I collected Case knives for years, and a then I bought a Great Eastern Cutlery knife. I never knew you could get a production knife made in the USA without issues. The walk and talk, the centered blades, GEC knives are the best production knife made. Recently I sold over 100 Case knives for dimes on the dollar so I could have more storage space for more GEC’s. My collection of GEC’S has now doubled in value as well. But I ain’t sellin!!!!
I have my great grandfather's Case Stockman he bought new back in 1971. I also have my Case Trapper I got for my birthday 2 months ago. I love both of those knives. Case's quality is still top notch after 52 years.
Great video. One reason I continue buying Case is to help support jobs here in the USA. I've notice that quality in recent years has been excellent compared to what came out late 90s and very early 2000s.
I'm 69 years old still love case. I collect them as often as I can. Case is number 1 with me and my family. You cannot top case for collect abilities. Case is the undesputed leader in traditional pocket knives.
I have a case shark tooth made in 1981. It’s been through it. The brass started to wear probably from in and out of the case so much. Sent it back to case and they repaired it. No cost to me and they paid for UPS shipping. They will always have my business. Great company American made.
I have one of Case's knives and love it and have it in my collection which is growing larger now. The model I have is the 6254 with the SS below that model number and it has two blades in the knife. I am planning on buying another one to carry in my pocket and use it.
@faultroy That's why you force a patina on your blades. You can patina the blades naturally by cutting cooked meat, especially beef.......or you can force a more consistent looking patina on the blades using apple cider vinegar that is heated. The patina actually protects the blades from rusting with minor care, such as simply wiping the blade clean after each use.
Outstanding milt here very interesting I have seventeen pocket hunters I hope to get the yellow handle double blade and the red handle double American flag case emblem Milton
It’s weird because so money people have complained about them but from the knives I have seen in stores and in collections they been almost perfect. I am a knife enthusiast as well so I know what to look for. I guess I have just been lucky.
Go buy yourself a REAL traditional folder from Great Eastern Cutlery. And only then will you know how A REAL pocket knife is suppose to look, feel, and perform. Sorry, but that's the truth. Case absolutely sucks nowadays, and this is coming from a man now 58 yrs old, who grew up loving Case knives. These videos are TOTALLY untruthful for how Case knives are really made today. Ask yourself WHY Case will not allow factory tours, unless it is their bi-annual PRE-PLANNED "factory tour for the public". That's because they do NOT want you to know what is REALLY taking place during production. They pull the same "magic show" in this video. But in reality, behind closed doors, a bunch of robots making sub-par cookie-cutter knives that are NOT "hand hafted" as they claim. A quick polish job on a rag wheel is NOT "a hand hafted knife". Trust me. Check out GEC ( Great Eastern Cutlery ).......and never look back.
@@howabouthetruth2157 just got a sodbuster jr that came with a better edge than my special edition 2007 lake pond bone gec. gec is typically better, but case does have "good ones". Remedy their jank quality control by only buying them in person.
@@howabouthetruth2157 The thing to consider is where CASE falls in the areas of price, place of manufacture and availability. They are a mass producer of knives that manufactures in the US. GEC is a boutique company compared to CASE. If each CASE knife was made in the same fashion and took as long to produce as a GEC, they would have the same fit and finish, cost just as much, and be just as difficult to find. I hear what you are saying, and it would be great if CASE could do things they way they did 50 years ago but the reality is they are not competing with GEC. The real competition is Rough Rider and ABKT.
I love my Case knives. I own a dozen of them and I'll surely get more. But most of them had uneven grinds and/or were either dull or still had a burr on them. The 3 CV blades that I have were fine, so IDK if that means anything? Also 5 of my current 7 Case Stockmans have bladerub where the clippoint meets the sheepsfoot. I have a S35VN medium Stockman on the way from DLT and I trust it'll be alright, but I am a little bit anxious because I live in Europe so returning it isn't going to be a real option. I wish that companies like Case and Benchmade would make their legendary warranty more accessible to European customers🙏Anyhoo, thanks for the tour👍
I just got my buffalo horn/S35VN Mini Trapper, so needless to say I was happy with my Stockman. Still wish Case would make them available through EU dealers though, and also still wish they would make their warranty more accessible to European customers😶
I love Case like it’s family. I still buy a couple or more every year. The quality has dramatically fallen in the last 2 decades though. I prefer a used Case knife from before 1990 to a new one. Very upsetting.
I got my case pocket knife to emmulate my Pa. I have 3 now. And I know they will last longer than I will, an will be razor sharp, till I die. A man's knife.
