Photos Bird and Trout! Let's See 'Em!

Hickory n steel said:
If this ain't a bird and trout I don't know what is.
( Before and after )




All I can tell you is that it's a queen, no clue on age or even it's model number ( two things I've been trying to find out )
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Hi H&S... I did some searching and I'm pretty certain your knife is a model #85 and is c.1932 to around WWII which is when Queen switched from Rogers Mfg bone to winterbottom bone. I found a couple examples online that were the same as yours with no stamp (same sheath) and below, I found one earlier version that was essentially the same knife as yours but had a different sheath and had a "QUEEN" over "CITY" stamp on it which would be c1922 to 1932. If you "Google" Queen Model #85 Bird & Trout knife you will find some examples. I think the Rogers bone ones are pretty rare finds so you found yourself a treasure there :):thumbsup: I read in a couple different places that the #85 was the only fixed blade knives that Queen made with Rogers bone handles.

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veitsi_poika said:
Hi H&S... I did some searching and I'm pretty certain your knife is a model #85 and is c.1932 to around WWII which is when Queen switched from Rogers Mfg bone to winterbottom bone. I found a couple examples online that were the same as yours with no stamp (same sheath) and below, I found one earlier version that was essentially the same knife as yours but had a different sheath and had a "QUEEN" over "CITY" stamp on it which would be c1922 to 1932. If you "Google" Queen Model #85 Bird & Trout knife you will find some examples. I think the Rogers bone ones are pretty rare finds so you found yourself a treasure there :):thumbsup: I read in a couple different places that the #85 was the only fixed blade knives that Queen made with Rogers bone handles.

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Ok wow, thanks so much for the info and for looking.

I was happy with the $40 shipped but now I'm even happier
I bought it off a forum member who had already listed it on eBay when I asked about it, so we made a deal barring it didn't sell before I got payed and luckily it didn't.
 
Im a big fan of this style of knife, theyre very handy whether youre an outdoorsman or not. I have a few good examples. I really like my (Taiwanese) Kabar little finn even though its foreign made, its a very nice knife. I was between that and a Case, but between the 2 the Kabar is actually nicer. I also like the Hess Whitetail I have, or the LT Wright Frontier Valley. Theres all kinds of good options out there! :)
 
I’ve used a Grohmann B&T for nearly three decades. I would more accurately refer to it as a Bird, Trout, Camp, Beaver, and Deer knife (BTCBD), as this knife has been used for all that so many times I've lost track. I lost one about 15 years ago - I think it fell out of the sheath - so this replacement knife rides in my pack unless I’m at camp. Like others here, I generally use a filet knife for fish but the Grohmann will certainly do in a pinch. The stainless blade is probably the only negative and my only regret on this knife- sharp enough to gut two bucks in an afternoon or skin out a half dozen beaver without touching up - but it just won’t take or keep an edge like carbon steel, as we all know.

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More bird than trout, but a new one from JK!
 
dcpritch said:
I’ve used a Grohmann B&T for nearly three decades. I would more accurately refer to it as a Bird, Trout, Camp, Beaver, and Deer knife (BTCBD), as this knife has been used for all that so many times I've lost track. I lost one about 15 years ago - I think it fell out of the sheath - so this replacement knife rides in my pack unless I’m at camp. Like others here, I generally use a filet knife for fish but the Grohmann will certainly do in a pinch. The stainless blade is probably the only negative and my only regret on this knife- sharp enough to gut two bucks in an afternoon or skin out a half dozen beaver without touching up - but it just won’t take or keep an edge like carbon steel, as we all know.

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Great knife ! I'm partial to Grohmanns. I took the advice of someone here and stopped sharpening mine like carbon. Use a coarse stone, then just a few strops and then a few slices on some hardwood to remove the wire. Still pops hair and slices paper. And it holds an edge longer.
 
WolfyW said:
Great knife ! I'm partial to Grohmanns. I took the advice of someone here and stopped sharpening mine like carbon. Use a coarse stone, then just a few strops and then a few slices on some hardwood to remove the wire. Still pops hair and slices paper. And it holds an edge longer.
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I’ll give that a try, thanks!
 
dcpritch said:
I’ve used a Grohmann B&T for nearly three decades. I would more accurately refer to it as a Bird, Trout, Camp, Beaver, and Deer knife (BTCBD), as this knife has been used for all that so many times I've lost track. I lost one about 15 years ago - I think it fell out of the sheath - so this replacement knife rides in my pack unless I’m at camp. Like others here, I generally use a filet knife for fish but the Grohmann will certainly do in a pinch. The stainless blade is probably the only negative and my only regret on this knife- sharp enough to gut two bucks in an afternoon or skin out a half dozen beaver without touching up - but it just won’t take or keep an edge like carbon steel, as we all know.

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If that stainless blade isn't bringing you joy, feel free to send it to me.
 
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