6165 & 6265s

[Sundog Knives]

Posted some pics of Case Trappers not long ago. Now time for some Case Folding Hunters. Enjoy.

6165 XX SAB Green bone

6265 XX Green bone, flat ground regular frame

6265 XX SAB Red bone, saber ground, regular frame

6265 XX Tested Green bone, saber ground, thin frame

[OLDE CUTLER]

Nice folding hunters Ed. I particularly like the red bone on the Case. I have a bunch of folding hunters, but only one Case. The 6265SS with brown jigged wood handles.

[RalphAlsip]

Ed, your group of 65's is very nice.

[Sundog Knives]

Thanks guys. After reviewing my initial post I'm realizing that a) I'm new to knife photography and b) one picture doesn't do justice.

Here's front and back of the 6165 XX.

[olderdogs1]

I really like the handles on the last picture.

Tom

[jmh58]

Very NICE!! Some fine bone there!! John

[wazu013]

Nice group of 65's
Here's a few of mine. The bottom knife is a lockback hunter 6165L.

[espn77]

This could turn into a pretty fun thread. Nice knives all the way around.

[Sundog Knives]

Here's the front and back of the Tested XX.

[Sundog Knives]

6265 XX green bone

6265 XX red bone

These folding hunters are a real joy to hold in hand. Trappers and FHs were my introduction to collectable knives when I started few years back.

Thanks for checking them out and for the comments too.

[cbfd]

Real nice folding hunters,the red bone you pictured is red Rogers bone.When I started collecting Case knives,I started with the folding hunters,I agree they are an attractive pattern.You have some beautiful knives. Bill

[Sundog Knives]

Hey Bill, thank you, Fun knife to collect! And yep I had in my notes red Rogers bone too. The jigging is much different than knives pictured in Steve Pfeiffer's book page 210 (e.g. worm groove or second cut jigging). Curious how you or others can confirm it's Rogers bone -- and early or late Rogers?

[98src]

Late Rogers is red. Early Rogers is brown to mostly tan. I'm not sure if I ever saw a 65 with early Rogers.

[Sundog Knives]

Thanks for the reply. You're right: from Sargent's 7th ed. page 19 "Late Rogers: reddish brown to bright red"

Aside from that reference, Bernard Levine's short article in Knife World (No. 119, November 1987) is also informative on Rogers bone made by the Rogers Manufacturing Company of Rockfall, Connecticut.