Great video and look into the skills involved in making these knives. I've yet to add one to my collection, but after watching this I'll be looking for a modern traditional style knife from Case soon!
FYI- Some of their new knives are made in China. All the Harley-Davidson models Tex-X etc. Very sad. Harley-Davidson is the one knife that should be US made.
I would just keep the knife after I got done working it on the buffer wheels and sharpening it assembling it. I would just snag it and put it in my pocket. I would pay for it later and let my boss know about it though. I would have an amazing collection.
Um.......you don't have much experience with traditional folding knives, because Case knives are NOT made to the high quality they once were. They have cut out most of the hand hafting processes, glued shields instead of shields pinned on the correct way, and years ago, they resorted to tumble-polished blades, which beats all the tips and crisp corners off the backs of each blade. Check out Great Eastern Cutlery: hands down, the very best factory pocket knives made today........barr none. They cost more, but they are worth every dollar, due to the old-world hand hafting techniques and the best blade grinds you will find anywhere.
@@howabouthetruth2157 its also extremely difficult to get one especially if your looking for a particular model. That may change in the future if they up there game and i dont mean cutting corners i mean expanding. Space and employees come on gec step it up the demand is there.
@@wis1024 Not a chance. It's obvious that you don't know much about this industry, and you damn sure don't know Bill Howard.......who by the way, doesn't owe the world anything. Not only that, but Bill Howard is getting old. The demands coming from newcomers to these knives like you, just don't get it. Bill will be retiring most likely within the next 5 to 7 years, and it'll be up to his son to continue this company, and I highly doubt he will ever have the drive, ambition, and extreme knowledge of this business, the way his father does. Because it is far more difficult than most people realize. Sorry, but that's the truth.
I gotta say, I've been a Buck guy since I was 12 in 1982.. but.... I just got my first Case, a Blue Caribbean Copperhead with the *ucked up english blade (sorry, forgot the name, straight edge, looks kinda like a sheep'sfoot but with a curve..) and I'm pleased with the craftsmanship. I still edc a Buck 505, but this Copperhead? Her sole job is package opener. Replaced a 1991 SOG Sidewinder in that role. Sidewinder = clip blade, lousy choice for tape......
Thank you! Yeah i collect the 1 vault knife from the year and dont use them too much. But the rest of my case knives i beat the crap out of. They are tools they are ment to be used not kept in a box
the term Hand Crafted cant be used when it is mass produced like that. No different to Chinese Mass Production. Go look at Chris Reeve Knifes then you can say hand crafted. Case is mass production and in South Africa I find that they over priced for what you get. Sorry but it is what I see. I really want to get me a Medium Stockman 90mm closed length but it simply is not worth the money.
i bought a Case trapper 2 weeks ago. blade edges were rough and of poor grind. I think Case has become an imitation of its former self. Old timer and Schrade have met similar fates. I'm 52yo and as a teen i could take my grass cutting money and buy a US made Schrade or Case at a fair price. a Marlin in 444 would take 2 years to save up for however it was made by people who cared about their customer base.
I collected Case knives for years, and a then I bought a Great Eastern Cutlery knife. I never knew you could get a production knife made in the USA without issues. The walk and talk, the centered blades, GEC knives are the best production knife made. Recently I sold over 100 Case knives for dimes on the dollar so I could have more storage space for more GEC’s. My collection of GEC’S has now doubled in value as well. But I ain’t sellin!!!!
Love my Case knives. Been carrying them since 1932
I have my great grandfather's Case Stockman he bought new back in 1971. I also have my Case Trapper I got for my birthday 2 months ago. I love both of those knives. Case's quality is still top notch after 52 years.
I've carried my case trapper over 30 years. I call it my TOENAIL KNIFE. Never had to worry about people wanting to use it.
Great video. One reason I continue buying Case is to help support jobs here in the USA. I've notice that quality in recent years has been excellent compared to what came out late 90s and very early 2000s.
Have been carrying and collecting them for 48 years.
I love Case knives! I just wish they would start making the large Toothpick again.
Case employees should be proud,!!!!! Great knives!!!!!
I'm 69 years old still love case. I collect them as often as I can. Case is number 1 with me and my family. You cannot top case for collect abilities. Case is the undesputed leader in traditional pocket knives.
I have a case shark tooth made in 1981. It’s been through it. The brass started to wear probably from in and out of the case so much. Sent it back to case and they repaired it. No cost to me and they paid for UPS shipping. They will always have my business. Great company American made.
Not anymore they're shipping production overseas to china
Case makes some nice knives. I love mine.
