Just get a navy one. lol

I agree with Lee the Navy one seems more fitting because of the bell hop term with them and the Marines. LOL, just kidding !!

Should get them both!

I think I like the red best too Ken. I REALLY like that Globe and Anchor shield.

Wish they'd do some Army ones like those, then my son would be happy......well, no, he'd want it to be a Tanker knife! Those Tankers are fussy! LOL!

They should do one for each of the 5 Services. That would be great.

I agree Ken! Would make a great set!

I need to get a few basics......maybe this month.......unless my what-to-get list changes between now and the week after next. Which is likely. LOL!

Also thinking about a Lacewood Trapper. 

Also thinking about a Hunter Green.......

♫ Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ♫ 

The singing Knife - man. LOL

No, no, no, you do not want to hear me sing!

Craig, you sound like me.   Actually they ask me to sing solo at church.  So low you can't hear me!  I sing tenor, ten or twelve notes behind!

If I sang solo in Church I would be excommunicated! LOL!

Case added the Mini Trapper to the SparXX Christmas knife lineup........

I think that etch is pretty!

One of these days I need to get a Cheetah......or two.

Got my Round Table knife today from Ron (TSAR) over at the Case Collectors Club. It's one I've never had before! I get pictures up as soon as possible.

craig if i end up with a boatload of CASE knives im gonna blame you!...LOLOLOL1 .. today got SHEP HILLS CATALOGG wintr 2013 with xmas trapper on front...

i think after alli keep seeing herre-CRAIG!...LOL... i have case knives and some decent ones as well as a almost complete amber bone set...

BUT...holiday knives are now on the production knife list...and i swor ethem off!...thanx craig!---LOL---  craig thanx for all the pics and time -all jokes aside.. and i had 2 case swinguards like you  show below...but i wasn attached and they didnt lock up tightly at all..and i couldnt beleive the offers i got on them so i traded UP ...it was win-win..i got custom knife he got production he alwys wanted ..gotta love BARTER!!!!

My moto; Be all the enabler I can be!

Here's my new Round Table knife thanks to Ron (TSAR) - My first Hobo!

I'll put it here since there's no Case Hobo discussion

WOW Craig really like that Hobo! Tsar did you up right!

Thanks Max! I love it!

hobo sets make some of the best gift knives ..IMO..

i have a collection of hobopatterns but no case.. either ODDBALL .. or BSA/GSA sets.

i know this is goona sound funny..but i actyually EDC a BSA set everyday. laugh if ya want but its a "do your own dishes household" and folks know that the pile of silveware that has some how built up isnt mine...lol... it works!

CRAIG REALLY GREAT SET.. roundtables are awesome when done right..

Thanks Peter! The Hobo is something different  for me. It's neat to play with! LOL!

It's not something to play with Craig, you could go blind!

I keep one in a backpack just in case I need it

"It's not something to play with Craig, you could go blind!"

I thought things were starting to go dark! LOL!

That Hobo is THICK! I'm going to have to put it in the display cabinet taken apart. This is first knife I will be able to display both the front and back handle at the same time! LOL!

Craig, you need to git chew one of them new ones with the Zytel handles (Carhartt or regular Case) to put in your pack.

Yes, those Case with Zytel handles are really handy knives.

I think the Zytel handled one are nice,but I generally prefer to stick with the old timey traditional look.....since I'm old timey and traditional.....as I get older should I look for knives with cracks and wrinkles? LOL! But the thinner Zytel ones would be handy. 

Case has a sheath for the Hobo.....

Didn't order as many knives this month as I usually do. A bunch of things came up that had to cut into the knife allowance! 

YEA CRAIG ...and if ya like ole timey you can hunt down the original HOBO sheaths as they have changed.. they dont have many but CASE has sheaths that carry their knives name. the hobo set im looking at that is in AMBER bone i need to finish up the amber bone set not only has the HOBO sheath but a ZIPPO as well!...check EBAY for just hobo sheaths for a bit and youll find an older one for not much$$$

Mine's gonna stay in my display cabinet, but the sheaths are neat. I like that Amber bone one.

I know this is blasphemy, but I find that Hobo way too wide and way to heavy to use as real hobo knife.  (not to mention pricy!)

All that said, it sure does look nice!

Tobias...

I agree on the size.  But it is a Case and this will be a collector for sure. I like the whole package and would carry it in my rucksack.  I guess I will vary from my swing guard fetish and get one of these bad boys.

I have one I keep in a backpack when you break it down to use I don't think it is to big if it were much smaller would be hard to eat with

Actually Randall, I think you're wrong.  Despite its bulk, the fork and spoon are already too small for easy eating!

