Leslie Tomville
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It took me a long time to understand the difference between Pretty Bone and a genuine Case XX era Red Bone. Lots of people, even some dealers and collectors, use the terms interchangeably. Both are pretty but a XX Red Bone is much redder as these photos show well.
As I understand it, a true Red Bone can only be found in the Case XX era knives. However, even some XX’s would be described as Pretty Bone rather than Red if they have more of a darker Chestnut color. Case XX USA era and dotted knives from the 1970’s would be considered Pretty Bone only.
Our resident expert Charlie @waynorth has advised me to just buy what I like and not worry about the catch phrases. I agree, but I do get a kick out of the way dealers and collectors describe these knives, Pretty Bone, Super Pretty Bone, Extra Pretty Bone, and on it goes!
It took me a long time to understand the difference between Pretty Bone and a genuine Case XX era Red Bone. Lots of people, even some dealers and collectors, use the terms interchangeably. Both are pretty but a XX Red Bone is much redder as these photos show well.
As I understand it, a true Red Bone can only be found in the Case XX era knives. However, even some XX’s would be described as Pretty Bone rather than Red if they have more of a darker Chestnut color. Case XX USA era and dotted knives from the 1970’s would be considered Pretty Bone only.
Our resident expert Charlie @waynorth has advised me to just buy what I like and not worry about the catch phrases. I agree, but I do get a kick out of the way dealers and collectors describe these knives, Pretty Bone, Super Pretty Bone, Extra Pretty Bone, and on it goes!
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