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Ok, so a number of weeks back (8-9 or so) I started considering getting nice knife that would be legal almost anywhere AND wouldn't scare my fellow IT workers.
I started looking into slipjoints. And the series that called out to me the most was the one that Queen made.
- I wanted to try out D2
- I wanted something nice (meaning I was willing to pour a bit more money into it than the minimum).
- I wanted something with at least 2 blades
And Queen matched that nicely. However not knowing anything much about slipjoints I stated reading here. I asked a few questions and ended up picking one that called out to me. It was the Queen Gunstock.
When it finally arrived I was stunned. (pictured here with a Rough Rider small trapper and a Böker Black Forrest)
it felt nice and weighty. It felt tank like in it's solidity (is that a word?) and the bone was MUCH nicer than I'd have imagined.
Fit an finish were stellar.
Everything was tight (possibly airtight but I'm not sure about this) and things seemed to flow over into the next material. No gaps, hairlines or anything.
A nice half stop
on both blades that positively clicks into place. Makes it feel like some kind of perfect machinery.
I never could have thought that a slipjoint could be this nice (I know I know....customs are there too...don't worry I'm looking into those).
It has turned out to be my most used knife so far. I carry it to work, use it for eating when at other places, cut packages with it and everything.
Apart from the well known initial bluntness...I can't really find any faults with this knife. I love it to death. It's perfect for most knife related things. I sometimes augment it with a bigger knife in my back pocket but not very often.
It stays sharp like anything and once the new bevel was set wasn't very hard to resharpen at all.
This little knife has made it clear for me that "bigger isn't better" at all!!
Any comments, more than welcome.
Ok, so a number of weeks back (8-9 or so) I started considering getting nice knife that would be legal almost anywhere AND wouldn't scare my fellow IT workers.
I started looking into slipjoints. And the series that called out to me the most was the one that Queen made.
- I wanted to try out D2
- I wanted something nice (meaning I was willing to pour a bit more money into it than the minimum).
- I wanted something with at least 2 blades
And Queen matched that nicely. However not knowing anything much about slipjoints I stated reading here. I asked a few questions and ended up picking one that called out to me. It was the Queen Gunstock.
When it finally arrived I was stunned. (pictured here with a Rough Rider small trapper and a Böker Black Forrest)
it felt nice and weighty. It felt tank like in it's solidity (is that a word?) and the bone was MUCH nicer than I'd have imagined.Fit an finish were stellar.
Everything was tight (possibly airtight but I'm not sure about this) and things seemed to flow over into the next material. No gaps, hairlines or anything.
A nice half stop
on both blades that positively clicks into place. Makes it feel like some kind of perfect machinery.I never could have thought that a slipjoint could be this nice (I know I know....customs are there too...don't worry I'm looking into those).
It has turned out to be my most used knife so far. I carry it to work, use it for eating when at other places, cut packages with it and everything.
Apart from the well known initial bluntness...I can't really find any faults with this knife. I love it to death. It's perfect for most knife related things. I sometimes augment it with a bigger knife in my back pocket but not very often.
It stays sharp like anything and once the new bevel was set wasn't very hard to resharpen at all.
This little knife has made it clear for me that "bigger isn't better" at all!!
Any comments, more than welcome.
