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Permalink Reply by Paul Work on June 4, 2013 at 17:42

Bone is king with me, but I do have a soft spot for the jigged brown delrin.

Permalink Reply by Chuck Parham on June 4, 2013 at 17:48

This one is definitely old.

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on June 4, 2013 at 18:07

I think it depends on who is doing the Jigging.  I have some Camillus and Remington knives that look stellar. Then again a Couple of my new Bear MGC -- not so much.

Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on June 4, 2013 at 20:27

Well I know there never going to be worth much but I like them. I'm not sure how many I have but I have a bunch.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on June 5, 2013 at 0:02

I'm with you Paul, I think bone is my number one handle material overall, but for a basic plastic handle material I think Case's good ole' brown delrin is great. Plus like I said, I think I have a soft spot in my heart for Case brown delrin because of an old love. LOL!

2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on June 9, 2013 at 21:27

It's something that's simple as well as classic.  Makes for a good EDC/user.

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on June 9, 2013 at 21:43

Permalink Reply by Ron Cooper on June 9, 2013 at 22:23

Craig, one of the nicest knives I own is an old Saw-cut Brown Delrin Robeson Barlow...

So, I think you and I are on the same page as far as our attraction to a nicely done Delrin handled knife -- Regardless of the manufacturer or how they chose to give a handle some traction. Heck! How about some of those old Schrade Uncle Henry knives with their jigged Delrin handles? Not too shabby, either!

Like some of the others have already posted, I prefer natural materials, myself. But there are some outstanding examples of Delrin that have been done right over the years. Your Case and my Robeson are obviously two such examples.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on June 10, 2013 at 1:19

I need to get a delrin 44 like yours Steve.

You're so right Ron! That's a mighty fine Robeson all dressed up in his brown suit! :)