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I just picked up a Case Tested stockman at the flea market And it doesn’t have a shield or model number. It was only $15 and has years worth of grime so I don’t think the seller was trying to pull a fast one.

Any thoughts about authenticity from the case experts here?

Looks fine to me. Most Tested era knives did not have pattern numbers. Many made around WWII didn’t have shields, which were non-essential ornamentation - major components of nickel silver were needed for other purposes.

Nice find!

Ken

Looks like it could be a 6347, what's the closed length?

Most of the Case Tested knives without shields have iron bolsters as opposed to nickel silver. You can test with a magnet.

Tom

Nice find. Your flea markets are better than mine! congratts!

As expected y’all are a wealth of information.

Red rider: sure looks like a 6347. The knife is 3 and 3/16 inches closed

Olderdog: the bolsters do appear to be iron.

Woodwalker: this is definitely an above average find at the flea market. I also picked up another great knife so today was a good haul.

I did a basic cleaning and must say, this is a wonderful little knife. Here a post cleaning picture

Bfeldman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:37 am As expected y’all are a wealth of information.

Red rider: sure looks like a 6347. The knife is 3 and 3/16 inches closed

Olderdog: the bolsters do appear to be iron.

Woodwalker: this is definitely an above average find at the flea market. I also picked up another great knife so today was a good haul.

I did a basic cleaning and must say, this is a wonderful little knife. Here a post cleaning picture970661FD-BC31-4D91-877B-1084AF981879.jpeg

The 47 pattern is 3-7/8 inches long. Almost 4 inches. Yours is probably a 6318.

Ken

Yeah. It’s definitely not almost 4 inches.

It is a 6366, very scarce junior stockman.

Thanks knifaholic. I only see one other example of these when I search for it so scarce indeed. Would y’all consider this green bone? I’m not sure I understand the distinction between green and red bone.

edit: after a deep dive I have a better understanding of the use of the terms.

Yes your knife is “greenbone”. As for being confused about green and red bone you’re not alone. There are many discussions here about the subject. Here’s just one viewtopic.php?f=4&t=66485

Ken

Yeah, clear as (green) mud.

I’ve posted this knife to ebay. Considering it’s an unusual knife I figured some Cass collected would probably be interested. Link in my profile.

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Thanks knifaholic. I only see one other example of these when I search for it so scarce indeed. Would y’all consider this green bone? I’m not sure I understand the distinction between green and red bone.

edit: after a deep dive I have a better understanding of the use of the terms.
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Might have been my knife
I have a green bone 66 I have posted in this forum. Yours is only one I have ever seen other than mine. Paid a lot more as well. Great find. Very scarce as Steve stated.

Jerry