Knife Info : How To Read W.R CASE & SONS Knife Markings...

[@DanielStikKleiman]

I Just got my Case knife two days ago, it's my first Case knife. I honed it, and stropped it a put it my pocket the next day, and went to my dad place for a small BBQ. And what do you know? we need a knife, and my dad immediately turns to me and says "come on I know you have a pocket knife". And man, I have to tell you that this knife did a great job, it handled every task perfectly. and the reason that I'm shering this with you is because you inspired me to buy a Case, and I have to thank you.

[@nickrockon]

10:50 to get to the marking info of the video!

[@joshuastonebraker3626]

Goat.

[@nickrockon]

@@joshuastonebraker3626 lollllll what a throwback

[@terrillschneider3778]

I appreciate these tutorials on how to read tang stamps etc on old knives Many such as I although old are new to the collection game Thanks

[@semco72057]

I just ordered a two blade Case knife with my name engraved on it and is looking forward to getting it. I ordered a Buck model 119 from their store with my name engraved on it since I was planning on keeping it for life as well and the first knife I purchased was that model and gave it to my grandfather during the 1980's after he saw and loved it. The next one was a Buck 120 with a larger blade since the military store didn't have another 119 in stock. My grandfather had a Case knife and he loved it so much and used it constantly to cut his tobacco, whittle with, and other tasks as well.

[@chromeeagle5]

I'm thirteen and I love these knives. My edc is a Rough Rider. It has a sterling silver, jasper, and turquise handle. It also has 3 blades.

[@Rumham666]

I found my case knife in an old abandoned crack house 7 years ago. Best find ever!

[@cmd2four]

how could you forget the Case Hawkbill ?? such a beautiful and unique work of art! Mine is flawless and worthy of the TB stamp.

[@AussieMark909]

There is a section on the Case website called "Case College" Lots of good info there on jigging patterns, handle materials, tang stamps etc. Best wishes from a big fan of the 62131 :-)

[@cutlerylover]

@tylenator552 it will be reuploaded stupid 2 second intro has copyrighted music even though I got it from freeplay...lol

[@Burps___]

What little info about reading knife blade stamps starts (click here) at 10:55 minutes. 😉

[@bobjinkle3840]

you saved me from leaving the video

[@CWfist]

I stopped the video, am getting more info just by reading the comments

[@kenholland2163]

Markings

[@jasonjoyner6940]

Boiled shrimp, shrimp cocktail, shrimp sandwich, BBQ shrimp, shrimp salad.........

[@M240Bravo]

Gonna take a break from modern framelocks and autos for a bit and try out traditional knives. I've been binging all of ur traditional knife vids because I have no knowledge of traditional knives. Thanks for the informative vids as always!

[@sawyerbarnes7085]

Thank you for this I figured out my case knife was from 1993 to 1999 too

[@ryanweintraub9448]

I found my grandpas 2 old case knives. One of them he used around the time he worked for Grumman in the 60s (he worked on the Apollo 12 lunar lander) and when he served in WW2 in Alaska. They’re rusty and beat up but it’s cool to think of where they’ve been and whatnot

[@TheArts8]

Jeff, I respect you and these old knives (im a big fan of ulster dwight divine and sons) and im 15.I mean i also like all the tactical folders but i like you like to go back to the roots with knives like these.- your faithful 3 year viewer Jerrod

[@kurtlanford1448]

Great video sir , thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@straightedgereviews8946]

all i can say is thanks for the video .i do condor reviews on youtube .but i got a nice olive worman barn series .great .glad u are educating the young ones .

[@djcartoons]

Once I started learning about knives, I have always preferred Case and always preferred slip joint knives. One of the knives I have is a Case Mini Trapper. I've always known it is a part of their Wharncliffe collection (different from standard Trapper knives). Upon learning the information you just posted, I noticed at the end of my markings it has a "W". Obviously for the "special" Wharncliffe blade that replaced the "standard" Spey blade. You're right, it is for just my own curiosity but th

[@67cuda38]

I’d love to see someone do a video on earl 20th century fixed blades, and the tang stamps. Now a video that would be really cool is one showing, and describing those tang stamps that differ from the normal stamp guide. For instance, I just bought an early case xx fixed blade hunter/skinner that has the 1905-1915 to 1920 oval circled case xx tested folder stamp, with a a slightly different blood grooved blade design. It’s been suggested that it’s a 1926-1927 made at “ Kinfolk “ ? According to most history, case never made fixed blades until 1932. So this would be a very interesting video indeed.

