October 13, 2010, 21:43
Edward L. Parsons, Jr.Recent Case 12 Acquisition . . .
Here is a 992B I recently bought on eBay (S/N C164391) from 1946 production. It's in a chrome-plated brass Star Case Model No. 12 marked "Defiance" (S/N 7860706) which is known to be correct from boxed Case 12 examples.
My Case 12 example on the left -- Example from the Weldon Hopkins collection on the right.