RED STAG * HIGHLY RARE PEANUT * CASE XX 5220 * 1940-64 * VINTAGE Folding Knife For Sale

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• Made by W.R. CASE & SONS CUTLERY (BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA).
• Vintage CASE Pattern 5220 - PEANUTpocket knife.
• Tang stamp is \"CASE XX\" 1940-1964.
• This is an early XX era knife with a high-pull, clip blade.
• Knife is 2-3/4\" long (closed) with brass liners.
• The blade steel is carbon steel.
• Main blade has none of its original mirror finish, and excellent matchup with the backspring.
• Nickel-silver oval, pinned CASE SHIELD.
• Knife has good snap opening, half stop, and closing.
• Blade(s) match up well with the backspring, and no right/left play.
• Handles have a single hairline crack at the front, middle pin.Hairlines were very common in this pattern, because the pins were placed closeto the handle margins.
• Used and sharpened (with minor sharpening loss); blade(s) remains nearlyfull.
• The knife has some minor spotting, oxidation, and patina. Theknife was not buffed after leaving the factory.
• Knife was used and lightly sharpened (minor sharpening loss); fullblade(s) with some mirror finish; improper storage discoloration onblades. Buffing would help.
• Blade(s) retain the original full length.

Any knives listed as having BONE handles have handles made of bone from the South American Zebu cattle.

Any knives listed as having STAG handles have handles made of Sambar deer antler - naturally shed.