My first Case bought back in 1970 grew legs and walked away..(yes, someone stole it). Only had it for 3 years, but it sold me on Case knives. Bought my current Case about 12 years ago. It gets daily use, every day. From scoring wood I'm working on to cutting string, cheese, meat and who know what else. The blade shows the ware too. I'd love to be able to send it back to Case to be refurbished, but first off, I can't part with it. Second reason, well I can't part with it. It will just have to show the scares of being used. Oh, by the way, it is SHARP! I use it so much it gets sharpened very often. Ya, the blade is worn down some. It will still outlast my life. I did try other knives, but they just didn't hold up. Blades got lose and wobbly, handles came apart. My Case knife heavily used is still like knew, other than the blade being worn. Tight fitting, no wobble, solid knife.
I just acquired three case knives and the more I look at them the more I like them. Never gave them the time a day before actually handling one. I’m a emerson, ZT, Benchmade type guy. Didn’t realize how collectible and nice they are. I sold the hobo I had but still have two Russ locks and I really like the rosewood one. Classy.
Beautiful knives ! My wife recently bought me my first Case, a Trapper, in smooth orange bone for a significant b'day. Proceeded to dress a limit of big Eastern Grey squirrels with it. A treat to behold and use, as you already know.
The thing I just love about your videos, Kyle, is your sense of gratitude and genuine pleasure. You obviously realize just how blessed you are, and it's wonderful to listen to you expressing your appreciation. So many RU-vid "stars" take everything for granted, but you don't. I love that.
thanks so much Pete. Your words are very kind, my friend. I hope I never lose an attitude of humility and appreciation. I think we all need to relax and let out a little 'kid' behavior at times, and just HAVE FUN. Thanks for watching Pete!
I think I like the first one the best. I like that whole line with the blue bone and red shield. They are all beautiful but both blue ones really stand out.
As a child, my grandfather gave me my first fixed blade knife when I joins the boy scouts. Sadly, I lost the knife on a hike and have been looking for a knife like it for more than 30 years. All I had to go by was my memory and the sheath which was too worn to read anything. I stumbled across the case website and saw the knife! It’s the Case 381 hunter!!! I’m so excited and Case is an amazing company!
Those are sweet. I had an old Case knives that was given to me by my GrandFather in the 70's and I recently moved and can't find it anymore...Thanks for the unboxing and yes Case knives are GREAT!
Love the wharncliffe. I have the same one. It's a heck of a good leather working knife and a great EDC. I love how thin it is, but it's still quality and is super solid.....not to mention how great it looks. It goes in my back pocket and just disappears.
Absolutely beautiful. I do not, and have never owned a Case but that will have to change. You'd probably be interested to know that I'm only about 40 minutes from the Zippo/Case museum and manufacturing facility down in Bradford. Might have to take another drive down there come spring and pick up a pocket knife. Any time I've been there I was just looking at and buying zippo's. Beautiful knives for sure. You (are) one lucky dude.
Like a kid in a candy shop, and told he gets to have 4 different kinds. Love it. You have some very good looking knives there, i love the different colors .
Talk about a collection booster! Another class move by a class company. Check out the Case Russlock knife for the ladies in your life. It is a single locking blade pocket knife with a drop point blade. It meets the 3" minimum blade length so they can carry it in a purse in most jurisdictions. The cool part about this knife is a metal "gimped lever" on the end that you use to open the knife - no more broken/chipped nails while opening! My wife and mother love theirs.
I'm leaning toward the chestnut - I just like the look of a more traditional handle material. All are beautiful in their own respect and I really like those decals!!!!! Great video.
Case knives are owned by Zippo Lighters, if you are ever in the Bradford PA area, it is worth a stop at their factory store / museum. Self tour and very, very interesting. If you have a broken Zippo take it with you, they will fix it free while you are there.
These are my favorite knives, all made in America. Most knife makers have some, most , or all of their knives made in places of near slave labor wages.There is never any question of where your Case knife was made. That is important to me. Great video Kyle!
