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2 Commemorative Case knives.

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I recently came across two different "commemorative" Case knives and I was curious to know if anyone can tell me anything about them. The first one is a Desert Shield/Desert Storm knife, supposedly 1 in a series of 1,000. The other is a Nolan Ryan commemorative Case knife, in honor of his 300th win, it is supposedly 1 in a series of 300. Both are in the original boxes, and as best I can tell have never been used.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 20, 2020 at 18:51

Matthew,

I am happy to look into this for you but it would help greatly if I had pics or at the least ANY identifying numbers or marks on the knive

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Adkins on April 21, 2020 at 12:44

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Adkins on April 21, 2020 at 12:47

Jan Carter said:

Matthew,

I am happy to look into this for you but it would help greatly if I had pics or at the least ANY identifying numbers or marks on the knive

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Adkins on April 21, 2020 at 12:49

Jan,

I added a few pictures of the two knives. Hope they help you out a bit. I’m just interested to know what I have my hands on. Appreciate any help! Thanks in advance!

Matt

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 21, 2020 at 20:16

Lets start with the Nolan Ryan

Case XX B6254 SS Trapper Knife Nolan Ryan Texas Rangers Collectors Series 300th. Win. AND Limited to Only 300 Made....this is # 58 (i think I cannot read it clearly) of 300. I saw where Buzz Parker had sold one and he had this to say

The Nolan Ryan baseball card shown, which originally came with this knife, is also included to the winning bidder.A great memory I have of Nolan Ryan is when Robin Ventura, the present day manager of the Chicago White Sox, charged the mound after Nolan Ryan hit him with a pitch, and Nolan Ryan, being at least 15 years older than Robin Ventura, put Ventura in a headlock and gave him about 5 or 6 punches to the head.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 21, 2020 at 20:21

1990 Case XX "PRESERVING FREEDOM" GREEN BONE TRAPPER #BG6254. It is to commemorate OPERATION DESERT SHIELD and OPERATION DESERT STORM It is #151 out of 1000. On the main blade it has "SPIRIT OF FREEDOM" and on the other "OPERATION DESERT SHIELD * 1990-91 and OPERATION DESERT STORM *** 1991. On the bottom of the lid it has an eagle and two stars and says "AMERICANS DON'T BURN THE FLAG".

I cannot see the numbers on this one but if you compare The BG6254 on the tang they should match. If not, tell me what your says