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Posted: **Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:54 am**

Here's one I picked up the other day. More fodder for my pearl fetish.

A tested era 82042.

Posted: **Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:17 am**

That's nice Greg!

Posted: **Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:22 am**

steve99f wrote:That's nice Greg!

Thanks Steve! It's a little bit of a departure from the usual rounded bolster pen knives. Kind of caught my eye.

Posted: **Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:52 am**

I looked it up in my 4th Sargents and didn't see this listed, it does show an 82042 with slanted bolsters though. 15th Price & Zalesky same thing. Have you found this variation in your references? Not questioning the knife Greg, just puzzling as to this not being listed. Cool pen anyway.

Posted: **Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:22 am**

steve99f wrote:I looked it up in my 4th Sargents and didn't see this listed, it does show an 82042 with slanted bolsters though. 15th Price & Zalesky same thing. Have you found this variation in your references? Not questioning the knife Greg, just puzzling as to this not being listed. Cool pen anyway.

I did check my Sargents 7th and found the straight bolster in bone in the tested era and pearl from the Bradford era so it could be rehandled or perhaps a transition knife. I'm happy with it either way.

Posted: **Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:10 pm**

Nice knife Greg. I think the tested and older pearl are the most under rated knives out there. They are some of my favorites

Tom

Posted: **Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:37 pm**

Posted: **Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:18 am**

Dagnabit! Would you guys stop posting those beautiful Burnt Indigo Copperlocks?? I've been carrying one of those in an online shopping cart for a week trying to talk myself out of buying it!!

Posted: **Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:21 pm**

Got this one this week

Posted: **Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:50 pm**

In today's mail I received a very interesting pair. (Well, at least interesting to me!)

They are a pair of all stainless gentlemen's pen knives. The one on the top has a Tested XX (1920-1940) tang stamp, and the other is marked as a 1965-1969). The Tested XX knife doesn't have a pattern mark (or it is worn off), the other has its M279 mark. Should the Tested XX normally have a pattern mark? It is interesting how much thinner and *at least to me) more elegant the older version is. However, the newer version is easier to actually use with the more accessible nail nick.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:46 am**

TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:Should the Tested XX normally have a pattern mark?

It is more common for Tested XX knives to not include pattern numbers. When a Tested XX knife does have a pattern number marked, my opinion is that the knife is an older Tested XX knife (i.e., made closer to 1920). Many Case Bradford era (1914-1920) knives were marked with pattern numbers. I believe your perception of "elegance" on the old knife is valid and, while subjective, is an effective way of determining when a knife may be misrepresented. Here is a recent example:
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Nice knives.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:30 am**

TwoFlowersLuggage wrote:In today's mail I received a very interesting pair. (Well, at least interesting to me!)

They are a pair of all stainless gentlemen's pen knives. The one on the top has a Tested XX (1920-1940) tang stamp, and the other is marked as a 1965-1969). The Tested XX knife doesn't have a pattern mark (or it is worn off), the other has its M279 mark. Should the Tested XX normally have a pattern mark? It is interesting how much thinner and *at least to me) more elegant the older version is. However, the newer version is easier to actually use with the more accessible nail nick.

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TFL you had better be careful. Those old Case knives can become quite addicting. Here's one I found in my mail basket today!

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:34 am**

I still have quite a ways to go before I would be willing to buy as beautiful a knife as that!

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:13 pm**

Picked this nice trapper up..

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:17 pm**

That's some bodacious stag there Justin!

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:53 pm**

Jdub wrote:Picked this nice trapper up..

Now that is what I think stag is supposed to look like. Good find Justin

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:51 pm**

Jdub wrote:Picked this nice trapper up..

Very nice my friend!!!!!!!

Was never really a trapper fan until I started carrying that one I got from you. Great pattern. Great example you have there. Nice stag.

Carry it in good health my friend.

Jerry

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:10 pm**

Classic toe

Mammoth slimlock

Xx 6275

Xx 6111 1/2

‘82 hawbaker

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 7:18 pm**

Thanks for all the comments guys.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:02 pm**

Justin and Zack,

Those are some fine knives

Tom

Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:16 am**

gsmith7158 wrote:Here's one I found in my mail basket today!

Greg, nice find on your Case XX C61050 SAB cokebottle.

Green bone is scarce on the the XX cokebottles.

Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:18 am**

Jdub wrote:Picked this nice trapper up..

Justin, I'm piling on to the comments already made about the nice stag on your Case XX 5254.

Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:35 am**

RalphAlsip wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote:Here's one I found in my mail basket today!
Greg, nice find on your Case XX C61050 SAB cokebottle. Green bone is scarce on the the XX cokebottles.

Thanks Jerry! It's got a little bit of pitting on the blade but those handles are nice.

Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:42 am**

You guys find lots of sweet new and old Case knives.

Posted: **Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:09 am**

olderdogs1 wrote:Justin and Zack,

Those are some fine knives

Tom

Thank you!

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