Case XXX stamping question

[SJ.Knife.Guy]

A friend of mine found this XXX today. That's what led me to this site.

[Mumbleypeg]

Welcome to AAPK. Unfortunately you've confused the Case XX trademark with their X's and dots date code system. See here for an explanation of the dating system. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/co ... ification/ Scroll down to the bottom of the page to the 2010-2019 dates explanation. The three X's you're seeing are part of the date code.

Ken

[JACK OF ALL TIRADES]

I thought I struck gold as I just received a WH Case Whittler with the xxx and after reading and now find this thread, I am back on Earth. Good news is I paid attention and quickly knew my 2007 made Commem. HAD 3 Xs TOO

[jtman0723]

Here ya go.

[67cuda]

Hey guys, the case XXX absolutely exists. After coming home from basic training in 83, I had money burning a hole in my pocket. I was visiting someone in Fulton Missouri, and I saw a new knife store, so decided to check it out. It’s main display was a case XXX boot knife which I ended up buying for nearly 400 bucks. A huge amount for a knife in 1983. Unfortunately, it was stolen from me later, and I’d kill the person who stole it to this day ! So yes, those unicorns exist. If I wouldn’t had been so proud of it, and showed it to so many people who doubted it’s existence, I’d still have it today. That was probably the sharpest knife I’ve ever seen in my life ! Or it remains that way in my mind to this day anyway, and I’ve collected hundreds of knife over the years.
Oh, nice to join the group.

[dlr110]

Welcome to AAPK and sorry for the loss of your knife. Just one word of advice we don't use inappropriate words in our posts please.

[Mumbleypeg]

Welcome to AAPK 67cuda. Thanks for confirming what most of the posts in this thread already state. Sorry you lost the knife to a crook.

What David has advised regarding the language you used in your post is correct. This site is viewed by general audiences including women and children so we the members keep it rated G (or PG at worst ). I recommend you edit your post before one of the moderators removes it entirely. You can do so by simply returning to your post, clicking on the little pencil icon in the upper right corner, and changing the wording.

Ken

[67cuda]

Gotcha’. No real man words, just church lady talk here. Thanks for letting me know the crowds temperature here. I will refrain from utilizing actual verbiage. I have to say, I absolutely hate first amendment violations of any kind ! That being said.........

[Cepp21]

I have a XXX case anyone want to tell me a little about it? Bought it from a case dealer some years back

[Mumbleypeg]

Welcome to AAPK. Your knife is a standard production knife, less than 10 years old. The X’s you see are part of the code stamping. Case has used a by-year date code stamp scheme since 1970. You can learn how it works by clicking on “Research” in the header up at the top of this page, the scroll down to where it says W.R. Case age identification.

In your pictures I can only see part of the tang stamp so can only guess your knife was made in 2017 (as denoted by the three X’s visible in the picture. In 2010 the tang stamp was like this:

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In 2011 they removed one dot. In each successive year after that they removed another dot, until all dots were gone. Then they began removing an X every year. In 2017 only 3 X’s remained. To see the year your knife was made open the blade 90 degrees (halfway open) instead of fully open like your picture. Then count the number of dots and X’s to determine the date it was made. In 2020 Case introduced a new stamp, having 10 dots arranged with 5 dots above and 5 dots below the company’s “CASE XX” trademark.

Note that the standard trademark of W.R. Case & Company is “Case XX”, which you see in the middle line of the stamp picture above. Don’t confuse the XX in the trademark with those X’s in the date code. In summary your knife is not a “Case XXX”. To understand what “Case XXX” means I recommend you go to the first post in this thread and start reading. The term “Case XXX” is in the context of the company trademark, not the date code system.

Ken