What is special about Case knives?

What’s unique about Case knives is that they stamp each blade with a special tang marking that can be used to identify the knife and production date. This is of great appeal to collectors and hobbyists and Case boasts the largest knife collecting association in the world with almost 20,000 members.

How can you tell how old a case knife is?

Case & Sons, there have been many different stamps used on its knives. These stamps are located on the tang of the master blade, and can be used to help identify when the knife was manufactured. Below is a picture of where the stamp is located, along with the most common stamps and the years that they were used.

Are Case knives good?

Ever since Case Cutlery figured out there was a huge collector market in the 1970’s, they have tuned their brand to not only be a good using knife but THE collectible brand as well. Case has changed hands several times in the last three decades and has had ups and downs, not only in finances, but in quality.

What are the blades on a case Stockman for?

The Stockman is a three-bladed knife that traditionally has a clip point blade for fine detail work, a spey blade for skinning, and a sheepsfoot blade for cutting and dicing.

What is a green river knife?

A favorite among the Mountain Men, Green River knives were originally made in Greenfield, Massachusetts by J. Russell. The factory was started in 1832-34 to make butcher and kitchen knives. Close to 60,000 Russell Green River knives per year were shipped to the West for several years.

Are Case knives made in China?

Where are Case knives made? Case remains committed to crafting our knives in the United States. The majority of our knives are made in Bradford, PA, where Case has been manufacturing cutlery for well over a century.

What does 10 dots on a case knife mean?

In 1970, Case added ten dots beneath the U.S.A. on all knife tangs. Each year a dot was removed. The same dating system was used during the 1980s. The differences are the “lightning” form of the letter S in Case and USA and the fact that the dots were put above the USA.

What are the 3 blades on a pocket knife for?

The three blades handle a variety of tasks: the clip point blade is perfect for detail work, the spey blade allows you to perform skinning or sweeping knife strokes, and she sheepsfoot blade provides a clean cut, especially on a flat cutting surface.

What is a Kephart knife?

In the book, “Camping and Woodcraft”, Kephart describes the ultimate knife that we would now call a “bushcraft knife”, and states that it was “of his own design” and that it was, “made by a country blacksmith, and is one of the homeliest things I ever saw; but it has outlived in my affections the score of other knives …