This Case XX Sod Buster Jr pocket knife with traditional handles is assembled in Bradford, Pennsylvania using Case’s Tru-Sharp stainless — rust-resistant, holds an edge through daily use, and sharpens cleanly on a standard oil or water stone. The knife is a single-blade utility knife in a slim teardrop shape — designed originally for farm work where one sharp blade did everything from cutting twine to field dressing.
The handle is traditional Case handle pattern — Case’s handle patterns are part of why collectors identify knives decades after manufacture. Everyday use keeps the knife sharp and develops the character Case collectors value. Clean after wet use, oil the pivot occasionally, and the knife will outlast its owner.
W.R. Case & Sons has been making pocket knives in Bradford, Pennsylvania since 1889 — the longest continuously operating American cutlery company. Every knife is assembled at the Bradford factory from American steel, and Case knives are one of the most collected American pocket knives in the country: tang stamps indicate the manufacturing year, and condition-graded knives trade among collectors decades after original sale.
