It is quite new. I bought it from a dealer in Adel, GA a couple of years ago.

I really did not look at the tag stamp as I assumed it was new.

I was a bit distracted obviously.  Just pulled it out tonight.

Here is the knife

Gary, that is a real looker, thanks for sharing with us

Gary,

Crandall knives were part of the Case family.  John Russell Case's sister Mary Theresa married John Crandall who founded Crandall Knives.  Your knife is an homage to the Crandall part of the Case family.

Ken, Robert, Tobias:  Please forgive the inappropriate, by the standards of one of you,  article before homage.  I spent 3 years in Europe so I learned that homage is o-maj, and the silent "h" allows for the article "an".

Oops, Herbert Crandall.

Yeah Gary, like Howard says, that's a newer Case/Crandall knife.  Very nice!

Thanks for clearing up the Crandall part.  Makes sense now.  What about the date?  I am missing something I'm sure

Those were made in 2007. 

If you do a google search for - case tuxedo crandall - you'll see several listings.

Gary,

great case family knife. The tang stamp is neat as well.

New SHC SFOs.......

http://www.casexx.com/DisplayHandlePageFH.asp?MaterialAutoID=584

http://www.casexx.com/DisplayHandlePageFH.asp?MaterialAutoID=335

http://www.casexx.com/DisplayHandlePageFH.asp?MaterialAutoID=576

EZ Open Soddie Jr heading my way.

I'll be anxious to see it! 

I'll let the pic speak for itself...

WOW,That pic said a mouthful! What a great look!

Paul, what a great looking knife.

Wow Paul, wow. Those new EZ Opens are nice!

Great looking knife, Paul.

The new Caramel Bone is coming out!

Craig, that sounds great. I have a KaBar with Caramel Bone, I love it.

Saw this in an email today

Every year at the Shot Show a few knives are made that only dealers who attend the show and place orders with Case are allowed to order the Shot Show knives. Case only makes the exact quantity of Shot Show knives ordered at this show which makes them very limited. These knives are among the most coveted Case knives by collectors. 



Clip Blade
3 5/8" Closed
Pattern: TB71028 SS 
Smooth Ebony Wood handles
Certificate of Authenticity

Initial delivery: Spring/Summer 2014

I ordered mine during the SHOT Show.  Anxiously awaiting this one and the amber bone when it comes out.

Expected delivery: 04/30/2014

New knives!

http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/casefans/forum/topics/54-patte...

New knives!

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

Case's Limited Edition XX knife series 30 boasts Aberdeen Jigged Brick Red Bone handles, a specially engraved cap end bolster, and Limited XX Edition embellishments on each knife's main blade. A genuine Mother-of-Pearl bar shield completes each knife of this eight pattern family.

May 2014 Delivery

I have a good friend that says he saw Case Knives being assembled at the Frost Cutlery place in Chattanooga TN. Anyone care to comment?

Frost has been adding Corelon Plastic handles to Case knives for some time.

This info has been borrowed from the TKC Knives website,

Authorized by Case, Frost
Cutlery has created some dazzling Corelon handles that bring an unsurpassed
beauty to the quality of Case Knives. The results are a beautiful knife that is
ready to handle any job with the ease of Case, at a price you can afford. Add a
touch of Class to your everyday work!

Here's a couple I purchased long time ago,

The Corelon Handled knives are something else entirely. Frost owns the rights to Corelon, Case supplies the knives, the knives are assembled by Blue Grass Cutlery in Kentucky. That's what Fred Feightner, Director of Marketing for Case, told me in a phone conversation a few years ago. My previous post refers to something else entirely. The person told me he saw Bone Handled Case knives being assembled at the Frost Cutlery building in Chattanooga Tennesee.

The Corelon handles aren't "added" by Frost.

Bob, there is also a steel manufacture that assembles trappers and builds some parts for it.  Both of those instances would still considered made in the USA.  If they to outsource to produce the numbers I am ok with it since they are outsource to US jobs.  Jobbing in this industry has been going on since the first factory in the US

I was asking specifically about Frost, Chattanooga Tennesee. If an unnamed "steel manufacture" is assembling knives, they may be made in the US, but they are not "HandMade in Bradford, PA"

Max, some great looking knives.

I was asking specifically about Frost, Chattanooga Tennesee. If an unnamed "steel manufacture" is assembling knives, they may be made in the US, but they are not "HandMade in Bradford, PA" Comment by Bob Andrews

I am not sure I like that, I thought they were all made and assembled in Bradford.

It is my understanding they are made in Bradford and assembled in TN.  TN is still part of the US and Frost has been putting together knives for quite a while so I still do not see this as anything other than the standard type of jobbing that happens all through out this industry

I thought the corelon was a Michael Prater product. The few times I have watched a little bit recently usually call it a Prater product. He seems to be doing a lot of different things with Frost knives.

Okay here's what Michael Prater told me. Corlon(not what he calls it) was developed by him and any knife with Corlon is assembled by his shop. He had several barrels of yellow Case handles in his shop. Now they send him the assembled knives without scales. They are 2 authorized dealers of Corlon handled knives Frost in Tn. and I believe Bluegrass in Ky.. If you are in the Chattanooga area His shop is just a short ride in Flintstone,Ga. One of my daughters use to live only 15 miles from his shop and I've been there several times. They are good people and will greet you with open arms.

So, if Case uses someone else to help with demand, or whatever, they have to change their "motto" or whatever you call it? Give me a break. More "let's find something to hate the king of the hill" garbage again! I don't care! I love my Case knives. They give me more pleasure than all the other knives I've bought in many years.....yes that includes GEC! GO CASE!

I think Jan makes a good point.  Even casual reading about knives shows that competing knife companies made knives for each other, as far back as you want to look.  That's what makes it so difficult.  One might need a PhD to figure out all the knives made by someone other than the what is stamped on the tang.  I think Tidioute made knives for the Case Brothers back in the day, maybe Queen, too.

Yes, outsourcing/jobbing is as old as the knife industry itself! And knife companies didn't change their "motto" because someone else made their knives! Sheesh!

I'm sorry for the outburst, but myself and other Case lovers get sick and tired of the anti-Case stuff that goes on all the time in various places.

Your the one who's talkin hate Craig. I just asked a question about where they're being made. I love Case too. Frost, not so much. Get a grip!

And you speak for all Case lovers? I think not.

Did Michael Prater also do the Hen & Rooster Corelon handled knives?

I understand all about "outsourcing" and "jobbing" the whole point of my question was not so much about Case Knives, but about Frost Cutlery. I, personally, just my "thing", do not want anything to do with Frost Cutlery. I think they have done more to hurt the American Knife Industry than anyone else. The horribly cheap so-called knives from Pakistan are the worst. What happens when Frost decides to "outsource" Case Knives to Pakistan? Or have them "jobbed" in Chinee?

I'm "talkin hate"? Not sure how you figure that. Funny. Do I speak for "all" Case lovers? No, of course not. I said "myself and other Case lovers", I didn't say ALL. And you act condescending to me by telling me to "Get a grip"? Nice. LOL!