Queen Cutlery & Friends

Knives have been made at the factory of Queen Cutlery Company of Titusville Pennsylvania for over 100 years. It is arguably the oldest and last American Cutlery that truly continues to produce knives in the same way as they were produced there when the factory opened in 1902. The factory’s first tenant was the Schatt & Morgan Cutlery Company: Queen Cutlery Company displaced Schatt & Morgan there in 1933. Queen City Cutlery Company first began to produce knives in 1918 around the end of the First World War, incorporated in 1922, and shortened their name to “Queen Cutlery Company” in January of 1946.  Purchased by Daniels Family Cutlery Corporation on September 18, 2012

LINK TO Complete Guide to Queen and Schatt & Morgan Knives and History

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  • Carl Bradshaw

    Here is a awesome Queen City pattern # 29, English Jack.  I can't believe I won it in the knife raffle on Saturday.  Very very happy.

  • Ron Cooper

    Carl, You lucky dawg! That #29 is beautiful! Only a few hours ago I had commented on an English Jack that was in one of Jan's pics from the event. That's a great pattern and a really special knife. That shield absolutely rocks! Congratulations and enjoy, my friend!

  • Bill Fletcher

    Congrats Carl !!!


  • KnifeMaker

    Dave Taylor

    Good for you Carl.  Beautiful English Jack.  Congratulations!

  • Jess Cobb

    Congratulations, Carl...nice knife. 


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Congrats Carl. We are happy for you.

  • Billy Oneale

    Congrats, Carl. That is an outstanding knife.
  • Jack Haskins, Jr.

    Great looking knife.  Congratulations!

  • Howard P Reynolds

    Congratulations, Carl. Good win.

  • Carl Bradshaw

    Thanks everyone for the warm comments.


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    I heard through the Knife Vine, that a limited edition Moose, with Ebony handles, was produced a while back. Please let us know more about it.


  • KnifeMaker

    Dave Taylor

    Robert you are absolutely correct and this knife just happens to be featured in the TSA Knives store which of course can be found and accessed right here on iKC.

    Check it out my friend, it is an impressive knife indeed.


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    Dave Taylor

    Robert, if you go over to TSA Knives for a look at that big Swell Center Schatt & Morgan be sure to check out Greg's Blog as well.  The knife is featured there with comments and a good picture.  1095 blade steel and only 100 made. 


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Thanks Dave, I'll do that. I have bought knives from TSA Knives and Greg before. I love Moose pattern knives. I can't afford to buy them all and I collect other knives as well. I may get this one, though.


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    Dave Taylor

    If you happen to get one Robert, be sure to let us know how you like it.  I was just looking through my Schatt & Morgan 1903 and 1907 catalog reprints and found a very similar knife in both catalogs.  I like using the old time patterns like that.

  • Jan Carter

    Folks I have lots more factory pics and even a video of parts of the tour.  When I get home I will get them up!

  • Paul Ring

    Alright Jan.... Can't hardly wait!
  • Jan Carter

    I dont know if you all have seen this.  It is one of the reasons I am PROUD to call Ken Daniels and Queen Cutlery Co. friends

    The Queen Kiddo Project, Ken gives kids 13 years and under a free knife with this label on it. He decided to do this project to help pass on his love for knife collecting. Every year if they bring this knife back he will add another free knife to their collection. Its all about starting them a collection, sparking their interest and seeing their smiles on their faces.

     

  • Paul Ring

    Wow, what a heart, this is putting your money where your heart is!
    Thanks for caring Ken Daniels and Queen Cutlery!
    Thanks Jan for sharing this with us!
  • Ron Cooper

    These seeds that Ken is planting today, and nurturing year by year, will yield a whole new crop of knife collectors. That's a man with a vision for the future!

    Bravo, Mr. Daniels ~ BRAVO!

  • Jess Cobb

    Wow! My esteem for Queen has just gone up. Great job Mr. Daniels. I will be adding more Queen knives to my collection.

  • Jim Thompson

    Thanks Ken for a great way to help those of us that love knives & promotes their safe use and collectability. Thank you Jan for getting this out to us. Ryan will be at our show & I will shake his hand & commend them for this.

  • Paul Ring

    Jan is there any way you could get a picture of this knife posted on this site? Curious to at least get to see a picture! Thank-you. Paul
  • Ashley Nottingham

  • Ashley Nottingham

    These are some kids that Ken gave knives too, A mini congress, there is a picture they sent Queen with some adorable Thank you cards! 

  • Rich Miller

    Doe's anyone know where I can get a good used blade for a queen steel #19 pocket knife.


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    Craig Henry

    Super picture!

