All About Pocket Knives

zp4ja wrote:

ken98k wrote:Got this new aquisition today. I'm not sure if it's made from Case parts or it's and outright forgery.
Nice little knife regardless of who made it.

Ken,
The knife is fine. It was a contract knife made for CASE. It is a 620035. It was a cheaper alternative to the CASE 35 pattern as you can tell based on the handle material, no shield and thinner stock used for the backsprings and blades. I have a 620035-1/2LP posted in the link below. Notice the similarity of the "imitation jigged bone" handles?

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... it=+620035

Regards, Jerry

Thanks for the great info, any idea when these were made?

ken98k wrote:

zp4ja wrote:

ken98k wrote:Got this new aquisition today. I'm not sure if it's made from Case parts or it's and outright forgery.
Nice little knife regardless of who made it.

Ken,
The knife is fine. It was a contract knife made for CASE. It is a 620035. It was a cheaper alternative to the CASE 35 pattern as you can tell based on the handle material, no shield and thinner stock used for the backsprings and blades. I have a 620035-1/2LP posted in the link below. Notice the similarity of the "imitation jigged bone" handles?

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... it=+620035

Regards, Jerry

Thanks for the great info, any idea when these were made?

you are quite welcome, glad to help. Steve's book says (page 146 if you have it), maybe Imperial Schrade during the early 60s', just paraphrased. The handles do shrink a bit and that is normal.

Ribeye steak dinner with the Lumberjack and a 65-69 Case 46 pattern Riggers in my pocket. Riggers knife has never been used or sharpened but dag nabit have to carry it just to show it off.

New skinny jack today. (and yup, it's got a weak spring) I've also got my CRKT m4 carson and a Leatherman juice.

SWEET CARRIES BOYS!!!!


KEN...ARE YOU GONNA RETURN THAT NEW CASE AND HAVE THEM FIX IT????
BOY HOWDY I WOULD BE UPSET!!!!!!!! BET IT WASN'T CHEAP EITHER
AWESOME LOOKIN JACK FOR SURE

Love 'em!!!


Still workin' this American Jack out:

Ken thats a shame today I'm back on day$hift toting Schrades

Got this ol' Union Cut Co/KA-BAR Loomfixer hanging out with me tonight.
I don't miss fixing looms, but I sure like the style of knife [/color]

junebug wrote:SWEET CARRIES BOYS!!!!


KEN...ARE YOU GONNA RETURN THAT NEW CASE AND HAVE THEM FIX IT????
BOY HOWDY I WOULD BE UPSET!!!!!!!! BET IT WASN'T CHEAP EITHER
AWESOME LOOKIN JACK FOR SURE

Not sure who I would return it to? Case? If it already passed their QC, I doubt they would they mess with it now that I've used it.

ken98k wrote:

junebug wrote:SWEET CARRIES BOYS!!!!


KEN...ARE YOU GONNA RETURN THAT NEW CASE AND HAVE THEM FIX IT????
BOY HOWDY I WOULD BE UPSET!!!!!!!! BET IT WASN'T CHEAP EITHER
AWESOME LOOKIN JACK FOR SURE

Not sure who I would return it to? Case? If it already passed their QC, I doubt they would they mess with it now that I've used it.

This is a hit and miss issue that CASE is ignoring and hoping it goes away!! That seems to be their way as of late.. Some have acceptable(??) snap and others are WEAK!! I got the Shot Shot TB signature ebony and the snap is sad!! Guess after handling/buying a few GEC knives I expect too much!! Seems as as long as it looks good thats all they care about!! John

jmh58 wrote:

ken98k wrote:

junebug wrote:SWEET CARRIES BOYS!!!!


KEN...ARE YOU GONNA RETURN THAT NEW CASE AND HAVE THEM FIX IT????
BOY HOWDY I WOULD BE UPSET!!!!!!!! BET IT WASN'T CHEAP EITHER
AWESOME LOOKIN JACK FOR SURE

Not sure who I would return it to? Case? If it already passed their QC, I doubt they would they mess with it now that I've used it.

