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Case XX 6488 Large Congress "Pretty Bone" ~ Vintage 1964-69 ~ Rare
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Case XX 6488 Large Congress "Pretty Bone" ~ Vintage 1964-69 ~ Rare
The Case XX 6488 Large Congress manufactured between 1965 and 1969 is a highly collectible four-blade pocket knife. Collectors often refer to the handle material from this era as "Pretty Bone" or "Red Bone" due to its distinctive deep red or fire-red jigged appearance.
Product Specifications
- Model Number: 6488 indicates a 4-blade Congress pattern with bone handles.
- Production Era: The 1965–1969 era is identified by the "CASE XX U.S.A." tang stamp, which lacks the dots used in later decades.
- Blade Configuration: Typically features a carbon steel or stainless steel setup consisting of:Handle Details: Features Red Bone or Pretty Bone handles with deep jigging. These typically include a nickel silver bowtie shield and bolsters with brass liners.
- Sheepsfoot (Master blade)
- Spear point
- Coping blade
- Pen blade
- Size: Measures approximately 4 1/8 to 4 1/4 inches when closed.
- This item requires signature at time of delivery
- Never used, carried or sharpened
- No box
- Condition is near mint, slight rub, see all photos
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.
