All About Pocket Knives

Great swing guard DJ! Great 45s also Gents. Great large coke Jerry!

Here is my grand enchilada of rare CASE knives. Posted elsewhere several times but fits here in this thread for sure.

CASE 1970' 10 dot 5111-1/2 LSSP "True Cheetah" Prototype. 1 of ~24 made according to my research. Some of the best stag I have seen on the only 3 knives I have observed. Love that knife but might be tempted to pass her on if someone came up with 5 or 6 grand.

Jerry

Beautiful knives fellas There sure are some rare birds flying around this thread. Great photography too…
I haven't been on AAPK much in the past year due to time restraints and a new drum set I have had this one for a little while now but never got around to showing it off … DINO… You might have been able to talk me out of this one… Where ya been? Anyway I thought I should show it off while I am still the owner of it and have posession. My pictures pale in comparison to the beauties you guys take but oh well, I've seen worse I suppose. I wish this one was closed to near mint but both blades walk and talk and there are no chips or cracks in the bone handles. Case XX 6254 Trapper Tested Frame Sporting Early Rogers Bone

DJ, good to see ya! That's a beauty of a knife there!

Love that Rogers Bone Reddirt, been trying to buy it on the bay

Here is a rare set of Winterbottoms
Thanks for looking
Larry

If you like Rogers bone here's a couple of big ole slabs of it, and on a rare old knife to boot. Case Bradford 6001 Tri-fold.

Ken

Great knives, guys, 1st trifold I have seen, always love the Rogers bone knives.

Tom

Thanks Tom. It's a nice old knife but it's nowhere near mint. Jerry's got a nicer one that he posted somewhere near the beginning of this thread, if you want to see another one. I think his may be from Tested era, whereas mine is Bradford.

Ken

Thanks Larry, I hope you get it and for a price you're happy with. WOW! WOW! That pair with super rare Winterbottom are AWEsome. It looks like they were made on the same day by the same guy… Jaw dropping
Mumblypeg that Bradford trifold with big beautiful slabs of Rodgers bone having the special fixed blade Rogers groove jigging is one of those knives that you may have heard about but end up equating it as mythical. And when you see it, It even has a sort of dreamy angelic glow to it like how you would imagine Excaliber would look…Wowie I'm sure it's even better in hand… Nice ones Fellas

reddirtknives wrote: It even has a sort of dreamy angelic glow to it like how you would imagine Excaliber would look…Wowie I'm sure it's even better in hand

Thanks DJ - "dreamy angelic glow"? I didn't think my photography was ThAT bad! I know what you mean about Excaliber though. Every time I hold it I'm scared its gonna jump back into a rock somewhere and I'll never see it again.

Ken

Hehe I like it. Do you know where I could get me an Excaliber? It would need to have already been pulled from the stone though…

Welcome back DJ, beautiful trapper! Great Winterbottoms Larry, rare handles on a herd to find old pattern!

Great old Tri-Fold Ken! Not like I am an expert but I have searched the web quite abit and I have only seen 4 examples. One took an unfortunate salt bath in Katrina if I recall. I think all 4 were posted here. What a simplistic and ingenious design. No backspring to break. One of those knives that you marvel at in hand. At least I do.

Great finds Guys.

Regards, Jerry

Thanks Jerry for those kinds words.

Thanks Jerry. The 6001 is certainly a rare knife, and a very practical one also, once you understand how it works. Although rarely seen I've got to think there's a few more of them lurking around out there somewhere, waiting to be discovered. I'm proud to be the caretaker of this one for a while anyway, until one of my sons ends up with it next.

Ken

Here's a few old tested green bones that i have. Hope yall enjoy.

Bamafan, those are some Fantastic Old Knives, love the Greenbone Handles

Larry

Don't know how rare this rat is, but must be somewhat rare since it is the only one I've ever seen and can find no reference to it. I bought it at one of the Johnny Fain auctions. The knife is a mess, having had one of the blades reprofiled and was probably rehandled by Johnny Fain. The blades were really abused through neglect. 1985 CASE "Johnny Muskrat".

Here is a Crandall Cutlery knife I once owned and is now with another AAPK member


sorry I sold this one

Tom, I've heard of the Johnny Muskrat before but never seen one so at least from my viewpoint, it's rare enough. Of course I don't keep up that much with the " newer" Case stuff. Shame it's been altered - I'd like to see a straight one.

Gino, that Crandall has beautiful stag, and with long pull to boot. Nice old rarely seen knife.

Thank you both for showing them.

Ken

I have shown this a few times in the forums. Tuna Valley Cutlery, ordered from Germany for the Platts brothers during the formation of Case & Sons. Some say the rarest Case tang stamp. There were only 600 ordered, and less than a dozen are known to still exist.

I was asking about this one on another thread, but I'll show it again if yall don't mind.

nice knife, WRENCH..........
HOWDY FROM VISALIA,CA

gino wrote:Here is a Crandall Cutlery knife I once owned and is now with another AAPK member


sorry I sold this one

Gino, I'm sad you didn't sell it to me.

Today the postman delivered a new addition to my pile that fits in this thread. Wife and sons surprised me with this one for my birthday. A Case Tested PB91050 big coke bottle push button slider has been on my "Grail" list, so guess I can check this one off the list now. But they went one better as this one is a PB91050F (fish scaler blade), in near mint condition to boot! Big ol' honkin handfull of knife! I've never seen another one with the fish scaler blade aside from the listing in Sargent's.

Ken

Happy birthday Ken! The knife is mighty sweet. I hope you can come up with something else to put on your grail list

Thanks Jerry. I'm sure I'll find something to replace it. The disease won't stay in remission long.

Ken