queen cutlery backsprings

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I'm kind of picky when i buy carbon steel knives. if its got a carbon blade i like carbon springs. if its got stainless blade i like the stainless springs. i like the whole knife to get a patina not just the blade and not just the springs.

on Queen s knives do they have stainless or carbon springs on their D-2 or other carbon blades

any help is great(picks are even better)
 
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Why would you like carbon springs? Carbon steel is nice because it's inexpensive, holds an edge well, and is easy to sharpen, but carbon springs really don't have any advantages over stainless ones, and they rust a whole lot easier.
 
I don't have any experience with Queen's D2, but the knives with 1095 blades have carbon springs. The knives that I have with stainless (i.e., 12C27 and BG42) have stainless springs.

- Christian
 
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so would the schatt and morgan series have carbon springs
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Most of their knives are stainless blades (420HC and ATS-34, for the most part), so I'd bet the springs are stainless too.

At least some of Schatt & Morgan's limited 'Heritage Series' knives have 1095 carbon blades, so those might also have carbon springs. But even that's not guaranteed. If in doubt, it'd be worth asking them.
 
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the only Queen i have is the BFC2010 Moose and its carbon steel blades and backsprings (love the knife!)
One of my favorite most cherished knives is my grandads Camillus#26 Folding Hunter, its stainless with carbon backsprings, i always thought it looked cool the contrast between the blades and the patina'd almost black springs...
Gene
 
Dan57 said:
Why would you like carbon springs? Carbon steel is nice because it's inexpensive, holds an edge well, and is easy to sharpen, but carbon springs really don't have any advantages over stainless ones, and they rust a whole lot easier.
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One particular advantage for me is that I can blue the blade and the backspacer, and have them match when I'm done.
 
Dan57 said:
Why would you like carbon springs? Carbon steel is nice because it's inexpensive, holds an edge well, and is easy to sharpen, but carbon springs really don't have any advantages over stainless ones, and they rust a whole lot easier.
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For most it is just aesthetics. It generally fits the whole knife better. Never had much rust issues with mine.
 
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