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Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:13 pm
by gsmith7158
Can someone please explain what parts this one is made from?
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Case-XX-C ... ING_ACTIVE
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:34 pm
by Bamarick
Greg,
I'd say the blade is original Case and the frame looks like a Kinfolks.
Ricky
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:36 pm
by philco
Looks to me like a Boker frame.
Photo below shown for example purpose only.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:40 pm
by gsmith7158
19 bids from 9 bidders. Go figure.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:43 pm
by Bamarick
Phil,
You are probably right. Boker came to mind for me as well.
Ricky
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:12 pm
by terryl308
Case blade in a Boker frame would be my guess.
Terry
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:19 pm
by btrwtr
Looks like a Kinfolks from the bone and lack of routing for a shield. Don't ever remember seeing a Boker that wasn't routed for the shield. The Kinfolks knives did not have shields. Really ugly job re-pinning the blade.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:10 pm
by knifeaholic
Boker USA and Kinfolks offered the exact same folding hunter with "rat-tail" style lower bolster. Similar but slightly different as compared to the Boker Solingen 2020.
The Kinfolks pattern # was 6292. I assume that either Kinfolks made the pattern for Boker USA or Boker USA made them for Kinfolks. They are identical right down to the design defect that causes the tip of the skinner blade to pop over into the main blade's blade well when you are opening the skinner blade.
So...yes an old pre-WWII Boker USA or Kinfolks frame with Case blade installed.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:10 pm
by thefarside
The Cattaraugus Yukon had a similar frame as well, but the bone was always Catt worm groove. The knife was issued in one and two blade configuration.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:57 pm
by terryl308
here are 3 folding hunters, Case. Western , and german made Boker for comparison.
Terry
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:41 pm
by Miller Bro's
btrwtr wrote: Really ugly job re-pinning the blade.
Take a look at the back spring pin!
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:33 am
by RobesonsRme.com
I agree with Wayne. Looks like Kinfolks. Or Robeson made Kinfolks.
Charlie
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:24 am
by Colonel26
philco wrote:Looks to me like a Boker frame.
Photo below shown for example purpose only.
That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it. Looks like a Boker frame to me.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:40 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
A Kinfolks jack I snipped off a quick Google Image search.
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:53 pm
by terryl308
Charlie, thanks for showing a photo of the Kinfolks, I was hoping someone would do that. Sure looks like the same frame as the op knife and my 2020 Boker.
Terry
Re: Case 6165
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:46 am
by rexstubbins
terryl308 wrote:here are 3 folding hunters, Case. Western , and german made Boker for comparison.
Terry
OK so I might have found one more folding hunter design and to me looks like a Western. Anyone have any info on the relationship between Edge brand and Western? Pull doesn't look right compared to Western but frame does (maybe except for fourth pin)
Rooskied this by overtaking the Ram with the Ford and hangin the door half way.