The Ozark Trail  (Walmart Special) Hobo has a good size fork and spoon that you can actually eat with easily!  Unfortunately the knife is one the spoon half .  But for $5, it gets the job done.

I own several hobo knives but when it comes to backpacking and even my bug out bag, I decided a long time ago it made more sense to just toss in a tea spoon and a salad fork held together inside a small.  When I was in the Army, I usually put them inside one of my canteen covers.

Again, I like Hobos and own quite a few and have often been tempted to get a Case Hobo.  I'm guessing eventually I'll buy the BSA one in Navy Blue Bone but having held it and looked at it at SMKW a year or two ago, I considered it more or less useless for actual eating.  Great concept but poor execution.

Randall, please don't take my last post as a personal attack.  Also all of you Case fans, please understand I also love Case knives and own several.

I LOVE my Case Hobo, and think it would work great for me....IF I were to use it. But, it's too nice for me to get the nerve! LOL!

There you go again, Craig.  I was just about to put my Rosewood Hobo in the ole ALCE pack when you start talkin about looks.  I guess I will have to get the Zytel one and leave the Rosewood one in the display.

LOL!  OK, I have to admit all I do with my Hobo's is look at them.  Donnie does have one he takes on the annual fishing trip, says it is perfect for getting Vienna sausage out of the can

I have about 5 Case Hobos the older fork and knifeones and one amber bone with spoon have a old Colonial, and also the one I like the best is the all Titanium Knives of Alaska Hobo, but tommorow I am going to hit WalMarts and pick up one of thoes Ozarks at 5.00 I will throw in in the Glove compartment so next time I go through the drive throw and they dont put any silver Plactic Ware in my sack I will be able to eat my food LOL

It's only a matter of time before I buy a Hobo.  I will get zytel when I do because it will be a pure user.

personally some of the best hobo knives are the BSA  sets..their are 2 kinds and speaking of striclty use here ..although i find fun in collecting them. here and their the BSA markings -

AMYWAY- before i rattle on about the collecting..

PURE USE-these are the sets that are either in a pouch of 3. all 3 pieces are connected by a piece in the center.my 5 yr old could easily use it with no help at all. most of these sets i believe were made by IMPERIAL.the pieces all seperate.are almost the regular length of a full dinnwer set.but since are stacked on each other during carry take up the room of one single knife.a family of 4 would have it much easier with 4 sets of these on a picnic then anything else.and their fun!

also another set..that im lookin at right now ..i went and grabbed it..again i have seen them in both types of sheaths. anyway this set is awesome ,made by imperial and is marked on the spoon "STAINLESS STEEL USA" the knife and fork both are folders with the fork also having a bottle opener intergrated!{so your set!} anyway you im sure have seen these sets. they are knife,spoon and fork at the end ,lined up from left to right in that order. they are meant to go on your belt. oh and this set is aso stamped IMPERIAL on both the knife and forks tang.  OH AND SNAPPY!

both of these sets are great and dont cost much at all.

AND A HUGE THANK YOU AS I WAS JUST DIGGING FOR THIS SET I FOUND MY 7RD old SONS WALLET!!!.. lost 2 months ago now FOUND!!..THANK YOU SO MUCH!... IKC -you have made my night!

There you go Paul........you can stay hidden while you eat! LOL!

I might get this one sometime.....

oh-while speaking of CASE..i gotta say they really are one of the most freindly knife companies i have ever dealt with. i have never written a complaint and only have written them about information. whats great is instead of an email. they always send out packets with my question answered!.. i asked them when i join the CCC jan 1st ..as im going to do it at the start of the year so i always know my date easily. 

anyway i just askd them this tiime what the newsletter they send out looks like..i would have been fine with PDF. i get another one of their awesome envelopes all hand written which i love.. and inside 2 of the CASE COLLECTOR ..those are neat!.. as well as a GIANT CASE XX sticker and a booklet that i heav never seen beforre..love those... has on the back the CASE CAR with giant fixed blade.also some CASSE PLASTCI WALLET cards i would call them.that have tons of cae info on them like tang stamps and dates and such..for quick info like at shows and all!~-- anyway again THANX CASE ... as of jan 1st 2014  you will see me in the CCC..  WOULD LOVE TE HERE FROM SOME CURRENT MEMBERs!!! THANX FELLAZ AND LADIES of IKC!!!

Peter, Congrats on your upcoming membership, I'm a life member and you'll find me from time to time on the Forum there!

I don't have a Hobo with a spoon just this Vintage Stag number,