A small find

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Permalink Reply by Dan Evans on March 23, 2010 at 5:15

Craig, there are no markings on the blades at all. I've oiled the knife and I might keep the patina until I know if it is worth something or not.

It makes me curious without the blade markings if this could be a knock off of some kind, but the bolsters and blades as well as the fit are very good.

Thanks for your help.

Permalink Reply by Lynn on April 12, 2010 at 6:07

Dan if you can give us some measurements and a couple more pictures showing both blades we might can narrow down the age for you! I seen on another forum that sometimes knives back in the day did make it out of the factory without getting stamped!!! If I was to take a wild guess from just the pictures posted You have a spear blade of coarse and a wild guess a pen blade across from it both blades on one backspring! If your knife is 3" long I say you have an 042 pattern pen knife! Without extra pictures I would say XX Era but could go back to Tested Era!!! Could be wrong but a good find indeed!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Dan Evans on April 12, 2010 at 9:14

Thanks Lynn,

I got it nailed down on the Case forum. It is a 62042 from Bradford or early tested eras.

Thank you again.

Dan

Permalink Reply by AlecsKnives on April 15, 2011 at 21:22

I love tracking down info on case knives.  I am glad you got this one figured out.  I collect Case knives, but I also , on Ebay, tracked down every book about Case knives and every Case catalog ever printed.  It takes some time, but I can find just about any case knife if I put time into it.  If anyone is interested let me know... there are a few books I can suggest to look for depending on which era of Case knives you like.  Also, there were "lunch" knives.  At the older case factories, workers were allowed to make knives for themselves on their lunch hour.  Sometimes when you find an impossible to identify knife it can be a lunch knife.  Also, you have to be wary of counterfeit knives and knives made from part of Case knives.  Always look at how the blade matches the backspring and the general state of the knife.  Case knives are always near perfect... even after 100 years, you can tell the difference between a well made knife and hodge podgeknife.  If anyone needs help figuring out a case knife let me know... I would love to help. - Alec

Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on October 6, 2011 at 6:44

I'm new to this so all I can say is that is looks pretty sweet to me. I'd be purou to own it. lol

 

Permalink Reply by Sue OldsWidow on February 11, 2012 at 23:24

It looks like a re-bladed knife...hard to find a case knife without a tang stamp most at least have a worn one from wear of opening the blade...and by the appearance of the bolster pin...its been out at some time...

would have been nice to see how the blade fit the backspring