Case Tested XX Trapper Real or Fake?

by Marcus Anderson

Oct 18, 2014

Hello,

I just picked up this knife on ebay and am looking for second opinions on it.  I am a young knife collector and still learning the ropes.  My suspitions were that it was a counterfeit but was hoping it was just reconditioned.  Once I got it in my hands it seemed clear that it was the former but I am looking for some opinions from experts.

My concerns are:

Both blades are stamped, which is extremely rare or never done from what I have read.

The middle line on the E is not crossed on the end.  Are they ever stamped that way.

Frame bolster looks like the XX frame to me but I haven't seen enough to know for sure.

And lastly, what to do with it if it is a counterfeit.  Keep it and remove it from circulation or return it.  I paid just over 200 for it.

Thanks for you help and I look forward to your responses,

Marcus

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    peter force

    why does the TANG STRIKE on the seconday STRAIGHT  back to the blades back..dead strike!..and the main blade ..curve upwards.. and doesnt even make it to the back of the blade??

    THEIR IS ONLY ONE REASON FOR THIS...  and it ddnt happen at the factory when the knife was made...  

    STEVE THANX FOR BIOWING PICS UP ..ill have another look tomorrow and will like to see what others say.!!

    Steve Hanner said:

    http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770440760?profile=original

    Oct 18, 2014

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    Marcus Anderson

    Thank you for all your replies and welcome to the site.  Just for arguements sake, aren't all of these stamps hand made by many many different companies and wouldn't it be really difficult to distinguish what is real or not.  I have the advantage of holding it in my hand and am fairly confident that the stamp is not something that was done in someones garage.  It is does have some flaws, which you would see from these hand made stamps but they are very uniform in depth and do appear to be professionally done in my opinion.

    I am more concerned about other aspects of the knife.  Specifically with the frame.  I am not sure that it is the correct frame for the tested era but I haven't seen enough to know the difference and don't have a XX trapper to compare it to. Also I just noticed the nail pull on the spey blade is opposite the clip blade.  Other examples I have seen the nail pull is on the same side.  Wondering if this is significant.  I can live with this knife if the frame is correct.  I don't consider it to be a fake or counterfeit knife if repairs or replacement parts have been added.  Reconditioned is quite alright with me.  But trying to pass a tested knife on a XX or XX USA frame is something else.

    The person I bought it from does not appear to be any kind of dealer.  He had no other knife or related sales or purchases in his ebay history so either he didn't know anything about knives, as he claimed, or he is passing it on because he knew it wasn't right.  I will never know.

    Oct 19, 2014

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    Carl Bradshaw

    Marcus, yes you are correct that many different companies made the stamp tools, however I don't think Case would have overlooked such a bad stamp and passed it through.  Missing the cross on the E is a big deal.  Also, these stamps were used on thousands of blades before they were replaced.  I have never once seen a tested stamp with an E missing the cross on the center.

    Nov 27, 2014