"Black Box" Winchesters

[lentuk]

3964 Stockman form 1987 and a 3902 swell center whittler from 1990.

https://imgur.com/dzZFcwA

 

[lentuk]

Growing collection, anyone selling?

https://imgur.com/SE3JXDk

 

[waynorth]

Two Sowbellies!!

 

[lentuk]

Mail today was a 2904 1/2 Trapper.

https://imgur.com/ua3l88L

 

[Travman]

#2935 pattern stamped 1988.

 

[Captvideo]

A lot of value for money on these Winchesters. I collected several.

 

[jmh33]

Coffin Jack.
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[Un-Chained]

From ‘91… a triple-spring whittler.

 

[JoKr]

i found this Winchester Black Box Chart in the WWW

 

[gunstockjack]

Thanks for posting that JoKr. That's a great synopsis of the knife that got me started in collecting modern traditional patterns. Had most at one time but sold them off to finance my GEC adventure. Since then I've bought a few favorite model replacements. Mostly great knives but there are some that aren't as crisply made as others I noticed. The price has really gone up on these lately; you could buy them a couple years ago for the same as the original price of around $69. Those were the days!

 

[JoKr]

Thanks for posting that JoKr. That's a great synopsis of the knife that got me started in collecting modern traditional patterns. Had most at one time but sold them off to finance my GEC adventure. Since then I've bought a few favorite model replacements. Mostly great knives but there are some that aren't as crisply made as others I noticed. The price has really gone up on these lately; you could buy them a couple years ago for the same as the original price of around $69. Those were the days!

i love the story and history behind these wonderful knives!
almost GEC quality!

 

[sceva]

I love the jigging on the (Old Rogers?) bone that they used.

 

[Will Power]

i found this Winchester Black Box Chart in the WWW

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An excellent item, thanks for putting it up.

Only problem, just go to find a 3995

I use the Swell-Centre 2903 and Stockman 3964 a great deal, magic knives.

Thanks, Will

 

[KnifeandEasy]

From ‘91… a triple-spring whittler.

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Meant to post mine in the totin’ thread last week but forgot. I suppose I just as well post it here.

 

[lentuk]

Love this thread.
I finally found a Sowbelly Stockman, this is the one that has been the hardest to find for me.
Just got this in the mail today.

https://imgur.com/GLjFPIq

 

[Will Power]

lentuk Nice to hear you've got hold of one, it's a weighty sturdy pattern

 

[llKRAKENll]

Just got the sowbelly and love the stockman config. Can anyone tell me if the Rogers bone was jigged in the original factory or by Queen? The patterns are different, which makes me think it was at Queen

https://imgur.com/JFB90iJ

 

[Will Power]

Hard to say, there are some who used to claim it was a large consignment of Rogers Bone from before WW2 that Queen got hold of. Might be true, might be fanciful myth?

Either way, it's very attractive stuff.

Regards, Will

 

[Sketch32]

I talked to a guy at the 2010 Blade Show that worked for Blue Grass cutlery back in the day. They worked closely with Queen in putting out these black box winchesters...about the same time as the Case Classics. He explained to me that it was only the smaller patterns that used the Rogers Bone. The larger patterns like the Coke Bottle and others used other bone. I wished I would have written it all down. This guy was an encyclopedia of knowledge.

I have a binder full of original color advertisements for this complete line of knives. I haven’t seen them posted anywhere. I think I need to scan them and get them posted. This seems like the best place to do this.

 

[Bubber]

Meant to post mine in the totin’ thread last week but forgot. I suppose I just as well post it here.
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You did good, Nice knife.