Thread: Wade & Butcher Comeback

To illustrate the point that has already been made, vintage, 'original', versus 'new' production. Below you see 5 Case pocket knives of the '048' pattern. Going from top to bottom ;

year 2000
1960-1965
1950s
1940s
1920s

Now to my eye there are nuances the further back you go that illustrate a more attractive grind and construction, though all are basically 'good' knives. The new stuff is crude by comparison to the earlier ones. Not saying that current production stuff isn't good. S&W handguns are not finished as beautifully as the vintage stuff but the current guns are better by far than the old ones. Same with automobiles.