Case Copperlock

[Darrin Sanders]

Hey Roland, thats some good lookin' bone. I carry a full size copperlock with CV steel every day. I prefer lockbacks for users and the Copperlock is large enough for most tasks and all but disappears in the pocket. I hate the Tru-sharp stuff but the CV blades make very good users.

 

[navihawk]

I carried the full sized Copperlock for a while and loved it. However, the Mini copperlock is a knife that is to be recond.(did I spell that right?)Anyways.\' the mini is a very pocketable knife that despite the slim profile is as stout as they come.

 

[puukkoman]

Hey Roland, thats some good lookin' bone. I carry a full size copperlock with CV steel every day. I prefer lockbacks for users and the Copperlock is large enough for most tasks and all but disappears in the pocket. I hate the Tru-sharp stuff but the CV blades make very good users.

Now... THAT's what I'm after. I didn't realize that any Copperlocks were made with CV steel.
Gonna have to keep my eyes peeled.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Hey Roland, thats some good lookin' bone. I carry a full size copperlock with CV steel every day. I prefer lockbacks for users and the Copperlock is large enough for most tasks and all but disappears in the pocket. I hate the Tru-sharp stuff but the CV blades make very good users.

Now... THAT's what I'm after. I didn't realize that any Copperlocks were made with CV steel.
Gonna have to keep my eyes peeled.

I wasn't aware of it either. Darrin, what vintage is your CV Copperlock?

Edit: I'm seeing at least one link on the web for a '98 vintage in yellow delrin (31549L CV), AND a 2002 vintage in yellow, with a Wharncliffe blade (31549W L CV). Never knew these were out there...

 

[black mamba]

I've seen yella CV Copperlocks with Wharncliffe blade, but none with the clip.

 

[Darrin Sanders]

I wasn't aware of it either. Darrin, what vintage is your CV Copperlock?

Edit: I'm seeing at least one link on the web for a '98 vintage in yellow delrin (31549L CV), AND a 2002 vintage in yellow, with a Wharncliffe blade (31549W L CV). Never knew these were out there...

Mine is a 31549 L CV with longtail case xx with 5 x's & 1 dot. It is a wharny but I seem to recall seeing a few clip blade CV Copperlocks but I can't remember where. I could be mistaken though. I got mine from Shepherd of the hills cutlery in 06 or 07. They had 5 of them on a close-out for $22 each and I bought all 5 of them. I'm carrying one, lost one, and gave 2 away. I'm keeping the last one till the one I'm carrying wears out or I lose it.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Mine is a 31549 L CV with longtail case xx with 5 x's & 1 dot. It is a wharny but I seem to recall seeing a few clip blade CV Copperlocks but I can't remember where. I could be mistaken though. I got mine from Shepherd of the hills cutlery in 06 or 07. They had 5 of them on a close-out for $22 each and I bought all 5 of them. I'm carrying one, lost one, and gave 2 away. I'm keeping the last one till the one I'm carrying wears out or I lose it.

Wow. Great grab on those.

Sounds like yours is marked as a 2004 model (Long-tail 'C' and 5 X's + 1 dot). The web hit I referenced earlier, for the 31549L CV (w/clip blade) was on a certain 'auction site' (). Looks like that may be one place to look, anyway.

Thanks Darrin.

 

[Darrin Sanders]

David, after scraping a bit of pocket crud off the tang I found the W i missed earlier. I would love to see Case make some large Copperheads with clip CV blades and nice bone or G-10. I don't make folders yet but when I start that is one pattern I'm gonna try. With good steel and a tough handle material it would be just about perfect for EDC in my opinion.

 

[stupidhead]

Obviously an old post but just saw these. Thought I'd post some of my copperlocks . . . these are all first year production, except for the Selects. Also have the Evolution set. A few prototypes, a few abalone, a few Pearl Premieres, a couple employee knives . . . all 1997 (large) and 1998 (mini).

 

[knarfeng]

Nice collection!

 

[Will Power]

I've got this Rattlesnake Bone version, mint, need to look it out. Never carried it as I found them a bit large & skinny, the Mini version I prefer but now after seeing that interesting collection, who knows

 

[Ace Rimmer]

An old thread but what the heck... Picked this one up last September. It's "burnt indigo," but not much "burnt" to it. Wharncliffe blade, arrowhead shield, long pull, and pointy as all getout -- nice!

 

[Bastler]

My wife liked this knife and ordered me to preserve it for SGTM. I took the only reasonable option and bought a duplicate, one to use and one to keep purty.

 

[Chief]

Case mini copperlocks are underrated IMO. Gave this stunning MOP beauty to the neurosurgeon who fused my C4-C5-C6 a couple years ago. He liked fancy stuff, wore argyle socks.

 

[jc57]

Old thread that pre-dates my joining here. Might as well add some old pics to it:

Here's my full-sized Copperlock, in Green (or maybe Peackock?) Appaloosa smooth bone:

And my Mini-Copperlock pictured with it's sibling Mini-Trapper of the same set. Can't remember what this was called - Second Cut Antique Bone maybe:

 

[GE Jr]

Obviously an old post but just saw these. Thought I'd post some of my copperlocks . . . these are all first year production, except for the Selects. Also have the Evolution set. A few prototypes, a few abalone, a few Pearl Premieres, a couple employee knives . . . all 1997 (large) and 1998 (mini).

Nice!

These are great knives! My only one (mini) so far. Keep meaning to get another...

 

[stupidhead]

Nice collection!

Thank you. I’ve been working on it for a while. I have most of the first year production copperlocks though I am missing a few. I love this pattern and I started collecting them when I bought a large collection from a lady whose dad had passed in 2004 or so. He had about 20 of these, all of them first year production. They weren’t worth much at the time, so I started looking for them and buying them up. Their prices were static for a number of years but lately I’ve seen a significant increase which is nice.

 

[stupidhead]

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An old thread but what the heck... Picked this one up last September. It's "burnt indigo," but not much "burnt" to it. Wharncliffe blade, arrowhead shield, long pull, and pointy as all getout -- nice!

I love those Wharncliffes.

 

[stupidhead]

Case mini copperlocks are underrated IMO. Gave this stunning MOP beauty to the neurosurgeon who fused my C4-C5-C6 a couple years ago. He liked fancy stuff, wore argyle socks.

That’s a cool story. I don’t know that I’d have given that away though. Glad you told us about his argyle socks. Here's one of my more intriguing MOP copperlocks.

 

[Chief]

S stupidhead that is the finest mop copperlock I have seen. Almost looks like gold lip clouds on the mark side. Mine wasn't marked proto, marked Select on the blade and had serious nice MOP. My neurosurgeon didn't carry a pocketknife before I gave him that one. Someday he might have to do a tracheotomy, like at a restaurant or car accident. He has the skills to do it in an emergency but tough to do without a sharp instrument. A man with those skills should carry a knife. Better in his pocket than my safe.