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Permalink Reply by Railsplitter on May 30, 2012 at 15:26

Jay,

It is simply a date code. The knife was made in 2008 but it doesn't mean that is the first year of production. Beginning in 1970 Case started using  dots and/or X's to depict the year of manufacture. They start each decade with 10 dots and/or X's and they remove one for each year thereafter.

For example, a 2000 model would have 5 dots and five X's. A 2008 model has 8 characters removed which depicts 2008.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on May 30, 2012 at 15:26

Case uses a series of dots to denote the year of manufacture.  It means the knife was made in THAT year’s run.  The same exact pattern may appear with a different number of dots but then it was be from a different year.

They began using the dot system in 1970.  Depending on the decade, the dots will look different,  They may be dots, X’s, a series of dots and X’s.  Regardless of the symbol used it is called a dot.

From: A pocket guide to knives (Lexicon, D)

 

Dots: Modern era Case knives use a dot numbering system to signify the year a knife was made. The dots normally appear as part of the knife's tang stamp. 10 dots signify a year ending in zero. With each passing year a dot is removed So for the decade beginning in 2000:

• 2000 =10 dot
• 2001= 9 dot
• 2002 =8 dot
• 2003= 7 dot
• 2004 = 6dot
• 2005= 5 dot
• 2006 =4 dot
• 2007= 3 dot
• 2008 =2 dot
• 2009= 1 dot

Permalink Reply by Sue OldsWidow on May 30, 2012 at 15:28

Case knives are all dated by the unique tang stamps they have....http://www.wrcase.com/case_college/tang_stamps/   ......this might help you out

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on May 30, 2012 at 15:28

As mentioned the same knife in the same pattern and scale material could be made in other years but then the tang stamp would have a different number of dots

Permalink Reply by Jean-François on May 30, 2012 at 16:24

Hi, 

Yes, this knife WAS MADE in 2008. It should be a HALF-WHITTLER (2 blades) with imitation mother-of-pearl handles (9 : imitation mother-of-pearl; 2 : number of blades; 8 : whittler).

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wr_case/about_case_knives/case_...

Permalink Reply by Gerald Hines on May 30, 2012 at 16:58

Jean that is a Stag 3 blade stockman in the 18 pattern. 5=Stag 3 number of blades 18 is pattern number.

Permalink Reply by Jean-François on May 30, 2012 at 17:10

That's exact, Gerald : this one (on the picture, just as an example of the system) is a 5318 stockman. Jay's knife number is 9208 ;=)

Keep the edge!

Gerald Hines said:

Jean that is a Stag 3 blade stockman in the 18 pattern. 5=Stag 3 number of blades 18 is pattern number.

Permalink Reply by Robert Burris on May 30, 2012 at 17:23

Thanks guy's that's gonna help everyone.

Permalink Reply by Gerald Hines on May 30, 2012 at 17:29

The "9" could also be corolon and in 2008 probably is.

Sorry Jean I miss understood.

Permalink Reply by Jean-François on May 30, 2012 at 17:56

Corelon? Yes, you probably are right. Don't de sorry, my friend.

Gerald Hines said:

The "9" could also be corolon and in 2008 probably is.

Sorry Jean I miss understood.

Permalink Reply by D ale on May 31, 2012 at 1:48

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