Older Queen Knives...The start of a royal relationship!

bdev

bdev

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I just received these two Queen's today. The Barlow is a #22 Drake Well from 1972 and the pen is a #5 circa 1984-90.
The Barlow is 3 1/2" and the pen is 2 1/2"
I've always liked the older Queen's, especially with Winterbottom Bone. I think my "accumulating" is headed into "collecting" and older Queen's will be the direction. I had a few older Queen's in the past but sold them off to buy other brands and patterns.
I've got a few more on the way and I'll post pics when I get them. A #18 Heavy Jack in Winterbottom bone and a 3 1/2" single blade Coke Bottle with immitation Winterbottom is enroute.







 
Very nice, I especially like the pen. My only older Queen is this #58 swell center jack from the mid '50s.

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1997 Green Bone Trapper. In fact my only Queen. Pictures don't do the bone justice.
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..... and how do I get BIGGER IMAGES in my post like the ones below? :confused:
 
Here's a couple out of my Queen barlow collection, I'll post a couple more barlows soon for ya Bruno.

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This one arrived today. A #56 but it's a single blade. No Queen stamp or etching. The blade is not as nicely finished like other Queen's I've seen. It doesn't look it from the pics but it's got a nice edge. Real sharp. I'll touch it up on my Lansky later today. Immitation Winterbottom handles.
I don't know too much about unmarked Queens but maybe it's a contract knife. Who knows? Maybe it's not even a Queen. Half the fun of collecting is the search for info. :)



 
I got this Delrin Winterbottom scaled Queen from Charlie several years back and it spent a lot of time as an EDC. Nothing fancy, but it takes a great edge, has great walk n talk, and clean half-stops. It does have a Queen tang stamp, but no frame # on it. It also carries very well.



It's the only thing close to a vintage Queen I have and it's a favorite. I almost wrote "an old Queen," but that just had too many interpretations. ;)
 
Great thread.
bdev, I think you right about the non marked Queen knives, at least those with the winterbottom delrin covers being contract knives by Queen. I have folding hunter, no Queen markings, but a blade etch from Maher & Grosh, Clyde Ohio. Probably dates from the mid century.




Here are a couple of #9 Stockmans; a Large Q Makers Mark (ca. 1932-1955) paired with a modern. Both with winterbottom bone covers.




 
Beaver said:
Great thread.
bdev, I think you right about the non marked Queen knives, at least those with the winterbottom delrin covers being contract knives by Queen.


Here are a couple of #9 Stockmans; a Large Q Makers Mark (ca. 1932-1955) paired with a modern. Both with winterbottom bone covers.
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Nice knives. I really like the bone on the older one. Notice the difference in the size of the end pins. I wish the new Queens would be made without shields. Stamped tangs are enough for me to tell who the manufacturer is.
Shields, to me, ruin the flow of the lines of the bone.
 
This #18 Heavy Jack arrived today. Winterbottom Bone. Original factory edge. Half stops. 3 5/8". Circa 1958-60.



 
From 1961 to 1971, Queen didn't use tang stamps, just blade etches, and I don't think they even etched the carbon steel blades.



I love the older Queens. These are all Delrin.



These are bone, with one modern thrown in on the lower left.

 
Thanks yablanowitz for posting those pics and chart. You've got some really nice knives there.
There's not enough Queen info available in one thread on this forum. I'm hoping this one will be the "go to" Queen thread. I plan on posting all my new purchases here for reference.
Bruno
 
I still need to take pics of the Queen's I've bought in the last month so I haven't had a chance to add to this thread but here's one.
This is a Queen #10 Heavy Duty Jack in bone. Circa 1961-71. No tang stamp but has (very faint) blade etch.



 
Nice pictures of Queen knives, guys!
I love to see Queen knives (old and new). Queen is one of, if not absolutely, my favorite American made traditional pocket knife brands. When one buys a Queen, one is automatically purchasing history. It's changed hands a few times, but it has been a continual business since it's original founding... and what a facinating history it has. Queen is just cool in every way to me :)
 
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I have a half dozen or so modern time Queen/Schatt & Morgan pocket knives in my collection, but have none of the older ones (maybe someday). Anyhow, I hope this pic of my Queen fixed blade is not too out of place here. It's not old, per se, but I'd guess maybe from the 1970's to 1980's (maybe, since I really don't know).
 
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