The Buck knife thread got me thinkin bout this old Case. More than 50 years old. Passed down to me from Daddy. Any y'all own a Case?

My granddad used old timers.my dad used Buck.Dont know why Case was left out.

I have a safe full of them I plan on giving to the grandkids one day. My wife makes a joke of this by saying she will tell the grandkids she bought them herself if I die early. I usually go to the store around christmas time and buy several hundred dollars worth of these knives every year and just put them away. This is a better investment these days than the stock market! I open the box to make sure the correct kinfe is in it and then wrap it back up for the grandkids to fight over one day.

The reason Case was "left out" is because I just didn't want to include it in the Buck thread.

Two separate threads are fine. I had several Case knives as a kid and my father wore down a black-handled Sodbuster blade.

Case has a great Collector's Club, too, for anyone interested in collecting and meeting other Case collectors:

http://www.wrcase.com/collectors_club/

I have a couple. I had a black handled sod buster one time too. I need to get another. That was a tough folder.

That knife in the pic. is a sho nuff deer cleanin machine. Trouble is the color. Sit it down for a minute in the woods and it's hard to find. Could not bear to loose it and all the memories. Most times I bring the trusty Case yellow handled two blade (don't know the name) but it's also carbon steel. Y'all know, another one that the blade turns black but get's an stays real sharp.

I had a case I found outside my front door in Auburn. Held an edge better than anything I've had before or since. Jumped out of a Cessna over Tuskeegee with it in my pocket and it was gone when I landed. Easy come easy go but I wish I still had it.

I use to collect stag handle and jigged bone case knives. They are all put away except the one in my pocket

I've got a more than a few Case knives. I like the older ones (70s and earlier) the best.

I've got many Case knives dating from the 1970s up until recently. I've never thought of a Case knife thread. This is a good idea. I hope to post pics of some of my better ones later this evening.

I have several. Back when my brother and I were kids he found a case knife in the barn lot after a rain. The barn at that time probably was 75 yrs old. My dad took and cleaned it up and took it somewhere to find out how old it was. I think it was made in the 20's or 30's the blades were worn down from sharpeing. My brother still has it.

How do you tell how old one is?

Can't wait to see the pic's VT. I just got the one in the pic above, and bought a yellow handle one bout three years back. Like the carbon steel blades cause they so easy to sharpen.

I have exactly one. A case Canoe knife. One of my old customers gave it to me. From what I can find out it was made in 1989. Dont really know if it has any value.

Case had a line of pecan wood handle knives for a short while in the mid 90s. I have two in this unusual line, and I really like these.

Some other favorites . . .

1. The common Sod Buster, Jr. The one pictured here was made in 1981 and is somewhat discolored. I've used it for all sorts of work over the years.

2. I like all models made with the classic yellow plastic grips. The yellow handles are my all-time favorite from Case. The one pictured below is called the Slimline Trapper.

3. The darker large one was made in 1976 and came from my grandfather.

4. While I'm not 100% on this, I believe the Zippo knife is made by Case there in Bradford, PA.

Here is a little knife porn for you. I've been collecting all my life and dad way before I was born. These are a few I like.

Very nice, Bar7!

Vernon Tull I know for a fact I picked up several thousand dollars worth of case knives and guns after the tornado in pc. My Buddy Jamey lived across the street from the gunsmith. It was heartbreaking picking up those knives and pieces of guns. Most of jamey's knives were in a metal box attached to his safe. He had a bag of the old (60's) era Finn with stag handles that got scattered all over creation. Glad to see that your collection survived. I have some more knives I may post later. My dad bought one the other day that is a 1980 buffalo but has the dots for a 1970. It has a letter with it from the case factory that says it is a factory error and there were 600 of them that escaped the factory that way. It was a great find.