case knife with steel bolsters

[rockmyworld]

hi, I a[album][/album]m new on the site , I have a case knife that is 4 1/8 long closed large clip blade short pull and regular spay blade , dark brown jigged bone handles , it has 2 bolsters and both are steel , with brass liners , the shield is double oval with open c , and tall s for case , can any one help me please , I will post pics , tomorrow , hgh,,[album][/album]

[knifetime]

You may find what you need on this link.
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wr_case/index.php

[rockmyworld]

thanks knifetime ,I have searched that link already ,with no results , any more ideas please ?? hgh

[0078]

Look up models 91-105 sounds like a 2 blade melon tester what is the blade pattern?

[rockmyworld]

hi, the large blade is a 3 3/8 clip point and a 2 1/2 drop point , this is a sweel end knife ,, there are no ## just just case underlined c and tested xx , I am trying to post pics , thanks a lot ,

[zp4ja]

Rock,

First off welcome!

We really need a pic or several pics posted. Pretty easy to do, if you need guidance someone will help. Very least a cell phone pic or scanned on a copy machine into .jpg format only.

Sounds like a TESTED era knife. Not sure the bolsters would be steel. Iron was used but in pre 1920' as I recall. Probably nickel silver.

Is it a 2 bladed jack knife (both blades on same end) or a pen knife (one blade on either end)?

Still need the pics either way to confirm what you have for certain.

Jerry

[rockmyworld]

here are some pics of the knife ,, they a definitely iron ,,, steel , not any alloy in them ! we tested them <

[zp4ja]

Looks like a CASE 6299-1/2 to me. Appreciate the pics but the angles and clarity are difficult to tell. Confident if it is indeed 4-1/8 inches long closed, that is what it is. Few other knife that length but not like that frame. I doubt the small blade was originally a spey blade. Can't see the blade tip in the pics. Should be a pen unless someone sharpened or reprofiled to look like a spey blade. To my knowledge, no expert though, only secondary blade offered was a pen blade.

Knife was known as a Jumbo Torpedo Jack or "RailSplitter"

Can't see the shield or stamp to date the knife though. From what you described, probaly TESTED era, circa roughly (as that is up for debate) 1920' to 1940'.

Get better pic of shield and tang stamp an we will be able to confirm.

Pic 1 to match frame and blades. Here is a CASE XX 5299-1/2 to match it against to verify pattern. I think this is the same pattern you have.
Pic 2 to see if this stamp is similar to yours.
Pic 3 and 4 show spey blades as you can see at the tip.

Please share how you tested that the bolsters were iron.

Regards, Jerry

[peanut740]

The master blade doesn`t set right.Pictures are too bad to tell a whole lot,but I`m no expert on Case knives.

[zp4ja]

The master blade doesn`t set right.Pictures are too bad to tell a whole lot,but I`m no expert on Case knives.

I agree on the main blade. But pics just make any more info than I offered quite difficult, as you stated. No expert here either.

[junebug]

hi rock & WELCOME TO AAPK
as you can tell pictures can speak a thousand words to a collector

right now, all them pics are sayin' is : you cant see NOTHIN

try this:
macro feature on yer camera....usually the icon for this feature is a FLOWER OR TULIP shape.
macro feature is for close-up pictures

then take the pictures OUTSIDE ...... but with the knife in the shade. or with the sun behind you and the knife in the shade of your body

hope this helps

[Elvis]

Maybe lay a ruler along the bottom of the knife too as you snap the picture. Most models can be identified by their frame length. Which of the tang stamps shown did yours look like?

[rockmyworld]

here are some more pics of this case knife with steel bolsters or iron , we did a acid test on the bolsters and they are iron , did file test , and magnet , they are 100 % iron , we have glassed the blades and there are no ### and the blades don't seem to have been sharpened , the sleeves are brass as the oins are , the knife is heavy for its size , the handles are 100% bone of some type , any help will be greatly appreciated guys , thanks ,,

[knifeaholic]

Yes as others have said its a 6299 1/2. Looks like the backspring pin is missing. That would be a simple repair, that would be a nice knife to have repaired and cleaned up.

[Elvis]

There appears to be a vertical line on the backspring in the third picture. Is the backspring broken? If so, I may have the correct part to replace it and as Steve said, it would be a simple repair.

[rockmyworld]

hi,, I have posted more pics , I hope someone can help TO ID THIS KNIFE ,, a widow lady gave me some knives in a box and this is one of them she is from the new England , so her husband owned the knife for some 60 yrs , help!!!!!

[rockmyworld]

the back spring is fine !THE CENTER PIN IS MISSING , THANKS , I SURE WOULD LIKE TO DATE THIS KNIFE ! PIN

[rockmyworld]

thanks , I agree it looks like a 6299 model , why cant I find the 6299 listed in the chart on aapk ? and I cant seem to find info on iron bolsters , thanks

[zp4ja]

hi,, I have posted more pics , I hope someone can help TO ID THIS KNIFE ,, a widow lady gave me some knives in a box and this is one of them she is from the new England , so her husband owned the knife for some 60 yrs , help!!!!!

No offense intended Rock but your questions have already been answered. One reply was from a CASE expert. which is not me. Not sure what else you are looking for. Knife was identified and dated. Look back at the replies and piece them together.

TESTED era 6299-1/2!!!! 1920'-1940'. If you are looking for a firmer date within that time frame, not going to happen. Just how it goes!

[Elvis]

I would think the iron bolsters might place it early in the 1920-40 era. I know Case used parts until they ran out of a that certain part, but the iron bolsters weren't standard during all of the Tested Era were they? Other than that bit of speculation, Jerry has it nailed in that the time frame for that tang stamp places it in the 20's to 1940 range as to when it was made. The system is just that simple. Case's own web site shows the tang stamp dating system quite well on this page: http://www.wrcase.com/case_college/ . The links on the right will get you through.

If you want to know about it's value, try using ebay's search of completed auctions for the same knife of it's age. Just remember, condition is everything. Unfortunately, ebay has become today's marketplace. That's where things are sold, so it makes sense to turn there in finding out what the market will bare.
Have we helped yet?

[knifeaholic]

Iron bolsters on some Case jack patterns are common but on the 99 pattern it is rare to see iron. Bob may be right could be an early one or IMO more likely a later one WWII era when certain materials were scarce. Remember the Tested stamp was used at least through WWII.