Photos Schatt and morgan your thoughts

Railsplitter said:
Thanks for the invitation.:thumbsup: It is supposed to be here Monday according to the tracking info that updated late last night. I'll share my impressions and some pics when it gets here.
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The knife arrived a day early so I'll share some pics and my thoughts. teddy1093, thank you for inviting me to use your thread for this review.

I'm not 100% certain but this almost has to be a very recent production knife. I've never seen this model before and I don't see it on Queen's website. The "1 of 30" etch on the blade leads me to believe that it was just made recently. It's a Schatt & Morgan #63 frame Railsplitter with a real nice Wharncliffe main blade and a Pen secondary blade both riding on a single spring. Blade steel is "carbon" according to the tang stamp. I assume it's 1095.

It does have some very minor issues but nothing that would keep me from carrying it.

Pros:
Overall fit & finish is very good. Not excellent, but very good.
The Wharncliffe blade is wicked cool with that nice swedge and sharp tip. I really like the shape.
Blades are both sharp enough to start using right out of the box.
There's a Keystone shield on both sides of the knife.
Both shields are pinned. I can see the pins on the inside of the liner opposite the shields.
No blade play.
Good snap on both blades.

Con:
Pen blade has some blade rub. It rubs against the Wharncliffe when opening and it rubs against the liner when closing despite a catch bit at the Pen blade's pivot. Rubs are minor but they are on both sides of the blade.

I bought this knife primarily for two reasons. I wanted to check out something new from Queen because I hadn't done so in awhile and I was attracted to that Wharncliffe blade. I just couldn't pass up a single spring Railsplitter with a really nice Wharncliffe blade.

Overall impression is that it's a good knife for the price I paid and I'm glad I picked it up. Now for the pics:

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Has anyone tried out one of these Gunstocks in 154 that came out recently? They've kind of been calling to me - I'm a sucker for torched stag and really like that big clip.

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Photo courtesy of (I hope ;)) KSF
 
Railsplitter said:
The knife arrived a day early so I'll share some pics and my thoughts. teddy1093, thank you for inviting me to use your thread for this review.

I'm not 100% certain but this almost has to be a very recent production knife. I've never seen this model before and I don't see it on Queen's website. The "1 of 30" etch on the blade leads me to believe that it was just made recently. It's a Schatt & Morgan #63 frame Railsplitter with a real nice Wharncliffe main blade and a Pen secondary blade both riding on a single spring. Blade steel is "carbon" according to the tang stamp. I assume it's 1095.

It does have some very minor issues but nothing that would keep me from carrying it.

Pros:
Overall fit & finish is very good. Not excellent, but very good.
The Wharncliffe blade is wicked cool with that nice swedge and sharp tip. I really like the shape.
Blades are both sharp enough to start using right out of the box.
There's a Keystone shield on both sides of the knife.
Both shields are pinned. I can see the pins on the inside of the liner opposite the shields.
No blade play.
Good snap on both blades.

Con:
Pen blade has some blade rub. It rubs against the Wharncliffe when opening and it rubs against the liner when closing despite a catch bit at the Pen blade's pivot. Rubs are minor but they are on both sides of the blade.

I bought this knife primarily for two reasons. I wanted to check out something new from Queen because I hadn't done so in awhile and I was attracted to that Wharncliffe blade. I just couldn't pass up a single spring Railsplitter with a really nice Wharncliffe blade.

Overall impression is that it's a good knife for the price I paid and I'm glad I picked it up. Now for the pics:

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Railsplitter said:
The knife arrived a day early so I'll share some pics and my thoughts. teddy1093, thank you for inviting me to use your thread for this review.

I'm not 100% certain but this almost has to be a very recent production knife. I've never seen this model before and I don't see it on Queen's website. The "1 of 30" etch on the blade leads me to believe that it was just made recently. It's a Schatt & Morgan #63 frame Railsplitter with a real nice Wharncliffe main blade and a Pen secondary blade both riding on a single spring. Blade steel is "carbon" according to the tang stamp. I assume it's 1095.

It does have some very minor issues but nothing that would keep me from carrying it.

Pros:
Overall fit & finish is very good. Not excellent, but very good.
The Wharncliffe blade is wicked cool with that nice swedge and sharp tip. I really like the shape.
Blades are both sharp enough to start using right out of the box.
There's a Keystone shield on both sides of the knife.
Both shields are pinned. I can see the pins on the inside of the liner opposite the shields.
No blade play.
Good snap on both blades.

Con:
Pen blade has some blade rub. It rubs against the Wharncliffe when opening and it rubs against the liner when closing despite a catch bit at the Pen blade's pivot. Rubs are minor but they are on both sides of the blade.

I bought this knife primarily for two reasons. I wanted to check out something new from Queen because I hadn't done so in awhile and I was attracted to that Wharncliffe blade. I just couldn't pass up a single spring Railsplitter with a really nice Wharncliffe blade.

Overall impression is that it's a good knife for the price I paid and I'm glad I picked it up. Now for the pics:

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I'm glad your new Knife is a winner that warncliff looks great, slanted and pinched bolsters sharp.Couple others (queen,schatt and morgan) caught my eye. Might be worth a look.
 
I have one. Big clip sucked me in too. A very nice knife buts it's no slicer. Thick blade, very strong pull.
 
The knife I got for Father's Day (barlow) said was 1095 carbon steel but on tang under queen says USA stainless. Does that mean it's not 1095?
 
teddy1093 said:
The knife I got for Father's Day (barlow) said was 1095 carbon steel but on tang under queen says USA stainless. Does that mean it's not 1095?
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I think the answer is probably yes. Someone made an error somewhere but I would trust the blade stamp over anything else. Shoot Ryan Daniels an email. His email address can be found on the Queen website. He'll set things straight for you and if it is stainless he can tell you exactly what type of stainless.

Be sure to send pictures too.
 
teddy1093 said:
Thank you very helpful. How's your Railsplitter treating you
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It's holding up great but so far all I've done is admire it. I have it sitting here on my desktop and I'll pick it up and fiddle with it now and then.

Since I last posted about it I've discovered that I can pinch the main blade open easily without using the nail nick. I've heard of people being able to do this with two blade knives but this is the first two blader I've been able to do that with.
 
I just have one Queen, but several others brands made by Queen.
Schatt & Morgan
Ruple
Tuna Valley
Northwoods
Trestle Pine
Robeson
Colonel Coon
Cripple Creek
Titusville Cutlery
Ontario Rat

And the steels, thats why I love Queen.
D2
1095
ATS 34
154 CM
CPM 154

My favorites are Trestle Pine and Tuna Valley.
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I have one of the S&M Heritage series single blade in ebony. It's poorly executed in a couple of glaring areas, covers are shrunk from the liners and the spring sits incredibly low at the half stop. I overlook the shortcomings, it's perfectly centered and there is no blade play. the edge needed some attention. It is a very old pattern from the early 1900's.
 
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