[@marcsman07]

I really like your videos, they're informative and i can actually say i learn something now from each one i watch. :)

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

I really appreciate what your doing & I'm a real stickler/purist when it comes to personal cutlery. Trust me, MOST young folks will be HOOKED when they own their 1st Case. BTW friend, Case was established somewhere around the 1870's. You really have some kick-butt knife videos though. The Case brothers began making knives & selling them to folks on the wagon trails in the New York area. It was a while later, that they moved to Bradford. OK, I'll shut up & continue w/the video. Thanks again.

[@GarrettMJ1992]

Very interesting, I'm into cars as well and this is very similar to using the VIN to identify what originally came with the car from the factory.

[@JoeDurobot]

JEFF IF I WERE A WOMAN I WOULD TOTTALY DO YOU, YOU ARE A FREAKING STUD! Since im not, im a non-single straight dude, I will just say that I would tottaly hang out with you if I could, you are a great guy and we share many hobbies. You rock man!

[@Jeepjones85]

Here is my thought the cold steel lawman is probably the best bang for your buck as far as strength goes and for a great beater. But case is totally different it's not about lock strength or how much abuse it will take before it fails. It's a Nutnfancy second kinda cool. I love to carry a case knife and actually prefer them over anything else. If I need a self defiance knife I'll carry a tactical knife and a Case lol great video !

[@JimmyCricket61258]

Always learn something when I watch your stuff ...Thanks :O)

[@ramenoodle7853]

I got the red stone matrix damascus muskrat and its friggin awesome

[@gavindarragh8143]

Jeff ur right about most teens but I'm 13 and just bought 2 case knives and I fell in love

[@misterblue66]

I've actually started carrying slipjoints again because they're work place friendly. Whether it's a sak, rough rider, kissing krane, or case....you rarely freak someone out with those knives.

[@MrTHX11388]

thanks for the vid, i always enjoy your vids. keep up the good work!!!

[@hiboucanne5662]

bought my first case xx knife today (mini trapper), love it and its my first usa made knife too. atb

[@JohnFleshman]

I use my little slip-joint Buck 309 at least as often as either of the liner lock knives I typically carry. CTKTMRIDER penknives were originally used for carving the nib on the old quill pens.

[@Dabobeans]

Loved the video. Did I miss what the x and o's stand for?

[@chickenslapper4058]

I still carry my pocket knife to school, I just keep it hidden while using it

[@unitedstatesofamerica2417]

What kinda knife you carry? Also how big is it.

[@doomcrewoutdoors1613]

While looking at the copperlock you said the “15” was the jogging pattern but doesn’t the “1” designate the number of blades?

[@MrBikeguy99]

i like folding uiliti knive more cuz you cant mess them up ... and i love the look of the knives you got

[@jamesamescua8647]

I love case case always make nice knifes.

[@Airel17]

After 10 minutes of viewing you have said anything about how to read the stamps. Zzzz

[@CTKTMRIDER]

I like the russ lock pattern myself! Love case Knives!

[@lemmdus2119]

I started carrying a pocket knife when I was 7. I remember one time at school my pencil broke and my teacher told me to use my pocket knife to sharpen it.

[@むぽ-x4s]

I really love Slip Joint Knives, and I guess Slip Joints are my best favorite style Of Knives!

[@Mountaincold1]

mine says 6344 so... 6 means bone.. 3 my stockman has 3 blades and the 44 just means what catagorie the knife is right?

[@Kangzo]

i dont get why people don't like to listen to jeff talking... i like it

[@TheZippoLover1]

I am a younger viewer and I have a full sized yellow trapper, and that is all I will carry I think case and other slipjoint knives awesome!

[@ThompsonJosh98]

***** how? when are you pushin on the spine of a knife?

[@MaxTruman777]

+ThompsonJosh98 when you start the skinning process I could fall on your fingers. just be careful

[@ThompsonJosh98]

you have to be less careful than you think but thanks

[@jenniferbauman4802]

I have a 1985 Case folding Hunter and my Tang stamp is 6265 SAB SS CASE XX ... SS .. USA and the handle is wood not bone . So do you have any information on that. Thanks. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts God bless.

[@Hissatsu5]

The only case knife I ever liked was the sodbuster it's my hunting slip joint

[@MrOutdoorsman1234]

Hey thanks man I have a bunch of case knifes and have always wanted to know how old they are

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

After my last post on this blog, I bought ANOTHER Case "Deep Canyon Back Pocket" knife & it was awesome, perfect blade alignment, half stop, jigging of the bone, but the back side of the handle was PINK, I mean LIPSTICK PUNK ROCK PINK. Case told me to mail it in, they jigged up 2 entirely new handles to dye "Chestnut". I got my knife back & the blade is almost rubbing 1 liner, the jigging sucks, but they got the color right & the blade tang catches 1 of the handle pins now. Not very happy.

