Guess the Case ?

[zed6309]

So I took a punt on this stockman , is a bad pic but the knife should arrive tomorrow, I'm thinking a #18 the covers are damaged and I'll probably do stag ones for it , so be interesting to see who is right , I'll post a pic when it arrives, here is the sellers pic

[Steve Warden]

18, pretty sure.

But I've been wrong before.

[zed6309]

18, pretty sure.

But I've been wrong before.

I'm also sure it's a 18 Steve not sure what the covers are ? Sadly cracked at one of the pins and looks like it's missing a bit, and who knows what the other side looks like

[Mumbleypeg]

Depending on its length ot could be an 18 or a 47. From the pictures it looks like white synthetic aka "shrinky-dink" handle covers.

Ken

[zed6309]

Depending on its length ot could be an 18 or a 47. From the pictures it looks like white synthetic aka "shrinky-dink" handle covers.

Ken

The main blade looks like the one on a 18 , didn't think of the 47 ? I have seen pics of a white synthetic 18 , a few post says rare , think they was late 60's ?

[zed6309]

Depending on its length ot could be an 18 or a 47. From the pictures it looks like white synthetic aka "shrinky-dink" handle covers.

Ken

The main blade looks like the one on a 18 , didn't think of the 47 ? I have seen pics of a white synthetic 18 , a few post says rare , think they was late 60's ?

Just checked again and looks like the white synthetic covers 18 was 1972

[Mumbleypeg]

They were made with white covers for years, not just 1972. Not sure exact year but at some point Case changed to whit delrin, which doesn't shrink as much as the older white synthetic. 1972 is probably about the time of the conversion I'm thinking, plus or minus a year or two. Steve Pfeiffer probably knows when.

Here's a 4318 I have. Also have a 4347 somewhere IIRC.

Ken

[zed6309]

They were made with white covers for years, not just 1972. Not sure exact year but at some point Case changed to whit delrin, which doesn't shrink as much as the older white synthetic. 1972 is probably about the time of the conversion I'm thinking, plus or minus a year or two. Steve Pfeiffer probably knows when.

Here's a 4318 I have. Also have a 4347 somewhere IIRC.

Ken

Thanks for the info Ken your covers look like the ones in the sellers pic , hopefully it will arrive today , I'm carrying my only #18 a 10318 ss , hopefully I'll have pics later and solve the mystery

[knifeaholic]

4318 Sh Sp. Notorious for handle shrinkage, right up to the time that the 4318 was discontinued in 1972. For whatever reason, Case's white handle material was an older type of plastic, not Delrin, even after Delrin was introduced in the 60's. The changeover of the white handles to Delrin was soon after that, but by that time almost all of Case's white handled patterns were discontinued.

[zed6309]

4318 Sh Sp. Notorious for handle shrinkage, right up to the time that the 4318 was discontinued in 1972. For whatever reason, Case's white handle material was an older type of plastic, not Delrin, even after Delrin was introduced in the 60's. The changeover of the white handles to Delrin was soon after that, but by that time almost all of Case's white handled patterns were discontinued.

Well this defantly has shrinkage , it just arrived, 10 dot , 4318 HP , I will be doing stag covers on this , shame they shrunk , best part is 10 dots 1970 the year I was born , and it cost me £5 posted so even better , here are some pics

[1967redrider]

Nice find, Paul!

[XX Case XX]

Paul, that knife would be a great candidate for a re-handle. The rest of the knife looks good, and if it operates as it should, putting some new handles on that would be a great idea.

Several years ago I bought an "XX" 4318 from Steve. The back handle had a white strip of paint or something on it and it would not come off. The rest of the knife was in great shape. I sent it to Kaleb (Muskrat Man), along with some Orange Giraffe bone, and he re-handled for me. I still have it.

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Mike

[doglegg]

You got a knice one zed. Bet that stag will look good.

[zed6309]

Cheers guys , I'm very happy with it and even happier with it being 1970 I've got a few bits of Antler already split for scales so I'll do it when I'm off so mystery solved

[jmh58]

Cant beat that Paul!! Good Luck on the rehandle..
And of course.. PICS when done!!!
John

[zed6309]

Cant beat that Paul!! Good Luck on the rehandle..
And of course.. PICS when done!!!
John

Cheers John there defantly be pics , I can see this becoming a regular carry