A tale of two mountain men - Queen Mountain Men, that is

Thanks fellas; she's as spoiled as the rest of my users... only gets used once in awhile so as not to neglect her sisters!
 
IIRC they have made the Mt M an in d2, ats34 and 1095 over the last ten years. Some are SFO. For Queen, usually only the S&M or SFO have pinned shields.
 
Couple o' Schatt & Morgans:





I like these with the bells 'n whistles, particularly the blade jimping but the worm groove has ATS-34 blade steel as a bonus.
 
I believe that I have seen Schatt and Morgan versions (maybe SFO) that were in 420HC/Queen Steel. Also, I am not sure how long they have made this model, but if it goes back to say the 70's and early 80's it would have been made in 440c too, as that was Queens premium steel before switching to D2.
 
The Mountain Man is quite pocketable. Since this thread started, I was comparing my Mountain Man to my two bladed GEC Pioneer #23. The GEC is quite the tank, but I intend to EDC it in a front pocket. Amazing how much lighter the Queen is.
 
The shields on the Queen MM's are not pinned, they are glued (well, I can't vouch for the "New Queen" models).

Just took mine out of its sheath on my belt, and noticed that the D2 is darkening up nicely, with a nice, honest, earned patina. This has been my TRUE edc for at least the past 5 years, carried & used literally every single weekday (no matter what else may be in my pockets). I know there has lately been some wondering about D2's ability to take a patina, and yes it does take quite a while, but it will happen given enough time. I'll try to remember to snap some pics, when I'm back in the same space as my camera.

Also, early on in this knife's career, I used sandpaper/mousepad to convex the blade, a la Bark River. Since then, all it's needed is a periodic stropping to come right back to hair-whittling sharp.

The MM is the knife that sold me on D2, and on a convex edge, and has really proven to be a reliable companion unlike any other so far. :thumbup:
 
Thanks Frank and everyone else here, for all of the informative information. All the photos were great. Now I have to buy more than I was going to, to start with. So, the woman is not as happy with you guys, as I am. And gunstockjack I'd gladly give up ten of my best knives for that Mammoth Bone knife that you "Showed and Told" about. That was one fine job you did there. I would just be glad to be able to find a set of those, that I would be able to afford to buy.

Thx all,
FrontierTom
Proud Supporter JK Knives #36
 
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