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VCM3

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I hear you guys talking all the time about carbon steel blades,but havn't heard much talk about these? If there ever was a production slipjoint that gives you the look and feel of a custom,or a vintage,this is close.The blades are beefy,too!
 
Are the blades carbon steel on that nice looking knife??
 
I'm no expert ,but that is what I was told.
 
I think "Bluegrass" or something like that. And if not mistaken,by Queen,for Bluegrass.Maybe someone with more expertise,can pipe in.
 
I've got a couple of those, and they're pretty amazing knives. CPirtle has been singing their praises around here for a while now, and got me looking at 'em; he's got a number of real beauties, but that one of yours, with the knurled front bolster and "coffin" rear, is one of the nicest I've seen!
 
VCM3 is correct, those and the other Winchesters of that run were made by Queen under contract through Blue Grass Cutlery.

Steel is indeed carbon, 1095 to be exact.
 
Thanks for the info TLC ! I got two more "keepers",I'll get some pics up,of them,in the A.M. light.
 
The Last Confederate said:
VCM3 is correct, those and the other Winchesters of that run were made by Queen under contract through Blue Grass Cutlery.

Steel is indeed carbon, 1095 to be exact.
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Thanks for the info. Also to VCM3, (sorry don't know how to do the double quote thing.)
 
The Last Confederate said:
These knives are real treasures in my opinion.
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Treasures belong in a vault or a museum. Those Winchesters are made to use!!

The one I just got is a large 3-3/4" sowbelly, and directly replaced a Case Tested XX Midnight Sowbelly; I love the shape and heft of the Case, but hate resharpening the butter-soft steel after just about every use. The Winnie is nearly identical in size and shape and weight, but cuts SOOOO much better, not just because of the carbon steel, but also because the edge geometry is much better.

In short, putting this sowbelly (it's in my pocket today, in fact) away as a "treasure" would be a waste!!
 
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As promised,2 more patterns,a cigar Moose (I believe),and a Congress something,lol.
Not as good a photo,but you get the idea.
 
these knives are great. i have one at one point in time, but sold it for some extra cash. mine was from the '87 release dates as well, with brown jigged bone. my pop-in-law has a beauty that is from a '92 release date, genuine abalone dr. knife. i see them on eBay quite a bit, but the place that has a huge stock is smoky mountain knife works. they got lots from all years, but i don't know how many years it they were made.

also, there is another series of VERY collectible knives called "case classics" made for case xx, contracted via blue grass cutlery and eventually made by queen cuterly. just the same way the winchesters (like you have here) are made.

beware, there are some winchesters that are made overseas and are very cheap... stuff like you get in climb packs at wal-mart and like stores.

nice pics and collection btw :)
 
newshooter04 said:
are those made or sold now? what is the cost if u don't mind, if sold now where could i get some? thank u
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These were made awhile ago, 80's or 90's. They haven't really gone up in value as much as one would think, so they can still be gotten very reasonable.
 
I'm a huge fan of the Bluegrass Winchesters.

Right now I have about 25 in my collection down from over 50. All of them get carried and used.

Personally, the Moose shown above is my favorite pattern.

Many of the Winchesters that have the dark bone like the ones in this thread were made using bone found at the old Utica knife factory from the 1920's. So they have a bit of history built right in.
 
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