About Pocket Knives

Some of the best pocket knives in the market today are Kershaw pocket knives.  The knives are known all over the world for their durability and style.  They are small and easy to carry them around.  You can take them during camping or hunting trips.

There are two rugged styles that you can choose from.  There is the slip-jointed and the locking knives.  You just have to see them for yourself and handle them to see which one works best for you.  They have the best quality blades that won’t rust easily.  You can have more than just one knife because they look really good.

Old Timer Pocket Knives have been around for a long time and many people have been carrying their Old Timer Pocket Knife for years. Age and use takes a toll on pocket knives just like everything else.  Lately customers have been asking us where they can get their Old Timer Pocket Knives repaired.

Old Timer Pocket Knives originally were part of Schrade.  Taylor Brands, LLC obtained the rights to the Schrade products and now produces the Old Timer Pocket knives.  They are the folks you want to contact about getting repairs.  You can contact them at (800) 251-0254.  They are located in Kingsport, Tn.

Economic reality has struck again.  Buck Knives a long time American company recently started outsourcing more of their knives.  Many of the favorite Buck Pocket Knives have fallen victim to this outsourcing to save money.  The knives are now being made in China. Some of the Buck pocket knives that seem to have been recently outsourced include the: Gent, Knight, Prince, Solo, Deuce, Trio, Stockman, Rush and Mayo.

The roots of W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company, the company that produces Case Pocket Knives, go back to before 1900.  The company is based in Bradford, Pennsylvania and is now owned by Zippo manufacturing, another United States company that is also based in Bradford.  Today Case knives are one of the few brands of knives still made in the United States.Over 100 pairs of hands are used to create each Case pocket knife.  Case pocket knives have continued to evolve and today handles are made from rare Brazilian cattle bone, Buffalo horn, rosewood, mother-of-pearl, and stag.  Metals like brass, nickel, and silver highlight each pocket knife, creating pocket knives that are beautiful and will also stand the test of time. 

Uncle Henry Pocket knives are now made by Taylor Brands, LLC.  Taylor Brands offers a Limited Lifetime Warranty against any manufacturing defects on their Uncle Henry Pocket Knives.  This includes any problems a customer might experience such as loss of screws, breaking of clip or breaking of the blade.  On any Uncle Henry Pocket Knives manufactured using natural materials such as bone, stag, wood, buffalo horn, sheep horn, pearl etc… these are considered natural materials and they are subject to shrinking with time.  This shrinking can cause cracks in the handles and as this is a natural process it is not covered by their warranty.

In order to have an Uncle Henry Pocket Knive repaired or replaced, you must send the product to 1043 Fordtown Road, Kingsport TN 37663 and include a check or money order for $6.95 for each item that is included (for return shipping and processing fee).  Please remember to include a return address and phone number.  If item has been discontinued and is no longer available, Taylor Brands will exchange for an item of similar value of their discretion.  Please allow 2-3 weeks for repair and return.

It is important to remember that some items can only be replaced, therefore, if your item has sentimental value please consider this before mailing the item in.

In February 2008 the Sway Back Jack joined the distinguished list of Case Pocket Knives.  Produced in a collaberation between Case and Tony Bose the Sway Back Jack made it’s debut at the 2008 S.H.O.T. show.  Case has said it was the company’s goal to create a Case model somewhat smaller in size than their two previous catalog offerings by Tony Bose - The 3-7/8” Sowbelly (TB’339) in 2001 and the 3-1/2” Saddlehorn (TB’110) in 2004. 

 The new Case Sway Back Jack measures 3-1/5” when closed and weighs 2.0 ounces.  It features a Wharncliffe master blade and a secondary Pen blade, both made of Tru-Sharp™ surgical steel.  The blades are flat ground, tapered, and artfully swedged.  The springs have been redesigned so the back side can maintain a flush appearance when blades are at opened, closed, and half-stop positions.  The pen spring has been extended to the knife’s front side, giving the blade a neatly fitted appearance when closed.  Other features include nickel-silver end bolsters and handles fixed with a Case oval script shield.

On January 1, 2008 Case Knives started what they call their Case XX Vault Program.  With this program specific models of Case knives and the tools required to make them are locked away in the “Case XX Vault” for at least three years, before these models will be made available to the public again.  Case built a special vault for the safekeeping of the patterns and tooling until the time rolls around to again release the pattern.  

There were two reasons that Case started this program.  First, it will help them deal with producing the large number of different knife patterns they have.  Right now it is over 140 patterns. Second, this should provide a boost to Case knife collectors as models are removed from production. 

Right now there are 5 models of Case Pocket Knives in the vault.  The Tuxedo, Doctor’s Knife and Cheetah went into the vault on January 1, 2008.  On July 1, 2008 the Sowbelly and Copperlock were added to the vault.  So, if you want to get any of these pocket knives you might want to grab them quick.  They will be gone for at least 3 years.