BORN TO RIDE- Harley Davidson and Case XX Pocket Knives
I currently have documented 84 Case xx pocket knives commemorating the Harley Davidson Motorcycle company. The first is a 3240 with gold tone shield from 1989. 1993 was the 90th anniversary +of the motorcycle company and several variations were made for the 90th. Interestingly there is a trapper with a 1998 tang stamp date and blade work from the 90th anniversary in 1993. To see all the Harley-Davidson commemoratives, go to KnifeDB.com and type “Harley” in the Remarks field on the Knife Search page. Or you can click Harley Davidson in the Brand drop down box. Suggest you click the Year sort above the listed knives. As you look at the knives, notice the continuous advancements in knife making techniques adopted by the factory to make more and more sophisticated commemoratives. Laser carved handles is and more intricate blade work are examples. Also note that I show a Gary Harbour scrimshaw from Christmas 2012. It shows a 1948 Harley. Only 12 copies were made by the artist.
While moving forward in the factory production years. it is clear that I am behind, since I am currently adding knives from 2016. I estimate it will take 400 hours to add the rest of the 2016 knives and 1500 hours for 2017. So KnifeDB.com is a work in progress, but it is the only place where you can easily find actual selling prices on over 26,000 Case pocket knives.










