Feast your eyes on the craftsmanship and quality that is synonymous with Case pocket knives with this one-of-a-kind guide. The only full-color book focused solely on the work of W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery co., this book delves into Case?s 120-year history and provides you with the defining details for hundreds upon hundreds of knives.
In this historically rich guide, you?ll discover 800 full-color photos, current values for hundreds of pocket knives considered the most popular among collector, and a potpourri of information about methods for creating knives, quirks of the pattern numbering system, tang samplings, types of blade steels and knife shields, as well as:
- Identifying and pricing details for prized knives including Pattern 20 ??Peanut,? highly popular 54 Pattern ?Trapper,? Pattern 72 ?Bulldog? and ?Buffalo,? and Pattern 97 ?Shark Tooth?
- A showcase of the different types of natural and synthetic handle materials used to create Case knives, including bone, stag, pearl.. wood, fancy and colorful celluloid, plastic and metal
Whether you received your Case knife as a gift, inherited it from a family member or simply chose to purchase your own, you will enjoy the depth of details, exquisite photographs, and intriguing historical information contained in this, the only full-color book devoted to the legendary W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.
Reader Reviews
Mr. Pfeiffer is a well-known authority on Case knives. His book covers all the major Case patterns, with an emphasis on the period from the end of World War II to the present. These are the knives that are most available and priced at a level that many collectors can afford. What sets this book apart is the quality of the photographs. A lot of reference works are printed on cheap stock with grainy black and white photographs. This book is printed on heavy glossy stock with many beautiful, clear color photographs. Having good photographs for reference makes it a lot easier for the collector to identify a knife and avoid the rampant counterfeits that plague the hobby. There are plenty of close-ups of tang stamps, blade etches, shields and other details as well as images of the major patterns and their variations. The fine print quality invites and rewards careful study of the pictures. The diligent reader will come away from this book with a clear idea of how the knives should look.
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