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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 11, 2015 at 11:02

Gary,

Good question but I think I know the bast place to find the answers.  YES, I would love to see some pics of these!

Model 70 history

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on January 11, 2015 at 12:12

I'm no Queen pattern expert, but I do know if 1 other that isn't included on the list.  The 2003 NKCA Youth Knife was a Sodbuster pattern with NKCA shield inlay and red jigged bone handles.  1 of 500 made.  Here is a picture.

Permalink Reply by Gary Munford on January 11, 2015 at 12:22

Today's internet scouring has pulled up a Red Alabama one with an "A" for the shield, a black cherry delrin, a stag handle one, and a Schatt and Morgan Stag one. There may be others too. Thanks for the pic, this looks like it'll be as hard to get my hands on as the GEC Micarta #71's are proving to be.

Permalink Reply by Gary Munford on January 11, 2015 at 12:23

Jan, I'll get pics of them when they get here and can take a pic of them all together. Seems like the Sodbuster hunt won't end anytime soon :)

Permalink Reply by David Clark on January 12, 2015 at 6:56

Try this website: http://www.queencutlery.com/Model_Number_Reports.html

Permalink Reply by Dan Lago on January 14, 2015 at 14:10

I do not know the history of this pattern, but it sure looks and sounds like it was derived from Case's Sodbuster. Great work knife.  The report David Clark refers to shows fairly limited variation in catalog knives over the past 30 years -- "Ain't broke..."  So delrin goes with a work knife.--- so some of the stag and other versions are special orders. 

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on January 18, 2015 at 20:20

Special orders mke sense there, wonderbhow many they mke of them?

Permalink Reply by Gary Munford on January 19, 2015 at 18:33

The Schatt and Morgan stag sodbuster was only 100 made in 2007. Might be pretty hard to track down.