W.R Case & Sons Cutlery

W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted knives that are passed down for generations.  Based in Bradford, PA, Case’s offerings include a wide variety of knives that fit virtually any need, from convenient folding pocketknives and fixed blade sporting knives to limited edition commemoratives and collectibles.

The company’s rich history began in 1889 when William Russell (“W.R.”), Jean, John, and Andrew Case began fashioning their knives and selling them along a wagon trail in upstate New York. A unique tang stamp dating system used since the very early days of its history has cemented the Case brand as one of the most recognized and valuable collectibles in the industry.  Today the Case Company is owned by Zippo Manufacturing, another family-owned business based in Bradford.  

In 2007, Case celebrated the 160th anniversary since the birth of W.R. Case, the first man to serve as President of the Company.  His guidance was critical in stabilizing the company’s early finances while building the company’s reputation as a dependable producer of high-quality products.   

Today, Case credits its associates with maintaining its industry position by blending innovative design with an inexhaustible array of materials. Case’s pioneering spirit is shown in several of its original knife patterns, like the CopperLock®, Baby Butterbean®, Sod Buster®, XX-Changer®, Baby Doc, Tiny Trapper, and the all-new Hunter Trapper, Tiny Muskrat, and Jr. Scout.  

To further expand its product offerings, the company has secured licensing agreements with several American icons including: Boy Scouts of America®, Ducks Unlimited®, John Deere, Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc., Johnny Cash (under license from the John R. Cash Revocable Trust), John Wayne (under license from Wayne Enterprises, and others.

Case’s commitment to quality is evident in the 125 pairs of hands it takes to create one knife.  Artisans shape handles from rare Brazilian cattle bone and Buffalo horn to more delicate substances like rosewood, mother-of-pearl, and stag. Metals like brass, nickel, and silver highlight each form, bringing together a knife that’s not only beautiful, but one that will stand the tests of time and use.  

The Case Collectors Club is the largest knife collecting association in the world with 18,000 members.  Club members enjoy exclusive knife offers, a quarterly publication entitled The Case Collector, and other benefits including an open invitation to participate in a “Walk and Talk Tour” of the Case factory.  The company co-sponsors a biennial Swap Meet with Zippo that lures enthusiasts from all corners of the globe to Bradford, PA to buy, trade, and share their most prized collection pieces.

Case knives are sold exclusively through a national authorized dealer network of hardware and home improvement retailers, specialty cutlery shops, fashion accessory shops, catalog retailers, and others. 

Visit their site here: http://www.wrcase.com

Case Company Quick Facts:

* Started: 1889

* Boss: Tom Arrowsmith, CEO & President

* Company Focus: EDC, Collectible

* Product Range: Folding Knives, Fixed Blades

* Past Locations: Little Valley - New York

* Current Location: Bradford - Pennsylvania

* Other interesting facts: Has supplied knives for use during WWI, WWII, Vietnam war, etc... Has the largest Collector's Club and following among all knife companies and probably on of the oldest knife brands around. Vintage Case knives are highly sought after.

Case Knife Models (alphabetical):

6" Fillet

8 1/2" Drop Point

8 1/2" Gut Hook

8 5/8" Hunter

9" Fillet

9" Hunter

10" Hunter

10 3/4" Hunter

Alamo Bowie

Amber Bone XX-Changer

Amber Bone XX-Changer w/ Gut Hook

Amber Bone XX-Changer Gift Set

Artisan's Seahorse Whittler

Baby Doc

Barehead Slimline Trapper

Barlow

Bird Hunter

Black Bowie

Bowie

Buffalo Horn Deer Hunter

Buffalo Horn Pheasant

Canoe

Case Caliber Lockback

Case Caliber Camo Lockback

Case Caliber Small Camo Lockback

Case Caliber Small Lockback

Cheetah

Clasp

Desert Storm Trapper

Duck Trapper

Eisenhower

Elephant's Toe

Elk Trapper

Equestrian's Knife

Executive Lockback

Father's Day Sway Back Gent

Father's Day Trapper

Fishing Knife

Folding Hunter

Golfer's Tool

Grizzly Bear Trapper

Gunboat Canoe

Hammerhead

Hammerhead Gift Tin

Historian's TrapperLock

Hunter Trapper

Iraqi Freedom Trapper

Kodiak Hunter

Korea Trapper

Large Congress

Large Folding Hunter

Large Saddlehorn

Large Stockman

Large Texas Toothpick

Leather Hunter

Leather Hunter Drop Point

Leather Hunter Gut Hook

Lockback

Mako

Mako Gift Set

Masonic Lockback

Masonic Mini Trapper

Masonic Trapper

Medium Congress

Medium Jack

Medium Stockman

Mini Blackhorn

Mini Copperhead

Mini CopperLock

Mini Trapper

Moose

Mother's Day Mini Copperhead

Mother's Day Pocket Hunter

Multi-Purpose Shears

Muskrat

My First Case Tiny Muskrat

Peanut

Pheasant Trapper

Pocket Hunter

President's Humpback Stockman

Ridgeback Caper

Ridgeback Drop Point

Ridgeback Hunter

Ridgeback Wood Caper

Ridgeback Wood Drop Point

Ridgeback Wood Hunter

Rosewood Hunter

Rosewood XX-Changer

Rosewood XX-Changer w/ Gut Hook

RussLock

Slimline Trapper

Small Gunstock

Small Pen

Small Stockman

Small Texas Jack

Small Texas Toothpick

Seahorse Whittler

Sod Buster

Sod Buster, Jr.

Stag Deer Hunter

Stag Pheasant

Steak Knife Sets

Sway Back Gent

Sway Back Jack

Swell Center Jack

Tiny Trapper

Trapper

TrapperLock

Turkey Trapper

Two Knife Set

USMC

V-42 Stiletto

Vietnam Trapper

White Bowie

Whitetail Deer Trapper

WWII Trapper

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