All About Pocket Knives

any word if case will ever make a 549L in cv again? i think this would be my favorite blade.

They make the trapper lock in CV now it's close to copperlock just a little bigger

trapperlock is a whole different knife. at least in my eyes

Send your request directly to Case by email at consumer-relations@wrcase.com. If anyone knows they will.

Ken

sent an email. we’ll see what happens

Let us know what they say. I’ve been advocating for some time on the Case Collectors Club forum for more CV blades. I seem to be in the minority - most of the current generation want stainless.

Ken

i understand the ease of maintenance for ss. its just lifeless and boring. every time i use my carbon it has a different look. i guess im weird.

wildcat wrote:i understand the ease of maintenance for ss. its just lifeless and boring. every time i use my carbon it has a different look. i guess im weird.

NOT weird at all!!!
John

the rep that responded said that it’s unlikely my request will ever be realized. bummer

Mumbleypeg wrote:Let us know what they say. I’ve been advocating for some time on the Case Collectors Club forum for more CV blades. I seem to be in the minority - most of the current generation want stainless.

Ken

I guess I'm old school because cv blades is what I prefer. Always look for cv first and then maybe settle for stainless if that's all I can get in a particular knife style. On my newer cv blades I've been using bag balm just to see how long they will keep looking like new. When they finally patina that will be fine with me.

TW200 wrote:

Mumbleypeg wrote:Let us know what they say. I’ve been advocating for some time on the Case Collectors Club forum for more CV blades. I seem to be in the minority - most of the current generation want stainless.

Ken

I guess I'm old school because cv blades is what I prefer. Always look for cv first and then maybe settle for stainless if that's all I can get in a particular knife style. On my newer cv blades I've been using bag balm just to see how long they will keep looking like new. When they finally patina that will be fine with me.

I’m glad to hear some appreciation for CV blades. Seems most of the younger generations who grew up on stainless steel expect their knives to stay spotless and shiny forever. (Then they complain about not being able to sharpen them.) We’ve even had a few posts here with complaints about how CV looks bad, and saying knife makers should be ashamed for using such poor quality steel.

I haven’t heard of using bag balm to keep CV shiny, but I don’t try to keep mine shiny. I just let the natural patina form with useage over time. Let us know how the bag balm works. I use I it on my hands - helps keep ‘em from drying out and cracking.

Ken