Queen #99 Cattle Knife with White Casein handles

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bdev

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I just received this beauty. A QCCC Cattle Knife with Casein handles. 3 5/8" closed.
I'v checked the net but can't seem to find out what year these were made. Anybody have an idea?
Thanks.

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Great find! Can't really help with the date but why does 1998 keep coming to my mind?

Others will know more for sure, enjoy that knife it is in most unusual material.

Thanks, Will
 
I can't remember the year but I've had a few other patterns from the Queen Classics line. They are some of my favorites from Queen in addition to the Winchester, Primble & Moore Maker knives. I like the relatively uncommon combination of blades on that cattle knife. Do you know the blade steel? At least some of my Queen Classics were D2 but I don't recall if they used D2 on all of the runs.
 
It's very cool. Great blade combo and handle graphic!

Queen should make it part of their regular line, in some form that preserves the collectability of the older ones of course.
 
I believe Queen Classics may be the sfo name given to those ordered by Frank Powers. Google him.
 
Gottcha, any idea on the year of change? Or who had it before, or if it was just another "in-house" line of knives?
Thanks-Josh
 
Josh, According to Frank Powers, he "will be overseeing the Queen Classics line. This series was one of The Daniels Family's first knife lines and eventually led to the start of Great Eastern Cutlery" It sounds like it may have been a Daniels family line before Daniels family ownership of Queen. I don't remember the details myself. If I recall correctly, a number of Queen dealers sold the cattle knife but they were limited in numbers. One of the dealers would probably have a better idea of the history of this line.
 
Such a cool knife! Three top-choice blades in a lovely equal-end frame. Nice find. :thumbup:

bdev said:
Hi Jake....the steel is 1095.
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My understanding is that it's 420 HC. Are you certain about it being 1095?
 
Dadpool said:
Such a cool knife! Three top-choice blades in a lovely equal-end frame. Nice find. :thumbup:



My understanding is that it's 420 HC. Are you certain about it being 1095?
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I'm not certain but I found this text on the net.........

QUEEN CLASSIC CUTLERY CO.
Casein Cattle Knife
This Queen Classic Cutlery Co. Casein handle Cattle #99 pattern is a beautiful knife. It is tang stamped Queen City Titusville Pa. , 3 5/8 " Closed,
2 3/8" spear 1 3/4" sheepfoot and 1 5/8" punch blade All are carbon steel blades. The knife was made in a very limited number with the Queen
Classic Cutlery Co. blade etch . The 1095 carbon steel blades have the factory polish ,brass liners and pins, nickel silver bolsters and carries no serial number.
 
I was at at knife show in Franklin, TN in 2002 when my buddy Bill Horn came by where I was standing and he reached into his bag of new knives he was getting ready to post on his web site. His hand comes out with this brown box and he says check out these new stag Queen Cattle knives! I'm fondling this knife thinking this is what I've been wanting for a couple of years now! They were a 100 bucks then and I didn't have any where near that much! He knew how bad I wanted one and luckily put one aside and I was able to get it for Christmas! It's still my favorite knife! It's just been in that last five years or so I come to find out they made other handle materials. They only made 50 of the stag!
 
Thanks Jake. Very informative.

supratentorial said:
Josh, According to Frank Powers, he "will be overseeing the Queen Classics line. This series was one of The Daniels Family's first knife lines and eventually led to the start of Great Eastern Cutlery" It sounds like it may have been a Daniels family line before Daniels family ownership of Queen. I don't remember the details myself. If I recall correctly, a number of Queen dealers sold the cattle knife but they were limited in numbers. One of the dealers would probably have a better idea of the history of this line.
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Here's what Frank had to say......

Your knife was issued by Queen around the 2000-2001 time frame. The Queen Classic line was the brainchild of Ken Daniels. Ken developed the idea which became a Special Factory Order (SFO) issued by Queen Cutlery. Ken and his son Ryan issued knives under the Queen Classic line for several years, up till around 2005. In 2006 he and Bill Howard started Great Eastern Cutlery. They operated on a 50/50 basis partnership until 2013 when Ken sold his interest in GEC to Bill so he could buy Queen/ Schatt & Morgan.
 
bdev said:
I'm not certain but I found this text on the net.........
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Interesting. Thanks for the info! I've never seen an example with a patina, but then again I've only seen one or two examples. :D
 
Thanks for running this information down. Filing it into my memory bank. Great information on this post.
Thanks to all,
Josh
bdev said:
Here's what Frank had to say......

Your knife was issued by Queen around the 2000-2001 time frame. The Queen Classic line was the brainchild of Ken Daniels. Ken developed the idea which became a Special Factory Order (SFO) issued by Queen Cutlery. Ken and his son Ryan issued knives under the Queen Classic line for several years, up till around 2005. In 2006 he and Bill Howard started Great Eastern Cutlery. They operated on a 50/50 basis partnership until 2013 when Ken sold his interest in GEC to Bill so he could buy Queen/ Schatt & Morgan.
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bdev said:
I just received this beauty. A QCCC Cattle Knife with Casein handles. 3 5/8" closed.
I'v checked the net but can't seem to find out what year these were made. Anybody have an idea?
Thanks.
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Congrats on that special, intriguing knife, bdev!! :thumbup::thumbup:

tongueriver said:
This might be of interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galalith
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Thanks for the link, tongueriver! I was quite confused (and obviously ignorant) about a knife with handles made of cheese, or at least milk protein! :confused::o

- GT
 
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