Case XX 6235 1/2 Naked Lady Cartoon(?) Knife Help

[Vonmark]

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I was hoping you could help my grandfather and I figure out anything about this knife. Story goes my uncle found it in the 1970’s working at a gas station. I am guessing someone dropped it. He gave it to my grandfather who thought it was some cheap novelty junk due to the rather interesting naked women holding daggers on the sides of the knife. He dug it out a week ago and found it was marked Case.

He gave it to me to research and if I want to sell it. If it is something special for collectors I may do that possibly. Anyone have any info or an estimate of rough value?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[TwoFlowersLuggage]

Welcome to AAPK!

That's not a Case knife I have ever seen before. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will reply.

[knifeaholic]

Original Case jack with a post-factory rehandle job.

The knife is a 1977 Case 6235 1/2, which would have originally had jigged brown delrin handles.

[Mumbleypeg]

To answer your other question, collector value is nil. In light of the story that goes with it, it would have more sentimental value to you or someone in your family than value to most others.

Ken

[knifeaholic]

To answer your other question, collector value is nil. In light of the story that goes with it, it would have more sentimental value to you or someone in your family than value to most others.

Ken

Agreed. I would place the value as equal to the same knife but with no handles or with badly damaged handles but good blades. Value is what a knife mechanic would pay for it to put new handles on and sell as a user.

[Modern Slip Joints]

I agree that it is a rehandled 1972 Case with minimal value to serious collectors. However, tastes vary. On eBay it might sell for as much or more than an unmodified example in other wise similar condition. I've watched one regular eBay seller's auctions for 5 to 10 Cases and Queens with old rehandle art selling them as "naughty lady knives." Two of them were early 1970s 6235s with clear resin over small images that I guessed were clipped out of 1970s Penthouse or similar men's magazines. Their closing prices were astounding. The ones with pictures of more modest ladies drew more modest bids but still equaled or exceed the value of unmodified knives in the same condition. Some were cartoonish like the original poster's. Another seller sold a whole bunch of cheap Chinese slip joints scrimshawed with naughty ladies who were not the least bit modest. He got spectacular bids. While I would not be a bidder, advertising to a large audience Vonmark will probably find a buyer who likes his custom Barlow.

[knifeaholic]

I agree that it is a rehandled 1972 Case with minimal value to serious collectors. However, tastes vary. On eBay it might sell for as much or more than an unmodified example in other wise similar condition. I've watched one regular eBay seller's auctions for 5 to 10 Cases and Queens with old rehandle art selling them as "naughty lady knives." Two of them were early 1970s 6235s with clear resin over small images that I guessed were clipped out of 1970s Penthouse or similar men's magazines. Their closing prices were astounding. The ones with pictures of more modest ladies drew more modest bids but still equaled or exceed the value of unmodified knives in the same condition. Some were cartoonish like the original poster's. Another seller sold a whole bunch of cheap Chinese slip joints scrimshawed with naughty ladies who were not the least bit modest. He got spectacular bids. While I would not be a bidder, advertising to a large audience Vonmark will probably find a buyer who likes his custom Barlow.

Wow!!! interesting...Ebay is Soooooo unnpredictable...