Case 1990 Damascus stag skinner and hunter ID

[chrisknight]

Hello! I'm new here. First post!
I have started to look around flea markets and shops for Case knives and have about 9 or 10 so far. I'm new to collecting Case. I was walking around an antique shop over this past week while we were out at the cabin and found two Case knives that just spoke to me. I probably paid way too much for these but I had to have them. Trouble is, I can' t really find any info on them. One is a 2.5" and the other is a 3.5". Fixed blades. Damascus steel. Stag handles. One is marked "692-4 d" and the other is "698-2 3/4 d". I'll try to attach some images. Anyone know what these are and a value on them? I don't really want to sell them. Just trying to find more history on them. Thanks and I'll be hanging around...

[espn77]

to aapk. You have got yourself some very nice knives. Better show us the other 8 knives you have. We love pictures of knives here.
Keith

[knifeaholic]

Those are both Damascus blade Case knives, made in 1990 when Jim Parker owned Case. These knives were likely actually produced in Parker's Alabama factory.

They are both fairly rare.

[chrisknight]

Thanks! Sure, here is my collection so far. I'm going to start looking for some older stuff.
This one was my grandfathers. It is well used and had a white worn spot on it where his thumb wore it down. I have let some pure neats foot oil soak into the bone to darken it back up.

[chrisknight]

Here is the lot of the rest. One has this marking on the blade almost like a holographic mark. "1922 'W' Wallace" possibly as all I can make out.

[Mumbleypeg]

Welcome to AAPK chrisknight! Looks like you're off to a good start on your Case collection. The Damascus hunters are really beautiful.

Regarding your forum name, is that your real name, or are you a fan of the singer/songwriter by that name? He performs here in Texas quite a lot and has some songs I really like.

Ken

[chrisknight]

Welcome to AAPK chrisknight! Looks like you're off to a good start on your Case collection. The Damascus hunters are really beautiful.

Regarding your forum name, is that your real name, or are you a fan of the singer/songwriter by that name? He performs here in Texas quite a lot and has some songs I really like.

Ken

It's just a name I use online. It's from an 80's movie called "Real Genius". I have heard of the artist, but never any music. I'll look it up.
Thanks,
Curt

[chrisknight]

I emailed info@wrcase.com to see if they can give me some more info on them.

[Mumbleypeg]

I emailed info@wrcase.com to see if they can give me some more info on them.

Please post their reply. I'll be interested to see what they say but will be surprised if they know any more than Steve (knifeaholic). In fact I'm pretty sure he's one of their resources.

Ken

[XX Case XX]

Those Case Fixed Blade knives are very nice Curt. At first glance I thought they were Bear MGC. They made a lot of fixed blade knives in that style. Thanks for showing us your collection so far, very nice.

If you think you'll be searching for older Case knives, I recommend you get one of Steve's books on collecting Case knives. I have both. It's a great tool to have with you when you're searching because you can look up information right then and there. In case you don't know, he answered your question here (knifeaholic). Hope you'll stick around with us for a while...

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Mike

[knifeaholic]

Mike; yes you are correct - the fixed blade Damascus knives resemble Bear because Bear is the successor to Parker - when Parker went bankrupt in 1990, some of his employees bought the Parker Alabama plant and formed a new company - Bear MGC. The MGC was the initial of each owner. Then eventually Ken Griffey became the sole owner and changed the name to Bear & Son. They still make a lot of their knives on the original Parker designs.

[chrisknight]

Their reply:

Good Afternoon,

Thank you for your recent e-mail inquiry. We are glad to hear of your interest in Case Knives! W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company does not place a value on its own products. For the value and any additional information, you will need to contact a knife appraiser. We recommend Jim Sargent, who has written several books on knife collecting and their values. He can be reached at (256) 766-8099.

Thank you and have a great day!

Best Regards,

Tara | Zippo Manufacturing Company, W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company & Ronson Products | Consumer Relations Specialist | 33 Barbour Street, Bradford, Pennsylvania 16701| e: consumerrelations@zippo.com | p: 814-368-2700

They didn't offer any history or any other info.

[chrisknight]

Found a new (to me) one today. I have always liked this one. 1982 I think.

[steve99f]

Nice folder there Curt. 1982 is correct.

[Old Hunter]

Let me add my welcome to AAPK; Case is a great brand and fun to collect (there must me hundreds of thousands of them out there!) Your blade etched 18 pattern is from WALLACE HARDWARE in Tenn. They are a distributor of hardware in the building materials industry. There have been many hardware distributors over the years, several offered their own lines of branded knives in the old days (contracted out to knife manufacturers) but today they will normally have a stock item etched for them to give to their dealers as premiums or for special occasions like anniversary years. Nice subset of knife collecting. OH