Help With Tang Stamp

[just bob]

Picked up this 1207 over the weekend and didn't think much about it until I got home and looked it over. I think it has burl wood or curly maple handles but the tang stamp is odd? Case / LTD. / XX with either 4 or 5 emblems on either side of the XX. Not among the standard tang stamps with the dating sysytem. I kind of looked on Ebay and Google for this but so many of the Case knives are limited production it makes it hard to get information. Was this part of a mint set in 2005 or 2006 or some other set? Appreciate the help.

[PCwizard]

Nice looking knife.
Have the handles been replaced, looks like front and rear pin is missing. or is it just the photo?

[just bob]

I think it is straight. Starts with the number 1 so that indicates wood (walnut) and I think certain other woods? The pins are all there just a poor picture on my part. I think I'll email these pics to Case and see what they say about the knife. If I get a response I'll post it.

[just bob]

Wow I got a fast answer;

Thank you very much for the pictures. What a find! The knife is Case Ltd. XX USA 5 Dot (1995) Wood (Walnut) 1207 SS 100 Years Mini Trapper Knife - NIB - 1 of 500.


Now we know. What was the 100 years - anniversary?

[zp4ja]

The knife is from 1995'. Not sure of what set it came from if any. In the mid-1990s', there were quite a few knives, not just wood, that had sunken pins, IE: pin head below scale surface just on the handle pins, not the pivot pin. Which is what PCwizard was alluding to I believe. I call then "sunken pin" knives. I don't know new CASE knives but the only time I have seen this is in the mid 90s'.

Here is a 1347 SS. If it was a set, I would appreciate some details please.

EDIT: a couple minutes too late. Looks as if you have your answer. Thanks for posting the info.

Jerry