[@Hatfield313]

I have my grandfathers hammerhead I think it's a1979 I could be wrong but man oh man I love that knife

[@samuelkilpatrick9693]

So, how many case knives would you say you have now? In my personal collection I have nearly 80

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

PART3>> I still love certain newer Case knives, but since I've discovered Great Eastern Cutlery, Queen/Schatt & Morgan, Tuna Valley Cutlery & Canal St. Cutlery, I've gained a whole new perspective. I've bought 30 knives since my original posting here. The Cutlery co's. I mention above are INVESTMENT GRADE & FAR SUPERIOR than 90% of the Case knives made today. I've "gone nuts" over their quality & rare "short runs". I really hope Case gets their act together. I still love the pre 70's Case knives

[@PlanktoniusRex]

No idea what that has to do with the content of this video?

[@DirtandRust]

Great video! i have a few pictorial videos of some old case, camillus, victorinox and some others (mainly stockman). Check them out if you get a chance. I'm going to try to put more out soon.

[@guyz04gtp]

i collect case knives and if youre buying new knives the average price would be like $40-$50, it all really depends on the knife pattern, handle material, blade material and so on. Some knives, say a peanut with yellow synthetic handle scales would run about $30... Whereas say a trapper with stag handles would run about $90... Hope that was a lil help and Case makes very high quality products if youre not familiar with them, I would suggest anyone who loves cutlery to buy Case products

[@fadedinthebooth1131]

I’m 20 got all the cool shit Bali songs switchblades but recently just wanted one of these and now just carry this I feel like whipping out a huge knife just to cut open some boxes or some shrink wrap at work is a bit excessive

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

PART2>> Read BOTH comments I just sent to Eric Mason on this blog first, then the 1st reply to you, so it all makes sense. The "Deep Canyon Chestnut" series is the deepest jigging Case has ever done on bone in their entire history. The "Back pocket" in this series has bolsters at both ends, unlike the other Back Pockets. They did a RUSH JOB on the jigging of my replacement handles. Some of their "lines of knives" are much better but they cost more. Great Eastern is my favorite. INVESTMENT GRADE!

[@JackLambert180]

Jeff can you review the KA-BAR i have a 75 year old case folder like that with ivory grips

[@edrow72sexton19]

You had the six right it is bone but the one means single blade if it would have been 6 2 that means bonehandle with two blades

[@mcusta4]

i love those knids of knives

[@scrapman502]

You explained the Number code, but what about the X's and dots? 3 x's on top, X dot X dot on bottom This is supposed to identify the year made, but how to interpret it? Mystery.!

[@CbusHas]

definitely busted out my case trapper and my case stockman and fondled them as i watched the video lol

[@infernoofawesome4112]

Is this the only cutlerylover video that has an official title slide intro?

[@vborg001]

Nice video Jeff

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

I know your/this video is a year old now & perhaps you know by now, but a few companies bought Case Cutlery after the 70's. And because those companies had no clue about fine folding cutlery & they were only interested in profit, the quality of Case knives suffered greatly in the 80's & 90's. Sure, they still made some good knives, but the quality was sporadic & inconsistent. I never owned 1 from that period. Their quality has improved somewhat since the late 90's. My 2012 Trapper is awesome.

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

See my other message to you, this is PART2>> I'm 51yrs old. Bought my 1st Case Trapper in 1972. AWESOME & PERFECT KNIFE. Then Case went through different ownerships in which they cut corners & quality suffered. Owners that knew nothing about making true quality cutlery. The great Jim Parker owned it for a while & he had some decent knives made. Today, they have stepped up "somewhat", but for the most part, STILL TOO INCONSISTENT for me. Buy Great Eastern knives. Pricey, but WORTH IT.

[@Ced110]

Can you make a video about how to fully clean a spyderco delica 4?-please nice intro by the way.

[@residentblade]

Grilled some sausages myself and fried some onions. Tasted good in French bread

[@spy8464BB]

well I can't help but comment regarding the code stamped on the blade. If a person is interested in understanding all the marks just go to the Case Web page and click on Case College. Now for the correction. 61549L SS 6 = bone 1 = one blade 549 = CopperLock SS = stainless steel. check out Case

[@CTKTMRIDER]

Hey Jeff, Where did the term "Pen" knife come from? Is it only related to slip joints? Thanks! Great topics btw!

