I just received a copy of Steve Pfeiffer’s book, “Collecting Case Knives”. This is an outstanding technical reference guide. As he states in his forward, he was trying to take a different tact from previous price guides and books. Well, he was successful and the end product great! Steve explains and defines a very complicated and difficult to at times understand migration and identification of the Case lines of knives. Of course it’s well sourced without a doubt when you dig in. I do not know Steve and have been a fan of Sergeants’ publications but there’s not a real completion in my opinion. Each one should be part of any Case knife collector’s library. They complement each other in a true synergistic fashion.
Thanks Steve – Well done! And thank you too for the comments you are willing to share with us all on iCK.

Four generations of Case Pattern #47 – from front to back – Case XX 6327, Case XX USA 53047, Case XX USA 1995 Alabama Damascus (Jim Parker Factory) and furthest in the rear 5347DAM 2009.

Correction:

Four generations of Case Pattern #47 – from front to back – Case XX 6347, Case XX USA 53047, Case XX USA 1995 Alabama Damascus (Jim Parker Factory) 53047 D and furthest in the rear 5347DAM 2009.

hey everyone! i havea Case knife its white with red flames on it. i recieved it from my dad a few years ago. i cant find it online, or on a search. can someone tell me anything about it, and how much it is worth.
it has 6254 SS stamped on the second blade. i do know its a trapper. it has 5 x's around the Case symbol on the first blade.

hey i just Map Quested directions to the Case factory in Pensylvania....
508 miles..... 8 hours and 8 minutes.... not bad! i can do that!!!

Jeff, I believe that knife was part of the OCC (Orange County Chopper) Series. Several smooth bones with those flames. They ran $70-100 each if memory serves.

thanks Mike! i appreciate the info!

i Googled OCC Case knife, and all the OCC knives came with a OCC tin and a OCC logo on the handle. none of the knives look like the one i got!

anyone else have a suggestion, or know where i can find what kind of knife this is?

Jeff, I'll try this one more time with a little more authority ;>

That is an OCC event knife that they only sold at certain events around the country. The total production ended up in the hundreds and many of them ended up on eBay. But it is an OCC event trapper. I have had at least 4 color variations of the same knife at one time or another.
Simply search for "case occ knife" on eBay today shows two other variants and if you check the completed auctions there is another that sold for $70.

cool thanks for the info Mike!

Hey all you Case Fans Thanks for letting me join, because I know Case is the Place for great Knives

hi all help dating a couple of buffalows one is a 10 dot the other 9 dot thanks

Wayne;

Regarding those P172 Buffalos. I couls not make out details from your photos, but here are some tips. The only 10 dot Buffalo was made in 1980, not 1970, even though it has the 1970 tang stamp (with the regular S not the jagged or "lightning" S). This was a factory error knife, only 600 made. The nine dot would be either 1971 or 1981, need better pic to tell.

o my thank you so much this is why i love this site some of you guys really know your stuff and teach us newbies a lot thanks so much to all of you. if you dont mind i will post some better pictures now that i know what you need to see thanks again and happy new year to all

OK SEE IF THESE PICTURE HELP.AS YOU CAN SEE I AM NEW AT THIS THANKS FOR THE HELP

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

OK HERES ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU CASE FANS ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITES
6220 SS 1 OF 250

Great looking peanut...I love the scrolled bolsters!

thanks I agree its part of a 10 knife set small silver script mint set

Hello all you Case fans! I just bought my first Case knife. Received it on Friday and I like the look. Sorry to find out that most everybody says that Corelon is not good or at least will not gain in value... We shall see.
Anyway, take a look at my page and the photos I took. Otherwise I won another 2 Case knives in an auction, due to arrive within the next couple of weeks..


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What is a good style of Case to start with?

I would start with the Seahorse whittler.

Thanks, i'll try that.

The Case XX Vault program took effect January 1, 2008.

Four popular patterns and all related tool works were locked away inside the “Case XX Vault” for a period of at least three years before being reintroduced to the public.

The reasons to institute this program are twofold. First, there are the manufacturing concerns involved in operating a factory with 140 different knife patterns. Meeting the incredible customer demand for hand-crafted Case knives is a real challenge; one that is magnified each year as Case introduces new knife patterns.

Second, and more importantly, this program will be a tremendous benefit for Case Collectors. The time a pattern is on hiatus will give the Case Collector time to find those rare knives missing from their collection. At the same time, the knives already in their collection are likely to become even more valuable.

