A rare knife with a lot of character

VINTAGE   CASE XX  6250 RED BONE   SUNFISH   ELEPHANT TOE POCKET  KNIFE   c.1940 - c.1965  This rare vintage jack knife has nickel bolsters, a nickel shield and a brass lining. The handles of this knife are made of a beautiful red bone and are in great condition with small crack by front middle pin.  The CASE XX SUNFISH pocket knife has one wide spear blade and one wide pen blade. The blades are nice , some patina, but used condition with very minor pitting, scratches and blade loss. The main spear blade is stamped CASE XX on the front and 6250 on the rear. The wide pen blade is not stamped. Pen blade is tight with no blade wobble , Main blade has some wobble. The closed length of the CASE XX SUNFISH jack knife is 4 3/8 inches. 

Condition is very good, see NKCA Grading system below.

This knife in mint condition sells for between 300.00 & 650.00

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.