Case XX V44 - WWII era?

[Ittsukan]

Picked up what I think is a WWII era Case XX V44. The only mark is the Case XX. I know Case used this mark 40s through to the 60s. How can I determine if it is WWII era?
I'm usually a pocketknife collector so not even sure if I'll keep it but I would like to know if it has some history.

[Mumbleypeg]

Nice knife, but not a V44 although some call it that. See this thread for more info viewtopic.php?t=76214
The real V44 is a machete. You can find more here by using the Search function. Search for V44.

Ken

[Ittsukan]

Thanks. Yes I missed that when searching. The V44 was a blunt tip machete. Case never designated a name for this knife. It's really a beast. I can understand how it could replace a machete.

[Ittsukan]

Really interested in what the production dates were for this knife. I have heard it was only two years (43/44?) but don't know if that is true or if Case continued to make this knife post WWII.

[Modern Slip Joints]

Case continued to make that shape and size or pattern for a long time. If I recall correctly mine has a 1990s date. It was common for them to be at the top of Case display cases. I suspect they were mainly to get customers to notice the Knife display from across the store. If yours is not stainless 80 years is a long time for it to have gone without acquiring any patina.

[Ittsukan]

Yes, the 1836 pattern with the Davey Crockett etching. And I guess there was a bunch of other ones with etching and engravings and some didn't have fullers and some did. I'll take some time tomorrow and look through some of the older catalogs if I can find the right years.
It's the stamp that throws me off. Single line, no USA, no USN.
Shows to be 1940 to 1965 here
https://www.casexx.com/Library/TangStamp.asp
It's not stainless. It's just been poorly
!?cleaned?!. There's definately some pockmarks happening. Mostly noticible inside the fullers. And lots of scratches on the blade.
The inside of the sheath looks pretty worn too. That's doesn't mean much. Even a 40 year old sheath may look worn down but there looks like a tiny bit of rusty residue so I suspect someone gave it the steel wool treatment at some point.
That would account for the scratches.
Here's one that's supposed to be WWII era with a description that sounds almost the same as this one. All the measurements match other than the fullers being slightly longer in mine. Even mentions damage to the end of the handle at the last pin and damage to the tip of the sheath. Maybe that was a common thing.
Everything seems to point to it being WWII era but I'd really like to know for sure.
https://www.ima-usa.com/products/origin ... 9757844549

[herbva]

Yes, the 1836 pattern with the Davey Crockett etching. And I guess there was a bunch of other ones with etching and engravings and some didn't have fullers and some did. I'll take some time tomorrow and look through some of the older catalogs if I can find the right years.
It's the stamp that throws me off. Single line, no USA, no USN.
Shows to be 1940 to 1965 here
https://www.casexx.com/Library/TangStamp.asp
It's not stainless. It's just been poorly
!?cleaned?!. There's definately some pockmarks happening. Mostly noticible inside the fullers. And lots of scratches on the blade.
The inside of the sheath looks pretty worn too. That's doesn't mean much. Even a 40 year old sheath may look worn down but there looks like a tiny bit of rusty residue so I suspect someone gave it the steel wool treatment at some point.
That would account for the scratches.
Here's one that's supposed to be WWII era with a description that sounds almost the same as this one. All the measurements match other than the fullers being slightly longer in mine. Even mentions damage to the end of the handle at the last pin and damage to the tip of the sheath. Maybe that was a common thing.
Everything seems to point to it being WWII era but I'd really like to know for sure.
https://www.ima-usa.com/products/origin ... 9757844549

I love that last picture!

[Modern Slip Joints]

I love that last picture!

Ittsucan,
I confess that mine has a gaudy etch that writes something about Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone or it being a Bowie knife. I don't care enough about its etch to dig it out and refresh my memory. It was new in its box for $30 out the door of a pawn/gun shop. However, most of the stainless ones I've seen had no commemorative etching. That does not make them worth as much as WWII knives but as knives they're just good. For example, if, while you're reading AAPK threads at your computer, a sasquatch crashes through your door and grabs for your throat It's very unlikly the beast will notice the age of your knife or whether it has a gaudy etch. Maybe I should dig mine out and keep it beside this computer just in case.

[Ittsukan]

All true. Very unlikely a sasquatch would notice that this knife was not stainless or the steel wool treatment someone subjected it to. A sasquatch probably wouldn't care whether it was WWII era or not either, but I do, that's why I've asked.
Good thing all I got to worry about right now getting in the house is the odd skunk.