Ode To The 07

[jerryd6818]

That Abalone is absolutely gorgeous, some of the best I've ever seen. I'm sure it's stunning in person.

[doglegg]

Wow!

[QTCut5]

Yeah, nothing beats Abalone for stunning color since it seems to radiate every color of the visible light spectrum (and possibly even some wavelengths visible only to certain deep sea creatures).

And speaking of color...OOPS! In my excitement to show off the Abalone 07, I got a bit ahead of myself on the timeline and accidentally skipped over these colorful Mini-Ts from the early 2000s which deserve a showing since, after all, they are 07Ws (and the Diamond Shield 07Ws are la crème de la crème).


2005 6207W Ultraviolet, Lime Green, Salmon Jigged Bone

2007 6207W Periwinkle Jigged Bone

[TPK]

Wow! Lotta beautiful knives Q! Especially that Abalone! Nice!

[QTCut5]

Thanks Tom, Ivoryman, Floyd, John & jerryd...appreciate the comments and feedback (not to mention the Monkey loves an audience because he's such an incorrigible little show-off).

Well, we're heading into the final leg, the home stretch on the Mini Trapper timeline, but the 2010-2019 decade still holds a few little gems eager for a moment in the spotlight, a stroll down the catwalk and a twirl around the dancefloor, so let's get to 'em.

MTTP: Corporate Sponsorship - 2010-2019

Diversification is the name of the corporate game and in this decade Case took the sponsorship ball and ran with it slapping the names and logos of various companies on handles, blades and shields like a NASCAR sales rep run amok. Carhartt, Ducks Unlimited, John Deere, Harley-Davidson and Tractor Supply are some of the corporations that graced the 07 with their sponsorship during this decade.


2013 Carhartt 6107W Synthetic (x2) + 6207W Sawcut Bone (a Lansky1 modified "Trapp2Cliffes")

2015 Ducks Unlimited 6107W English Walnut (why this one is assigned a "6" instead of a "1" or "7" in the pattern number is a mystery and a source of continued vexation to OCD Monkey)

[QTCut5]

2011 John Deere 6207 Yellow Corncob Jigged Bone

2014 Harley-Davidson 6107W Persimmon Smooth Bone

[QTCut5]

2012 Tractor Supply 6207 Torched Oatmeal Jigged Bone

[doglegg]

Condolences to the monkey but I sure like the wood.

[jerryd6818]

It's the John Deere & the Tractor Supply for me.

I think the 20-teens are the ones I have the most of.

This one is fairly nice.

This 2012 Sapphire Glow Corelon is rather blingy.

[jerryd6818]

My John Deere and Tractor Supply. Gosh they look just like yours.
My John Deere came without a shield so I had to get one from Case and epoxy it in.

[QTCut5]

My John Deere and Tractor Supply. Gosh they look just like yours.
My John Deere came without a shield so I had to get one from Case and epoxy it in.

I remember your John Deere replacement shield post, jerryd. In fact, seeing yours is what inspired me to get one just like it. (So far the shield in mine hasn't fallen out...yet!)

I can't match your 9207 Sapphire Glow Corelon, but here's another one that I got after seeing yours. So, thank you again. (You really are a bad influence, jerryd...and I mean that in the best possible way )

2011 Hometown Heroes 6207W Red Jigged Bone
(Notice the unique "CCC 30" bolster stamp.)

[QTCut5]

As long as we're looking at some "Special Issue" 07s (like the Hometown Heroes 07W), here are a couple more from the same decade...

2015 Tony Bose/Lisa Schmidt Signature 6207W Antique Amber Jigged Bone
(I know who Tony Bose is but I don't know who Lisa Schmidt is...or if that's even the correct spelling of her last name because I can't read it.)

2015 Job Case Commemorative (+ a standard issue model) *6.5207W Bone Stag

* The 6.5 in the pattern number is actually a combination of 6 (bone) and 5 (stag) because the bone has been jigged and dyed to resemble stag.

[jerryd6818]

~Q~, the 07's you display just make my heart go pitty-pat. Thank you so much young man.

A couple more of my favorites (there's actually quite a few of them)
I really like the Sawcut Antique Bone.

This Tony Bose is THE MOST I've EVER spent on a knife. But IMO, it's a real looker and well executed!

[QTCut5]

I, too, am a huge fan of the Sawcut Bone...and the fact that they're 07Ws only makes me love them that much more.

2012 & 2014 6207W Sawcut Bone

[QTCut5]

MTTP: 2016
This was a really good year for 07 variety.

