What is THE quintessential Case knife?

[BearMGCHafter]

In your opinion, what knife/pattern comes to mind when you hear Case? For me it is the Sod Buster (or Sod Buster Jr.). Probably because that was the pattern I was most exposed to growing up. It was fairly affordable for the lower class, yet you still got that Case XX quality.

 

[Ironbut]

For me, it'd be the old Case Barlows

Or maybe the Texas Jacks

 

[King of the Cheese]

My vote goes to the mini trapper in CV.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Probably the peanut it's the most uniquely Case pattern, the CV yellow delrin trapper is likely their most iconic most carried pattern though I'm not a trapper fan and don't particularly like the current peanut.

 

[Pàdruig]

When I think "Case", I often think of CV, yellow Delrin, and Sowbelly.

I also think of their classic Red Bone and though I don't have the most perfect of examples, it still is a fine knife and hard to not mistake for some of Case's best.

 

[JohnDF]

Without a doubt... Yellow Trapper.

 

[Modoc ED]

Pattern #54 Large Trapper - Any cover

 

[RickW]

I think of my first Case knife: a 6318 with yellow Delrin handles.

 

[afishhunter]

I'd guess a two blade medium or large Jack knife, a (two blade) Trapper, the Stockman, and/or Sodbuster, and maybe the Barlow and canoe are what most knife folk think of when they hear "Case" ... Non-knife folk might think of a tractor or combine, 24 bottles of beer, jury duty, or what is heard in a courtroom?

 

[chuck4570]

I would venture to say that the trapper is their number one seller, a yellow trapper is probably the first Case knife I ever saw.

 

[Just Tom.]

I would say something like this (my last remaining childhood knife), but I’m on the fence about it...

 

[Phil in Alabama]

Yellow trapper for sure around here. I'd say the three most popular traditionals that I've seen over the years would be the yellow case trapper, Schrade Old Timer stockman and Buck 110.

 

[Prester John]

I think I'd go with a yellow CV trapper, but the old red bone stockman is right up there too.

 

[.577NE]

Case Trapper, no doubt.

 

[marcus52AR]

I love the variety in the answers.

 

[jwb01]

I love the old redbone stockmans, the old redbone barlows are mighty fine, however, growing up in Texas... “the yeller handled trapper in black steel” was THE Case knife to have.

 

[BearMGCHafter]

I love the variety in the answers.

I agree. I figured the trapper would be a popular answer, but several of these caught me by surprise. The Barlow for instance. I never really think of Case when I think of a Barlow.

 

[Scott J.]

I'll go against the grain and say it's the medium stockman.
I've been to both Shepherd Hills stores in Missouri a number of times and I always talk with the salesman for a while and I've asked a couple times and each time whoever is working tells me they sell more if the stockman pattern than any other. As a side note I own 2 case medium stock men and 0 trappers.

 

[Scott J.]

I'd guess a two blade medium or large Jack knife, a (two blade) Trapper, the Stockman, and/or Sodbuster, and maybe the Barlow and canoe are what most knife folk think of when they hear "Case" ... Non-knife folk might think of a tractor or combine, 24 bottles of beer, jury duty, or what is heard in a courtroom?

I'll admit it took me a second....good one.

 

[Old Hunter]

A “Case Knife” in my mind will always be a bone handled Medium Stockman. I guess it will vary for each person, but there are only two brands of knives still on the market where the brand name itself causes the general population to notice and know what you mean; a “Case Knife” (generic for any traditional pocketknife) and a “Buck Knife” (generic for any Lock-Back). The others are simply unknown names to the masses. OH