All About Pocket Knives

wlf wrote:Here's the 10 dot 11 1/2

what do you use to take such good pics, just like the back coloring, and the overall saturation of the image.

I am by no means a photographer, I use an iPhone and a small photo box lol

thanks!

dodgin2 wrote:These are probably my rarest ones. C61050L SAB Tested era & I think a P100 with odd stamp and pat. apl. for. Ben

Sorry I missed this somehow, but that P100 is a rare find. My paternal grandfather had one like it but it was red. Carried it every day. After he passed my sister acquired it - and has no idea what happened to it afterward (says she still has it, just doesn't know where it is)! I've never seen another one.

Sargent's 7th says the imitation onyx version (yours looks like imitation onyx) is a B100, says the red cracked ice version is an M100 but also lists several versions of the M100 with metal, blue celluloid, cracked Ice, green bone, and gold handles.

Ken

XxTestedxX wrote:

wlf wrote:Here's the 10 dot 11 1/2

what do you use to take such good pics, just like the back coloring, and the overall saturation of the image.

I am by no means a photographer, I use an iPhone and a small photo box lol

thanks!

I used to use a mid priced Fuji camera that recently got stolen, along with a roll of knives and some other things.

My best shots were made by the lighting. A picture taken in the evening light always turned out best.

I went back and looked at the scans you referenced. All those were done with an Epson Perfection V500 scanner. It takes little skill to achieve good pictures aka scans.

Oh no Lyle, say it ain't so, it wasn't a roll of rooster combs? If it were I for one will be on the lookout. I can not stand a thief. Hope you find them.

Monte

wlf wrote:I went back and looked at the scans you referenced. All those were done with an Epson Perfection V500 scanner. It takes little skill to achieve good pictures aka scans.

I'm going to try this at work, besides we have a 5000$ printer, hope it doesn't break lol

Here is one I have never seen until I got this one. An old Case knife, 20's, stamped R Case Bradford, Germany. From what I have read, this was due to a translation era with the Germans. It is a small knife 2 3/8' closed. I would consider it rare.

Tom

Very nice Tom! Rare indeed.

Very interesting, unique knife Tom! I've not seen that stamp. BTW, what book is that your picture is from?

Ken

Edit: Never mind, just saw on another thread you said it's from Witchers book - I have a copy here somewhere.

Case xx 62052 half congress w/rough black handles

I've to date never seen another, also.. Half the books I've looked in didn't have it listed, but I believe Jim sargents book has it listed.

If someone has any Intel or have one themselves I'd love to see it

I suppose different folks might attach different definitions to the word "rare." I won't claim these Case knives are necessarily rare, but I will say that they are not seen very often. Some were made in Germany, some were made in Jacksonville, AL when Jim Parker owned both Case and that Alabama facility, and some were made in Bradford.

The first one is a big 5" Lockback 51139L SSP made in Jacksonville, AL. Unfortunately, it did not make the transition back to Bradford.

The second one is a fairly rare Mammoth Ivory Mako with scrimshaw commemorating the anniversary of the Pony Express.

And, some more. The first one shown is a CASE TESTED S.C.U.S.A. TL-29 from the WWII era. The second pictures shows two Clasps that feature Smooth Buffalo Horn Scales. The third picture shows two Green Bone Folding Hunters made for Case in Germany. Next up are two different sizes of Folding Hunters with Finger Grooves - FG103L and FG104L. The larger of these is perhaps the largest folding Case pocket knife that I have. The Mother of Pearl Lady Leg was made in Germany, and finally the 3" Single Damascus Blade Razor (511098D)was made in Jacksonville as was the bigger two blade (4") razor (521500).

This TESTED XX 2 blade MOP 1920 - 1940

WOW Scott... That sure is a LOOKER there!! Real NICE!!!! John

Tested 75LP on the right

This one is heading to the restoration shop later this year. A super rare W R Case & Sons 6539 sowbelly. Hoping to get it back to the ballpark condition of the black and white photo.

Some unique stag on it

Thought I would add one or 2 of mine

KK, Nice group of old knives. The 048 has some elegant looking blades.

RalphAlsip wrote:KK, Nice group of old knives. The 048 has some elegant looking blades.

Thanks

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Man It's been a while since I've been back to this forum, but here is my new additions! A regular XX trapper frame with redish bone handles and a first model XX with true redbone handles!

This is my rarest Case knife, it's a B396, I've only seen one other, no pictures in any guide I've seen, the only mention I've seen is in an early Sargent's where the pattern number is shown, no picture, the action on this knife is the best of any knife I own, perfectly solid and not too hard. The knife on top is a 2346 and the one below is a 4226 (big peanut):

Y’all done scooped up all the good ones! I’ve loved looking through this thread. Amazing knives. The cigar patterns and the big 91 whittlers especially. Wow!

I only have one “mildly” rare one. This little WHITE HOUSE.

msteele6 wrote:This is my rarest Case knife, it's a B396,

msteele, nice knife. I would agree on the scarcity of a B396. The main blade is also unusual for a Case (in my experience) with the nail nick where it is and the really long swedge that runs almost to the tang. The swell center frame reminds me of an 83.