Messages from the Blademaster

Seven 2016 sets are currently documented in KnifeDB.com.  I consider my work done when I have at least 1 actual price for the whole set and at least one price on each knife when the set is broken and the individuals are sold separately.  Also, if there is a set COA, then each knife and […]

KnifeDB currently has images of 22 COA’s attached to 2016 Case xx pocket knives.  (And a whole bunch of COA’s for other years!).  FYI, if a certificate lists multiple knives, then I try to attach a copy of the COA to each of the knives listed.   Many of the sets are broken and the knives […]

After more than 1,000 hours of work, I am proud to say that the 2016 Case xx pocket knife documentation is in pretty good shape.   While there may be a few I missed, there are currently  903 pocket knives with 2016 tang dates.  289 of these beauties has at least one actual selling price, while […]

I wanted to see the impact of  AI on  KnifeDB.com.  After all, if you can just tell AI to find a price for any specific Case pocket knife, then there is no sense in my continuing to add knives and prices while attempting to make a powerful price guide for collectors.  I first asked how […]

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 […]

A Case XX Collector finds a knife with a shield like the one in Figure 1.  He decides to try to find out as much as possible about this shield on KnifeDB.   He has used this resource many times and it has always helped him. He goes to the “knife Search” page and clicks the […]

My Father was a veteran of WWII, Korea. and Vietnam.  My wife’s father was a veteran of WWII and Korea.  It is difficult to express how grateful we are for the wonderful life these two men fought to give us.  And these feelings must also be found in the W. R. Case factory for they […]

Christmas is a time of joy and family love, as well as gift giving.  In the the 1970’s the Case factory began to figure out that Christmas was a great time to gift someone a Case pocket knife.    The first Christmas pocket knife I have found was from the year 1976.  The handle said […]

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 […]