Vintage Case Gunstock

Vintage Case 1989 Centennial Large Gunstock pattern. This model features a spear point and pen blade on the same bolster operating on two separate back springs. The blades are mirror polished with the spear blade bearing the "CASE XX TESTED CENTENNIAL 1889-1989" marking.  Nickel silver bolsters with red bone scales which have been pinned to brass liners. Spear blade has the CASE XX 1889-1989 tang stamp and secondary pen is stamped with the R6230 SS pattern number. This knife is #244 of 500 made for 1989. 

• Never used, carried or sharpened
• No box
• Has some rub on main blade
• Condition is near mint ( see below )

NKCA Grading system

MINT: A factory fresh knife, absolutely original as it came from the manufacturer, not carried or sharpened, a perfect knife.

NEAR MINT: A new knife that has seen sometimes, show some slight carry or shop wear, blades snap perfectly, handles show no cracks.

EXCELLENT: Shows no more than 10% blade wear, handles are sound, no cracks, blades snap good.

VERY GOOD: About 25% blade wear, slight cracks in handles, may have one lazy blade, stamping clearly visible to the naked eye, no blades changed or repaired.

FAIR: 50% blade wear, blades lazy, cracks and chips in handles, handles replaced with same type, blades repaired, stampings faint but readable with a glass.

POOR: Blades very worn, handles bad or missing, blades have been replaced with the same type, reading of the stamp is almost impossible, even with a glass, good mostly only for parts.
NKCA Grading system