Does anyone have experience with a queen copperhead.

[kendric]

In my last post someone recommended a queen copperhead. I was wondering if anyone has one and what they think of it. Pictures of it are very appreciated.

 

[Easyrider]

I am at work so I do not have any photos of mine but I have an older cocobolo handled Queen Copperhead.
I do not like it all that much. I modified the front bolster, my main complaint, to remove the bulge.
The fit and finish on mine is not too bad but not great either. The D2 blade steel is fine once you
thin out the edge. That alone was a lot of work for me. This is just my experience, yours might be better.

 

[scattershot]

I have a Queen City (economy model) copperhead. To me, the bulge on the bolster is the main selling point of the knife, as it covers the sharp corners of the folded blade. You're right about the steel, it's harder than hell.

 

[fatcorgi]

I had a mini one for a short while, I was ambivalent about it. It was perfectly functional, the blade was a nice solid grind, not too thin, not too thick. there were some small gaps in the backsprings and the blade wasn't centred. This matters to me in a new knife, for others maybe not so important. The scales were very beautiful, with a pinned shield too, which I liked. I didn't own it enough to test the steel, but everyone on here loves D2. The bolster did not hide the tang, so its function was not clear, pretty comfortable knife in hand though.

 

[fatcorgi]

...btw the curly zebrawood scales have been discontinued I believe, so they will become more sought after

 

[Brisket]

I don't have the Copperhead but I have several other Queen's with D2 and wanted to comment on that. Their blades tend to be a little thick at the edge for my liking and perform best after thinning them out some as Easyrider mentioned. The D2 has excellent edge holding ability compared to 1095 but, of course, that also comes with a little more work come sharpening time. They are ideal for convexing on a belt sander IMO as that will take care of the edge thinning in short order.

 

[kendric]

That sucks about a lot of people having problems with the edge being too thick. I don't have the proper tools to thin it out.

 

[Brisket]

I don't look at is as a problem as I at least resharpen if not reprofile the majority of knives I acquire. I just wanted to mention that they take to a convex edge very well and I consider that a big plus for the Queen D2's. I think most folks will be happy with how they are out of the box which is more than serviceable. To each his own.

 

[bdev]

In my last post someone recommended a queen copperhead. I was wondering if anyone has one and what they think of it. Pictures of it are very appreciated.

kendric, In 2009, Queen made what they call their economy line. They made a two blade copperhead, 1095 Carbon steel for less than 40 bucks.
Collectorknives has them in stock. I bought one and found the quality to be excellent and it was sharp out of the box. They're made with wood scales......wine wood, black wood & red wood (also in Delrin).
Here's the link....
http://www.collectorknives.net/queen-city-wine-wood-copperhead/

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[Easyrider]

For the money the Copperhead from Queen is not a bad knife but it did take me a while to get the edge where I was happy with it.

 

[deskil]

My Queen Copperhead has no major flaws and is a great single bladed pocket knife. It came very sharp and has needed just a touch-up, now and then (no reprofiling necessary on this one).

Now, my Mountain Man was another story altogether....:barf: Took a lot of work to make it right!:yawn:
Had to send back a Canoe with a terribly lazy back spring, which they promptly replaced with a near perfect copy.

I own several other Queens in D2, most being of older stock (the newest is the green linen micarta Country Cousin) and am happy with all of them (especially the Gunstock, the 4" Half Congress, the two liner-lock Teardrops and the Dogleg Jack, which are all on par for fit and finish with any GEC I've ever held). They're not as consistent in quality as GEC overall, but when you get hold of a good one - it's a very satisfying experience.

 

[kendric]

kendric, In 2009, Queen made what they call their economy line. They made a two blade copperhead, 1095 Carbon steel for less than 40 bucks.
Collectorknives has them in stock. I bought one and found the quality to be excellent and it was sharp out of the box. They're made with wood scales......wine wood, black wood & red wood (also in Delrin).
Here's the link....
http://www.collectorknives.net/queen-city-wine-wood-copperhead/

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Thanks man, I was thinking about only a single blade but after seeing that I don't know.

 

[Will Power]

I endorse deskil's statement, matches my experience closely.

When you get a good Queen knife, particularly the early c21st 2001-8 you have a knife more than the equal of GEC's offerings. Less pattern choice, less handle options but a lot less expensive. Better steel too, diamond stone will deal with D2 and not all Queen's arrive blunt, they sometimes let slip a sharp one Keeping it that way is easy too.

I have the Copperhead liner-lock model which adds a lock to the already sturdy backspring. Very nicely finished knife and very reliable construction, a compact but hefty model that's up for any task. Shown here in Amber Bone with a WCSB Utility knife from Queen - another great pattern. I would avoid the workhorse or economy line Queen models myself, rather too crude I suspect. If you want a 2 blade Copperhead then I can really recommend Böker Germany in carbon, great bargain and decent quality there.:thumbup:

Thanks, Will.

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CASE Mini-Copperhead a small alternative with Wharncliffe