1965-69 Case XX USA 6488 Bone Congress For Sale

Description: DKC-1101965–1969 Case XX 6488 Congress, Four-Blade, Reddish-Brown Jigged BoneFour-blade Congress with two sheepfoot blades, a pen blade, and a coping blade. Reddish-brown jigged bone scales, oval CASE shield, polished bolsters, and brass liners. CASE XX U.S.A. tang stamps.This knife has not been used, carried, sharpened. All four blades have good snap with minimum blade play.The blades remain bright with scattered pepper spotting, age-related patina, and surface scratches. The blade tips are intact. The bone scales retain their jigging and have no visible wear, chips, or cracks.The bolsters are bright with light handling scratches. The outer backsprings have scattered spotting, and the brass liners have developed patina. The interior spring surfaces and blade wells have heavier dark oxidation.IKB would grade this knife Excellent to NrMint, with the 7% age allowance for 1965–1969 production taken into consideration. The grade reflects the intact handles, unsharpened blades, and sound operation, with deductions for surface scratches, spotting, and interior oxidation.Knife only. No box or paperwork.Please review all photographs, they are part of the description. INDIANA KNIFE BARN (IKB) GRADING STANDARD
Mint+ (95–100): Exceptional collector-grade knife with original box, papers, provenance, rare materials, or superior fit and finish. Must have no cracks, dings, scratches, scale separation, or other notable defects.Mint (95–100): Unused and unsharpened with outstanding original finish. No cracks, dings, scratches, scale separation, or nail-catching defects.Near Mint (85–94): Unsharpened and exceptionally well preserved. Minor age-related patina or peppering may be present. No pin cracks, hairline cracks, dings, scratches, scale separation, or nail-catching defects.Excellent (75–84): May show light sharpening, moderate patina, minor handling wear, or evidence of light cleaning. This is the highest possible grade for a knife with any pin crack, hairline crack, notable scratch, ding, or similar defect.Good (40–74): Complete and functional but showing noticeable wear, sharpening, patina, cleaning, scratches, cracks, handle damage, blade loss, or reduced mechanical performance.Fair (15–39): A usable knife with substantial wear or damage. A blade or tip may be broken, but the remaining blades must open and close with some snap.Poor (Below 15): Heavily damaged, nonfunctional, incomplete, or primarily suitable as a parts knife.AGE CONSIDERATIONIKB considers reasonable age-related wear when grading older knives:1980–1999: up to 2% allowance
1970–1979: up to 5% allowance
1965–1969: up to 7% allowance
1940–1964: up to 10% allowance
1920–1939: up to 12% allowance
Pre-1920: up to 15% allowanceAge consideration does not erase or conceal defects. All observed cracks, repairs, alterations, blade loss, sharpening, cleaning, and mechanical issues are disclosed separately in the listing.Grades represent Indiana Knife Barn’s good-faith opinion based on visual and mechanical inspection. Please review all photographs and the written condition description before purchasing.