Queens #99 Scout knife...

I'm hoping to get one later this summer from a dealer on the way home from vacation. I saw Ken and Courtney Daniels at the Mason Dixon show, and had a chance to get a Tuna Valley scout, and couldn't. Now that I spent my $ on customs, it has gotten pretty tight saving up for vacation.
 
bozack said:
The other side with all blades open, Cory. It pays to be on the site when they go up. I had the pick of the litter.
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Man, now I'm definitely jealous. Great looking knife on both sides, and it's such a cool pattern. You better keep an eye on that one, somebody may be tempted to swipe it when your back is turned. :p
 
Some quick pics of mine:







All tools open with a bit of grittiness, nothing a little WD40 and some 3-in-1 won't fix. No gaps, blades came paper slicing sharp with decent grinds. No snap on closing the buffalo horn can opener, the stag is fine though. Not happy about the burn or tool mark on the awl on the buffalo horn, but I don't think it will be difficult to correct. Overall I would rate them as very good, serviceable out of the box, and aesthetically very pleasing. Not home runs, but maybe triples :).
 
OK; I'm interested in perhaps Santa brining me one those. Can anyone post an image of the thickness of the spear blade? I wish they made them in 1095!
 
I gave in and ordered one yesterday in the buffalo horn. This is a stretch for me for a couple of reasons; I normally like single bladed traditionals and I dislike thick knives. That being said, I do like the concept and tools of scout knives so I am giving this one the ol' college try.
 
Harummpphh.... Mine still shows no USPS movement since the 13th. Must be coming by wagon train. :grumpy:
 
I have a stag bone scout arriving this weekend, if all goes well. I'm pretty pumped up. The price broke my standard and self-imposed cheapskate price law on purchasing scout patterns, but I couldn't help myself. The thought of beautiful bone covers and a D2 blade was more than a scout addict could possible resist.

I find it interesting that Queen also chose the #99 for their scout pattern, as Camillus once used. As a life-long Camillus fan, the #99 definitely sweetened the deal.

A buffalo horn Mountain Man will also be arriving as an added Father's Day present for my father-in-law.
 
Cory Hess said:
Man, now I'm definitely jealous. Great looking knife on both sides, and it's such a cool pattern. You better keep an eye on that one, somebody may be tempted to swipe it when your back is turned. :p
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Those bullets are not just for show, sir. You can run, but, you will only die tired. :D
 
Mine arrived today and the main blade is less offset and more bent than I was expecting. Is this normal or did I get a funky one and should see if I can exchange?
The tip of the main blade rubs the can opener and the awl rubs the main blade on the other side by the base. It's like the two smaller "blades" were aimed at the main blade instead of deferring to it.
And the main blade has a curve in the metal and gouge just in front of the kick that must be where the bender gripped and bent it. If it's normal, I'll chalk it up to learning the hard way about Queen's scout knives.:confused:

Curve and gouge (smudge at tip is where the blade hits the base of can opener):
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So glad they gave the screwdriver all that room by pushing the can opener and main blade together.;)
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I'm gonna call in the morning unless you guys tell me they're all like that.
 
Looks like any less of a crink and it is going to hang on the blade it shares a backspring with. Looks like a snug fit to me. Maybe the should have crinked the sibling blade a bit toward the liner, so they could crink the main a little less - but not seeing a good solution without a fairly aggressive angle. Someone else have similar angle pictures for the OP?
 
It's an interesting design: there's ton of unused room outboard towards the covers. And while the awl tip makes a little contact with the blade near the blade base, the bend makes the blade's tip swing all the way over to hit the can opener base. If they'd just left it straight, it wouldn't have rubbed the awl much more, wouldn't have touched the can opener ... and it wouldn't have been bent (which is my primary gripe).

That's a 2002ish Queen Whittler in the pics, and it seems to have been both engineered and finished very differently.
 
When you say "bent", do you mean "crinked"? I have many scout patterns. I don't think that I've ever noticed an American made scout without a crinked blade. In fact, the only scout that I can think of, that may not have a crinked main blade is a Wenger Standard Issue.

Four blades is a lot to pack into one knife. The awl rubbing the main blade is very common. The main blade rubbing on the can opener does happen, but certainly shows a lack of proper fit. I have Westerns where the main blade literally slides into the can opener slot when the can opener is opened. I have to push the main blade out if the way in order to close the can opener.
 
Buzzbait said:
I have Westerns where the main blade literally slides into the can opener slot when the can opener is opened. I have to push the main blade out if the way in order to close the can opener.
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I have a Schatt & Morgan Scout with that very same flaw. The main blade almost acts as a "liner lock" for the can opener.
 
I received my buffalo horn Scout and immediately arranged for a return and exchange. First knife I have ever had to return. I am second guessing my decision based on the above pics! :eek: Everything fit nicely together on my example with the main blade being quite well done overall, decent grinds and thin edge. The issues I had were very coarse finished tangs that made the action horrible, so bad I had a hard time determining whether the main was supposed to have a half stop or not?? Very weak snap on the can opener and a small chip in the edge of the punch. The knife has potential and that is the reason I requested an exchange. My hopes are not overly high at this point after perusing this thread. Fingers crossed! These issues are not the result of poor Quality Control but more indicative of poor Process Control which is a much harder beast to tame.
 
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