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This is the yellow handle, with Chrome Vanadium Blades and the spec's are:
Peanut #0030
3220 CV 3220 SS
Clip and Pen Blades
2 7/8" closed; 1.2 oz.
No secret I have carried one of these, for a long time, and currently do.
I will not deny some bias, as I had a Case Peanut, with CV blades put into my dresser drawer crib when I was brought home from being born in 1955.
This review is about a current, new production, 2008 model.
The reason being, some folks are restricted in workplaces on knives they can have in the building /workplace.
I am in the Southern United States, and legal blade length is defined as being 3 1/2" or less.
We have some workplaces , that have implemented restrictions:
-Closed length of knife must be 3" or less.
-No blades over 2 1/2" [to be on the safe side, I suggest measuring from pivot hole to blade tip]
-No locking knives.
-No assisted opening or other "easy access" opening.
So this review is not only for our friends in the UK and other restrictive countries, is also applies to those in the USA, where restrictions are imposed by policy.
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Purchased at a local Mom&Pop Hardware store, this was the first box handed over and looked at and chosen.
Fit and finish, is perfect!
Everything is fit, flush, and the brass rivets, nickel bolsters are perfect!
Peanuts have half-stops, and the walk-n-talk on this knife is impeccable!
Two back springs, one for each blade are stout! Still not too stout to safely open and close.
Nail nicks, nice and deep, and assure a secure and safe opening, add the half-stop adds insurance on safe use.
Sharp out of the box!
I not only examined this knife with my normal bifocals, I did also with an Opti-Visor (magnification).
Edge was complete from tang to top, on both blades, and uniform.
Now I tested this blade on a finger nail, it would not slip. I tested it against the Peanut I carry and have sharpened, keep sharp and while not as sharp - it was sharp enough to use out of the box.
Normally, all I do is use a Case Hard Arkansas stone [ the small 2 7/8" one in plastic box] to touch up, it does not take much.
This one, after looking at it under a magnification, I took the back of a legal pad and stropped it, with no polish.
Seriously, this edge is polished, and sharp!
There is no blade play, tang meets back spring as it is supposed to and there is a the craftsmanship showing, this blade to back spring is designed to allow wear in.
One fault, if there is one. A personal preference for me - the Shield, is not pinned in instead cemented.
I eased these out, on all Case Knives with this Shield and clean, remove all cement, degrease, and use Epoxy to secure these.
I did this one, as I do, and some of these knives I have done this with, get hard use ( mine does) and have never lost a sheild.
Chrome Vanadium will take on a natural patina. While Case suggest a light coat of oil, to protect blades, I do something else.
Recall gun bluing is essentially "forced rust" that is stopped.
I open blades, clean, degrease, and set the knife in a coffee mug, point down and add Dr. Pepper , just up to the tang and let set.
This one sat for about an hours or so.
Nice patina, rinse off and since the edges gained a patina, I just stropped lightly on newspaper, no paste, just the newspaper.
Now it is the way I prefer a Case Knife with CV blades to looks and be ready for use.
Just some Kleen-Bore Formula 3 gun oil on pivots and good to go.
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First off, distance is your friend, so stick beats knife, ( like a cane) so I and other are not carrying a knife to use in a knife fight.
Truth is - a screwdriver will do better as one will not get cut which is a common occurrence using a knife, even with detention moves.
Peanut will allow one to sharpen a No. Pencil, and other normal everyday uses, and some are "improvised" or "expedient" defensive tools.
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One never knows the where or when of next encounter - CRSam.
So I fixed Roast,with potatoes, carrots, celery, onions in a cast iron dutch oven - using only the Peanut as my only knife.
Baked Apples, and Baked onion, both cored and prepped with the Peanut.
-
Whittled a Sling shot fork from a tree branch, cut rope, cardboard, string, stripped Cat5e cabling...
I have carried pocket knives all my life, and most were Case with CV blades or Carbon steel by Boker, Hen&Rooster - still a Peanut was in my pocket too.
So I know what this Peanut will do as I have used a Peanut as my only knife on survival lessons for a week or longer. My only knife for up to 4 weeks canoing and paddling up in Canada...
As a kid I watched a Doctor do a emergency tracheotomy with a Peanut, and a Veterinarian use one with a problem with a horse.