  • Jan Carter

    Ashley,

    Do you have a pic of the Kiddo knife for the folks to see?

  • steve haraldson

    Jan I think it is the knives that the kids are holding. The picture can be enlarged. Looks like corelon handeled congress. Sorry if you already know this and want a blow-up of the knife it's self.

  • Carl Bradshaw

    I know I saw a kid a the show carrying a corelon handled straight blade bird/trout knife with leather sheath.  I think there were some different patterns that Ken was giving out.

  • Ashley Nottingham

    Sorry, I don't have a picture of the actual knife and yes, there were two choices for them, the congress and the trout knife. 

  • Howard P Reynolds

    Steve,

    I have a "Natural" (curved) keyboard (Microsoft) that has a zoom slide button.  That works, too.  Clicking on the pic only increased the zoom once, but my slide button did the multi-zoom.

  • Jan Carter

    Very cool, they not only got a knife but there were options!

  • Jon Salmon

    Hi Folks - As promised I am posting some photos of the BEAUTIFUL Schatt & Morgan "Bone Prototype" knife which I was lucky enough to win during the "Count the Queens" contest a couple of weeks ago. First, a word of thanks to Ken Daniels of Queen Cutlery for providing the knife for the contest, and to Jan Carter for attending the Queen event in Titusville, PA and forwarding the knife to me. This VERY large folder is 5 1/4" closed, with a 4 1/4" blade. The knife has fantastic "Orangey" / "Autumn" color dyed smooth bone handle scales, a very unique "Schatt & Morgan - Trade Mark" logo (apparently laser engraved into the bone handle) as well as the famous S & M blade etching. The blade is highly polished, very shiny, and appears to be stainless steel (I'm guessing ATS-34). The blade also has 2 separate "nail pulls" cut into it - something I've never seen before.  The box it came in denotes "Keystone Series", but I don't think this could be a "Keystone Series" knife, since there is no "Keystone" Shield on it. After doing quite a bit of searching on the web, the most similar "numbered" Schatt & Morgan production knife I could locate was a "Limited Edition Coke Bottle Folding Knife" from 2006 (although it had brown jigged bone handle scales as well as a "Keystone" style shield, however the frame and the single blade with 2 "nail pulls" were identical). It was designated as model 041802. I could not confirm the blade steel used on that knife either.

  • Howard P Reynolds

    Thank you, Jonathan.  This is a great looking knife!  If it is ATS-34, it should serve you well as a user - but, who is willing to lose the collector value of a prototype knife?  A big folder like that needs a nice sheath.

  • Ron Cooper

    The Sabre Grind on that blade really sets that knife apart! Absolutely stunning!

    Congratulations, Jonathan! That's a keeper, fersure!

  • Jan Carter

    Jonathan,

    That knife may never have seen production.  Being  Proto it may have been an item that was tested to see how it would look but never done.  Just a guess on my part since it was a keystone box with no keystone shield 

  • Jan Carter

    well I hear some good things about the camp knife coming up.  Cant wait to see it

  • Jan Carter

    Saw this in a Blog today :)

    Hey Jan & Don, 

    Just to let you guys know and everyone else who has asked me about the new Queen Camp Knife.  I spoke with Ashley at Queen this morning.  The Camp Knife will be delivered late this week.  Great news!!!

    Frank Powers

    THANK FOR THE UPDATE!


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Congrats Jon, great prize. Great club we have here.

  • Howard P Reynolds

    Camp knife?!  Yes indeed, I'm anxious to see it, too.  Have more than I can use now, but hard to pass up a nice fixed blade - if that is what Queen means in a "camp knife".

  • Jan Carter

  • Jan Carter

    The fixed blade line is growing and Steve Hanner just did a review on one

    http://www.iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/queen-cutlery-oak-fixed...

  • Gerald Hines

    I picked this little one up Saturday at a gun show.

  • Gerald Hines

  • Howard P Reynolds

    Thanks, Jan.  That is a nice looking scout/camp knife.  Would like to see the old style can opener blade come back.  Having used only the new style can opener, I can do better with my P-38 issue C-ration can opener.  The old style can opener blade looks like it would work better than the new style.

    Old style can opener:

  • Howard P Reynolds

    Very pretty, Gerald.  The pearl looks really great!

  • Jan Carter

    Gerald,

    WOW!!!  That is some sweet looking pearl on that Gunstock!

  • Billy Oneale

    Wow, stunning pearl on that gunstock.

  • Ron Cooper

    Billy took the words right out of my mouth. That pearly handled Gunstock S&M is gorgeous! Which arm and what leg did ya have to give up for that bad boy, Gerald? That is SUH-WEET!!!