For those wondering the Tony Bose HT Trapper stands for Hunter-Trader Its an old Remington Bullet Pattern

Where is the best place to begin searching for Case XX Prime Stag?

I just bought this blue bone knife. The blades have this on it CaseXX Bradford,PA MCMXCV on the main blade and BPB6447 SS on the other. Can someone tell me what its worth?

why would someone say that a Case 1995 red bone RSC 6308 SS Whittler be rare? I'm new at collecting these.

If it's an ebay listing a knife bought yesterday at Ace Hardware is described as "vintage" or "old", especially by professional sellers, don't fall for it. Do some research with experts like those here before hitting that buy button. When buying knives online you MUST know what you are looking at to not get snookered.

I agree Syd Carr !  I see many what I believe are WAY over priced Knives on Freebay!  Especially in the last Year. I guess the dealers are trying to get some of that Government $$$$.  You DO  need to get the Books and study the pattern your collecting .  Do this before you hit the Buy it Now Button or place a final bid on a Going too cheap knife. Their are all sorts of traps on freebay.  From Shill Bidders to out right liars set out to  take your $$$.  I am sure some miss labeled or termed rare knives are honest mistakes but others are just to deceive the Novice buyers. Bottom line be sure before you put your money down you know what your buying. OH and my favorite ebay line is " Some have told me this is a Fantasy, Fake Reproduction, but others including Majors Dealers have said it is the real thing. 

Chris Sparks. Back in the 1990's their were several Tang Stamps put out by Case as SFO.  I would believe yours probably came through SMKW.    https://www.iguide.net/708261_item_1995_case_xx_bradford_sc6308_ss_...      The link above is the only thing i could find on possible value.  Remember this is probably a DEALER you would be communicating with!!!  My advice to EVERYONE is be sure you like what you collect and collect what you like, because it might be a while before you can sell them and make a profit. Or you can be like Me & sell some at a loss!!

Thanks for the info Mike.

What would you say that's worth? Its a individual that has it he asking 125.00

Sorry Chris,  but I  can't advise you to or not too buy the knife.   Everyone has to decide what a knife is worth to them. Good Luck Collecting. You might also check out. 

https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/

Ebay completed auctions. 

My latest treasure.  ;-)

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Nice Paul!!

https://casexx.com/Celebration/2021/SaleTable40.asp

New active member. I have a question. There is a specific Case knife I am looking very diligently for. Do I post that here or elsewhere?

Can anybody give me info about a Case XX  323-6 sheath knife?? It was issued between 1965 and 1980 during the Vietnam war.  

I have a Case XX 323-5 my Dad gave to me as a young boy in the mid-1960's.  I would also love to see any info about these models.  Mine saw some heavy use through the years.  I will try to upload a couple photos.  The bottom half of the sheath is original, but the top half was made by a saddle maker because a teething puppy got to it. 

Hi Eric,

I have 2 of the 323-5's, several of the 323-6's 2 of the 365 SAB's and  the 316-5SSP. These are all vintage Case knives. 

Nice collection, Ellis!

Hey Eric,

One that I didn't mention was a Case Twin Finn set that was made between 1940 and 1965.  Both knives have  wooden handles and snap into the sheaths.  I really like that one. never seen another one like it.l

Wow!  Your Twin Finn does indeed sound unique!

Maybe i can get the Twin Finn uploaded in the club.. I 've never seen a twin finn anything like it.  It is 2 separate knive in their sheaths, not a piggyback.

It would be nice to see it. 

Eric,

I am having problems uploaded it into the club. I have changed computers and this one is not downloading like I want it to. I will continue to try. Sorry!!

Hey, no problem!  Please do not feel any stress over this.

Help needed in identifying Dealer of the Muskrat 2014  125th Annv and Person on the rear Bolster, Thanks.

I don't see a person on rear bolster. You mean signature

on the left bolster?

Yes Sir. the signature.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that is Ed Jessup's signature.  I'm going to ask on another forum to confirm this though.

Also, is there any artwork and/or etching on the pile side of the muskrat Mike?

No Nothing on the reverse side. Thanks for any additional information you may come across. I am leaning to it being a SFO for Shepherd hills. the 125th Anniversary is the only reason I bought it. 

Just some info on NOS that you might want to see

Great video on the Case XX NOS find.  Thanks Jan!

Some really sweet NOS pieces right there.  Glad to see they made it into the hands of someone that can appreciate them.

Hi CASE fans! New to this forum stuff.  Please check out my post under general knife discussions.  I have a case knife that has been a real problem to identify.  Please help.

Thanks Ron

Case has made great knives for a long time.  I am adding to my collection of them all the time.  Just picked this one up:

This site may be of help, Kevin.

http://www.cassexx.case.com/library/secret.asp

If the link doesn't work, do a search for "Casexx secret code"

Or "Case tang stamps"

That  Casexx secret Code worked for me. I couldn't get the link to work but then again my computer is Old. Now i receivd an email from a kevin D. he asked about the V designation on the  Tang Stamp V I believe was a special designation for VINTAGE .  I know on the Stag the Stag didn't look toasted. 

shame you can't access the site, Mike.  It has a wealth of information.

I should add that I am a relative novice as to Case knife collecting.  I jjust started picing them up a couple of months ago.

Good afternoon!  I am a CASE novice as well, but only have a few days of research behind me so far.

I did briefly post a new discussion inquiring about a "V" in front of the number.  I deleted the discussion after finding an answer to my posted question.

I was not able to access that site either, and have not had the chance to search for the 'secret code' yet.

But I did find some additional information about that "V" and a couple of other letter codes as well...

As I am understanding it, a letter prefix the the handle portion of the case knife code is a 'modifier' to the handle materials.  Further defining it if you were.

As Mike commented, the "V" is a special designation for Vintage.

The few I have learned so far:

"V"        Vintage.  I have seen it mostly on stag, but also bone and horn.

"A"        Appaloosa.  A color/pattern variant of the handle material.

"DR"     Deep Red,  A color designation of the handle material.

"R"        also Deep Red.  A color designation of the handle material.

I also found where the blade steel can be modified, as well as other modifications done to a pattern...  The pattern tweaks are usually designated by one or two ZEROes in the number, but just before the model portion of the numbers.

There are undoubtedly more modification or specific designations that I have not seen yet, but I thought this might help someone.

Just added a couple of screen shots from the AAPK forum. 

WOW  nice!

Thank you Andy!  That expands the pattern codes a LOT!

so awesome!

Hey George, what site is that you are trying to share?  It simply shows up as nonexistent in my browser as well.  Is it on the Shepherd Hills website?  If so, you might need to be a member of their collectors club to view it?  Just guessing.

https://www.casexx.com/Library/TangStamp.asp

Sorry about that.  Apparently I made an extra letter in the web add

Gotcha.  Yeah, that's on SHC site.  That's a great one also.  I use the link for the Case Collectors Club tang stamps.  Can't ever have too much information, that's for sure.