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Mini Coke Bottle Pattern Knives

Since the Mini Coke Bottle pattern of knives is my favorite, I thought I would share some INPUT , that I have been compiling.

Many different Cutlery companies do have these swell center jack knives with of course different pattern numbers etc.

The majority of my mini's are Case cutlery, but I do not limit my collecting to them exclusively.

Please feel free to add any info you have on this type pattern.

I will be adding new INPUT as I get it here in this blog.

Sue

Below is one of my favorite mini's.

Mini Coke bottle Knives

Small Coke Bottle ( swell center jack knife) 251/2

This is a 3" swell-center style jack knife that most collectors call it a small coke bottle. They usually have a clip master blade, but older versions sometimes have a spear master, and a few pre 1964 25 patterns were made with a razor master blade. The second blade will almost always be a pen. Some pre 1940 25 patterns were made without left side bolsters. The pattern has been manufactured by Case since sometime prior to 1915.

A handle pattern with the center of the handle curved sharply outward at the center; shaped like an old glass COKE bottle. This is also called a "Swelled-Center Jack."

Jack knife

A term for a single-ended pocketknife. The blade or blades are hinged at one end of the knife. There are various pattern names applied to jack-knives; such as, Regular Jack, Sleeve board Jacks, Swell-Center, Equal-End Jack, fiddle back etc.

Swelled-Center Knife

A knife pattern with the center of the handle curved sharply outward at the center; shaped like an old glass COKE bottle. This is also called the " COKE Bottle Pattern." Also Swell-Center Jack knife.

Knives of the Viking Age - some considerations

Why do so many small sharpening stones turn up in burials? Because cutting edges were composed of *soft* iron - which required constant sharpening. This is obvious when you look at the condition of so many of the artifact blades - which show a distinctive 'half coke bottle' curvature, the result of repeated sharpening.

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Comment by Sue OldsWidow on May 15, 2013 at 18:08

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on May 15, 2013 at 18:08

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on May 15, 2013 at 18:06: thought I would add a few more mini pic's hope I don't duplicate...lol

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on April 24, 2013 at 18:55: Here are the most recent acquisitions from the lexington knife show.....

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on April 1, 2013 at 18:27

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on March 19, 2013 at 17:25: Hen & Rooster 432-DS Knives Folder Knife Stag Handle Mini Coke Bottle 3" Closed

Comment by Lee Smith on March 18, 2013 at 23:08: Oh no sue I think your starting to rub off on me.

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on March 18, 2013 at 22:35: just a couple of my mini's

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Comment by Sue OldsWidow on March 9, 2013 at 16:27

found this on another site...price guide for a few small coke bottles

WR Case XX 25 Pattern Small Coke Bottle Knife Price Guide
Year	Pattern Number	Handle Description	Other Discerning Features	Estimated Market Value
1940 - 1964	6225 1/2	pretty bone	no	$135.00
1965 - 1969	6225 1/2	pretty bone	no	$102.50
1970	6225 1/2	reddish bone	no	$119.03
1972	6225 1/2	bone	no	$54.00
1972	6225 1/2	reddish bone	no	$56.00
1976	6225 1/2	delrin	no	$37.11
1978	6225 1/2	bone	no	$35.50
1980	6225 1/2	smooth rose bone	no	$46.50
1980	SR6225 1/2	smooth rose bone	no	$48.75
1981	6225 1/2	smooth rose bone	no	$35.00
1981	SR6225 1/2	smooth rose bone	no	$52.00
1982	6225 1/2	smooth rose bone	no	$48.00
1984	5225 SSP	genuine stag	no	$57.77
1987	5225 1/2	genuine stag	no	$66.79
1989	7225 1/2 SS	curley maple	no	$57.00
1997	R5225	red genuine stag	no	$96.50

Comment by Sue OldsWidow on March 9, 2013 at 16:23: W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company Small "Coke Bottle" knife with Smooth Cranberry (rose colored; almost like a red appaloosa) bone handles . This knife is 3" long in the closed positon. The Tru-Sharp surgical steel blades are as follows: clip and pen. The clip blade is tang stamped with the standard Case XX tang stamp and has five X's and four dots, making this a 2001 knife; the back of the clip blade is stamped USA. The knife pattern is #25 1/2, and the pen blade is tang stamped "USA 6225 1/2 SS." The handle has the standard Case XX oval shield.

The right bolster of the knife is engraved with the "Long Tailed C".

Please Note : This knife came as part of the Seventh Edition Ertl Truck/Knife Set from Case. The truck was a silver and blue 1951 Ford Pickup, and this knife fit on the back of the truck in the bed area. T were 2500 of these sets made in 2001