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In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on November 17, 2014 at 12:08

Jan, the only other name I have ever them called by was " the Boss" other than the ones I previously mentioned. The only times I have heard the term "lunchbox knife" was in reference to a cutlery company worker taking a production knife home in his lunch box, and modifying it in some way from the standard production version.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on November 17, 2014 at 12:00

Jon,the Case Classic clasps were designated the same way with addition of a 0 in front of the 72-- often called the 1072 pattern- The 1 indicates the number of blades, the 0 means nothing, and the 72 is the pattern number-- They did this on 99% of them. However there are a couple that they left the zero out of.They got a little weird with the first number or letters that denote handle material. I think that they often used blades already in inventory on the low production or prototypes so sometimes they don't match up to the handle material.The 6 knives I showed are all celluloid handles- Starting from the top- knives 1,2,4, and 5  are all marked CT1072 -( the CT stands for Christmas Tree, another celluloid color). Knives 3 and 6 are marked 71072 the 7 being a designation for wood, although mine are celluloid-- Just an oddity with the Case Classics sometimes.    

Comment by Clint Thompson on November 17, 2014 at 10:37

John... I love the knives. Great collection.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on November 17, 2014 at 5:26

I love them big folders Mr. McCain ....uh... John.

Comment by Billy Oneale on November 16, 2014 at 20:52

to getting emails.

Comment by Billy Oneale on November 16, 2014 at 20:51

yes

Comment by Jan Carter on November 16, 2014 at 17:18

Hey John,

Help me out here.  Was this the same pattern called the lunchbox at one time?

Comment by Jon Salmon on November 16, 2014 at 17:11

Hey John McCain - Those are some truly AMAZING examples !! Would those all be variations of the "72 Pattern", or are they denoted differently because they are part of the Case Classics runs? BTW, I do own one of the Case Classics, a 1990 Large Swell Center (Coke Bottle) Folding Hunter in jigged Honey Green Bone. Pattern 61050-SAB. It has a beautiful bold W. R. Case logo etched on the blade. I would attach a photo, but my camera battery needs to be replaced. It is a serisouly BadA$$ Case knife !! Again, I'm very grateful for your knowledge and assistance. Best - Jon Salmon

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on November 15, 2014 at 20:35

Jon, BTW-- Call me John-- Mr. McCain was my father-LOL- Matter of fact you can call me a lot of things, just don't call me late to dinner !!

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on November 15, 2014 at 20:31

Jon, just to give you an idea on the Case Classics-Here are 6 of mine and the quantiites produced- Top to bottom-- sorry for the lousy pic--

1-Bird of Paradise- Prototype- 1990-

2-End of Day-Prototype--1990

3-Violet Mosaic--1992-1 of 25 produced

4-Cherry Chip-1990- 1 of 105 produced

5-Royal Monarch-1990- 1  of 105 produced

6-Thanksgiving Harvest-1990- 1 of 275 produced

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