The following four knife patterns will be retired to the vault on July 1, 2010:

Seahorse Whittler (55) (You all write a note of condolence to Jim Prather and JJ... But let them know the plan is for the Seahorsey's to come home in a few and all will be right in the universe again)
Large Trapper (51)
Razor (005)
Hunter (Finn)

The following four knife patterns were retired to the vault on January 1, 2010:

Alamo Bowie (Alamo Bowie Patttern)
Pen ('01 Pattern)
Dog Leg Trapper ('40 Pattern)
Swell Center Jack ('25 1/2 Pattern)

SINCE '08

The following four knife patterns were retired to the vault on July 1, 2009:
Baby Butterbean ('132 Pattern) Large Congress ('88 Pattern)
Large Gunstock / Bartender ('130 Pattern) Hunting Knife ('23-5 Pattern)

The following four knife patterns were retired to the vault on January 1, 2009:
Copperhead ('49 Pattern) Whittler ('08 Pattern)
Shark Tooth ('97 L Pattern) Mid-Folding Hunter ('265 Pattern)

The following four knife patterns were retired to the vault on July 1, 2008:
Sowbelly ('TB339 Pattern) Large Slab Side Hunter ('47-5 Pattern)
Small Slab Side Hunter ('78-3 1/2 Pattern) Copperlock ('549L pattern)

The following four knife patterns were retired to the vault on January 1, 2008:
Tuxedo ('156 Pattern) Doctor’s Knife ('85 Pattern)
Cheetah® ('11 1/2L Pattern) Executive Lockback ('056 Pattern)

On the plane headed to the Case Reunion. See several Case Fans on the plane too, including Ed Jessup of Case! Hope to see you there!

Feeling a little bit proud and a whole lot happy with some red white and blue - New Case XX Select 2010 Pruner (61011 SS) Mediterranean Blue Saw Bone jigged handle, 1 of 250 ....... Just received & pics posted. I'm really enjoying the release of the Pruner/Hawkbill from the vault this year.

If you are connected to Face Book , I just wanted to let you know that the W. R. Case XX page for the company has started ( 11/11/10) a contest based upon one entry per day and random draw that will end next Tuesday (11/16/10 at noon) with the winner to choose from 1 of 3 available pocket knives. A Case knife is handy for _______ All the best, Fletch

I have a Case 1976 Bicenntenial folding hunter serial #5451. I am looking to see if anyone has serial #5450 or 5452. Leave me a message if you do.

my edc knife is a case 54 patern "trapper" with yellow comp scales and CV blades, Ilove this knife and it started my addiction to collecting knives....case and other brands.

Hi All! Thought I'd stop by and drop a few bits 'o Case-related news. I met two interesting "Case people" at the recent Northeast Cutlery Collectors Assoc. (NCCA, ck out our iKC group) show down in Marlboro, MA:

1) Steve Pfeiffer who wrote THE BOOK -- a/k/a "Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide". I somehow remembered to stick my copy of the book in the Subaru and Steve was gracious enough to inscribe and sign it for me. AND THEN! I bought a Pattern 6246 rigging knife from Steve ...the icing on that cake is that the knife is one of the two 46's used to illustrate Steve's book.

2) Since I'd joined the NCCA everyone had been telling me there was "another guy from Maine who collects rigging knives." Well, I finally got to shake hands with Mike Mainen at the Show. Mike's a lot smarted than me -- he limits his collecting to ONLY Case riggers 1970 and earlier.

My latest Case acquisition is a bit of Holiday fun -- a special "Magician" RussLock. The handle on one side is dark red bone, and on the other there's bright green. It is "magical" when you slap the knife from one hand to the other -- does look like the handles have changed color right before your eyes. lol

Hope you're all having a good weekend!

What's the oldest Case Knife in you collection? Rare Case Sportsmen Set  Stag W.R. Case & Son's, Case's Tested XX On back of Tang come's with 3 blades

Great Sportsman set Gary.   I've got the Ka-bar variation and would love to someday have a Case variation like this one to add to my collection of fixed blades.  Let me know should you ever wish to part with it.

 Easy reading on the new Case Web Site  Way to go Case

Hey AO:

you ask, "What years did Case make knives with 4 dots?"

The quick answer is "1976, 1986 and 1996" -- to know which year applies you have to look at the rest of the tang stamp as Case switched designs at least at the start of every decade -- see: Dating Case Knives -- they'd start with 10 dots and remove one each year. Beginning in 2000 they began using a mix of dots and X's (5 of each to start with).

 

The whole annual dating thing was a stroke of genius ...from Case's standpoint ;-)  For example, I collect riggers and they only sold 2 or 3 different styles of "marlin spike folders" (Case Pattern No. 46) and so I might have gotten off just collecting 3 Case rigging knives. But, they introduce the dating and changing tang stamp design and now I'm looking for a knife from each decade: pre-1970, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's and 2000-teens ...and then, early on, Case riggers were made with, and without, real bone handles (well, I gotta have one of each, right!?).

 

I bet I own AT LEAST a dozen Case riggers that, to the un-educated eye, all look identical. ...genius!  LOL   :-(

 

...I'm having so much fun!

Thanks Max for the reminder

Thanks Max. I  forgot that I joined that about a year ago. I haven't been in there very often since joining. I did get my name  picked in the drawing for the spring promotion for the Cheetah set. I'll be glad when it gets here. Thats the first time in 4 tries that I actually was able to get one of the promotions.

You talking these Billy.

Here's the entire family.