{"product_id":"case-tested-xx-5161l-lever-stag-vintage-automatic-knife","title":"CASE TESTED XX 5161L Lever Stag vintage automatic knife","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage CASE TESTED XX 5161L Lever Stag automatic knife made by WR CASE \u0026amp; Sons in Bradford, PA sometime between 1920 and 1940. This is the smaller size of the two lever release switchblades made by CASE and it measures 4 3\/8 inches closed and 7 1\/2 inches open with brass liners and nickel silver bolsters, release lever and pins. The saber grind blade is 95% full or better and shiny with much of the original finish with some light scratches and pitted areas that can be seen in the pics and the tang is stamped CASE over TESTED XX (long tail C stamp) hard to make out all of the TESTED XX. The scales (handles) are genuine stag, which is less common on this smaller size than jigged bone, and is in excellent condition. You can tell this is an earlier knife because it has plain pins at the top of the front scale where later knives had washered pins to help protect the scale from being cracked by pressure from the lever when opening. Likely made before 1930. Front bottom (back) bolster is stamped CASE TESTED XX. The knife works well with blade tip deep in the well closed, strong snap and very good lockup open with the usual 1\/8\" up and down at the tip open. VG condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apple Valley Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52320191316269,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/6232\/7341\/files\/IMG_0137_e70d6879-01fe-4399-b8bc-fadc02b1b020.jpg?v=1787754979","url":"https:\/\/applevalleyknives.com\/products\/case-tested-xx-5161l-lever-stag-vintage-automatic-knife","provider":"Apple Valley Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}