At this time my wife and I are working in these areas: Looking for precise color pictures of knives that are currently only documented with a general black and white image. Trying to get as many CASE XX club knives added to the correct club as possible. Cleaning up sets. On sets, I am working […]
2012 Slant Bolster Mint Set with Factory OOPS
The slant bolster mint set of 2012 is a neato set. It included 7 knives with Dark Red peach seed jigged bone, scrolled bolsters, and a long tailed C serial number. It came in a wood and glass frame slanted to look like a slant bolster knife. Look closely at the frame bottom. Notice that […]
The Flint River Knife Collectors Club
The Flint River Knife Collectors Club was started in 1982 and has created many CASE XX knives over the years. I have documented 14 editions so far on KnifeDB.com. The latest knife I have documented is from 2012. (Remember I have not yet started on knives made after 2015). The largest edition made had […]
Myth Buster?–Limited Edition XXVIII Mint Set
I am currently working on polishing club knives and sets. Yesterday I worked on the Limited Edition Mint Set XXVIII (28). I had documented 4 knives and began to search for the 4 I was missing. After 5 hours I had found all the knives and began to add actual selling prices for the individual […]
The Johnny Appleseed Knife Collectors
The Johnny Appleseed Collectors Club has a long history. The first XX club knife is from 1984. The last one I have documented is from 2016, but I have seen others made later than this. I just haven’t written them up yet. At this time, the BladeMaster has found 13 knives for this club. The […]
The Fort City Knife Collectors Club
The Fort City Club has created a number of beautiful, interesting, and collectable knives. At this time, the BladeMaster has found 12 knives for this club. The earliest knife is from 1982 and the latest currently documented is from 2012. The highest quantity of knives in a single edition was 220 in 1982. Some years […]
The Blue Grass Sportsmen’s League Club Knives
The Blue Grass Sportsmen’s League is in Lexington Kentucky. The first Case knife was made in an edition of 250 knives in 1981. Five other Case knives were made, and the last one found was in 1993. Four of the six knives were stag, The most knives made in any year was 250. In three […]
Case XX Limited Edition Regular Sets
A difficulty I have had with the regular Limited Edition sets is getting an image. The mint sets (250 copies) are sold together in a deluxe frame, and it is relatively easy to secure an image of the set. The regular sets (3,000 pieces) are usually sold as individual knives. It is very unusual to […]
ABCA – American Blade Collectors Association
The American Blade Collectors Ass0ciation club would be the predecessor to the International Blade Collectors. Here are the CASE XX knives I have documented so far. Number of Knives — 6 First year -1987 Last Year 1993 High Edition Quantity -3500 Low Edition Quantity – 600
Investing in Case Pocket Knives
What Factors Make Some Knives More Valuable* RARITY—Knives made in smaller editions tend to bring more $$ BEAUTY—You know it when you see it. The handles and embellishments affect this the most. CONDITION—the scratches, fades, rust and others subtract $$. CUSTOMIZATION–Every factory embellishment adds additional cost when the knife is made. ORIGINAL PRICE—The higher the […]