Trapper ??

[Oldredbone67]

OK, more questions for you Case guru's out there
This trapper , half stops and all, is 1978, but I thought a trapper had another long spey blade, not a pen blade .
The knife reads 6207. A little help please

[jerryd6818]

Taken from "WR Case Knife Patterns 00-15" in the Research section. I would call it a Jack Knife.

"The most recent 07 pattern is a 3 1/2″ jack knife that is often called a mini trapper. Most have two blades. The master blade on them is normally a clip blade, and the other will generally be a pen or spay. The spay blade is most common on Cases more recent 07 knives. Most of the older knives (Pre-1980) will have a pen blade."

[djknife13]

It's a dog leg jack. According to Steve Pfeiffer's book they stopped making this "older" version in 1997 and started using this number for Trappers.___Dave

[jerryd6818]

Since the tang stamp on the OP knife indicates '65-'69 ................ "Most of the older knives (Pre-1980) will have a pen blade."

[313 Mike]

Since the tang stamp on the OP knife indicates '65-'69 ................ "Most of the older knives (Pre-1980) will have a pen blade."

Pretty sure there are two dots under the USA Jerry, making it a 1978

[Oldredbone67]

Thanks guys. I knew you eould know the answer. I really like the trapper with the pen blade.

[jerryd6818]

Well frogs. You're much younger than me and your eyes are much better. Good eye Mike.

Mumble, mumble. I still say it's a Jack.

[big monk]

Mumble, mumble. I still say it's a Jack. [/quote]

I think you are "'RIGHT"" JerryD ** __________sorry,I don't have a prize for ya'

[gsmith7158]

Well it is obviously a serpentine dog leg jack that they call a mini trapper.

[Oldredbone67]

Thanks for the info . One more question. This knife was from a display for a number of years, as a result , it has not been open or closed much and it is stiff to do so- anything I can do to loosen it up, besides opening and closing it a lot?
Thanks

[djknife13]

Don't even open it until you get a small drop of good oil on the point where the blades rub on the back spring. You will ruin the blades spring action opening and closing them dry. ___Dave

[knifeaholic]

It's a dog leg jack. According to Steve Pfeiffer's book they stopped making this "older" version in 1997 and started using this number for Trappers.___Dave

1979 was the year that they stopped making the pen blade version and switched to the 6207 SP SSP "Mini Trapper".

[djknife13]

It's a dog leg jack. According to Steve Pfeiffer's book they stopped making this "older" version in 1997 and started using this number for Trappers.___Dave

1979 was the year that they stopped making the pen blade version and switched to the 6207 SP SSP "Mini Trapper".

Sorry, my fingers didn't type what my mind said. I was copying it out of your book and still got it wrong. Thanks for keeping me from giving out wrong info. ___Dave