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Case Sod Buster Jr · Sheepsfoot
2.875″ blade · 2.1 oz · ~0.75″ tall (derived)

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.

Case

Case Sod Buster Jr

Traditional PocketFolding

The Case Sod Buster Jr is a 2.875" sheepsfoot folder in Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel, flat ground. The handle is Synthetic, secured by a slip joint lock. Its blade is 79% of its closed length, the 5th-highest of the 76 folders here — it carries shorter than its blade suggests.

Blade: 2.875″
Weight: 2.1 oz
Steel: Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel
Price band: Budget

Best for

Low-profile daily cutting where a tactical folder reads wrong

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against caseknives.com, agrussell.

Blade length: 2.875″
Blade shape: Sheepsfoot
Grind: Flat
Steel: Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel
Closed length: 3.63″
Weight: 2.1 oz
Lock: Slip Joint
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Synthetic
Country of origin: USA

Why a sheepsfoot

A straight edge with the spine curving down to meet it, ending in effectively no point. It cannot stab, which is the point: it is the shape for cutting toward yourself, cutting on a surface, or cutting a seatbelt off someone without stabbing them.

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About Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel

Case's proprietary 420HC-class stainless. Chosen for how easily it re-sharpens, which is what traditional pocket knife owners want.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All Tru-Sharp Surgical Steel knives