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Case XX Trapper, Mini Trapper and Tiny Trapper pocketknives compared side by side
Case Trapper vs Mini Trapper vs Tiny Trapper: Which One?
Case Trapper (4⅛ in closed), Mini Trapper (3½ in) and Tiny Trapper (2⅜ in) compared side by side: blades, steel, pattern numbers and which one to carry, with in-stock knives... Read more...
Case XX SFO Special Factory Orders banner with a pink Lady Case Sod Buster Jr and an orange bone Case knife on a rustic workbench: something out of the ordinary, unique colors and distinctive patterns. Shop SFO knives at PigeonRoostKnives.com.
What Is a Case XX SFO Knife?
What SFO means on a Case XX knife: a Special Factory Order made at a dealer's request, how it differs from catalog Case knives, and how to spot one. Read more...
Case XX knife handle materials explained: jigged bone, stag, smooth bone, wood, synthetics and Micarta
Case Knife Jigs and Handle Materials: Bone, Peach Seed, Corn Cob, Stag, Abalone and More
What each Case XX handle material and bone jig is, how to read the handle code in the pattern number, and knives we have in stock. Read more...
Chart of ten Case XX blade shapes: clip, long clip, spey, sheepfoot, Wharncliffe, pen, spear, coping, skinner and drop point. Simplified profiles; not to scale.
Case Knife Blade Types: Clip, Spey, Sheepfoot, Wharncliffe, Pen and More
Clip, spey, sheepfoot, Wharncliffe, pen, spear and more: what each Case XX blade shape does, which patterns carry it, and knives we have in stock. Read more...
Case XX Cheetah Cub vs Medium Stockman pocketknives compared
Case Cheetah Cub & Stockman: History and Buyer Guide
Two of the knives we get asked about most could hardly be more different. The Cheetah Cub is a one-blade lockback with a swing guard. The stockman is a three-blade... Read more...
Case XX Dark Red Bone Peach Seed Jig Trapper 31950, blades open on the factory box
Case XX Trapper vs Stockman
Case XX Trapper Case XX Stockman Choose a Case XX Trapper if you want a classic two-blade pocket knife. Choose a Case XX Stockman if you want three blades and... Read more...
Case XX 12495 Cheetah Cub with smooth Caribbean blue bone, locking blade open
How to Read Case XX Knife Pattern Numbers and Tang Stamps
Learn how to read Case XX pattern numbers and tang stamps: handle code, blade count, factory pattern, and date marks — plain English from Pigeon Roost Knives. Read more...
Case XX Kentucky Bluegrass Cheetah Cub pocket knife from Pigeon Roost Knives
What Is a Case XX Cheetah Cub?
What a Case XX Cheetah Cub is: the swing guard and lock, Cub vs CopperLock, and how to shop Kentucky Bluegrass, PB&J, and in-stock catalog knives. Read more...
Case XX Dark Red Bone Peach Seed Jig Trapper pocket knife from Pigeon Roost Knives
How to Choose Your First Case XX Pocket Knife
New to Case XX? Compare Trapper, Stockman, Peanut, and Sod Buster Jr — then shop new-in-box knives from Pigeon Roost Knives in Prestonsburg, KY. Read more...