Review takes a more serious turn, one not expected.
Peanut #0030
3220 CV 3220 SS
Clip and Pen Blades
2 7/8" closed; 1.2 oz.
No secret I have carried one of these, for a long time, and currently do.
I will not deny some bias, as I had a Case Peanut, with CV blades put into my dresser drawer crib when I was brought home from being born in 1955.
This review is about a current, new production, 2008 model.
The reason being, some folks are restricted in workplaces on knives they can have in the building /workplace.
I am in the Southern United States, and legal blade length is defined as being 3 1/2" or less.
We have some workplaces , that have implemented restrictions:
-Closed length of knife must be 3" or less.
-No blades over 2 1/2" [to be on the safe side, I suggest measuring from pivot hole to blade tip]
-No locking knives.
-No assisted opening or other "easy access" opening.
So this review is not only for our friends in the UK and other restrictive countries, is also applies to those in the USA, where restrictions are imposed by policy.
--
Purchased at a local Mom&Pop Hardware store, this was the first box handed over and looked at and chosen.
Fit and finish, is perfect!
Everything is fit, flush, and the brass rivets, nickel bolsters are perfect!
Peanuts have half-stops, and the walk-n-talk on this knife is impeccable!
Two back springs, one for each blade are stout! Still not too stout to safely open and close.
Nail nicks, nice and deep, and assure a secure and safe opening, add the half-stop adds insurance on safe use.
Sharp out of the box!
I not only examined this knife with my normal bifocals, I did also with an Opti-Visor (magnification).
Edge was complete from tang to top, on both blades, and uniform.
Now I tested this blade on a finger nail, it would not slip. I tested it against the Peanut I carry and have sharpened, keep sharp and while not as sharp - it was sharp enough to use out of the box.
Normally, all I do is use a Case Hard Arkansas stone [ the small 2 7/8" one in plastic box] to touch up, it does not take much.
This one, after looking at it under a magnification, I took the back of a legal pad and stropped it, with no polish.
Seriously, this edge is polished, and sharp!
There is no blade play, tang meets back spring as it is supposed to and there is a the craftsmanship showing, this blade to back spring is designed to allow wear in.
One fault, if there is one. A personal preference for me - the Shield, is not pinned in instead cemented.
I eased these out, on all Case Knives with this Shield and clean, remove all cement, degrease, and use Epoxy to secure these.
I did this one, as I do, and some of these knives I have done this with, get hard use ( mine does) and have never lost a sheild.
Chrome Vanadium will take on a natural patina. While Case suggest a light coat of oil, to protect blades, I do something else.
Recall gun bluing is essentially "forced rust" that is stopped.
I open blades, clean, degrease, and set the knife in a coffee mug, point down and add Dr. Pepper , just up to the tang and let set.
This one sat for about an hours or so.
Nice patina, rinse off and since the edges gained a patina, I just stropped lightly on newspaper, no paste, just the newspaper.
Now it is the way I prefer a Case Knife with CV blades to looks and be ready for use.
Just some Kleen-Bore Formula 3 gun oil on pivots and good to go.
-
First off, distance is your friend, so stick beats knife, ( like a cane) so I and other are not carrying a knife to use in a knife fight.
Truth is - a screwdriver will do better as one will not get cut which is a common occurrence using a knife, even with detention moves.
Peanut will allow one to sharpen a No. Pencil, and other normal everyday uses, and some are "improvised" or "expedient" defensive tools.
-
One never knows the where or when of next encounter - CRSam.
So I fixed Roast,with potatoes, carrots, celery, onions in a cast iron dutch oven - using only the Peanut as my only knife.
Baked Apples, and Baked onion, both cored and prepped with the Peanut.
-
Whittled a Sling shot fork from a tree branch, cut rope, cardboard, string, stripped Cat5e cabling...
I have carried pocket knives all my life, and most were Case with CV blades or Carbon steel by Boker, Hen&Rooster - still a Peanut was in my pocket too.
So I know what this Peanut will do as I have used a Peanut as my only knife on survival lessons for a week or longer. My only knife for up to 4 weeks canoing and paddling up in Canada...
As a kid I watched a Doctor do a emergency tracheotomy with a Peanut, and a Veterinarian use one with a problem with a horse.
Review takes a more serious turn, one not expected.
