case russlock

[brokedick]

hello, i recently acquired a 2015 case russlock #61953 L in bone with no shield but "case XX" with a line above and below the lettering on 1 bolster.
i have not seen any like this before and was wondering why its the only one i have ever seen. does anyone have any information on this knife or why its different?
please reply, thank you

[Mumbleypeg]

You will probably need to post a picture of your knife. Pictures are the best description. If you don’t know how to do so, see here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... m.php?f=98 and scroll down to find instructions for your device.

Ke

[brokedick]

heres a picture of it...

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NyAAAOSw ... -l960.webp

[QTCut5]

Here it is

[QTCut5]

Are you sure that's bone? It looks like it could be faded/sun bleached stag to me What is the pattern number on the pile side (back) of the tang? 61953 (bone) or 51953 (stag)?

[brokedick]

its 61953, bone.

5 stars, no "." [dots]

2015 bone, however, the scales are rather thicker in the center and taper down to the bolsters, more so than others i have seen, i suspect thats why no shield was used. i have seen others with no shield, but not with "case xx" on the bolster. its different. btw, the fit and finish is absolutely first rate, with a definite "click" to open and "snap" upon closing...even under 10x magnification, i can find no finishing flaws. its never been sharpened nor carried from what i can see.

[Mumbleypeg]

Two possibilities I can think of are that Case made it that way as part of a series with similar patterns. One of the hundreds of variations they produce as collectables. The reason you haven’t seen one like it is no one can expect to keep up with all the various stuff Case does or has done since about 1980. The other possibility, less likely, is that someone rehandled it.

Ken

[Railsplitter]

My guess is that it’s “Deep Canyon Goldenrod bone”.

All of the Deep Canyon series knives, regardless of the pattern, were made with bulged handle slabs like you describe which I can only assume is how Case came up with the name.

The idea was to carve deep grooves into the slabs. The slabs had to be thick to do that while still maintaining a smooth transition from bolster to bone.

[Ivoryman]

Looks like bone. You can see the jigging swirls in the center of the cover. Unless Case started jigging their antlers.

[brokedick]

My guess is that it’s “Deep Canyon Goldenrod bone”.

All of the Deep Canyon series knives, regardless of the pattern, were made with bulged handle slabs like you describe which I can only assume is how Case came up with the name.

The idea was to carve deep grooves into the slabs. The slabs had to be thick to do that while still maintaining a smooth transition from bolster to bone.

there IS a deep groove in the center of each bone scale...[why there is no shield] i still can find nothing about the "case xx" on the bolster.

thanks.

[brokedick]

Two possibilities I can think of are that Case made it that way as part of a series with similar patterns. One of the hundreds of variations they produce as collectables. The reason you haven’t seen one like it is no one can expect to keep up with all the various stuff Case does or has done since about 1980. The other possibility, less likely, is that someone rehandled it.

Ken

thanks, i think its original case as described below, but the case xx on the bolster threw me...

[brokedick]

Looks like bone. You can see the jigging swirls in the center of the cover. Unless Case started jigging their antlers.

yes, its jigged bone as per the numbers.

[brokedick]

My guess is that it’s “Deep Canyon Goldenrod bone”.

All of the Deep Canyon series knives, regardless of the pattern, were made with bulged handle slabs like you describe which I can only assume is how Case came up with the name.

The idea was to carve deep grooves into the slabs. The slabs had to be thick to do that while still maintaining a smooth transition from bolster to bone.

googling "deep canyon goldenrod bone" brought up several pictures of various case knives with the case xx logo on the bolster and no shield with the same bulging scales. myster solved.

thank you.

[Railsplitter]

My guess is that it’s “Deep Canyon Goldenrod bone”.

All of the Deep Canyon series knives, regardless of the pattern, were made with bulged handle slabs like you describe which I can only assume is how Case came up with the name.

The idea was to carve deep grooves into the slabs. The slabs had to be thick to do that while still maintaining a smooth transition from bolster to bone.

there IS a deep groove in the center of each bone scale...[why there is no shield] i still can find nothing about the "case xx" on the bolster.

thanks.

Do a Google search for “Case Russlock Goldenrod”. The Case XX on the bolster is just a theme that Case used on several patterns.

There is no shield because it would get in the way of the deep grooves that create the “Deep Canyon”effect and the slant towards the bolster wouldn’t go well with a shield.

[Railsplitter]

My guess is that it’s “Deep Canyon Goldenrod bone”.

All of the Deep Canyon series knives, regardless of the pattern, were made with bulged handle slabs like you describe which I can only assume is how Case came up with the name.

The idea was to carve deep grooves into the slabs. The slabs had to be thick to do that while still maintaining a smooth transition from bolster to bone.

googling "deep canyon goldenrod bone" brought up several pictures of various case knives with the case xx logo on the bolster and no shield with the same bulging scales. myster solved.

thank you.

We were both typing at the same time. Glad to see you got it figured out.

[brokedick]

thanks to everyone for your help.

i can rest easy now knowing its neither a fake nor worth a lot of money...