Unique Tested Case

[chorizotaco]

Good morning, I need some help and advice.

Picked this work horse up and I have some questions>>

1. What model is this? I have looked through my books and can't match it.
2. What should I do? I can have a guy weld some new blades on this and carry it but is this a unique knife and I should leave it as it, with some cleaning?

Thank you for any information/help

Dan

[Mumbleypeg]

That stamp is not uncommon on Case Bradford knives, and also can be seen on some early Case Tested knives. When W.R. Case & Sons bought out the bankrupt Case Brothers Cutlery, one of the prizes they got (some say the most important asset) was the rights to the “Tested XX” trademark. Shortly following that transaction they changed the tang stamping to “Case Bradford” and began marking knives with the Tested XX stamp, either on the pile side of the master or on one or more of the secondary blades. In my observation the most common is the one you have, in an oval. There are also some in a round circle but those seem less common.

Nice find. It’s your knife so what to do with it is up to you.

Ken

Edit: Oops I misunderstood your question - you’re asking about the pattern, not the stamp. What’s the closed length? Are the handle covers bone? It may be a 6345-1/2 in which case it would be 3-5/8 inches, but could also be a 6394 which would be 4-3/16 inches. With the flat ground bolsters it looks like a 6394.

Ken

[chorizotaco]

Sorry, the length is right at 4 3/16" and the handles are bone. I thought it might be a 6394 1/2 Cigar but couldn't find any with the bolsters.

Thank you.

[espn77]

Its impressive to me how crisp the bone still is for how used the knife is. Cool old knife.