Queen swing guard?

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Ive been looking (drooling) over this for a couple days, and was wondering if I could get some opinions on it. I dont know much about Queen knives in general. Are they as good a quality as Case production knives? Is the F&F similar? This model is 4 1/2" closed, really big, but thats what I want. Any comments on this knife or on Queen in general would be much appreciated.
 
My experience with Queen is thqat the quality, f/f, and heft are excellent. I would not be concerned about the quality with a queen.
 
i have one something like that. minus the lock and swing guard. the f/f is equal to case. i really like the weight. it feels very solid and well made when you use it. the back spring is a killer, i have long and thick nails and it chipped mine a few times trying to open it. i'd say if queen made more diverse patterns, and had a serial number system like case, it would give them a run for their money.
 
matt1987 said:
i have one something like that. minus the lock and swing guard. the f/f is equal to case. i really like the weight. it feels very solid and well made when you use it. the back spring is a killer, i have long and thick nails and it chipped mine a few times trying to open it. i'd say if queen made more diverse patterns, and had a serial number system like case, it would give them a run for their money.
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I have a funny feeling that Queen does just fine using the system they have.

The only complaint I really ever see, is the edge that they Don't put on their D2 knives. Other than that, most feedback seems to be very positive
 
I find for $40 to $50 knife Queen to be a better F&F than Case.
They have a wide range of patterns but a limited range of scales (just Amber bone and Maple wood)

I also find Queen D2 to be a significantly better steel than the True Sharp and the CV carbon.
The D2 is harder to sharpen, but holds an edge much longer
The Case CV is much easier to sharpen to a very sharp edge but does not hold as long

I have a Queen Swing Guard in Amber bone in D2.
The F&F is excellent, the spring is not to stiff and the lockback is solid.
The knife closed is 4 1/2", but the blade is not as long as that, but long enough (3 1/2" approx - I am at work so cannot measure the blade)
So there is more handle than blade
The swing guard itself fits well and is tight both when closed and open

I recommend this knife
 
I compared/reviewed the Queen swing guard together with the Case one a while back... I know I posted it here, but with my status back to basic member, i can't search for it, but its on my site here too; http://traditional.norlich-segen.net/?p=284

I found the Queen to be a better "action", walk/talk as it were, smoother lock, and generally a little better built..

G.
 
They are both very fine manufacturers. Case probably puts a better mirror finish on the blade (no grind lines); but Queen is working with a lot harder steel. It is hard to find a Case version in anything other than TruSharp and this model has really gotten expensive lately. If you shop around a little you can find the Queen for less than $55 and the Case's are going north of that every where they can be found.

Mike Latham
CollectorKnives.Net
 
Yep the Queen is the better built knife insofar as the swing guard models are concerned. I have some of each and that queen in carved stag bone with d2 steel is just rock solid all around.
 
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