I love Case knives and have a large collection. The Copperlock, mini Copperlock, and Trapperlock are some of my favorites. Pick up a Trapperlock or a Russlock and you will not be dissapointed. That is "Bermuda Green" on the last one. How lucky you are to have been given a gift like these from Case. I am planning to visit the Case facility in Bradford, Pennsylvania (my home state). Check out their Case Select series and Limited Edition series. Beauties all of them!
I am certainly fortunate to have met such people and companies, but I have also worked hard to be in such a place. I think i'll pick up a slimline trapper soon!
I like the quality, they obviously know what is a nice knife. I like and I know there is a name for it but on the handle there is a kind of guard that stops your fingers from slipping onto the blade. I also like the fact that the blades locks in place and the wood grain handle would be my favourite as a classical look
Those r dam good knifes. I’ve had a lot of case knifes over the years. I live 45 minutes away from the case factory. They r not hard to find in my area
Wow! Congrats, those are all beautiful works of art! My favorite would be the navy blue because of color, size and shape. Summer loves the green one ☺ Great video *T4S*
Just ordered my first case, a Jigged bone kickstart trapperlock. Something about the beauty of these traditional knives thats my benchmades and other tactical knives dont have.
I’ve really enjoyed your videos Kyle. Your humbleness and appreciation for these Case knives is so genuine. I’ve never owed a Case but your videos make me want to go get one! Keep up the quality vids because I’m learning so much about sharpening knives. Thanks!
Thank you Art! Case makes a wonderful knife. You need to open that brand new box and pull out your fresh sparkling knife to really understand the joy they provide!
You were like a kid in a candy store! I loved watching you open up the box. Stay humble my friend. I also favored the indigo blue. Might get one for my best friend and my boyfriend. As always I’ve enjoyed your reviews. Happy New Year!
haha thanks Manda! How could you not be 'kid-like' when getting a big box of goodies like this? It's so much fun! Happy new year :-) You will be the 'friend and girlfriend of the year' if you get them one of these!
Your video was a pleasure to watch. Your spirit of gratitude and genuine appreciation is a pleasure to listen to. I Just bought the green mini copperlock and it is beautiful. I’m kind of a knife nerd and have many from a lot of different makers. I’ve always liked the classic folder. Case makes a very high quality knife at a reasonable price.
Knives like benchmade with super steels are difficult to stand up to but when it comes to fit and finish beautiful polished blades and handle materials it's hard to beat a case
Haven't seen any so far. I live in Thailand. We can get SAK, Opinel, and some Spyderco, Benchmade, Kershaw, Cold Steel, Kershaw, Ganzo and have seen few CRK and Strider. But no Case, GEC, Northwoods or Rough Riders. The import duty makes them mostly expensive here though.
I dont think I could bring myself to ever use one of these ! They are simply so beautiful. Good for you Kyle, you have a great start to an entire Case collection.
Don't be mistaken buddy, these knives were made to WORK! Case knives are very tough, with over a century of refining built in. But, I know what you mean; they're so pretty! haha
All Gorgeous Kyle and Couldnt Have Gone to a Better Fella ! Case are Top Notch and obviously a class act company, enjoy !;,;,;,;, happy new year !;,;,;,Spook...P.S. Definitely Indigo for me as well !
Chestnut bone for me, love the classy craftsmanship. Got to get one to match my son's! Very tempted to use his haha. Very good of Case to support a Newfoundland RU-vidr.
Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!! Really cool decals definitely shop worthy decals. Those case knives are beautiful!! I’d have to go with the navy. The first one.
The large copperlock standard clip is my all time favorite case knife. I've dressed deer, rabbits, squirrels, pheasant and many apples with it lol also makes a fine impromptu whittling blade. Perfect for edc chores as well cv or ss.
Lucky you. I have a Tribal Lock as an EDC. I really like that warncliff Copperlock. I might have to add one to my collection. I've been collecting Case knives for years.
That Tribal Lock is gorgeous... I just ordered my first Case knife a few days ago (Green Jigged Bone Sowbelly Stockman). It's not even here yet, but I've been looking for my next one, already. And the Tribal Lock is most definitely next up. SOON. Cool unboxing of some very sexy, very classic knives.
