Queen D2 Fixed Blades

I like mine, it holds a good edge, and for the money, is a great knife. The sheaths are not very good though, the knives slip right out when held upside down.
 
They are a great deal for the price. The oak scales are done very nicely, better looking than the other materials. The blade looks to be about 3/16 thick. The last one I got had a much better sheath design, no way the knife will fall out. I have found a very easy way to modify the older sheaths so the fit is non-slip. Only thing is that you will have to do is reprofile and thin it out. I took mine down to somewhere around 22-25 inclusive. They love a toothy edge and excel when draw cutting. They hold the edge for a long time even with tough materials. Great knife for the price and inexpensive enough to experiment with.
 
I checked mine last night, it's 1/8 inch thick at the spine's thickest point.
 
Been thinking about that Barehead myself.Looks good as the QC Aged Honey Bone is a damn nice set of scales,grippy too! But, it might be a bit long&thin, anybody have any real photos of one please?
 
The Queen Drop Point Oak Hunter Knife will be much stronger, as it is a full tang of D2
 
I've never tried one of their fixed blades---this has sparked my interest though.

I really like Queen's D2.

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The Bear Head is a light hunter. It is full tang but only 1/8 thick. The drop point is a Premium hunter and will be 3/16 thick. The Premium hunters are much stockier while the light hunter will seem much like a steak knife. They are both good quality performers.
 
I have a Brusletto at 1/8 inch and I like how it performs, but it's a tougher stainless with a scandi grind. Not sure if the 1/8 inch thick full flat ground D2 Queen would hold up to light batoning for very long. I'd be using either as more of a dedicated slicer type, but every once in a while I find a need to baton. I think if I'm careful and don't go too crazy thinning out the edge I should be okay.

Only question now is which handle material do I go with. Anyone have experience with the different materials and what sort of finish they use? Leaning towards the black micarta but I do like the looks of the wooden handles.
 
I've had one of their small hunters with a stacked leather handle for years - seems it was ~$32 or so through the mail back then, not bad cpmpared to many examples in that price range. It's D2 blade is .103" at the thickest (spine) and came something less than shaver-sharp. In it's defense, it is still as sharp or more so than the new BM fb (#201 Activator+) I bought over a year ago. D2 is not the easiest blade metal to sharpen, but it keeps it's edge quite well. The 4180-MI may be in my future...

Stainz
 
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