Case Cheetah Pocket Worn Caribbean Blue Bone ~ Vintage 2003

 Case Cheetah (05141) Pocket Worn Caribbean Blue pocket knife from 2003 with a 5X and 2-dot tang stampis a highly collectible, hand-finished folding knife produced by W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co

Factory & Design Specifications

• Pattern & Model: The 05141 designation identifies it as part of a specialized Pocket Worn production run, specifically featuring a slim, single-blade Cheetah lockback design equipped with Case’s signature swing guard—a metal guard that flips into place to protect your fingers when the blade is fully open.
• Handle Material: The scales are crafted from genuine Peach Seed Jigged Bone, dyed in a vibrant Caribbean Blue finish. 
  
• Pocket Worn Finish: An extra layer of hand-finishing and polishing smooths out the sharp corners of the bone and nickel silver bolsters, giving it the worn, comfortable feel of a well-loved tool straight out of the box.
• Blade Steel: Features a single mirror-polished clip point blade forged from Tru-Sharp Surgical Stainless Steel, a high-carbon steel optimized for corrosion resistance and edge retention. 
• Hardware & Shield: Fitted with high-polish nickel silver bolsters and an inlaid Case Oval Script shield.

• Decade Base: For the 2000–2009 era, Case started the decade in the year 2000 with a total of 5 X's and 5 dots on the blade tang.
• Year Subtraction: Case removed one dot for each subsequent year between 2001 and 2005.
• The 2003 Mark: Having 5 X's and 2 dots means exactly 3 dots were removed from the initial 5, definitively dating this specific knife to 2003. 
  

• Never used, carried or sharpened
• No box
• Condition is near mint to mint