W.R. Case & SonsReviews of caseknives.com

During a recent vacation, I visited Smoky Mountain Knife Works with the intention of purchasing a new everyday‑carry pocket knife. As a Marine veteran, I was particularly interested in the Case USMC Stockman. However, when the salesperson handed me the knife and I opened the blades to inspect the factory edge, I was genuinely surprised by the condition. The edge was extremely rough and appeared unfinished. Since there were two in stock, I asked to examine the second one as well. Unfortunately, it was in even worse condition, with a noticeably rolled edge and an overall lack of proper finishing. This was far below the level of quality I have come to expect from Case. I own several Case knives and have never encountered issues like this in the past. It has been several years since I last purchased a new Case knife, and I sincerely hope this was an isolated incident rather than a sign of declining quality control. I am grateful that I inspected the knives before purchasing, as discovering that level of edge damage after getting home would have been extremely disappointing—especially on a knife priced around $70. Ultimately, I chose not to purchase either Stockman and instead left with a Boker of similar cost, which came properly sharpened and ready for use.

I purchased a Case peanut in yellow delrin. 1. The top of the main blade had been caught by a grinding wheel and left a jagged rough gouge in the edge. 2. The main blade is curved like a banana and is touching the left hand side casing. Clearly poor heat treatment. 3. The main blade is so badly and unevenly sharpened it failed to cut through a piece of copy paper. 4. The front end bolster had a missing edge after being punched out of sheet metal. An attempt was made by the factory to remove the flaw by sanding the bolster on one side more than the other. It created a flat sloping edge and still left some of the missing edge visible. Really unacceptable, it should have been scrapped. 5. The whole knife was covered in micro scratches caused by not removing the course scratches before it was polished. This is my first and last Case knife. A sign of the times. I've had Gibson and Fender guitars also with poor quality control. Its what happens when companies are owned by corporations.

I used to be a fan of Buck knives. My old Bucks are fine, but the new 303 I bought was crap. I compared it side by side with a friend's Case knife and I immediately ordered a Case Medium Stockman with navy bone slabs as the Buck 303's replacement. Well, my Case knife arrived today, two days sooner than I had expected! Thank you Amazon. I was quite anxious to examine it after my latest experience with Buck. THERE WAS NO NEED! This Stockman, like the other Case that I compared the Buck 303 to, is beautiful! It is super sharp. It is extremely well polished. The springs are tight. It is everything that I hoped it would be. In a word, it is excellent! While it would probably taken a Buck employee about five minutes to do, I spent about two hours or so tinkering with and finishing and refinishing the crappy, rust-prone, Buck 303 knife that I paid good money for - just to be able to give it to my son without having to hang my head in shame for giving him such a crappy gift (please see my Buck Knives review to get an idea of everything that was wrong with it). My Case knife needed not one minute of my time to make it nice, to make it what I expected. Yes, it cost more but, once again, you usually get what you pay for, except with Buck! This Case knife is going to be my constant companion from now on. I will be buying more whenever the time comes (and that will probably be sooner than later). I know what brand I'll be buying as gifts! Hello Case, goodbye Buck! I could go on and on, but there is no need. Buy a Case Knife with TOTAL confidence! (The way I used to buy Bucks.) Well Buck, I hope you read your competitors' reviews. You're only hurting yourselves and a long-standing American company with your lack of quality. The Chinese Buck knife i mistakenly bought and the threw away was of better quality than the US made Buck 303 I recently bought. Going to China to make your knives was your biggest mistake. I'm not sure you really ever came back! Addendum: I have been knocking around with my Case in my pocket for hours now as I sweat doing other things, like polishing, fitting, and finishing my new SKB SxS barrels, bought in the white and pretty rough. I've been cooking in a hot kitchen, and walking the dog. The Case, so far, is pocket proof! No rust, no pitting, no discoloation, no scratched springs or bolsters. All of which are common to the USA made Buck 303. Addendum 2: I bought two more Case knives since the crappy Buck. A Mini-Trapper with worn green jigged bone scales and a Canoe with 'Tequila Sunrise' bone scales.

I sent in a repair form I fill out weeks ago never heard back from them. Just sent another email told them to for get it I'll by Buck knifes from now on. Buck treats its customers right

I have always loved collecting and using pocket knives . Case has always been one of my favorites . Beautifully crafted with mostly bone handles and highly polished blades make these knives very appealing to me . I recently purchased a Case cv trapper with their fairly new "kickstart" mechanism and pocket clip . This is now my favorite every day carry knife .

I am a very happy customer. Excellent 5 *****