Unusual Old Folding Knife
 

I have on idea what this knife is; thought the collective wisdom of our TFF group might know. The blades are marked "Case" (which makes sense) but the width is something I've never seen.

My dad gave it to me a few months back and his grandfather gave it to him when he was a boy, so it's at least 60 or 70 years old. My great-grandfather was a carpenter and could have perhaps made it from a kit or modified it from an original. Maybe it's two knives put together?

Any ideas on what it is or what it was used for?

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I don't know what it was used for, but I would say it's two Case knives made into one. Wow, what a revelation. Did your Father give you any information on it? Maybe it's Great Granpa's favorite whittling knife?

Looks neat though.

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I have never seen anything like that before,
Used for a specific profession?
Now i'm really curious.

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It's a bud grafting knife. Use it to make two cuts in the bark on a tree trunk. Them make a split between the two cuts and insert a bud. Then wrap the graft with string to hold tight until it heals. This is used to graft various fruit trees. I probably didn't explain this too well.

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I hadn't thought of that, thanks. I'm in orchard country so I know exactly what your're talking about.

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Your grandfather probably made it, as it was not factory made, for sure.

Now WHY he made it like this is another question.

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Good info, you explained just fine, i 'groke' grafting:D

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Just when you think you have seen it all, another first. I have never seen anything like that before. Thanks for the post, really interesting.

My guess would be two knives joined by someone post manufacture. First it looks that way, second if they made them, I would think we would have seen one now and again before.

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I don't know if USMC-03s grandfather made his, but here is a current production version: http://www.frostproof.com/catalog/h671.html. I have a Camillus version, somewhere also with my melon testers, and it has a wood spacer between the two blades, like USMC-03s. Still an interesting knife.

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I would think it was an original Case knife. Being just a poor farm lad , couldn't afford no fancy store knife, just just used my old Utica for our apple trees.:)

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Nice gift from your dad.

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I retract my previous statement. Sometimes I think I have seen every type knife made.
I have to eat crow on this one.
It was very possibly originally made this way.
Contact Case, as they are very helpful.

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Thanks for the input, gentlemen; you've given me some ideas I would have never thought of. I'll do a bit more research and see what I come up with.

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http://www.jbrucevoyles.com/Auction%...tion%2036b.htm

Auction. Lot # 134

It's the model 1202 B&G.

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Thanks, Alpo. I'll let my dad know, he'll be interested.

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I've never seen a knife like that before and I've been to many knife shows. I've never seen one at the Blade Show in Atlanta and the shows don't get any bigger than that. I understand what it was used for, but it's still a really cool knife.

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wleoff: You explained it very well and it was very informative.

Ron