This is a hit and miss issue that CASE is ignoring and hoping it goes away!! That seems to be their way as of late.. Some have acceptable(??) snap and others are WEAK!! I got the Shot Shot TB signature ebony and the snap is sad!! Guess after handling/buying a few GEC knives I expect too much!! Seems as as long as it looks good thats all they care about!! John

It does have a weak snap but you're right about comparing it to a GEC snap, there's no contest.
Its not a bad knife, just somewhat of a let down

TripleF wrote:Love 'em!!!


Still workin' this American Jack out:

Nice jack Scott.

ken98k wrote:New skinny jack today. (and yup, it's got a weak spring)

The attachment case 28.JPG is no longer available

I got mine the other day. The pen snaps like a gator, but the main blade is a weak sister!

I think this one has found a permanent home in my pocket.
I love the massive spine on the main blade.

basser5 wrote:I think this one has found a permanent home in my pocket.
I love the massive spine on the main blade.

-makes for a useful working blade, and a handsome one at that. Good choice.

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home with a cold all day where congress was in session- -that top Boker will get a round made of a piece of buffalo nickel as a shield sooner or later.

I could put the same old tired pics here.
Buy y'all know my Humpback, Imperial Scout and Case Chestnut Peanut by now.....

ken98k wrote:Not sure who I would return it to? Case? If it already passed their QC, I doubt they would they mess with it now that I've used it.

Edit: I cannot speak to Case's QC procedures but it is not uncommon for manufacturers to QC samples or to do batch sampling. In other words, they take every other tenth, twentieth, fiftieth (whatever) knife and QC it. Or they may take a sample of five or ten knives every so often and QC them (batch sampling). If the sample or the batch pass QC, they assume all the other knives will also pass QC. 100% QC (inspecting every single piece that comes off the end of the line) is EXPENSIVE and seldom practiced any more. It cuts into their profit and of course in present day industry, that is not acceptable. It's all about the money and product quality is secondary.

Of course Case. They manufactured the knife and warrantied it to be free of "defects in materials and workmanship". There are some assumed performance standards for any product. For knives, it is widely assumed that the knife will not fall apart or fail doing the task for which it was designed (reasonable cutting chores) and to accomplish that task, the blades will open and close to an unwritten but widely accepted industry standard. In this case, that thing commonly referred to as "snap". Having used the item is totally irrelevant.

Give them a call. 1-800-523-6350 It's a toll free number. What does it cost you other than a few minutes of your time? You may not get anywhere but on the other hand, you may be pleasantly surprised. After all, you are part of the customer base that keeps them in business and it's your God given, American, economic right to get a product for your hard earned money that satisfies you. Er' sumpin' like that.

jerryd6818 wrote:After all, you are part of the customer base that keeps them in business and it's your God given, American, economic right to get a product for your hard earned money that satisfies you. Er' sumpin' like that.

Preach it Brother!!

royal0014 wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:After all, you are part of the customer base that keeps them in business and it's your God given, American, economic right to get a product for your hard earned money that satisfies you. Er' sumpin' like that.

Preach it Brother!!

Linnea used to chastise me for speaking my mind in a restaurant. I've lost count of the times I've told her, "It's my money. I have a right to expect a quality product for my money and damn it, they asked. If they don't want to know what I think of the food, don't ask."

Packing Violet up tomorrow to forward to Blue; decided to go with my Case Saddlehorn for a few days. OH

Hey, Colonel. You gonna cut drywall with that bad boy?

No DW for the next few days; office work, sales calls, meetings, and turkey hunting! OH

Old Hunter wrote:No DW for the next few days; office work, sales calls, meetings, and turkey hunting! OH

Sales calls, meetings and turkey hunting. Aren't they the same.
( sorry sick sense of humour )

I don't have a pic of it and it ain't my fave.
But I picked up a Kershaw 3430 Tone knife at Academy (I should NEVER go in that store) and have been working on the lanyard/bead.

Carried a couple of Imperials today