Information Please WR Case

[BWT]

Not my knife belongs to a friend. He thinks it’s maybe a rare knife because of the handles. I know nothing about Case especially that old. He won’t sell it to me but still would like information for him thanks in advance. It has really been buffed for sure.

[Papa Bones]

Hello Bill, nice looking knife. If you could show a clear shot of the tang stamp on the front side of the blade it would be great help in telling about what years it was made.

[BWT]

Kinda hard to see best shot I could get thanks a lot.

[royal0014]

This is info from the research here on AAPK, compiled by our resident Case expert Steve Pfieffer .....

Pattern # 050
Case Large Coke Bottle KnifeThis is a jackknife that most collectors refer to as a swell center hunter, large coke bottle, or fiddle-back. Most recent versions measure 5 1/8″, but some older versions measure 5 3/8″ and I have seen in a few books that there are a few 5 1/4″ versions listed. The pattern has a single clip blade that is sometimes flat ground and sometimes saber ground. Those with a saber grind will usually have the letters SAB after the pattern number. Some of these knives have been produced with other features including a locking mechanism, and / or swing guard. Case’s 050 pattern dates back to the early Case Brothers era (1896 – 1915), and W.R. Case discontinued them after the 1976 production year. A few were manufactured in the early 80’s. Most have a C preceding the pattern number.

[Mumbleypeg]

Specific to the OP knife, most sources date the W.R. CASE & SONS stamp to 1905-1914. Those handle covers are Worm-groove (or sometimes called “Indian Trail”) Rogers bone.

Ken

[BWT]

Thanks Ken and Chris for the help. I appreciate it.

[1967redrider]

Gorgeous looking old knife, thanks for posting.

[BWT]

[jmh58]

John

[wv trapper]

They sure are some purdy scales, thanks for posting them!

[BWT]

Thanks John and Trapper. I really wish he would sell it to me but I don’t have any idea of the value and he doesn’t seem like he is going to let go of it.