Messages from the Blademaster

I have only seen one Case knife for this  interesting club or association.  It was made in an edition of 300 pieces.   There is a single oval “CASE” block letter shield and a black composition handle.  There is a regular serial number on right front bolster. Blade work says in black “FUR TAKERS OF AMERICA […]

The Fort Myers Knife Club has created 21 Case knives.   The first knife was from 1984.    The last knife was  from 2006. The earlier editions were larger, but still made in less that 150 pieces.   The editions became smaller over time, with some editions having around 30 knives.  There are two knife show knives […]

The Handyman Club of America did not make many Case knives.  1996 featured  a charter member and life member knife.  This was followed by knives in 1997 and 1998.   All four knives were 6318 SS with burnt natural pocket worn corn cob jigged bone handles.  The sheepfoot second blade was serrated, but the 1997’s have […]

The Chesapeake Bay Knife Club is from Parkville, Maryland.    I have only found three Case variations for this club, and tw0 variations are almost identical.  The first two knives  have 1981 tang stamp dates and the last one found is from 1999.  The 1981 dates are both Mako P158’s.  The only difference is in […]

You may know that I have been improving sets and working backwards from the year 2015.  I have finished with the 2009 sets at this time.  As you look at sets, if the first character in the remarks is an asterisk, I believe the set is complete.  (The COA is present, each knife in the […]

The Evansville Knife club had a long life and ordered many Case xx knives.  The first knife had a club date of 1984 with a tang date of 1981.  I have found and documented 17 more.   The knives all were made in small quantities with 150 pieces being the largest edition and 35 the smallest.  […]

The Central Kentucky Knife Club has had a great run, creating at least 26 Case xx knife variations.   This Lexington Kentucky club started with a 53131 stag canoe in 1983 (tang date was 1981).  The last knife I have found was from 30 years later.  It was a a 2013 52131 stag canoe.  The great […]

The Catawba Valley Knife club created 6 Case knives between 1974 and 1992.  The first three knives had blade work by Shaw-Liebowitz.  The last two of the Shaw-Liebowitz knives have the same 1981 tang dates, and  both indicate that they are 5th Anniversary knives, but the blade work is different on them.  Here’s 4 of […]

You may know that I have been improving sets and working backwards from 2015.  I have finished with 19 2010 sets at this time.  As you look at sets, if the first character in the remarks is an asterisk, I believe the set is complete.  (The COA is present, each knife in the set has […]

Don’t you love the name?  The CCKC is a very early knife club, creating their first knives in the late 70’s.  In all, 7 knives would bear the Case name, with the last I have seen from 1986.  Of the knives made two have second cut stag handles. and one of those has the new […]