[@MRslimSHADY89]

Hey Jeff not trying to be weird here, lol but I wondered where you lived, I saw your pen there said wingate on it and was wondering if you live in the wingate/Charlotte area? Just Wondered if you were near me haha

[@kylewimberley5006]

I have a knife that looks almost exactly like the tan knife but it is made by elk ridge and i can't figure out what it is called, could you help me

[@DeviousUnicorn]

about a month ago i got a new Case mini trapper collectors edition (Pennsylvania game commission) knife for free from a family member, awesome

[@loubzac3]

great video ! can case knive be taken apart? my case xx 6254 ss is old compared to your 90`s knives lol

[@scars187]

Jeff what do you know about Case rare find knives?

[@wbwills2]

Old video new subscriber.good day

[@TacticalXRays]

i let mine get "dusty" on purpose. 1- they are very valuable (mine at least) 2- i inherited them from my late grandfather and it would kill me if i ever lose one 3- i have plenty modern day knifes i can use heavily or even beat, because they are available and often inexpensive with almost none of the sentimental value.

[@jeffxl12]

I remember bringing knifes and lighter everyday and never got in trouble

[@tompiscitelli2548]

what do you think about Uncle Henry pocket knives?

[@simonmartin2306]

In my opinion they are alright (great for the money)but something like a case is definitely worth the extra cash

[@spy8464BB]

prior to 2004 they were made in America. Now china. As usual China ruins everything. I have a jr. stockman stamped USA. Plus the handles are typically plastic .

[@tonydavis5053]

Just received my case knife in the mail the assisted opening w/thumb stud, their new series and the finish was terrible and couldn’t cut paper to save its life! Unimpressed case!

[@foodlovingpig]

6:43 - 9:20 Remember the scene in Forest Gump when Bubba is telling him all about the different shrimp recipes?

[@melton71428]

It's 2.30 am here are you going to show how to date any of these knives. Sorry good night

[@jakewyatt14]

Where did u get get that 6107 d from i cant find it anywhere

[@oldeays5085]

I used to bring switch blades to school. And the teach would just take it. And tell your mom and give it back at the end of the day. People, only treated others like criminals if they were! And if you were just a kid that was expected. Boys carried knives it was a normal thing

[@Kuhchuk1]

And man decided to get hitched with fire when he found out he could use it to make little rocks go REALLY fast.

[@Aidansim511]

what would you recomend for y first case knife?

[@dafy1234]

@cutlerylover How long will it take to re-upload the tobacco review jeff?

[@tylenator552]

what happened to the pipe tobacco review you just made private

[@entrepreneurhomeboy]

Some issues has happened since my last comment on this blog. See both comments I just made to "Eric Mason". Right when I'm thinking they're improving, I have to eat my words. Some of their knives are good, some aren't. I love my new standard smooth Chestnut bone Trapper, but then look what happened with the Deep Canyon (a beautiful knife/pattern), the jigging & the knife were PERFECT, but they blew it on dying the back handle. The ONLY thing they got right was the color, they ruined all the rest

[@Kostantinos68]

Is Case xx and W.R. Case the same company?

[@TheMrkiddi]

Jeff...the Knife Whisperer!

[@dadu63]

My overall favorite is the peanut!!!!

[@Jeepjones85]

I love case and there awesome to carry

[@LightRoll789]

Jeff you should look into getting a SOG Vulcan Tanto. Amazing knife!

[@luisramos123]

I'm young and i like slip joints, however, tacti-cool knifes are just better for every day use. You also get more knife for the money. Case are particularly overpriced, it's ridiculous...

[@SquirrelDarling1]

The red really does pop, video or pics doesn't do it justice. I have a Russlock in red bone and it looks like a ripe strawberry in color.

[@lawnkidd]

Jeff, you need to open a knife shop. Enough said.

[@davidmolina1313]

what means the x´s on the blade?

[@fermi911]

Fire and Knives!! That means fun!

[@DanRksm]

Yummy did you vid your delicious outdoor rib grilling? Also great vid, very classy, makes me want to get a new slip joint!

[@sonofammonite1714]

My fathers a chef and he’s not allowed to bring a pocketknife to work

[@simonmartin2306]

My dad used to Cary a lock back on his belt now as an adult you couldn't go in a school like that

[@Knife4life123]

@00:00 skip ad. you welcome.