Case Hunters

[lenny357]

Picked these up posted before in QA maybe here would get more info. CASE Fixed blades are hard to date can someone give me an idea of Date and value of these two. Thank in advance for any input....

[muskrat man]

my old parkers book tells me the stamp on the first one was used until 1932 and te second 1932-1940. I really like the first one, PM me if you ever want to unload it

[lenny357]

Thanks for the reply MM, the first one was stamped in two different ways one side said one thing and the other something else. How did you know which side to date it by ?? CASE'S tested XX or the other side which said CASE BRADFORD, PA.
Ow and the knives are of great quality my wife would kill me if I sold the LG Hunter lol thats a good woman. I guess the handle is made from leather, Brass and wood washers real fun to look at.
Thank you

[muskrat man]

chris, that still keeps it in the 32-40 range, either stamp

[lenny357]

Ow .. thanks, ya the fixed blades are harder for me to figure out. It seems most folders have straight forward markings. Or should I say more info on them , guess the collectors market is bigger maybe.

[muskrat man]

I love a good fixed blade and think I'll have a more open mind to add them to my colection. some really good old ones out there. Alot of oddball stuff too.

[lenny357]

Very true, I keep finding myself buying them. When I was 8 years old I had an old LG hunter fixed blade (passed down from grandpa to Dad to me) which was always sharp and abused. Loved that knife and never did I cut myself with it. It took me 11 years until I grew dumb, and pawned it for a few bucks. It makes me sick now to think of what I did but I guess feeling dumb about it means I'm getting smarter.

[stagman]

NICE TO HEAR THE FIXED BLADES BEING SPOKEN OF MM & LENNY
THEY MAKE UP WELL OVER HALF OF MY KNIFE COLLECTION
THAT TOP ONE MIRRORS A 5361 PATTERN LENNY
BOTTOM ONE BEING A 5 FINN OR 516-5
AND STAG BEING MY FAVORITE HANDLE MATERIAL
WOW, SOME OF THE OLD MARBLES, KA-BAR, CASE ETC.
HAVE JUST AMAZING CHUNKS OF STAG ON EM
AND I SWEAR TO YA MM, I AM GOIN TO BUY ONE
OF YOUR SLINGSHOTS FROM YA ONE OF THESE DAYS

[muskrat man]

ok stagman

I like the stacked leather myself. I have a few but not a whole bunch, will have to change that

[lenny357]

Thank you for the additional info this helps alot! Now I'm off to Texas, San Antonio I plan on picking up another CASE Select out there not old but they sure are cheaper buying these in person.

[Mossdancer]

Hi:
I have often wondered, are the case tang stamps common to both the folding and fixed blades? It's my opinion that case makes a better fixed blade than their run of the mill folders.
Stagman:(Hi, been a long time) I have heard the term 3 finn, 5 finn bandied about quite a bit. What the heck is its meaning? Thanks for any and all answers and opinions?
moss

[stagman]

HOWDY WB
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE
THE FINN SERIES IS THE NARROW SLENDER BLADES
ALOT HAVE BLOOD GROOVES
SIMILAR TO A FILLET PATTERN BUT MUCH MORE STOUT AND HEAVIER
HAD SO MUCH SNOW AND COLD HERE IN MICHIGAN THIS
WINTER IT HAS BEEN TRYING
I BEEN RECUPERATING FROM A HEART ATTACH
HOPE THINGS IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST ARE WELL
CASE'S FIXED BLADE STAMPINGS ARE DIFFERENT A BIT
FROM THE FOLDERS
IF YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW A TIME FRAME ON A CASE FIX
BLADE STAMPING WB, GIVE ME A HOLLAR

[CTAYLORMAN]

I was looking at the 2nd knife. I just bought the smaller version 3" fixed blade. Nice looking bone stag handle! A few scratches near the tip where someone kinda sharpened it but nothing major. Everything else is mint! I love this little knife. I also looked at the Knife collectors guide and found it was a 1932 - 1940 knife.. I also have purchased another Case XX small fixed blade knife. It has a leather handle and the blade is in mint condition but I cant find any of the stamps that "exactly" match the stamp on this knife but several stampings are similar. My knife is CASE XX then USA below it with no dots between usa...The only stampings I can find in collectors books are CASE XX U.S.A. (notice the dots between u.s.a.).....Can anyone tell me what year knife I have. I purchased this off from an older guy at a knife show. This knife is MINT!!! P.S. I just joined up here on AAPK..Have started collecting about 6 months ago so you should be hearing alot from me because I am HOOKED!!!!! Thanks!

[jonet143]

welcome to the site ctaylorman.

[stagman]

GET US A CLOSEUP OF THE STAMP & A PIC OF THE KNIFE CTAYLORMAN
HARD TO TELL WITH JUST A DESCRIPTION

[CTAYLORMAN]

[quote="stagman"]GET US A CLOSEUP OF THE STAMP & A PIC OF THE KNIFE CTAYLORMAN
HARD TO TELL WITH JUST A DESCRIPTION[/quote]

WILL DO. NOT AT HOME RIGHT NOW TO TAKE A PIC BUT W[img][/img]ILL SEND ONE LATER. THANKS!![attachment=2]100_0367.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]100_0367.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]100_0367.JPG[/attachment]

[DR_MAGOO]

Got a fixed blade to post.

[lenny357]

Nice Stag on your bird knife and love the Select just got one myself, it's got alot of wieght to it.

[DR_MAGOO]

Thanks Chris. I think a Kinfolks falls into the Case Hunters category.

[CTAYLORMAN]

I just realized on my original post this isnt the knife I was describing. Been too long ago. I will send a pic of the Case XX USA knife later today. Thanks!!

[muskrat man]

Wish I had the hatchet blade and sheath for this one

[lenny357]

Nice knives guys, also that hunter hatchet combo MM is a neat one.

[ky40601]

Hi, I new to this forum but I do have a few Case Fixed Blades. Here's three of my favorites.

Tested XX Era Green Bone Sm Straight Line Bowie 1932-1940 c.

XX Tested XX Era 557 1932-1940 c.

Case XX Era 323-5 Survival Knife


Jackie

[jonet143]

welcome jackie. those case knives are really nice.

[BIGHEAD]

Jackie is known to some of us on other forums as the Fixed blade master