanks for the comments - it shows you can have a lot of fun with the Classics without spending the Mother Lode!

You are right on Hukk!!

I'll give you a shot at one more - this one's a little harder... Gary

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:53 am

ribbedbumpers wrote:Thanks for the comments - it shows you can have a lot of fun with the Classics without spending the Mother Lode!

You are right on Hukk!! I'll give you a shot at one more - this one's a little harder... Gary

Well, it's a bunch tougher I think I know a few and others I may be way off.

From the left (

this is a tough spot) Could be ivory or bone, opaque sheephorn, alabaster or bone, ivory, sheephorn, ivory, abalone, ivory, pearl, bone. Sheesh, that is tough from a picture, maybe even holding it. Well how far off was I?

Just feel free to send one of those wonderful knives to me, for a loooonnnngggg visit.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:52 am

Wow, those are really impressive rb and wonderful to see, thanks so much for lettin us see them.

Slobberin46

richied · Post by **richied** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:24 am

OMG, Man those are BEAUTIFUL knives. Very nice

ribbedbumpers · Post by **ribbedbumpers** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:30 am

Hukk – you did REALLY good!! (Better than I would have…) The 1st one is a bland MOP – very hard to tell from the picture - but the rest are right on…(the 3rd one is Alabaster Coral)..
These knives aren't rare or expensive - but they are fun and make for a colorful display.. The Moose with the Ivory & Sheep Horn scales (2nd from the bottom in the display pic) came from Jim - the rest are all privately mangled.. Gary

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:11 am

WOW! I surprised myself. The only reason I knew the alabaster was because I saw a Case Classic in solid Alabaster and it left an impression on me. (the material, I belive that the pattern was a whittler, but I don't remember, the alabaster really impressed me). I think they did not make many with solid corals. Many Classics I see have black buffing compound in the pores. Jeff (agteaher2) told me about it when he did a knife for me in Tiger Coral.

Great knives, keep them coming. Those are drop dead gorgeous!