CASE TESTED 551 QUESTIONS

[winchester907]

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND THIS AT AN AUCTION. I PAID 200.00 FOR IT. IM GUESSING ITS 1920-1940. MY QUESTION IS THIS. IS THERE ANY WAY TO SLOW PIN CRACKS DOWN. OR MAYBE THEY WONT GET WORSE? I PUT A LEATHER CLEANER AND PRESERVATIVE ON THE SHEATH.

[SteelMyHeart85420]

I've heard some of the mechanics referring to Zap-A-Gap.

[winchester907]

CAN YOU GO INTO MORE DETAIL. IM NOT FAMILIAR WITH ZAP A GAP. COULD IT BE LIKE EPOXY?

[winchester907]

SUPER GLUE? I CHECKED EBAY?

[edge213]

It's more like super glue. The Zap A Gap with the pink label is very "watery" and gets into the cracks. I found it on Amazon.

[winchester907]

APPRECIATE THE INFO. THANKS

[stagman]

That is a dandy 551 !!! Gorgeous Stag & the sheath is in great shape...
I always looked at seasoning cracks, checks, etc. as a natural process in bone and stag
they never did bother me much, even at the pin like yours as long as all was tight
would not mind seeing a pic of the back if you got the time

Will
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/clearcreekknives

[winchester907]

some extra pics. any comments are welcomed. thanks for the help. I PUT THE REST OF THEM IN GENERAL KNIFE DISCUSSION YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE.

[zp4ja]

Congrats on that one! Great price. Mine was much more than that. The sheath is actually more rare than the knife.
As to the pin cracks, personally I would re-hydrate the stag only with some mineral myself. To each his own.

Your knife appears to have the "non San Serif" font on the CASE stamp. My example has the sheath also with the knife having the San Serif stamping.

Just a bit of advice, depress the lock(s) when opening and closing to prevent blade scratching.
Some slight play/wobble at the blade tip when open is not uncommon at all.

Here is a link to mine, It has some detailed information regarding your knife.

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... TESTED+551

Again, congrats! Not a lot of these floating around.

Jerry

[winchester907]

JERRY I FOUND THE PART OF HOW YOU RE-HYDRATE THE BONE INTERESTING. DO YOU JUST USE LIKE A MINERAL OIL?

[zp4ja]

JERRY I FOUND THE PART OF HOW YOU RE-HYDRATE THE BONE INTERESTING. DO YOU JUST USE LIKE A MINERAL OIL?

Correct. Just plain mineral oil, best grade you can buy which is pretty cheap. I think they call it Food Grade or Medical Grade (can't recall), either way very inexpensive.
This can be used as maintenance for bone or stag handled knives. Basically, take a soft lint free white cloth and "dab" on a liberal amount to either flavor of dry bone or stag handles. Wipe off after awhile with same cloth type after it has set overnight. ON STAG HANDLED KNIVES. THIS WILL LIKELY DARKEN THE HANDLES COLORS, EVEN ON SOME BONE TYPES. I fully submerged a CASE XX 6165 CASE with what I think is second cut stag in a mineral oil jar for 3 days that was dry but it is still a rare knife I EDC all the time. Good enough to make a half page pic in Steve's new book (2nd edition) after the fact. The knife came out darker (not by much) after but was hydrated for sure.

Your mileage may vary. Caution on that.

Jerry

[winchester907]

I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE AND MAKES PERFECT SENSE. TO ME ITS HUGE, THANK-YOU. YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN THE BONE IS EXTREMELY DRY WITH THE EXTRA CHECKING AND CRACKING.