Canal street - Queen Steel

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I just bought a canoe blades stamped queen steel. But it has a canal street cutlery copper stamped logo on handle. I am thinking someone glued a canal street logo in hole of handle where queen logo was or is this legitimate.
 
I know that Canal Street at some time did buy parts from Queen, and maybe even had Queen make knives for them on contract? But I don't know the time frame(s) for this.
 
When Canal Street began parts were purchased from Queen for the first couple of years until Canal Street could manufactured their own..... remember they first produced Rigid Cutlery knives

Canal Street never contracted Queen to build knives only purchased parts
 
Boggs said:
When Canal Street began parts were purchased from Queen for the first couple of years until Canal Street could manufactured their own..... remember they first produced Rigid Cutlery knives

Canal Street never contracted Queen to build knives only purchased parts
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Would they have bought blades stamped queen an blades etched 1 of 30
 
I could be wrong but I'm thinking that the only Canoe pattern that Canal Street made was the Cannitler and it was a Canoe frame with the 3 blade Whittler blade arrangement.

Queen's #64 Canoe frame is easy to recognize. Got a picture by any chance? If not, do a Google image search for "Queen Canoe Knife". If the frame looks like your knife then it's probably a Queen because that frame has certain features that make it easily recognizable.

If that doesn't help, there is a member here (ea42) who used to work for Canal Street. You could post a message on his profile page. I'm sure he could provide some feedback.
 
I found a recently closed E-bay auction for a knife like the OP describes. I am assuming by the timing that it might be the same knife. If so, from looking at the pics, it does look like a Queen knife that someone glued a CS shield into. Same seller has a few others listed with shields that don't quite look right for the knives they are on.
 
I'm pretty sure they dropped the Queen Steel stamping in the early '90s when they switched from 440 to 420HC.
 
  1. rje58 said:
    I am no expert, can't answer that one!
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jc57 said:
I found a recently closed E-bay auction for a knife like the OP describes. I am assuming by the timing that it might be the same knife. If so, from looking at the pics, it does look like a Queen knife that someone glued a CS shield into. Same seller has a few others listed with shields that don't quite look right for the knives they are on.
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Yep your probably looking at the same knife. Queen had a round shield on some knives that looks like same size hole. Thought it looked fishy but I can get my money back. Some honest folks in ebay some are not. Of course he could have purchased it this way. But if you see others that look fishy that speaks volumes.
 
Railsplitter is correct ... the only Canal Street canoe was the Cannitler.....
As far as stamped blades from Queen....no way no how and definitely not limited numbered....
 
Pretty sure this is the knife (pic from the auction). It's just a regular Queen Canoe that someone put a different shield in (which doesn't quite fit the hole.

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