I got a few knifes I've had for years but I'm just now doing some learning on them. Hoping y'all can help me identify wI
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I got a few knifes I've had for years but I'm just now doing some learning on them. Hoping y'all can help me identify wI
I have a case with 6165-L SAR SSP on one side and case xx SS USA on the other. No doya for age. The Case was written in big bold almost cursive and also gold. Can't seem to find one with the almost cursive writing case. Any can help identify please?
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Re: I got a few knifes I've had for years but I'm just now doing some learning on them. Hoping y'all can help me identif
Welcome to AAPK!! We would need photos of the knife and the markings to identify.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
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Re: I got a few knifes I've had for years but I'm just now doing some learning on them. Hoping y'all can help me identif
Instructions for how to post pictures can be found here https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... m.php?f=98
You can find information about knife patterns, age identification, etc by clicking on Research in the header at the top of this page. Scroll down to find the section about Case knives. Lots of learning available there.
Welcome to AAPK. We would like to see pictures of your knife!
Ken
You can find information about knife patterns, age identification, etc by clicking on Research in the header at the top of this page. Scroll down to find the section about Case knives. Lots of learning available there.
Welcome to AAPK. We would like to see pictures of your knife!
Ken
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Re: I got a few knifes I've had for years but I'm just now doing some learning on them. Hoping y'all can help me identif
Here's what you've told us with its tang stamps:
6 = bone, delrin made to look like bone, or the material I've seen most often on these knives, laminated wood handle sides
1 = single blade
65 = large Folding Hunter
L = lock back
SAB that you misread as SAR = saber ground blade
SSP = stainless steel blade and springs and edge polished to make it sharper
Starting in 1970 tang stamps have a date code. Thats about all that's left to "identify." Is Case in cursive an etch on the blade?
6 = bone, delrin made to look like bone, or the material I've seen most often on these knives, laminated wood handle sides
1 = single blade
65 = large Folding Hunter
L = lock back
SAB that you misread as SAR = saber ground blade
SSP = stainless steel blade and springs and edge polished to make it sharper
Starting in 1970 tang stamps have a date code. Thats about all that's left to "identify." Is Case in cursive an etch on the blade?
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Re: I got a few knifes I've had for years but I'm just now doing some learning on them. Hoping y'all can help me identif
Yes it is a 6165 SAB DR L SS, lockback folding hunter with Pakkawood handles. Introduced in 1977 and discontinued in 1990.Modern Slip Joints wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:13 pm Here's what you've told us with its tang stamps:
6 = bone, delrin made to look like bone, or the material I've seen most often on these knives, laminated wood handle handle sides
1 = single blade
65 = large Folding Hunter
L = lock back
SAB that you misread as SAR = saber ground blade
SSP = stainless steel blade and springs and edge polished to make it sharper
Starting in 1970 tang stamps have a date code. Thats about all that's left to "identify." Is Case in cursive an etch on the blade?