Collecting Case pocket knives. What is desirable and valuable by "The Godfather of Case Knives".
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- A large and valuable collection of Case pocket knives has been assembled over many years by Tony Foster. He demonstrates and discusses the Case pocket knife.
I have known Tony for over 45 years, he has more knowledge than anyone alive, He gave me his advice when I started collecting back in the early 80's
Sir thank you for the share! This gentleman really lifted my spirits! I absolutely love his spirit. God bless!
Love case knives since I was a kid, me and my dad used to watch those late night knife shows back in the 90s where you’d have to phone in to order one of them lol now in my 30s with my own family hopefully I can pass on my hobby to my kids too
Thank you for the info Mr Godfather im wanting to buy some old case to leave to my boys
My dad got me into case knifes when I was young great knifes
That man has a lot of passion for his collection.
I would love to see some of his Old Case Barlows!
Very nice man. I could talk to him for days.
I buy mostly Boker Tree Soligen , CaseXX , Great Eastern Cutlery , and Schatt & Morgan knives. I buy CASEXX Tribal lock , both copper-locks , trapper-locks , and Russlock knives.
this man reminds me so much of my grandpa he left me a collection (no one else cared about em) treebrands old case knifes all were used and pocket worn and had their own story wrapped up in a note with where he got them and when. im very fortunate to have these and very grateful i will never sell them but will split the collection with my own sons.
Yeah, each knife has a history and sometimes you can feel a connection to it's story.
I collect case because they are beautiful and I’m addictive to shiny bolsters!!
Case figured out long ago that the best way to increase sales is to make them pretty and promote collectability. This way people keep buying them and not using them for fear of marking them up and hurting their value. Case knows a lot of people have acquisition disorders and Case keeps making something new to keep them forking over their cash. LOL.
Fascinating talk enjoyed the video.
Great video thanks for sharing!!!!😎
Would have been nice to actually see some of his knives, like that 12k one.
I think they are beautiful and very sharp knives. I own 7 of them.
you are correct sir.people forget they are a tool.i have a couple collectable ones but i dont buy on line i always buy in person at a dealer.people bitch cuz they order on ebay and get junk.hell yeah someone ordered that shit and got a lemon and they resale it as new on line
Thx for posting this
I gave up collecting "stuff" other than real estate and stocks. Now I'm retired and rich AF.
Great vedeo
What a good man
He was I'll agree. At times he seemed arrogant and that turned a few people off. But I truly believe he was just in character of a king "holding court" and it was just play acting. All who knew him respected him. He was more Santa Claus than tough guy.
I always wondered how case knives are so collectable when there's so many of them. Every pawn shop I go in has at least a hundred and everybody has them. Lol
I love this video and it got me started in the terrible habit
Good ole case
I bought a Case 2 blade Barlow style at a yard sale for 10 bucks and found out it is worth $700 - $950 .
Fake
That is in mint condition. Yours probably isn’t mint
Knifes grade like coins
stfu willie
Willie Smith is probably right, because you didn't mention if your "$10 knife at a yard sale" is in mint condition. ALL values you see listed for any old knife, are mint condition knives. Willie Smith wasn't being rude to you, he simply stated a fact. But going by your rude & childish response, I highly suspect you are totally clueless about the knife you bought for $10 at a yard sale ( most people today are informed, and don't sell expensive old knives for cheap ), and you're just looking for attention. Any sincere person would mention the condition, vintage/age, handle material of a knife they found "for cheap" but is worth "hundreds more".
Good video. I love OLD Case knives. I am always on the lookout for them at yard sales and auctions. They used to make very nice very well finished pocket knives. My long time EDC is aImost as old as I am and has been sharpened so many times I had to re-profile it to keep it going. It was a yard sale purchase when I was about 18. On the other hand, I have purchased 2 new ones (other than the limited Bose models) to try to use for EDC in the last decade. One was their standard "surgical steel" and the other a CV. Both were crap inside and out. Poor fit, no snap in the action, poorly heat treated steel, blades that bounce off each other when you close them. I have honestly seen (a few) Chinese made knives that fit and finish wise were better than these later Case's I tried. I have no idea how the steel was, as I try to not buy Chinese copies of anything if I can keep from it. YMMV.
You're right. If the steel is no good it doesn't matter much about the looks or anything else.
@FlamQ Dbltap Right on ! Buy American or Starve !
I have two case knives which I got from the Case store online and had my name put on one of them. They are so nice until I decided not to use them, but carry a different knife on my person instead.
You should use and enjoy them because any collector value that they could have had is cut in half because you had your name engraved on it.
What is a good condition 62031 lhr electricians knife worth?
I have a peanut number 3220 but I want to know if since its numbered as the first one off the production line is it worth something? My uncle tells me this was the first one of its type made for the 3220's
IN PUERTO RICO IN ITALIA THE CASE IS #1 IN U,S,E CASE YES IS #1 👍👍👍👍👍💙💚💛💜💛💚💙
How is it you can tell the age again?
