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How many carry a pocket knife?

 

[TerryP]

How many carry a pocket knife?

This would probably make a good thread. I probably have around 10 watches: I don't wear them any more. I probably have a dozen pocket knifes. I carry one every day. My first one was an Old Timer my granddad gave me as a kid. I still have it.

This literally happened less than two hours ago. I heard my neighbor in his garage working ... walked out to see what he was doing. He'd received an Amazon package yesterday and I saw him have to walk back into his house, into his kitchen, and then spent a few minutes trying to find some scissors to break the tape on the box.

I had my Boker ... but, just watched him.

 

[sean]

This would probably make a good thread. I probably have around 10 watches: I don't wear them any more. I probably have a dozen pocket knifes. I carry one every day. My first one was an Old Timer my granddad gave me as a kid. I still have it.

This literally happened less than two hours ago. I heard my neighbor in his garage working ... walked out to see what he was doing. He'd received an Amazon package yesterday and I saw him have to walk back into his house, into his kitchen, and then spent a few minutes trying to find some scissors to break the tape on the box.

I had my Boker ... but, just watched him.

Now what kind of man doesn't keep some sort of knife or cutting tool in his garage? Utility knife, scissors, old kitchen knife...something. I probably have 15 handheld things in my shop that have sharp edges. Hell, even a house key can be used.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

This would probably make a good thread. I probably have around 10 watches: I don't wear them any more. I probably have a dozen pocket knifes. I carry one every day. My first one was an Old Timer my granddad gave me as a kid. I still have it.

This literally happened less than two hours ago. I heard my neighbor in his garage working ... walked out to see what he was doing. He'd received an Amazon package yesterday and I saw him have to walk back into his house, into his kitchen, and then spent a few minutes trying to find some scissors to break the tape on the box.

I had my Boker ... but, just watched him.

I was an infrequent pocket knife carrier while working - you can't fly with them - but always kept a few in my desk. It's not every day now, but it's task-specific to the day. Sometimes it might just be a utility knife, others an actual pocket knife.

My Dad collected Case knives, and as a kid I gravitated to that as well. We'd go to shows, look to find old new stock at out of the way hardware stores, always looking for a rare knife or a deal. Out of my collection, I'd carry a different one to school almost every day - diminishing their value - from a small peanut to a trapper to a cheetah, to even a large coke bottle. Some of those were quite large, links to the period correct cheetah and big coke bottle:

Case 1976 Unused 4-Dot 5111-1/2 Magnificent Gray Etch Stag Cheetah Knife | eBay

The long slender clip blade displays excellent closing snap and locks up perfectly in the open position without the slightest bit of wobble. Both bolsters along with the Case double oval pinned shield, backspring and knife bed, are all in outstanding condition.

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1971 VINTAGE LARGE CASE 61050SAB COKE BOTTLE SINGLE BLADE KNIFE | eBay

Handles are excellent a very attractive glowing reddish brown bone no cracks big or small that I can see. The blade is 4 1/4" t he knife closed is 5 3/8" a great shape. I havent done anything to the knife the blade is stained obviously and needs sharpening, it looks mostly all there to my eye.

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The great thing about Case is that they were ahead of their time with a date stamping methodology. You knew from looking at the blade tang if the knife was manufactured between 1910-1940, 1940-1965, 1965-70, and after that you could determine the exact year of manufacture. My Dad gave his grandkids, nephews, boys of friends or boys at the church a Case pocket knife when they turned 10. I'm sure many are still in the box, not because the kids didn't carry a knife, they just wanted to keep the one from Grandaddy or Mr. Harold new in box.

As part of my Dad's eulogy, I noted that many collectors become such because of the things they did without as kids and teens. My Dad grew up with nothing, had no toys to speak of, maybe a ragged pocket knife, an old rifle that was barely serviceable that was used to kill food for him and his mom, a cane pole and a hook to fish. So - among other things - he collected pocket knives, old toy trucks, guns, fishing tackle and antique tools. He went through various classic and antique cars over the years, and I still have his '31 Model A pickup.

RTR,

Tim

 

[TerryP]

Now what kind of man doesn't keep some sort of knife or cutting tool in his garage? Utility knife, scissors, old kitchen knife...something. I probably have 15 handheld things in my shop that have sharp edges. Hell, even a house key can be used.

but, just watched him.

So, now do you understand why I didn't give him my knife, but just watched?

He has a moped he bought online and was doing something with his chain or back tire. I couldn't tell. But, he was working with a set of wrenches. Wrenches. I've opened cans with a wrench...pretty sure I can open a box.

 

[TerryP]

The great thing about Case is that they were ahead of their time with a date stamping methodology. You knew from looking at the blade tang if the knife was manufactured between 1910-1940, 1940-1965, 1965-70, and after that you could determine the exact year of manufacture.

When I posted that earlier I was thinking along the same lines with the Old Timer. I really wanted to say it was stamped, but without looking to be sure I didn't post that. I looked at this years ago and right now I want to say it's not a date stamp, but a blade type. IE: who made the steel.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

When I posted that earlier I was thinking along the same lines with the Old Timer. I really wanted to say it was stamped, but without looking to be sure I didn't post that. I looked at this years ago and right now I want to say it's not a date stamp, but a blade type. IE: who made the steel.

Case has the elaborate dating system that runs by year from 1970 to today. The typical four number model that's also stamped can be deciphered easily, too. First number is handle material, second is number of blades, and last two (or three) is model number. There are a number of suffixes than can indicate blade type (SP for spey, SS for stainless steel, etc.) and other things.