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Comment by Clint Thompson on July 24, 2012 at 8:57

Bill did you say Pearl Cheetah? WOW!!  What a beautiful swing blade!  I could see me deep in the woods of Idaho searching for the elusive Bigfoot armed with this beauty.....and a .44 magnum revolver.

Bill great report and pics.  I guess I will have to make this event sometime...after I hit the lottery as I would buy up all of the swing blades.  In fact they would find me in the parking lot....crushed flat.  The local paper would have the headline, "Bazaar Death, Man Crushed By A Ton of Case Knives".

Comment by Bill Fletcher on July 24, 2012 at 1:32

Gerald,   I would have really enjoyed meeting you.  Hopefully  we can in 2014.  Thank you for posting your pics.  I liked looking at them and even though I was there ,  they really helped fill in some of the things that I missed.  For certain,  I will make a point to see the exhibitors tent if I am able to make it to Bradford again.  Were the collection displays set up on both days or only Friday?   For certain the trip was a real blast!!!   Best regards,  Bill

Comment by Gerald Hines on July 24, 2012 at 1:06

Jan here's a link to the pics I took Saturday.

http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l80/k5wu/12%20breakfast%20and%20day/

Comment by Gerald Hines on July 24, 2012 at 1:04

Bill I'm sorry I missed you, but with 600 or so folks at the breakfast it's hard to meet everyone.I was number 235.

This was the grandprize knife.

Comment by Bill Fletcher on July 23, 2012 at 23:24

Hi Jan, Maria and I had a good time Saturday attending the Case Collectors 2012 Reunion.    The major things that we missed out on by not attending Friday were  interaction with the folks, tour of the Case Factory, and the rib eye steak dinner with the auction for rare custom sets and pieces.

We could only make it for the one day and were not able to do everything that we had wanted, but never the less had a real great experience.  Breakfast for 300 is the big morning event.   Breakfast was buffet style abd there was no need to walk away hungry LOL.  You purchase tickets in advance to participate in the 300 Breakfast.  One of the neat things before the draw was that each Veteran who had responded to Lisa Bose Miller’s request to identify themselves when they purchased their tickets were individually recognized up front with handshakes, applause, and a special knife.   All 300 ticket holding folks receive a knife.  Lucky dogs who had their numbers drawn ending with 5, 8, and 0 won a Special Prototype knife.  Also the 299th and 300th tickets drawn were gifted super special knives.  300 was a custom pearl cheetah with lots of engraving and inlays.  I didn't get to see it though.   During breakfast gift baskets were given away based on 20 tickets for $10.  Case notables like Tony Bose were up front for signatures and collector pins were also sold up front.   There were many events after breakfast.  We saw the Zippo sponsored Walleye Tournament Boat, the Petting zoo where all sorts of handle materials were on display, display cabinets with all the 2012 production knives. and a knife assembly table.  I all thumbs Bill LOL attempted to build a coperlock :-) .  We did miss out on a whole raft of activities that are listed in the brochure at the web site, but we took in all that were able.   

 

We spent a lot of time walking and talking at the two large Swap Meet Vendors Tents.  There was tons and tons of eye candy knives (Almost enough to make you glaze over).   Talked to the Bloodline Reps from Shepherd Hills, met Bob Roark (Pine Ridge Cutlery of Krack -A- Jack fame) a genuinely nice fellow.  On the bus ride back we were able to see the 700 + riders participating in the Case against Cancer Motorcycle Run.  At the Case Zippo Museum we picked up our 2012 Case Collector Reunion Commemorative Knives, and a few trinkets.  The most outstanding aspect of the entire trip was the super friendly Case Employees and the Reunion attendees who were just a plain nice bunch of folks.   My Best Regards, Bill

Case Collectors Reunion 2012

Veterans were recognized at the 300 Breakfast with a special knife, hand shake and applause!

Case XX 2012 Reunion 300 Breakfast

Case Collector Reunion 2012 Swap Tent

Case Zippo Museum

Case XX 2012 Collector Reunion Russlock Crimson Scales 61953 L, 153 & 155 of 200

Comment by Jan Carter on July 23, 2012 at 22:14

Did anyone go to the Case show this past weekend?  We would LOVE to see some pics

Comment by Railsplitter on July 23, 2012 at 14:22

Robert, I suggest putting that sucker on your watch list on Ebay and see if it sells.

You can also try doing an "Advanced Search" for "Completed Listings" and see how much they have sold for in the recent past. I might be mistaken but I think the Completed Listings only go back the last 15 days.

Completed Listings on Ebay are a good way to gauge what items are currently selling for.

Good luck!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 23, 2012 at 14:07

I saw a Buy it Now on Ebay earlier of my model trapper for $99. The handle was not quite as good as mine but the the blades were a little better. That doen't mean the guys gonna get that but I had no idea those old knives in that shape sell for some where around that price. Anyone have any input on this. Thanks.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on July 22, 2012 at 19:32

Thanks Railsplitter, I enjoy owning these old knives, they bring back so many memories. I don't know what the value is on them being vintage, used old knives but to me and my family, they are priceless. It's great learning the history and deta on them. Thanks for your help and anyone else that wants to help.

Comment by Railsplitter on July 22, 2012 at 19:00

Thanks for the pictures, Robert!  Looking good!!

Lots of history in those old timers.

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