There's a chart that shows the age of the knife by the markings on the blade, for instance they'll have dots or x's above/below the Case stamp on the tang, and you can tell how old it is from the number of x's or dots, here's a link to the chart.
www.allaboutpocketknives.com/content/knife-manufacturer-specific-research/case-knife-reference-guide/case-knife-age-identification/
I know this is an old post/thread.........but for anyone interested, the answer to dating/aging Case pocketknives is not as simple as "an explanation" in the form of a typed or spoken sentence here. The ONLY way to properly date Case knives, especially the more desirable ( and more expensive ) years, is to research all of the tang stampings. Case used many different stampings throughout the years, and thankfully, due to their popularity, there are dozens of reliable sources online and in books that show diagrams of every tang stamp Case ever used, along with the dating them. It doesn't matter whether a person is interested in their values ( but they should, because you can pay far too much, or you can sell the good ones for far too little, if ya don't know what you're doing ) or not........the only proper way to date ( age ) ANY pocket knife, is to learn the various stampings used over the years.
Another link here that help me identify my knife. I assumed it was from the 90's when my dad had it as he really wasn't a "pocket knife" guy but the date/age of my 6318 SHSP from 1971 leads me to believe it was my grandfathers knife who passed to onto to my dad. www.allaboutpocketknives.com/price_guide/case/318/
It was pretty rusty and bad looking but with some elbow grease, wet sanding and patience it looks perfectly vintage and classic w/o making it "new again. I prefer the weathered but clean look to exhibit the "war stories" the knife could tell. :-]
Lol, I got it.
Only a "Sucker" would pay those prices for old Case knives ($500.00 ++).
I'll never buy a case knife again. Bought a 130$ collector's edition knife for my grandfather as a Christmas gift. It had a quarter inch unpolished finish on the blade with the engraving.. three week response time. Customer service was completely incompetent.
And the worst part is I've loved cause cutlery for years, have over a dozen. And this experience has completely ruined my perception of both the products and the company.
@Redbull 1 wow, you really got me good
I would not buy a Case without eyeballing it first ... The quality is hit in miss in My experience.
Yep. Got a medium stockman from ebay and im about to send it back to case for repair already. The main blade folds back a few mms with barely any pressure.
So true new case knives are junk ,1970s or before is my picks .
He silenced his rivals with a case knife
I want to sell my rare old Himalayan knife
I got a real stag handle real damaska steel knife
No knife is worth that sort of money. I’m not disputing some people will pay that. But it’s just crazy to me.
Not too fond of using the image of our Lord in that manner either, now to the knives they are lovely beautiful craftsmanship which I can appreciate. I would love one of the whittlers I’m gonna save up and get one. But I will use it for it’s intended use x
BUY AMERICAN OR STARVE !
Well the thing is is that your wrong😐
Some of those knives are worth that sort of money.
As far as using a picture of Jesus. It’s not a sin calm down bucko
Does that come with lubricant?? Hahahaaaa oh boy.
And how do you tell how old they are again lol
Go to their website and map around. You'll find what you are looking for.
His phone number is the number on the 4 blade 88 congress.
Tony, loves the congress pattern he has the most complete collection of the finest and rarest of them.
GOOD MARKETING PLOY TELL PEOPLE TO COLLECT THEM I PREFER OLD TIMER
Which "Old Timer" knives do you own? Has O.T. been around for very long? Are they USA Made? Thanks!
This guy is a major Case Knife collector, but he sure does not have much enthusiasm talking about them. Don't make sense, he seems stuck up about his knowledge.
I agree he comes off that way and his smug attitude does seem to get a bit over the top. But he is a good fellow and I try to cut a little slack to old guys. The stick is "The king holding court" which we all have played. It's all a costume party and should be taken as just having fun. I don't think he means to come off as nasty. But I sure have met a few people in this arena who are jerks. They are well known, talented, accomplished, jerks. I'd like to expand on that but, it's complicated.
What I dont understand is it has a bible scripture on it
So case knives after 1945 are not worth collecting 🙄
I wouldn't put it that way necessarily but it seems there is a big division between the modern era and the older knives. The big interest in this group of collectors is the older models exclusively.
Case Knives Are "PRETTY" And That's It. No Real Quality In Steel. My Opinion. Nice To Collect, But Look At The Ones That Have Been Used For Awhile. They All Look Like Hell To Me.
tedkenne , I’d bet you’re young and grew up on Spyderco and the like. What you don’t take into account is that, at one time in the US, Case, Schrade and all the other ‘vintage’ makers were all there was. Those old knives were made for work and that’s what working people carried and used...for many decades. If you needed something more than what a pocketknife could do you carried the appropriate straight knife. It used to be called ‘common sense’.
The ‘Case’ of today has gone pretty far off the tracks from the real tools that they used to make. The guy in the video said as much. That’s why he sells the super collectible old knives that anyone would be lucky to have now or back then.
You should try one for a few years they are great.
56 Years Old With A Very Nice Collection Of Traditional Pocket Knives.@@BlueUT6
Overpriced ugly ass knives 😅
if you have to tell people what people call you then you may not be deserving of the title
This guy is totally out of touch. He does not understand values at all. There is NO money in collecting Case knives (or any other brand).
That guy guy is Tony Foster and he knows more about case knives than anyone on the planet,as a matter of fact case contacts him when they have a question about a case knife that needs answered...
It seems like your the out of touch one here
@@anthonywithem4929 very well spoken. I've known Tony for a very long time