Love my case knives!!! Just a classic
I have one of Case's knives and love it and have it in my collection which is growing larger now. The model I have is the 6254 with the SS below that model number and it has two blades in the knife. I am planning on buying another one to carry in my pocket and use it.
Thats a classy knife. Still have it?
They need to make more of their knives in a CV steel and go back to pinning the badge on the handle
@faultroy That's why you force a patina on your blades. You can patina the blades naturally by cutting cooked meat, especially beef.......or you can force a more consistent looking patina on the blades using apple cider vinegar that is heated. The patina actually protects the blades from rusting with minor care, such as simply wiping the blade clean after each use.
I just wish the new knives Case makes would stay sharp like the old days
Yeah the stainless steel they use doesn't hold an edge like the carbon steel
Honest Dave check out great eastern cutlery they use 1095 high carbon steel
Outstanding milt here very interesting I have seventeen pocket hunters I hope to get the yellow handle double blade and the red handle double American flag case emblem Milton
hi from viet nam this is the fist time i know you... i buy wave plus last month now i would like buy 1 case....
Absolutely Gorgeous....Love it ...
It’s weird because so money people have complained about them but from the knives I have seen in stores and in collections they been almost perfect. I am a knife enthusiast as well so I know what to look for. I guess I have just been lucky.
Go buy yourself a REAL traditional folder from Great Eastern Cutlery. And only then will you know how A REAL pocket knife is suppose to look, feel, and perform. Sorry, but that's the truth. Case absolutely sucks nowadays, and this is coming from a man now 58 yrs old, who grew up loving Case knives. These videos are TOTALLY untruthful for how Case knives are really made today. Ask yourself WHY Case will not allow factory tours, unless it is their bi-annual PRE-PLANNED "factory tour for the public". That's because they do NOT want you to know what is REALLY taking place during production. They pull the same "magic show" in this video. But in reality, behind closed doors, a bunch of robots making sub-par cookie-cutter knives that are NOT "hand hafted" as they claim. A quick polish job on a rag wheel is NOT "a hand hafted knife". Trust me. Check out GEC ( Great Eastern Cutlery ).......and never look back.
@@howabouthetruth2157 just got a sodbuster jr that came with a better edge than my special edition 2007 lake pond bone gec. gec is typically better, but case does have "good ones". Remedy their jank quality control by only buying them in person.
@@howabouthetruth2157 The thing to consider is where CASE falls in the areas of price, place of manufacture and availability. They are a mass producer of knives that manufactures in the US. GEC is a boutique company compared to CASE. If each CASE knife was made in the same fashion and took as long to produce as a GEC, they would have the same fit and finish, cost just as much, and be just as difficult to find. I hear what you are saying, and it would be great if CASE could do things they way they did 50 years ago but the reality is they are not competing with GEC. The real competition is Rough Rider and ABKT.
great video.
Just bought a case kickstart - it is awesome
I love my Case knives. I own a dozen of them and I'll surely get more. But most of them had uneven grinds and/or were either dull or still had a burr on them. The 3 CV blades that I have were fine, so IDK if that means anything? Also 5 of my current 7 Case Stockmans have bladerub where the clippoint meets the sheepsfoot.
I have a S35VN medium Stockman on the way from DLT and I trust it'll be alright, but I am a little bit anxious because I live in Europe so returning it isn't going to be a real option.
I wish that companies like Case and Benchmade would make their legendary warranty more accessible to European customers🙏Anyhoo, thanks for the tour👍
I just got my buffalo horn/S35VN Mini Trapper, so needless to say I was happy with my Stockman. Still wish Case would make them available through EU dealers though, and also still wish they would make their warranty more accessible to European customers😶
I actually enjoyed this infomercial...
I love Case like it’s family. I still buy a couple or more every year. The quality has dramatically fallen in the last 2 decades though. I prefer a used Case knife from before 1990 to a new one. Very upsetting.
Case knives literally are family for me, the case brothers are my distant uncles
Id like to see the warranty and repair department!
flooded with returns 🤣
I got my case pocket knife to emmulate my Pa. I have 3 now. And I know they will last longer than I will, an will be razor sharp, till I die. A man's knife.
I'm a collector of Case trappers knifes . I want to take a tour of the factory please . My wife thanks I'm nuts for collection knifes I don't use .
If I won the lottery I would buy as many case knives as I could afford which would be a lot.
Great video and look into the skills involved in making these knives.
I've yet to add one to my collection, but after watching this I'll be looking for a modern traditional style knife from Case soon!
They left out the part where they round off the tips of the blades.
I would love to tour a knife factory
BtW I echo the comment below and support the USA knife manufacturers
I really would like to see some automatics made again.
