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Wondering if there is a way to tell when a Queen knife was made?
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Dating Queen knives.
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yablanowitz
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You might get into the ballpark, but there is no exact date system. As one old Queen Master Cutler said, they were making knives, not art.
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The reason I asked is I've heard the quality of their knives dropped around the year 2000.
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I've seen those but they only go up to 1984. Does that mean everything after 84 has the same tang stamp?
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This file is somewhat complicated but if you scroll and dig around a little you might find some helpful information.
tang-etch-Guide-10-pp.4-7-2020.pdf (secureservercdn.net)
tang-etch-Guide-10-pp.4-7-2020.pdf (secureservercdn.net)
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Thanks. That's exactly what I'm looking for.
That’s not true. I have 3 Queen made knives made post 2000. All are what one would expect from a handmade production knife.
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I’ll second that. I have a few also. The quality may have been hit or miss but there are plenty of good ones made after 2000.
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After Bill Howard left, in 2006 actually, Queen's quality started a bumpy slide!
They since had a few bright moments, but never really got back to their old goodness! The steady hand of excellence moved to GEC!!
They since had a few bright moments, but never really got back to their old goodness! The steady hand of excellence moved to GEC!!
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After Bill Howard left, in 2006 actually, Queen's quality started a bumpy slide!
They since had a few bright moments, but never really got back to their old goodness! The steady hand of excellence moved to GEC!!
What Charlie said. Queen never really recovered from the departure of Bill Howard and the key Queen staff he took with him.