All About Pocket Knives

You’re welcome Redrider, love this jigging. They have it with brown snake skin jigged bone as well. Doesn’t quite have the same appeal as the red.

I hear ya Ken.

Very nice, Chris. I have one from the USA era, like me (or there abouts ).

royal0014 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:26 pm Picked up this -02 1/2 at a flea
last weekend. Didn't realize until I got it home it's a 8 dot like me !

Good snap, 1/2 stops on both blades, tiny pin cracks.... what's not to like .

Great grab, Chris! Very clean old knife, and a great pattern.

This is my newest addition.......

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:07 am This is my newest addition.......

Awesome pick up!! Congratts!!

woodwalker wrote: ↑Wed Jun 18, 2025 12:14 pm

Miller Bro's wrote: ↑Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:07 am This is my newest addition.......

Awesome pick up!! Congratts!!

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Thanks guys!!

Sweet folding hunter with a bomb shield, Dimitri.

Dimitri, you and Chris have picked up some real beauties!
From a little "Sunday go to meetin' knife" to a ol' big work horse, still love Cases.
Treefarmer

1967redrider wrote: ↑Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:44 pm Sweet folding hunter with a bomb shield, Dimitri.

Thanks John

treefarmer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 19, 2025 12:05 am Dimitri, you and Chris have picked up some real beauties!
From a little "Sunday go to meetin' knife" to a ol' big work horse, still love Cases.
Treefarmer

Thank you kindly Phillip!

Got this in the mail last night. Sea Dragon Mini Trapper Mini Trapper with a Wharncliff secondary. Centered, good snap, great color. I’m very pleased with it.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 2:50 pm Got this in the mail last night. Sea Dragon Mini Trapper Mini Trapper with a Wharncliff secondary. Centered, good snap, great color. I’m very pleased with it.

Excellent!!! Right on, man...that's my kind of knife right there (see my avatar). Yessir! Great pick up C-W

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 2:58 pm Excellent!!! Right on, man...that's my kind of knife right there (see my avatar). Yessir! Great pick up C-W

Q I’ve seen your post and the Mini T Monkey you have, I know it’s right up your alley.

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 2:58 pm

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 2:50 pm Got this in the mail last night. Sea Dragon Mini Trapper Mini Trapper with a Wharncliff secondary. Centered, good snap, great color. I’m very pleased with it.

Excellent!!! Right on, man...that's my kind of knife right there (see my avatar). Yessir! Great pick up C-W

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Picked this one up this morning.

Bradfordguy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:49 pm Picked this one up this morning.

I love a sowbelly and especially a 5 blade one!

Bradfordguy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:49 pm Picked this one up this morning.

Is that Mammoth Ivory? Is it factory original? (looks like it might be a BIGHEAD mod...he loves sows and mammoth)

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 10:51 pm

Bradfordguy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:49 pm Picked this one up this morning.

Is that Mammoth Ivory? Is it factory original? (looks like it might be a BIGHEAD mod...he loves sows and mammoth)

It is Mammoth Ivory! It is factory original and a sticker on the box indicated that’s what it is. There were no additional stampings on the blade to indicate what the pattern of handle material are. I’m really impressed that you noticed that because I didn’t even know Mammoth Ivory was ever used for Case handles. Looks like the knife is only about 20 years old but who knows how long ago the Mammoth it came from roamed the earth.

Bradfordguy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:46 pm

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 10:51 pm

Bradfordguy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:49 pm Picked this one up this morning.

Is that Mammoth Ivory? Is it factory original? (looks like it might be a BIGHEAD mod...he loves sows and mammoth)

It is Mammoth Ivory! It is factory original and a sticker on the box indicated that’s what it is. There were no additional stampings on the blade to indicate what the pattern of handle material are. I’m really impressed that you noticed that because I didn’t even know Mammoth Ivory was ever used for Case handles. Looks like the knife is only about 20 years old but who knows how long ago the Mammoth it came from roamed the earth.

An interesting knife for sure.
Does the main clip not have a dated stamp?
Treefarmer

treefarmer wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:01 pm Does the main clip not have a dated stamp?
Treefarmer

The style of the SELECT tang stamp indicates date of manufacture to be 2002-2004

Bradfordguy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:46 pm It is Mammoth Ivory! It is factory original and a sticker on the box indicated that’s what it is. There were no additional stampings on the blade to indicate what the pattern of handle material are. I’m really impressed that you noticed that because I didn’t even know Mammoth Ivory was ever used for Case handles. Looks like the knife is only about 20 years old but who knows how long ago the Mammoth it came from roamed the earth.

Is there a pattern number on the box label? I don't know if box labels for the Case Select line had pattern numbers, but if so, I would expect it might show something like IV539. The IV would stand for "Ivory" (obviously), 5 for five blades, and 39 is the Case pattern number for a sowbelly.


From the AAPK Research section:

Case Sowbelly Stockman Knife Case's first knife pattern that had the number 39 is a 3 3/4" knife that is known as a sowbelly. They quit producing them prior to 1940, but reintroduced them as a 3 7/8" knife in 2002. The newer knives have the same unique design where the handle curves in a u shape. Both versions generally have three blades; a clip master blade along with a sheepfoot blade and a spey blade. Some have five blades; a clip master blade, along with a sheepfoot, a spey, a short clip, and a pen blade. In the past, Case has manufactured a 039 pattern as well. They are 3 7/16" knives that differ ever so slightly in shape, and blade design.


From personal experience I know that Case used Mammoth Ivory for knife handles at least as early as 1985 as seen on this Mini Trapper IV207 (which now resides in the collection of knifeaddict1965)

Thanks for the explanation, Q.
What does Select indicate compared to others dotted Case knives of the same period?
Treefarmer

Thanks again, Q, for that great addition to my collection. Nice knife Bradfordguy... Case did make this Select 5 blade Mammoth Ivory Sowbelly (TB39 I539 SS) in 2004. Below is a link to one that sold here on AAPK a while back.

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... b891539-ss

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