They just came out with one, check out bladehq's video on case at shot show
They just announced the Kickstart Trapperlock to be released this spring. Granted its not a switchblade, just assisted open
FYI- Some of their new knives are made in China. All the Harley-Davidson models Tex-X etc.
Very sad. Harley-Davidson is the one knife that should be US made.
I would just keep the knife after I got done working it on the buffer wheels and sharpening it assembling it. I would just snag it and put it in my pocket. I would pay for it later and let my boss know about it though. I would have an amazing collection.
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It's hard to beat a Case xx
Um.......you don't have much experience with traditional folding knives, because Case knives are NOT made to the high quality they once were. They have cut out most of the hand hafting processes, glued shields instead of shields pinned on the correct way, and years ago, they resorted to tumble-polished blades, which beats all the tips and crisp corners off the backs of each blade. Check out Great Eastern Cutlery: hands down, the very best factory pocket knives made today........barr none. They cost more, but they are worth every dollar, due to the old-world hand hafting techniques and the best blade grinds you will find anywhere.
@@howabouthetruth2157 its also extremely difficult to get one especially if your looking for a particular model. That may change in the future if they up there game and i dont mean cutting corners i mean expanding. Space and employees come on gec step it up the demand is there.
If they do case would be in big trouble, which would be good they would either have to up the quality or get gone
@@wis1024 Not a chance. It's obvious that you don't know much about this industry, and you damn sure don't know Bill Howard.......who by the way, doesn't owe the world anything. Not only that, but Bill Howard is getting old. The demands coming from newcomers to these knives like you, just don't get it. Bill will be retiring most likely within the next 5 to 7 years, and it'll be up to his son to continue this company, and I highly doubt he will ever have the drive, ambition, and extreme knowledge of this business, the way his father does. Because it is far more difficult than most people realize. Sorry, but that's the truth.
Walnut?
Are they made in the USA or China?
I gotta say, I've been a Buck guy since I was 12 in 1982.. but.... I just got my first Case, a Blue Caribbean Copperhead with the *ucked up english blade (sorry, forgot the name, straight edge, looks kinda like a sheep'sfoot but with a curve..) and I'm pleased with the craftsmanship. I still edc a Buck 505, but this Copperhead? Her sole job is package opener. Replaced a 1991 SOG Sidewinder in that role. Sidewinder = clip blade, lousy choice for tape......
I love case knives. But I’m trying to understand why the steel looks like sheet metal on the roll. But after it’s stamped out it looks thicker.
Case or Buck ?
Yeah, you could collect them, or use them until you give them your grandkids so they can use them for another 60 years
Thank you! Yeah i collect the 1 vault knife from the year and dont use them too much. But the rest of my case knives i beat the crap out of. They are tools they are ment to be used not kept in a box
I just seen my next knife.. Lol
Case needs to go to GEC and learn how to make knives again and GEC needs to go to Case and learn what honoring their warranty means.
Case knives over the years have been not doing to great on the quality, have to fix about half of what I buy from them, other then that great knives
the term Hand Crafted cant be used when it is mass produced like that. No different to Chinese Mass Production. Go look at Chris Reeve Knifes then you can say hand crafted. Case is mass production and in South Africa I find that they over priced for what you get. Sorry but it is what I see. I really want to get me a Medium Stockman 90mm closed length but it simply is not worth the money.
The finishing line needs to improve so much the blades & Bolsters should NOT have scratches all over them it’s a huge problem right now in my opinion.
i bought a Case trapper 2 weeks ago. blade edges were rough and of poor grind.
I think Case has become an imitation of its former self. Old timer and Schrade have met similar fates. I'm 52yo and as a teen i could take my grass cutting money and buy a US made Schrade or Case at a fair price. a Marlin in 444 would take 2 years to save up for however it was made by people who cared about their customer base.
Now they're starting to ship production overseas
Their quality control is horrible. I don't care if it's US made. That doesn't mean what it used to.
Fixed blade models suck.pocket models are ok .never will equal a buck.👌🇺🇸
I cannot bring myself to buy another Case knife. The quality has sunk so low. They now make garbage knives.
There picky about what they repair now.I sent in two,and got sent back.disappointed.
Dont make them like they used too
Mass produced. I had one from 1999 and it was a nice knife. I bought 2 newer models and they had blade play and weren't even sharp. What a shit show.
Nothing special all machine do the work
did you watch the video?
You clearly didn’t even watch the whole video.
Nothing special about your comment. You just sat in front of a computer and let the keyboard do all the work.
Case Knives SUCKS!!!!!!!!!
There is no quality now.
make them in china...1/10 the price... Why pay for our rediculous labor cost..