Yes Max, I'm going crazy in my old fart days. Well, you know I was away from serious collecting for a number of years. I think I went into withdrawal. And since I took early retirement and the kids are grown and gone, I'm back with a vengeance. Though my money trees are bare and have bugs.

I don't know what it is but, I really like this slant bolster Humpback!

Anyone have a good picture of one?

Pictures of new knives;

http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/casefans/forum/topics/33-patte...

http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/casefans/forum/topics/63032-st...

http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/casefans/forum/topics/case-634...

Thinking of going stag in April.

Can't go wrong with Stag! Those are all some lookers!

Or is this an April Fools joke? HaHa

Question:

Why would this 1980 Smooth Rose bone Mini Coke Bottle have a perfect Patina on the Main blade if Case has been using Stainless steel since the 60's?

Tang stamps read: CaseXX / 10 dots / USA - Main blade, 62251/2 / SR Pen blade.

moisture in storage, or stored open with celluloids, salt water , or just cleaned and stored with wrong oil 

I thought some of them were carbon steel. I know my brother-in-law carried a Case pen knife in the smooth red bone in the early 80's and it was CV. Shouldn't it have "SS" on it? I've seen listings on the net that say CV too. I had a 6233 in the smooth red bone, but it had glaze finished stainless blades.

"Old Case Knife "Smooth Red Appaloosa Bone Jack". Beautiful smooth red Appaloosa bone handles. High polished chrome vanadium clip point and pen blades. Nickel silver bolsters. Brass liners and handle pins. Tang stamped "CASE XX USA". Cute little pocket knife by CASE."

Max, It better not be an April Fools joke! I'd be mad at myself!

Found a Bruce Voyles listing -  "Trio of Smooth Red bone Case knives. 1980's. SR6225 ½ coke bottle with some specks...."

I also see other ebay listings that say carbon steel for the smooth red bones.

I like the 08 in stag too - 

Stockmans come first? LOL!

Brad, "SR" stands for "Satin Rose" - Case's name. From what I can remember and what I see around and about the internet, I'd say yours is CV. I believe Case always has "SS" when it's stainless.

Also just found this........

SR62027 Small Jack
SR6220 Peanut
SR6225-1/2 Coke Bottle
SR6244 Jack
SR6347-1/2 Stockman

"The above knives were made from 1979-1981 with chrome vanadium (CV) blade steel, and with no shields in the handles. Then in late 1981 and into 1982 Case changed the blade steel to stainless steel (SS) with a glazed finish, and with shields."

I like this 6333 Select......purty little thing.

Won a shadow bone stockman on e-bay. cant wait for it to get here.

Cool Charles! I'll be anxious to see it too!

On the other end of the size spectrum from my 33s.....I'd like to get this too..........

A big honkin' 75! LOL!

Charles, do you still carry a 6375?

Craig those are some lookers!!

Lee, looking forward to seeing that Shadow Bone that you have coming!

I saw that shadow bone one here and have been looking for one since. Tou people are a real bad influence on me. lol

On second thought. I don't want to see it Charles. I'm going to covet thy neighbors knife. 

I've wanted one of those Shadow Bones ever since I saw them. And from what I read, people really liked them. I wish Case would do some more. Shoot, they could do a some every year using differend colors and different jigging etc.

About the Shadow Bones I found this;

Due to the difficulty in manufacturing these knives without bolsters, the smaller patterns were chosen.

Shirley @ Case

I didn't realize they were difficult to manufacture. I guess we won't see any more?

Win a knife! 

http://www.casexx.com/wrCase.asp

I'm embarrassed to say it. But......I got another knife in. Just one. Another Stockman. A Black Bone 63032. BUT, it's rather interesting. Either because how bone takes stain differently, OR, something strange happens to the black stain, I've seen some of these on the internet that are colored anywhere from pitch black to TAN!! I got one in between. I'll try to get pictures in just a bit.

Pictures of my new "Taupe" Stockman - http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/casefans/forum/topics/63032-st...

Here's one of those Christmas Cases with the etch I like - a Stockman!

I think I need some big honkin' Stockmans! I have one. I need more to go with my medium 032s and my small 33s - 

And then there's......stag - 

Those are great knives, Craig and Anita!  I'm jealous!

Anita, those are awesome!! Them Slab Sides never looked so good!

Craig those are some beauties and you should have more than one of those and 75's are you! Stag would be to cool!

Yeah, I think I'm going all stag this month. Well, at least that's the plan. 

Me too Anita.  Classy shield and nice etching.

Should I keep this to myself? There's a Sod Buster sale! Case Sod Buster Jr. -  $18.99! 

You should tell someone, Craig, that's why I'm here!

Craig, where and when?  Hook a brother up!

Knowledge is power! LOL!

Okay, you twisted my arm - 

http://www.caseknifeoutlet.com/proddetail.cfm?ses=E8ABCDFEE5CAB8C1

$20.39 is the regular price here, which seems a pretty good price too - 

http://www.southerntackle.com/proddetail.asp?prod=CA095&cat=1437

Thanks there, Craig, Man of much Knowledge! LOL! It's greatly appreciated! Do you have any in Yellow!

I don't have one single Sod Buster anymore. I know, I'm a sad lonely old man. But, I WILL have a/some Sod Buster/s soon......maybe this week. Cass said she'd take pity on me and buy one for me........IF, I do some honey-do jobs. Is a $19 Sod Buster worth slave work?

An old friend is on his way! :)

Craig you just as well face it.  You'll have to do the stuff on the honey-Do list anyway.  Take advantage of the Sodbuster offer.

Craig Tobias is a smart man and right.  Cheerfully do the "Honey-do's" and reap the reward of the Sod Buster.  The Sod Buster is one of my favorite designs and Case is one of my favorite brands.  We need pictures of you doing the honey-do's and of the knife.

Well, it didn't quite work out the way I thought. Cass bought me the Sod Buster....it's ordered. But the honey-do list got bigger.....she dragged me to Lowes....and you know what a trip to Lowes means!! Oh well, I'm getting a new Sod Buster.

Hi-Ho Case Fans.  Looky here at the old Case Knife!

Or should I say, Looky here at this Counterfeit Case Knife!  This knife is mos tlikely an old no-name  USA made Scout knife that has had a CASE XX tang stamp added after the fact.  Ran across it online.  The seller listed as unbranded knife that had its main blade replaced.  Either way its a counterfeit.  Case didn't make this pattern.

Very interesting! A special Case rare warehouse find!

at least it has one good blade.....does look like a cold stamp though doesn't it