Les George Posted January 22, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 22, 2015 SHOT show brings us http://www.wrcase.com/happenings/shot-show/Case%20V-42%20-%20011515.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillus Posted January 22, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 22, 2015 what will this mean to collectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 22, 2015 Share #3 Posted January 22, 2015 what will this mean to collectors Not much....to me anyway.Im sure some interprising individual(s) will try to "age" them and pass them off as real depending on how well they are made. Case made a Commerative a few years ago.Some thought they would really gain in value.The commeratives can still be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 22, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.wrcase.com/happenings/shot-show/ I would be curious to see if they are a hand ground blade as the originals.Kinda wonder if they even really make them or have them made overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted January 22, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 22, 2015 These might have some effect on the market as far as the 92/98 reproduction Case V-42's go. Commemorative or special run knives live in a different world of collecting from the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 22, 2015 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2015 At suggested price of $549.99 I would rather put that toward an original knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted January 22, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 22, 2015 At suggested price of $549.99 I would rather put that toward an original knife. Agree 100%. That's an absurd price. Collectors "special editions" rarely become collectibles. My place holder for a V42 is a cheap Chinese replica like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-Chen-Hanwei-The-Case-V-42-WWII-Combat-Dagger-Knife-w-Sheath-NEW-KH2124-/331450660275?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item4d2bffb5b3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRE66 Posted January 22, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 22, 2015 Looks like they went to Mexico for the sheath. Same paper thin leather as Ka-Bar uses. Great job on the knife though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Trzaska Posted January 23, 2015 Share #9 Posted January 23, 2015 Wow tough crowd. Case has worked on this project for 5 years now. They were asked to recreate the V-42 by the First Special Service Force Association, not a paperweight but a real knife. Along the way they picked up full support of just about every Special Forces Association in existence. They also have full support of active duty Special Forces including Generals Mulholland at JSSOC and Cleveland at USASOC. This is a pretty big deal in the Special Forces community. There will be a difference to protect the collectors of the original V-42. Can't say much more now, stay tuned. All the best Frank Trzaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted January 23, 2015 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2015 Here is a "live" link to click on: http://www.wrcase.com/happenings/shot-show/Case%20V-42%20-%20011515.pdf I'm not a knife expert,just have a small collection of the "basic" types.I'll probably never own an authentic V-42.One of the "prettiest" knives made IMO,it has one purpose;to "take out" the enemy.I seem to recall reading that they were not that popular with the guys that they were originally issued to,as they are a single function tool,and the Troops wanted something more versatile.I'm wondering how practical these are,and how many Troops will actually carry one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillus Posted January 23, 2015 Share #11 Posted January 23, 2015 I have to ask this, I can see that the V42 is a one purpose knife, so isn't the M3 and the Fairbairn-Sykes, from what I hear so is the Gerber MK2 but they also appear to be made for only one reason, to kill. What am I missing. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted January 23, 2015 Share #12 Posted January 23, 2015 I have to ask this, I can see that the V42 is a one purpose knife, so isn't the M3 and the Fairbairn-Sykes, from what I hear so is the Gerber MK2 but they also appear to be made for only one reason, to kill. What am I missing. Thanks Mike Yes I agree,they are all specifically designed with one thing in mind.I would think that they would appeal to a select few,and for a narrow range of missions,such as the OBL compound raid.Such missions would likely not require a multi purpose knife,but for everyday "humping" it may be necessary to carry a more versatile piece,or carry more than one knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted January 23, 2015 Share #13 Posted January 23, 2015 I'm of the opinion that the M3 and the subsequent bayonets based on it's blade pattern have shown themselves in practice to be more versatile than one might first expect them to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted January 23, 2015 Share #14 Posted January 23, 2015 I'm of the opinion that the M3 and the subsequent bayonets based on it's blade pattern have shown themselves in practice to be more versatile than one might first expect them to be. Good point.