Case Mini Trapper Wharncliffe 18

A superb example from Case - fit and finish are excellent and the Bone Stag handle scales are fitter perfectly with no gaps and smooth transitions to the bolsters. It's a perfect fit in a Rough Rider small slip (which also got from HH). It's my first Case knife - I've got a few different makes from a Chris Reeve to a bunch of Rough Riders and a RoseCraft too, and I think I'll end up with more Case knives for my collection. My only gripe with Heinne Haynes is that they don't stock enough of the Case knives - Barlows in particular! As usual the service was outstanding from HH - service that the rest of the country could well learn from!

I'd been considering a Case medium trapper for ages but wasn't sure what I'd use the spey blade for. Then I spotted this. The Wharncliff is a brilliant replacement. A really useful blade. The handle is bone treated using the processes normally reserved for stagg. The result is simply stunning. Fit and finish is excellent (one infinitesimally small gap). It's a hand in down through the family knife. Gorgeous.

Yes another Case knife to my collection fit and Finnish is spot on comes sharp but as most folk do is give them a light strop to make them as they like .

Having heard a lot about the quality of Case knives I thought I should buy one to see if all the good things being said were justified. They are! I have a couple of Rough Rider copies which are actually very good considering the bargain basement prices of this brand. I doubted if the far higher cost of Case knives would be justified in terms of quality of materials and finish but I couldn't have been more wrong. The fit and finish is of a much higher standard as are the materials used. Everything looks and feels right. The attractive bone scales are perfectly fitted with no gaps and they have been given a nice polish. The riveting is neat and the scales are flush with the liners. The blades have been given a nice mirror polish and the edges on ech were reasonable. OK, there was a bit of a toothy feel to the edges when performing the paper slicing test but they still cut quite cleanly for the most part. I spent a few minutes with a diamond grit

Apologies - I committed my review by accident and before I had completed it. I was saying that I spent a couple of minutes with a fine diamond grit sharpener and I now have 2 blades that can shave the hair of your arms. I am delighted with this knife and will almost certainly be buying another Case knife in the future. It almost goes without saying that HH's service was first class.

Great knife from the legendary W. R Case & Sons, I chose this one because I don't have a everyday use for a spey blade. You can not go wrong with a Case.