Let's see your Traditional Case knives, old to new.

[bigfish64]

I showed a 2011 Large Case Saddlehorn with Burnt Amber Jigged Bone covers the other day. Here it is again with a 1996 Large Case Saddlehorn with Butternut Rogers Jigged Bone covers.

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Great looking knives Ed!

 

[RDaneel]

I got my Case green canvas Micarta Trapper today. Below is a comparison shot with a standard Trapper.

 

[jlomein]

I got my Case green canvas Micarta Trapper today. Below is a comparison shot with a standard Trapper.

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Looks great! How's the fit and finish? Is this one of Case's "as ground" non-polished finishes on the blade? Any personal impressions you'd like to share?

 

[bigfish64]

Mine came in as well. I’m happy with the F&F. Centering is good, action is really good. This is a long blade, so if you grab it at the tip and try to find blade play you might be able to, for normal use there isn’t any worth mentioning. You can see some light between the liner and spring, but it’s minimal. Blade has a nice grind and is satin finished as is the bolster. For whatever it’s worth, based on the one I received, I would recommend it and am very pleased with it!

 

[JohnDF]

Lucky Ducks... Can't wait to get mine, supposed to be here Wednesday.

 

[JohnDF]

Took some red leather dye to the bone.
It turned out much darker, I like it a lot better now.

 

[brownshoe]

Really want one but concerned by one of the pics clearly showing all sorts of gaps on the back spring.

effect functioality.

The gaps will not affect its function. I have a Northwoods 2005 Scagel knife with much bigger gaps and they have not gotten bigger and it cuts fine There are more to knives than absolute perfection...my smile is gap-toothed

 

[bigfish64]

Took some red leather dye to the bone.
It turned out much darker, I like it a lot better now.

Looks really nice John!

 

[bigfish64]

The one thing I didn’t really care for on the new Case trapper was the “hard” edges on the covers, so I rounded them off. Not sure how well it comes through in the photo, but it feels much better in hand. I like a sharp edge on my blades but not the handle!

 

[JohnDF]

Looks really nice John

Thank you, Todd.

Looks great, I'll probably do the same thing to mine when it gets here.

 

[redsparrow]

Love those DLT Trappers,
but I went a slightly different route to get a 3.25" single blade Case.

2002 Firetruck Red 6175 - looks best with a big coin

sparerow​

 

[bigfish64]

Love those DLT Trappers,
but I went a slightly different route to get a 3.25" single blade Case.

2002 Firetruck Red 6175 - looks best with a big coin

sparerow​

Nothing wrong with that!

 

[RDaneel]

Looks great! How's the fit and finish? Is this one of Case's "as ground" non-polished finishes on the blade? Any personal impressions you'd like to share?

I'd go with what bigfish64 said on F&F. The blade is satin finish so it does not have the abrupt edges in the nail nick and tang that as ground does.

It's light, pocketable, and the micarta feels great.

 

[waynorth]

Let's jump back to the late 1960s, for a nice 53047 Stockman! I like the color they sometimes achieved in the handles in that era!! This slimmer knife makes a great EDC!!

 

[JohnDF]

Just got my Case Single Blade Trapper
Everything is spot-on except a slight gap on the back spring.
The action on it is about perfect, with medium+ pull and a good strong 'snap'.

 

[Will Power]

Added this 1975 6347, looks to have had little use.


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That bone could well be deemed luscious... I'd certainly use that one, a wonderful find.

Thanks, Will

 

[Catdaddy2]

Just got my Case Single Blade Trapper
Everything is spot-on except a slight gap on the back spring.
The action on it is about perfect, with medium+ pull and a good strong 'snap'.

Good to here all the positive feedback you guys are giving out

 

[JohnDF]

Good to here all the positive feedback you guys are giving out

Ya... if you don't mind a little gap here and there, it's really good to go.
The edge needed some touching-up, but that's with most knives I buy.

 

[Silent H]

Got my Single Blade Trapper today, the satin blade has a nice darker shade to it than I was expecting. There was a gritty feel to the pull initially, but it's already smoothed out a lot, and it has the nicest snap of any case I've had. There's a gap between one of the brass liners and the back spring, it almost looks like they could have smoothed the liner a little more, you can see brass shavings that are causing the gaps. It's strictly a cosmetic issue, otherwise I'm very happy with this, and considering getting another.

The one thing I didn’t really care for on the new Case trapper was the “hard” edges on the covers, so I rounded them off. Not sure how well it comes through in the photo, but it feels much better in hand. I like a sharp edge on my blades but not the handle!

I'm considering doing this too, yours looks great with the rounded edges!

 

[Pt-Luso]