Case tested T L - 29

[orvet]

I should mention that while that is not my father's knife, he was in the Signal Corps during WWII.

I have always found the locking mechanism on this knife interesting. And I like the walnut handle scales.

Nice knife and a fairly rare example!
The locking mechanism was changed by World War II, apparently there were enough problems with that lock that the military wanted it changed

Don't think the handles are walnut, I believe they are either rosewood or ebony. Rosewood is a very broad category of woods with dozens of different species including Cocobolo. There are a few varieties of Cocobolo, some of which can look like walnut especially after it's been used for a while.

[Case pea-nut]

I have one also, looking for more information, like production numbers, years made, I know it’s a tested made from 1920-1940, guessing that case didn’t make them every year.. thanks

[Mumbleypeg]

I have one also, looking for more information, like production numbers, years made, I know it’s a tested made from 1920-1940, guessing that case didn’t make them every year.. thanks

Nice knife. There are no production numbers available nor records of years when made. They were made as tools, looooong before the hobby of knife collecting made anyone care about such things. The only way we know things like years made is from old catalogs. Case rarely produced catalogs in those days, and the factory does not have records that far back. Unless someone has price lists from that timeframe, it will be a mystery. Steve Pfeiffer (knifeaholic) may have some info. If anyone knows he might.

Ken

[jmh58]

Nice!!
John