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There seems to be some stamp behind the Tested stamp. Double Click on pic to enlarge.

There certainly is !

The choil on the main blade isn’t right to me.

Classic signs of a cold stamp. Mashed into the metal, lack of crisp edges, presence of rounded corners on the letters, etc. See ends and corners of letters on T’s , E’s, and X’s. An authentic stamp has squared corners on the letters and appears crisply cut into the metal, not mashed.

The “shadow” original stamp seen on this one is a dead give-away though. Looks like the forger attempted to shave the tang more shallowly, possibly in an attempt to a retain more of the original shoulder grind. I agree, the choil on the master blade doesn’t look right for a Case blade either.

Ken

And the "C" curving around and touching the top of the "A" as is the case of most of these Tenn. Fake stamps
The seller has removed this knife from the auction.

Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
Bob

rea1eye wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:06 am Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
Bob

Is there a problem with my post???

winst wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:10 pm

rea1eye wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:06 am Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
Bob

Is there a problem with my post???

No, there is a section for counterfeit though to give a reference for everyone in one spot to learn what to look for. It streamlines searching and is kind of a pictorial guide of how to spot them all in one place. Thanks for the post though, I enjoyed to replies on how to spot cold stamps.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:39 pm

winst wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:10 pm

rea1eye wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:06 am Can we transfer this to Counterfeit Watch sub-forum?
Bob

Is there a problem with my post???

No, there is a section for counterfeit though to give a reference for everyone in one spot to learn what to look for. It streamlines searching and is kind of a pictorial guide of how to spot them all in one place. Thanks for the post though, I enjoyed to replies on how to spot cold stamps.

Thanks..sounds like a great feature..

Unless a moderator has moved it this was posted in the “counterfeit watch” thread in the beginning. At least, that’s where it is now and where it was the first time I saw it.

Ken

Sorry. I thought I saw original post in General Knife Discussion.

Bob

rea1eye wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:31 pm Sorry. I thought I saw original post in General Knife Discussion.

Bob

I thought so to but idk.