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pre '40 case pattern #'s question?
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:27 am
by ikeybmg
i was just wondering if its true that a pre '40 knife has no pattern number? someone told me this but i dont know if its true.
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:14 pm
by Mossdancer
Hello;
First, I am not a Case collector. So this is an interest free on my part answer.
I do not have a date, but older case knives generally speaking do not have pattern numbers stamped on back of master blade, That is from two separate books.
Mossdancer,
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:12 pm
by smiling-knife
Not contributing to the discussion but wanted to say great new avatar Mossdancer
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:04 pm
by Mossdancer
Thanks SK;
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W.B.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:32 pm
by knifeaholic
This applies to pre WWII Case pocket knives:
On knives with the Case Tested (long tail C) stamp, 98% will NOT have pattern numbers, but a few will.
On knives with the Case Bradford and WR Case & Sons tang stampings, maybe 75% will have pattern numbers....sometimes on the main blade reverse tang, sometimes on a secondary blade tang.
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:56 pm
by ikeybmg
cool man!...thanks alot. i was just thinking about buying some and since they didnt have pattern #'s, i just wanted to make sure they werent rubbed off, thanks again..