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Case 61048 SP---CASE XX U.S.A.
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:17 pm
by waggo71
I'm mostly a Schrade guy, but I got an old Case for Christmas and it looks like it's a keeper...based on what I'm seeing it is a slimline trapper with spey blade only, vintage '65-'69. Chrome blade, red bone handles. At first glance it seems like this particular model was a bit less common than the two blade version, and even less so with the spey blade. Any of you Case guys have any insight on this variation?
Re: Case 61048 SP---CASE XX U.S.A.
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:55 am
by treefarmer
waggo71,
Can't say much about your knife other than it is a great looking 048 pattern Case. I have several of the 048 pattern, some are almost used up and some are NIB but none with just a spay blade. Mr. Pfeiffer's book on Case knives lists your knife as as a 61048SP. I would guess that it is not as common as the 61048's with a clip blade
. Somebody ought to be by that knows something more about your Christmas present. I do agree with you that it is a keeper
!
Treefarmer
Re: Case 61048 SP---CASE XX U.S.A.
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:08 am
by msteele6
Nice knife. A 48 pattern with a single spey blade is less common than one with single clip. Not sure I'd call those "red bone" handles. As a matter of fact I wouldn't call any XX USA knife "red bone". I would call some of it the prettiest bone Case ever made.
JMO