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It’s the Fall, and football is wrapping up and basketball is starting,  so I thought Case Collectors might be interested in Case pocket knives commemorating great coaches.  Here’s a table of “Coach” knives I have found so far.   Bear Bryant is the winning football coach with 32 different knife variations from 1977 to 2007.  Rich […]

The first Case XX I found for this club is from 1994.  The last is from 1999.  During this 6 year window, 8 different XX variations have been identified.    The club has preferred three blade trappers.   There is a 5354 and five 6354’s in the club knives.  The last two variations created were 1999 […]

KnifeDB is a work in progress.  One regular question I get is:  “When are you going to add knives made after 2015?”  Answer: I just added 140 trappers from 2016.   I will continue to work on other 2016 production, but I am also trying to focus on knife clubs and the factory sets.  Here’s something […]

The Highlands Sportsman’s club created a unique XX trapper for its 25th Anniversary.  The master blade says: “HIGHLAND SPORTSMAN’S CLUB _ CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE” and has their logo (a wild hog) to the right of the writing. The spey blade says: “25th ANNIVERSARY _ 1960 – 1985”. Regular serial number on right front bolster.  The tang […]

Heart of Dixie Cutlery Club is fond of Case xx knives.  It has commissioned 15 documented variations starting from 1983 and ending in 2014.   The early editions were larger–150 knives.   But by 2014 (2015 club year) only 15 knives were produced-extremely rare.  The early knives referred to the Heart of Dixie Knife Club, while the […]

The Hard Hat Collectors Club produced its first Case xx knife in 1981.   It was marked for charter members.  The next (and last) documented Case xx club knife was in 1982.  This 6254 trapper was made in 200 copies.   At the same time Hard Hat Knives made a series of knives celebrating  “hard hat” kinds […]

🗡️ BladeMaster’s Guide to Knife Set Documentation Hey Collectors, Ever wonder what makes a knife set really shine in KnifeDB? Let me walk you through it. This isn’t just about pretty pictures, it’s about clarity, completeness, and helping collectors make smart money decisions. 📸 What Makes a Set “Perfect”? A well-documented knife set includes: A […]

Here’s another early club.  The Gulf Coast Knife Collectors first issue knife is from 1986.    The last documented knife is from 2001.  This club used a consistent club logo with  two anchors and water and text between them.  The issues were very small for this club.  The highest quantity in a club knife was […]

The first Case xx knife for this club appeared in 1988.  The last XX found was in 2007.  A total of 9 Case knives have been documented.  Typically the edition sizes were only 40 to 50 knives.  Most of the knives have an image of the St. Louis arch, the “Gateway to the West”.                 […]

The Florida Knife Collectors Association commissioned its first Case xx knife in 1989.   KnifeDB.com has documented 5 knives for this club, with the last one from 2005.  All 5 knives were made in very limited quantities–the highest edition had 40 knives, and the lowest only 20.    Here are some of the club beauties, showing […]