Most knife companies these days no matter how good the steel dont come close to the pure nostalgia of a case knife just because they go the extra mile to make them look beautiful. Its about the art that goes into them that simple joy of using one
Also , the tribal is my fave of the four. My favorite overal is a complete set of stag purchased in the early 90s. There really are no finer pocket knives than WRCase
Kyle, I am the proud owner of several mini-copperlocks, a navy blue tribal lock, and have a navy blue copperlock Boy Scouts of America (from Hero Canada) on order. I am totally enamoured with Case traditionals, especially in that dark blue bone. Have you looked at any of the RussLock folders from Case? The research is more than a pleasant way to burn a few hours, and they come in all the colours that you seem to like. (Check Hero Canada...no duty, border crossing hassles...and no, I have no connection, but they seem to have over a thousand Case knives in stock).
Sweeeet! I like them all. I only have a Case hunting knife and a pocket knife I picked up when a hardware store near my house was closing. Great knives wish I was on their Christmas list! :)
Kyle Noseworthy - Weiderfan Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this earlier... the "BUR" on green Mini-Copperlock box stands for "Burmuda". I have one of their Burmuda Green Swayback Jack's. Beautiful color. Take care! - Jim
Great video love your enthusiasm and obvious delight.Case knives are a.bit of a rarity over here in England,ive managed to aquire a hobo,stockman,trapper and a congress so far,love the style and quality.Happy collecting to you cheers.
From the new knives I liked the navy blue tribal lock best but i liked your trapper even more that being said I have wanted a plain old Sodbuster for a while but here in Ontariible they are not common I guess I just need to start online buying -Cheers great vid knives of our fathers ROCK
Very nice,, Awesome looking knives, you need heat in the shop man, lol,, I have the same problem in this cold weather,, Better today here in Ontario, -5c .. thanks for showcasing the knives. Bob,
Case are my favorite traditional pocket knives. Helps that they are just down the road a bit from me. With Ka-Bar closer yet and Ontario Knife closest of all 😀. A CV Jigged bone Trapper is my EDC wood carving knife, replacing it's brother. A CV sodbuster!
Any thing in indigo is a hit with me. but Chestnut has to be a close 2nd. thanks for sharing, most of my life growing up my Grandparents gave me a knife for my birthday. I guess it's a good tradition, Guess I've followed them by doing the same thing with my grandsons. Yes that Indigo colored knife sure is sweet.
Man, that wharncliffe burnt indigo C./lock is stunning.... kinda impractical the wharncliffe, but that's 'to each their own', and super stunning non the less. They have still some more locking models that are interesting, too. The Cheetah, the Russlock and the Trapperlock. All different, all cool in their own right. Personally I'm just now waiting for my second ever Case in the mail, which is a Russlock. Might come tomorrow....
Why do you think the wharncliffe is impractical? I think quite the opposite! Super functional, but many won't give it a chance because it doesn't look conventional. It certainly has it's roles it really excels in. A craftsmans knife.
I personally find wharncliffe a bit impractical because usually the tip of the knife will turn out needle-like pointy. Kinda too easy for me to damage. (The one on my new Russlock clippoint is super thin also, not actually what I had expected from a clippoint, yet arguably on a smaller non-hard-use knife like it, it's less of a problem. I might even come around on it.) Another reason is of course the lack of belly; if no sharp section points forward, and the edge points downward entirely, that's for me not so versatile. For me, it takes away the possibility of cutting in a freehand, forward, probing kinda way, also scraping with the forward portion, or rolling/rocking cuts on a surface. I only have one wharncliffe/kiridashi style knife. It's an Olfa CK2 craftsknife (have a video about it, too) it's superb at what's intended: crafting, in a controlled environment on a desk or bench, where one does not pry/probe with, or easily drop the knife. It's also a clean, nice, durable design, props for that, too.
You sure you're not talking about a sheepsfoot? Wharncliffe usually entails a straight edge, meaning it works just fine in many of the tasks you suggest not. :-)