33 pattern ?

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Jporter1974
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33 pattern ?

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I have no doubt about the top one because it is stamped 6233 on the reverse but the other doesn't have any number stamping on it at all, only the case tested xx on the front. Is this an earlier version of the 1940-64 6233 and if not then what? When did case introduce the 6233?
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knifeaholic
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Re: 33 pattern ?

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Yes the lower knife is an older example, it goes back to the 1940 era and earlier. Most Case knives with the CASE TESTED stamp will not be marked with the pattern number.

No way to really know when Case introduced the 33 pattern, but I have seen them with 1920's era tang stamps.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
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