All About Pocket Knives

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:42 am Another day, another Mini Trapper! This one is from 1978, right near the end of the era when Case was still making knives with a gator snap, i.e., the good ol' days! This one is similar to my very first Case knife: a 1975 Brown Bone (or possibly Delrin, I wouldn't have known the difference back then) 6207 Mini Trapper. I think that was the beginning of my love affair with pocket knives and Mini Trappers in particular (sentimental old fool that I am )

Good looking bone, I love the splotchy bone like that. And the color is great. Also love a gator snap. Congrats, good looking piece, as is the single blade you posted above.

BIGHEAD wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:50 am EI SHC exclusive.
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Gorgeous. Congrats, that's a find.

I used to have a bunch of these little Swaybacks (both the single blade Gent & the two blade Jack) but I ended up selling them (I had my reasons at the time) and have regretted it ever since. I've resisted buying any more new ones because, in truth, I always felt the size (3 1/8" closed) was just a tad too small for my preference. Well, I saw this one on eBay and something came over me (the omnipresent, omnipotent force of Wharncliffe Monkey, no doubt) that made me decide to throw in a lowball bid just for kicks and giggles. Surprise, surprise my lowball bid ended up winning the auction. When it arrived I was even more surprised to discover that it's built like a Case SELECT knife with all steel, no brass, construction. It's a cool little knife and I'm actually glad to have another one in my collection.

2021 Swayback Gent T.B.101117 BLACK SWIRL Kirinite with SPARXX Shield

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 4:30 am

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:00 pm The smaller one was a gift from my father when I was a boy in the 70's. It was the first pocketknife I owned. I carried it all the time when I was a bratty 'lil kid. Somehow, after all these years I still have it... which seems like a minor miracle by itself

Well, now you get to carry it as a big bratty adult!!! Sure wish I still had my very first knife, but alas, I don't have the slightest recollection of what happened to it after I moved on to other newer & shinier knives.

I still have a truck that I bought brand new in 1998 and.. I am still driving it it is still my only source of transportation ... outside a broken mountain bike and a worn-down pair of tennis shoes

So, I tend to hold on to thing things, maybe TOO MANY things ... Now, having followed your posts and drooled over your photos and awesome knives, I rec'kon Your system works pretty darn well

My latest is the 2004 Jade bone Tiny Trapper “God Bless America”

My first tiny trapper

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:49 pm I still have a truck that I bought brand new in 1998 and.. I am still driving it it is still my only source of transportation ... outside a broken mountain bike and a worn-down pair of tennis shoes

Well, I got you beat on the truck by 1 year; I bought mine new in 1997 and it's still hauling loads to the dump (it's main job these days since my little Mazda 3 gets better gas mileage for running errands).

And speaking of the 1990s...my latest Case Pick Up is this 1995 Mini Trapper _207 that BIGHEAD modified with some very cool Mammoth Bark Ivory. I didn't know it at the time I bought it, but the Mammoth covers have no metal scales underneath. I think that probably qualifies this as the ultimate shadow pattern with no bolsters or liners.

Case Tested XX Barehead Jack Knife. Do any of the Case Experts know approximately how old this knife is? Thanks, Mike

Desert Golfer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:13 pm Case Tested XX Barehead Jack Knife. Do any of the Case Experts know approximately how old this knife is? Thanks, Mike

1920-40 per the stamp

Given the shield, I’d say 1920-25

6488’s added, XX & USA

Man! Y'all sure showin some Sweeeeeeet knives here! Awesome!

MadeinUSA wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:05 am My latest is the 2004 Jade bone Tiny Trapper “God Bless America”

My first tiny trapper

Wow! Love at first sight! Outstanding!
That shield is something else!

Picked up this stag 18 today BUT the box says it a 65318 as does the tang.
Why the 5+3 shouldn't it be a four digit number??
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garddogg56 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:06 am Picked up this stag 18 today BUT the box says it a 65318 as does the tang.
Why the 5+3 shouldn't it be a four digit number??
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Nice looking knife Dogg!

That looks like bonestag, which Case designates with a 6.5
So you would have 6.5 (bonestag) 3 (number of blades) 18 ( pattern number)

Ok Mike thanx NOW I remember hearing that before

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:11 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:49 pm I still have a truck that I bought brand new in 1998 and.. I am still driving it it is still my only source of transportation ... outside a broken mountain bike and a worn-down pair of tennis shoes

Well, I got you beat on the truck by 1 year; I bought mine new in 1997 and it's still hauling loads to the dump (it's main job these days since my little Mazda 3 gets better gas mileage for running errands).

And speaking of the 1990s...my latest Case Pick Up is this 1995 Mini Trapper _207 that BIGHEAD modified with some very cool Mammoth Bark Ivory. I didn't know it at the time I bought it, but the Mammoth covers have no metal scales underneath. I think that probably qualifies this as the ultimate shadow pattern with no bolsters or liners.

wow! The Mammoth Bark Ivory is out of sight! Now that is a nice piece!

... 1997? Well looks like you got me beat again! That being said, I seen them islands on a map and I reckon' even the "Big Island" is only about a couple of dozen acres across, so that truck has to have maybe only a couple hundred of miles on in total, according to my calculations. But, I also hear that that big old volcano is making the island bigger every day, so eventually you'll have more places to drive to...

garddogg56 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:06 am Picked up this stag 18 today BUT the box says it a 65318 as does the tang.
Why the 5+3 shouldn't it be a four digit number??
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That is a great Pick-Up!

All Beauties Yinz are posting!!! Congrats!!!!
John

This one is on the way for my collection

2003 CASE XX, Full size MUSKRAT with BLUE BONE handles, FLAG SHIELD, AND SPECIAL 9/11 TANG STAMP.

Just ordered this one tonight… I’ll likely carry this one a lot

Nice ones Jim, I like the muskrat and the mini copperlock. Either one makes for a great carry knife. I used to carry a mini copperlock quite frequently and really enjoyed it. Has a classy feel to it, and I much prefer a mid lock to a back lock. Makes it much easier to close one handed.

MadeinUSA wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:36 am Just ordered this one tonight… I’ll likely carry this one a lot

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It arrived… and is in my pocket already

Here is a new pick-up. Trying to find out more about it, I found out that Case made a military machete in 1942 (the tang stamp looks right for that). I have not found a picture yet. Anyone that might have one of these or know about it, I would appreciate any more information.

Nice pick-ups, gents!

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:06 pm Nice pick-ups, gents!

I concur!!!
John