2207 Slick Black Synthetic XX Diamond Shield & XX Bolster Stamp
6207 Barnboard Jigged Bone XX Engraved Bolsters & Saturn Shield from the Series XXXIII Mint Set

7207 Green Curley Maple Wood Diamond Shield
6107WEZ Persimmon Jigged Bone EZ-Open, Bomb Shield

2016 6207 Jade Jigged Bone (Lansky1 TrappCliffe mod) Case Collectors *35* shield

[jmh58]

John

[jerryd6818]

Another 2000 Mini-T and this fills out the set of four military branch set.

[QTCut5]

Congratulations, jerryd, there's nothing like the feeling of completing a "complete set" of knives even if it's just a relatively small subset of a larger collection (or accumulation as the case may be). OCD Monkey feels intense and immense vicarious pride and satisfaction at your achievement (which, by the way, confirms and validates OCD Monkey's existential pursuit of universal order...so thank you for that, as well). It would've really met strict 'military specs' if the Army 07 had put on it's "Dress Blues" like the other three branches, though. (Sorry, Monkey...even in "order" there must exist a certain degree of "disorder"...otherwise each would cease to exist! )

MTTP: Futurus Materialis - 2017

Fortunately Corelon & Kirinite are not my personal Kryptonite...because there's an endless variety of both handle materials to be had; enough to bankrupt (or worse) the hapless indiscriminate 07 collector. Nevertheless, I must admit that even as much as I tend to dislike and avoid synthetic knife handles in general (bad experiences with celluloid mostly...but that's a long story for another thread), Case has put out some really stunning handles using these futuristic-sounding materials. So far I've been pretty successful at resisting the pretty, new, shiny objects, i.e., not falling into "OCD Mini-T Monkey" mode, but there are a couple that even I could not resist.

Here are my only two with these handle materials:
2017 9207 Aquarius Corelon, and 2017 10207 Silver Stardust Kirinite

Like with Abalone, a slight change in the lighting can really change the optics of these synthetic handle covers, illuminating different aspects.

[jerryd6818]

As my dad would have said, "Get thee behind me Satan". I was sore tempted by that Silver Stardust Kirinite (and several others) but managed to talk myself out of it (them). I'm sure it just jumps out at you in person. As for the Corelon, there are a couple I just couldn't resist.

[QTCut5]

I was sore tempted...but managed to talk myself out of it (them).

...is something never uttered by Mini-T Monkey...ever!

The best way to remove temptation is to give in to it.

[jerryd6818]

The problem with Corelon is they're all different. If the seller posts a stock picture the end product is a mystery until you get it and the back will be very different from the front.
Here are the two I buckled for.

[QTCut5]

The problem with Corelon is they're all different. If the seller posts a stock picture the end product is a mystery until you get it and the back will be very different from the front.

So true...and the same can be said for stock photos of knives with stag handles as well. You roll the dice and pray you like the knife you receive.

MTTP: 2017-2019

With so many handle variations becoming available it would seem only logical to add some new pattern numbers to identify the new materials being incorporated. That did happen with Corelon, which was assigned the number "9", and Kirinite, "10". But, one thing I always found somewhat perplexing is the use of "6" to denote both bone as well as some synthetic material...especially since "3" and "4" are also used for synthetics. I mean, what's the point, really, of having the exact same number assigned to multiple handle materials of vastly differing characteristics especially when there are already other numbers being used for a particular material? (Even more perplexing is how OCD Monkey manages to maintain any semblance of sanity in the midst of such a random and chaotic numbering system. )

Here's an example of two 07s with different handle materials (one natural, one synthetic) but with the same handle material identifier ("6") in the pattern number.

2017 6207 Natural Jigged Bone with Red enameled shield
2018 6207 White Jigged Delrin (SparXX) with Black 'sparkle' shield

And here's another Mini Trapper of the same color but with different jigging, shield and blade configuration but the same pattern number (at least they added a "W" in the pattern number to denote the Wharncliffe secondary blade).
2019 6207W Smooth Natural Bone with bomb shield

[QTCut5]

MTTP: End of Decade 2019

An endless variety of trim options including new handle materials, colors and jigging styles seems to be what Case was aiming for in the 20-teens. 2019 also brought the most new 07Ws releases since the early 2000s.

2019 6207W Burnt Purple Tribal Jigged Bone no shield, XX bolster stamp
2019 6207 Toasted Gray Jigged Bone

2019 6207W Toasted Color Wash Smooth Bone etched Case logo "shield"
2019 6207W Burnt Amber Jigged Bone grooved bolsters, sting ray shield

[steve99f]

The threaded bolster MT is very nice QT, burnt amber bone is one of my favorites. .

[QTCut5]

MTTP: New Decade - 2020

After 50 years of the Dot dating system which began in 1970 and incorporated a combination of dots and "X"s since 2000, Case went back to using just dots on the tang stamp in 2020. The new decade stamp used two rows of dots, 5 above the Case logo and 5 below,

2020 7207 Box Elder Wood laser etched logo "shield"