(No pun intended )The M3 seems like it would be able to handle more varied use than say the F-S,Gerber,or the V-42. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted February 26, 2015 Share #15 Posted February 26, 2015 There is a detailed article by Frank on the March 2015 issue of KNIFE WORLD on this knife. No doubt it's a well made knife, but I still think it's eventually destined to join the Holiday Barbies in the land of Special Collectors Edition. I'm sorry Frank; I hope I'm wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Trzaska Posted February 27, 2015 Share #16 Posted February 27, 2015 No worries GB, with the price they are asking it may be so. I would hope not... All the best Frank Trzaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted February 28, 2015 Share #17 Posted February 28, 2015 I've seen recently where the open auction prices on the Case 1992 and 1998 are going in the mid $400 to low $500 range. It will be interesting to me to see how these new knives are marketed regarding quantities and wholesaling. I do think in this neighborhood the interest will likely remain towards originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted February 28, 2015 Share #18 Posted February 28, 2015 I've seen recently where the open auction prices on the Case 1992 and 1998 are going in the mid $400 to low $500 range. It will be interesting to me to see how these new knives are marketed regarding quantities and wholesaling. I do think in this neighborhood the interest will likely remain towards originals. I have seen a couple go for under $3000.00 recently.One a coupel months back didnt hit $2k and sold on line as I recall.Prices can be all over the boad at times. Havent seen the knew one but Its hard pressed to beat the "original" no matter how well or hard they try. This One of mine was carried on the Assault on LaDifensia.And was used "to do the job it was made for" according to the man who carried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK101 Posted March 2, 2015 Share #19 Posted March 2, 2015 Saw em at SHOT, nice knife but $500? nope.... but hopefully it will raise interest and someone will finally buy my 92 & 98, and Canadian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy69 Posted March 2, 2015 Share #20 Posted March 2, 2015 Ron, I think I got the one that went <$2000. I paid $1600ish for it on eBay. Its really nice shape and I price I still don't believe. Luck on was on my side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted March 2, 2015 Share #21 Posted March 2, 2015 Ron, I think I got the one that went <$2000. I paid $1600ish for it on eBay. Its really nice shape and I price I still don't believe. Luck on was on my side. Certainly could be the one.I didnt save it and cant get ending notices from them anymore.Post it some time.It was a nice one as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy69 Posted March 4, 2015 Share #22 Posted March 4, 2015 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/205080-uss-omaha-case-v-42-from-another-one/?fromsearch=1 the pictures may not work, this was before the forum changed the posting rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted March 10, 2015 Share #23 Posted March 10, 2015 I just saw the new v-42 at a trade show I go to every year. I thought they were really cool and ordered 3 for my retail store. I am a Case Authorized Dealer. I bought one of the ones made a number of years ago on the first commemorative. I probably will never own an original but I like the idea that it's Case making it, not some Chinese knockoff. I even liked the optional wooden display case for it. I hate to see collectors turning up their noses at it. Doing so could make the company less likely to want to do such projects and that's too bad. Go ahead and turn your nose up at an exact copy from the company, I hope others won't. By the way it will be dated 2015 so it won't be easily monkeyed with. Dan h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted March 10, 2015 Share #24 Posted March 10, 2015 I hate to see collectors turning up their noses at it. Doing so could make the company less likely to want to do such projects and that's too bad. Go ahead and turn your nose up at an exact copy from the company, I hope others won't. As a dealer, I'm sure you do. Not so sure about the rest of us, which BTW, were not polled by Case to see if there was interest. Best of luck to you with the three you got; I hope you sell dozens more. We'll see how many collectors here chip out $500 ea. for these repops. I may just buy one when they put them on the clearance shelves for a couple of hundred bucks like they did with the first two "Collector Editions." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in VA Posted March 10, 2015 Share #25 Posted March 10, 2015 I'd have a hard time laying out $500 for a reproduction, especially when I can buy a really nice minty and real M3 for the same money. To each his own, I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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