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Questions about this Case knife set

So I recently started collecting Case knives. I decided to start with the Civil war Union/ Confederate knives, and I started with the Confederates. So my first knife I bought was the numbered and scrolled grey Confederate Peanut. I then got the N/S Mini Moose, Small Sadlehorn, Muskrat, Baby Butterbean and Small Stockman.

The first one, the Peanut was the same confederate grey color as the picture but the other 5 were a much darker blue, at first I thought the sent me the Union knives but the have the Confedeate symbol on them.

Does anyone else have any in the set and such a drastic color difference?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on March 9, 2015 at 17:21

Zach, do you have a picture or two you can share??-Where did you purchase from ?? Many different Case Confederate knives out there-- Some were Case/Frost knives, some were Case/ Shepherd Hills Cutlery, and probably others.Give me an example to work with, and I will try to help.

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Permalink Reply by zach t on March 9, 2015 at 19:40

They are from Shepherd Hills. I will see if I can get a picture on here.

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Permalink Reply by zach t on March 9, 2015 at 19:45

It looks a little washed out and doesnt show how much blue is in them but you can see the difference in colors

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Permalink Reply by Jay Enterkin on March 9, 2015 at 22:29

The ones that have the blue tint were "infiltrated" as they were all manufactured north of the Mason-Dixon line! :)

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on March 12, 2015 at 21:35

In all seriousness, I would shoot an email with a good pic & description of your knives to Shepherd Hills and ask "What Gives??" Their customer service is normally outstanding-- Every pic I can find of the Confederate set is the same pure grey your original knife has--Probably, Shepherd Hills will offer to replace the affected knives or give a viable explanation, or recourse. Ultimately, it is your decision. In VERY rare circumstances, error knives can become quite valuable. However, with you having that many misfits , unlikely that they are a rare occurence unless Shepherd Hills gives you a different reason. You can either enjoy them as is, have them replaced, or possibly enjoy a very rare set of error knives.