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Is this really CASE?

us Offline Aloha

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Is this really CASE?
on: February 11, 2019, 06:54:43 PM
Picked up this nice steak knife  :dunno: for $1 plus a decent sheath.  The marking on the blade is weird  :think:.  The wood is really actually quite nice in person and the blade sharpened up very nice.  I used it as a paring knife and it did great.  Likely gonna be my steak knife so it doesn't' really matter if it really is a Case knife.  Mostly curious. 
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us Offline Poncho65

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #2 on: February 11, 2019, 08:26:07 PM
Very nice find,  Aloha  :o :like:


us Offline VICMAN

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #3 on: February 11, 2019, 11:02:28 PM
Picked up this nice steak knife  :dunno: for $1 plus a decent sheath.  The marking on the blade is weird  :think:.  The wood is really actually quite nice in person and the blade sharpened up very nice.  I used it as a paring knife and it did great.  Likely gonna be my steak knife so it doesn't' really matter if it really is a Case knife.  Mostly curious.

Yes, it is a Case....I have an 8" Case kitchen knife with the following printed on the blade:

         CAP 283-8"                          PROCESS PAT
CASE XX STAINLESS                  NO.  2147079


It is the top one in the picture. The bottom one is a Craftsman 9" blade kitchen knife made by CASE for Craftsman.


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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #4 on: February 12, 2019, 01:05:24 AM
Interesting that it differs in two respects to the other examples namely 3 rivets rather than 2 and more strangely Case’s rather than Case like it was made by someone for Case maybe.
Andrew


us Offline Aloha

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #5 on: February 12, 2019, 06:17:34 AM
Interesting that it differs in two respects to the other examples namely 3 rivets rather than 2 and more strangely Case’s rather than Case like it was made by someone for Case maybe.

I initially thought CutCo.  It was interesting since it says Case's Stainless steel.  Its a good little slicer and the guy had it in a sheath as if he carried it that way.  I'll use it for steak as it was probably intended.  The wood as I say is pretty nice.   
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us Offline VICMAN

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #6 on: February 12, 2019, 10:02:45 PM
Case currently makes kitchen cutlery with 3 rivets. I don't know when they switched to 3 rivets.....the two knives I have belonged to my parents and are probably at least 40 years old...My dad bought them new.


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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #7 on: February 13, 2019, 12:53:55 PM
Here are some charts with Case Tang Stamps....if you look at the one for Hunting knives you will see that they used CASE'S STAINLESS from 1945-1955, so your knife might be from that period.


us Offline Aloha

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #8 on: February 13, 2019, 05:23:40 PM
Thanks.   :tu:
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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #9 on: February 13, 2019, 07:46:13 PM
Here are some charts with Case Tang Stamps....if you look at the one for Hunting knives you will see that they used CASE'S STAINLESS from 1945-1955, so your knife might be from that period.

I just realized I forgot to attach the url for the  charts in my post......here it is


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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #10 on: February 13, 2019, 08:10:58 PM
  I did not know Case even made steak knives!!  :think: :rofl:


us Offline Aloha

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #11 on: February 13, 2019, 09:22:33 PM
  I did not know Case even made steak knives!!  :think: :rofl:

Right?!?!?!  Now you need a set huh?  :pok:  :rofl:  :facepalm:
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us Offline Aloha

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #12 on: February 13, 2019, 09:22:55 PM
Here are some charts with Case Tang Stamps....if you look at the one for Hunting knives you will see that they used CASE'S STAINLESS from 1945-1955, so your knife might be from that period.

I just realized I forgot to attach the url for the  charts in my post......here it is


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

Very interesting.  Case's.  Cool info. 
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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #13 on: February 13, 2019, 10:50:43 PM
Branded and sold by Case, but possibly made by Robinson?  W.R. Case was one of their founders, and their knives also have two rivets.   They are no longer USA made, but were up until the 1990s.  I have a couple paring knives by them, and they're pretty good.

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us Offline SteveC

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #14 on: February 14, 2019, 02:09:17 AM
Cody,  Aloha's knife has three rivets.


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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #15 on: February 14, 2019, 02:11:53 AM
Cody,  Aloha's knife has three rivets.

I did not pay attention to that, thanks.


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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #16 on: February 14, 2019, 07:15:18 AM
Cody,  Aloha's knife has three rivets.

I did not pay attention to that, thanks.

 :salute:  Neat bit of information about Robinson. 
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us Offline Barry Rowland

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Re: Is this really CASE?
Reply #17 on: February 17, 2019, 03:36:33 PM
Case had a full range lineup for years.  I had no idea until I visited the factory museum.
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