Queen Country Cousin - new?

Noddy

Noddy

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Innocent question, as I have been meaning to buy a Queen Country Cousin for several years now and would appreciate some insight

First: I heard recently that the backspring might be a bit lazy. I have the Moore Maker 1095/bone version of this knife and the spring is fine. But I do hear that Queen's Moore Makers are better than their own name-brand line sometimes

Second: They look like they are $40 now. Anyone know if there is a manufacturing reason for this? Or, is itjust that the price has gone up?

Thanks
 
pretty sure i'm not allowed to talk pricing in dollars so i won't...but you are right, they did go up in price. i just got one from a dealer maybe a month or so ago, and i just looked and the price is higher now. around 39% higher. scanned around and other dealers have the increase as well, pretty much.

on the knife, mine is really good in fit and finish, except the blade is as dull as a paperclip and the edge is so thick it has to go on the belt sander unless i want to spend the next month on the diamond sharpmaker rods. i am exaggerating but you get the point.

also mine has allot, to me, side to side blade play. it will be going in the vise to temporarily tighten it up one of these days when i get around to it. the spring seems fine on my version, not really strong by any means, but not weak that i feel unsafe with it.....but i only have one example, so my experience with queen cc's is limited to it, alone.
 
Thanks for that, jbmonkey

I am used to a fair bit of snap in my Queen folders - save for the spey on their 4 1/4" stockman, for some reason (4 examples, all the same :D)

The reference I have compares the Country Cousin spring to a Victorinox, though a little weaker

Sound about right to you?
 
that sounds pretty close. my queen cc is a bit lighter than my only sak i own right now a trekker sak, but it snaps shut pretty well....and the queen is pretty close, not as strong, but good enough. i wouldn't call it bad or weak....but not a fingernail breaker either. make sense? thanks....
 
Noddy - do a quick look at the traditional dealers that frequent this site. One has the CC for $23.95. Plus shipping of course.

Worth every penny. Mine has a strong spring and snap, and it was polished up nicely. I think with this knife, the snap will vary widely with each knife since they consider this their version of a "work knife". This isn't a collector grade speciman. The liners and spring don't line up exactly, but they polished up the back so much there are no sharp corners on component. F/F certainly very good for this "working man's knife", but for a heirloom/collector I would be disappointed. Love the D2 but as is typical with Queen, when I got it I thought this knife could also serve as a folding butter knife.

The Queen is rounder and fuller in the hand than the CASE soddie, or my Bulldog soddie. I find the Queen to be much more comfortable and more controllable than the Bulldog, and the rounder handle to be just a bit better in my hand than the CASE for long use (fat palms...).

Overall, I really love this knife.

Take a look, and if you can't find the price i spoke of, hit me back here on this post and I will PM you.

Robert
 
Guys, take ALL discussion of prices and vendors to email or PM. You already know that this is not the venue for such discussion.
Let's keep our threads focused on the knives as is appropriate for our forum.
 
Don't know if something's changed recently, regarding spring tension on the CC. I bought 4 of them about 3-4 years ago, and every one of them is very stout. Stiff pull, and hard snap upon closing. Enough so, I have to be extra careful to keep from getting 'bitten' when opening or closing. Also noticed a small ding in the edge on one of them, which I suspect was from snapping shut too hard (hitting the backspring).

Haven't seen any blade play issues, either.

I've been pleased with these knives, aside from the usual expectation of needing to rebevel the default 'thick' edges on Queen's folders. I'm still wishing & hoping they'll make a large version, too. ;)
 
I bought mine about a year ago and it came near perfect. The sharpness of the blade has been improved but it was ok. The one I bought last fall needed sharpening severely and fit and finish was just so-so. Still a great work blade....good luck....Herb
 
This is all good news and thanks for all the advice, everyone. I will now apply myself to the search, vigorously

Never been bothered by the prospect of having to sharpen Queen's D2. Something of a rite and a pleasure, I like to think. Sharpening is the moment when it becomes your knife, and with Queen there is no putting it off :)
 
I got a Queen CC a few months ago. I had to put my own edge on it but it took it well. Mine had stronger springs than all my SAKs. It also had more blade play but its an inexpensive user so I'm not complaining.
 
Noddy said:
This is all good news and thanks for all the advice, everyone. I will now apply myself to the search, vigorously

Never been bothered by the prospect of having to sharpen Queen's D2. Something of a rite and a pleasure, I like to think. Sharpening is the moment when it becomes your knife, and with Queen there is no putting it off :)
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Those 4 Country Cousins I bought, mentioned in my earlier reply, were my 'indoctrination' to learning how to sharpen Queen's D2. I already had a #49 Cattle King stockman from Queen, as well as one or two of their Folding Hunter knives. I really didn't want to practice on those 'pretty' ones, so the relatively inexpensive 'work' knives seemed like a good investment (and they were). Learned a lot in those little workhorses. :thumbup:
 
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