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[Will Power]

How do you like the winterbottom? I have a stockman from that time frame and was wondering if they used cheaper steel like they used cheaper everything else?

Connor

Thank you for asking. I bought this from the Exchange and it was stated to be delrin, well all I can say is I've never yet seen delrin with pores in it like bone has. I did some scratching with a fine tip and the smell corresponded to bone....I came across a Schatt & Morgan from the same era and that was certainly bone so I'm 95% sure this is too - short of trying to burn it as a test The steel is stainless but it appears the equal of CASE or other rivals, sharpens well and retains its edge more than well for small pocket-knife tasks. It's not D2 like the later one but it's perfectly good. The bone is thick and the F&F very good, most satisfying snap too. So, I would certainly not regard it as cheap in construction, material or finish. It should not be confused with the rather rough & ready (but still decent) Workhorse Queen knives.

Regards, Will

 

[neal70]

nice to read something positive about queen for a change, WP. i have quite a laundry list of their patterns i'd like to pick up, now if only i could win the lottery i'd be set!
Neal

 

[quattromori]

Another option in the clip/pen medium jack cathegory is the Queen #51 jack.
Here's mine in birdseye maple:

Fausto

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I had a Peanut, lovely one too, but also found it just a bit too small, I'm liking this Case Mini-Copperhead, also the tangs are about sunken too, makes a nice carry, you can also get it with a main clip blade instead of this wharncliff, just different shield though.

G2

 

[neal70]

haven't seen feedback from op, still curious if you wanted something more like 3 3/4-4" long knife? what about a lock? queen mountain man or woodsman might fit the bill, come in (at least) d2 and 1095, maybe 420hc. look in the exchange, but also check out collectors knives and whitty at usa made blades.
Neal

 

[ConBon]

nice to read something positive about queen for a change, WP. i have quite a laundry list of their patterns i'd like to pick up, now if only i could win the lottery i'd be set!
Neal

I love Queen, but their period of trying to compete with imports was a bit lacking in F&F. My stockman fron the time has two issues, a main blade much thinner than its spring that causes big play, and weak spring on the sheepsfoot. However I am still in the midst of restoring it, so we will see how it turns out.
Here is my only other Queen, that I love.
1940s (could be 1935-1955 so I say 40s) No. 11 Utility Trapper. Most wonderful and smooth pull on any knife I have, probably a 4 or 3 but it snaps to half stop and open soooooo smoothly.
My Case single blade is the stainless in the shots.

Connor

 

[Will Power]

nice to read something positive about queen for a change, WP. i have quite a laundry list of their patterns i'd like to pick up, now if only i could win the lottery i'd be set!
Neal

Most of my Queen knives from the early years of this century in D2 are excellently made knives that I would never wish to part with. Queen has come in for some stick but my experience is when they put out a good knife it's a stellar one.