THAT'S a beautiful knife Craig.  It's one of those beautiful knives that stands out among other beautiful knives.  My opinion anyway.  Guess you married the right girl. lol  Or your sis married the right guy.  No matter, great knife.  I hope you carry it.  I hate to see a gorgeous knife not get used.  No digging up weeds in the garden though! lol

Jack

A beauty!

Craig,

That is indeed a rare beauty and the tang stamps are just incredible! Cobgrats!!!

Howard,

I myself am a 1095 person, although I have been straying to 154CPM..  I know, those that know me are shocked!  I have always liked 1095 because it is easy to sharpen and as an EDC, my knives dont see much action.  I have some skill at sharpening but it is very limited, if it is going to be difficult for me to get a clean edge on I am unlikely to carry it often.

Craig, a beautiful historical reminder.

I wish I had a brother in-law like that. Great knife, I love the Indian head penny.

Craig,

That is a gorgeous knife, and I think I speak for many here when I say, you don't deserve it!  Hahahahaha.  Did this brother-in-law cut dirt and rocks with your favorite chainsaw?  I'm thinkin that only a huge error in judgement would cause a brother-in-law to give you such a nice knife.

Jan,

1095.  I agree that when you get up to around 62 Rockwell hardness the difficulty in sharpening might surpass the knife's utility, and as you say, 1095 is user friendly, while being economical (usually).  However, I think a good 440C production knife will give a 1095 production knife some trouble.  Just as easy to sharpen and easy on the wallet, as well.  On the other hand, none of my EDC fixed blades are carbon steel (1095).  Maybe I should put the GEC 1095 hunter in the EDC rotation to see if I am missing something.

Thanks for the comments.......I think. LOL!

It has a display case that I'm going to hang on the wall.

My brother-in-law (Darrell) was a collector years ago. He doesn't collect much now, except for using knives. We were both knife dealers back in the 1980's. He just came across this one the other day. He didn't realize he still had it! LOL!

Howard, I'm a big Carbon steel fan but there is some stainless steel knives I like. You named a few, 440C, ATS134, 154CM and of course D2 [sorta stainless]. I also wish, that some of my favorite knife makers, would give us a grater choice in knife steels.

D2 is sorta stainless?  I thought it was a carbon steel.  Where can I find the "recipe" for the steel?  The percentages of carbon, chromium, etc.  Is that anywhere nearby? :)  I'm speaking of the PH-D2 Queen is now using.

Jack

There some info :

http://stainless-steel-world.net/pdf/11021.pdf

P. 8:

Jack, here's what I dug up regarding D2 steel:

I should also add that Queen's D2 always is accompanied by the letters "PH" preceding the D2.

I have read differing opinions on the meaning of those letters. Some suggest the the PH stands for Precipitation Hardening. While others claim the letters stand for Peter's Heat Treatment.

Perhaps Ryan Daniels could clarify that for us, should he happen to look in on this thread?

Thanks Ron.  I have read the PH stands for Peter's Heat treating, a company that heat treats the D2.  I would like to know if that's right or not.  Doesn't matter if I understand or not, I do like to know stuff like this though.  Ryan??? Where are you??? lol

The D2 being hard to sharpen issue makes me sad a little bit.  This is very easily changed by buying stones that cut more aggressively.  That does mean spending money that could be spent on another knife though. :)  A few years ago I FINALLY decided to buy a knife that would stay sharp longer than what I had used all my life.  When I got one (then more and more lol) I found my 20 year old med. grit Arkansas stone couldn't sharpen them.  I didn't know how to take care of a stone so I'm sure it was clogged.  So over time I've gotten stones that can sharpen any blade steel on the market.  Of course my 10 starving kids don't have any shoes. lol  I get sad when I think someone will not buy a knife he/she wants because they don't think they can sharpen it or it takes too long with the stones they have.  This of course is up to each individual.  I just love an edge that stays sharp.  I'm retired now and don't work hard so I don't need the edge retention I did when I used a knife more.  This also makes me sad.  I wish I had invested more in better knives when I used them more.  I've always loved knives and always had a pocket knife in my pocket.  Now I seem to have several. :)

The PH on our D-2 Blades does stand for Peters Heat Treat. They are located in Meadville, Pa and all of the springs and blades for our D2 Knives are Heat treated through them. 

Thank you Ashley.  As one customer who now has one Queen with PH-D2 I am VERY happy with this steel.  I'm no expert and my "testing" is mainly just using the knives every day but I like PH-D2 more than any steel I've used on traditional pocket knives.  I don't have a LOT of experience though so my opinion is based on very limited knowledge.

Thanks for that clarification, Ashley! 

You're very welcome! 

There has always been a big debate on blade steel. Carbon Vs. Stainless. One of the reasons production knife companies like stainlees in high RC. is they can use stock removal on their blades, instead of hammer forging carbon steel. Hammer forging is costly and time consuming. Unless, you have used a knife that has been hammer forged by a master smith, you have not experienced the true value of carbon steel knives.

I hope, I didn't make my last post sound Iike, I didn't like stainless steel blades or D2 blades. One of my favorite user large folders is a Robeson, in D2, made by Queen.

  I was just, trying to explain a little more about, Carbon steel knives.

I just took this picture today of the family turtle. I bought this the first year Courtney and I started dating at a flea market which was the first time Courtney had ever experienced the knife game. He was only the size of a silver dollar!

Hes cute Ryan, whats his name?

Jan his name is Franklin

Cant wait to see everyone in TN this weekend.  I would love to see an iKC member win this Queen/Prater knife being given away at rep weekend this weekend!!!

I would love to be there, but can't - have fun Jan.

Well Queen gave away their Queen/Prater knives yesterday.  Cant wait to find out who won

Have you seen the Queen Cutlery page lately?

Happy Fall Everyone! 

And a very Happy Fall to you, also, Miss Ashley!

I sure do like the looks of that S&M Keystone Congress Whittler!

I've saved your picture to be used as my desktop wallpaper - Thanks!

wow, great idea Ron!

Ashley are you going to jin our pumpkin carving contest?  I wish you would!

My new S&M Queen Stag Stockman-bought at Ohio Classic Knife Show-Pic doesn't do it justice, a really beautiful knife.

That Stockman is looking pretty fine from where I'm sittin', Ken! I'm a big fan of anything with that Keystone shield on it. Mainly because I know that the knife beneath that shield is a quality S&M. Can't go wrong! Looks like you got a good one!

That is a nice Stockman, Ken.

This I believe is a 1958-1960 Winterbottom Bone-Blade 4"-overall 8" length.The only marking is the QSteel stamp on the blade. I was also intrigued by the fact that the bone was much lighter on the obverse side. I would very much appreciate any info or corrections about this knife.

I don't know why these photos came out so distorted proportionally.I have added several photos before with no problems.This is I believe a bird and trout knife with a blade less than an inch wide. However, if you click on the photo it opens to the correct proportions. Sorry about that.

This is my firs try at the site.  Thanks for the help at SMKW regarding the site.  I guess my first question is how do you add photos??  Glad to hear that Steve Koontz is associated, as I have received a significant amount of information from him on the SMKW show over the years.

LOL, yesterday WAS Kens Birthday!  I wonder if someone bought him a knife

@Jan -- More likely another knife company!

LOL, not sure thats a gift LOL

If you ever get a chance to see him at a show and get him to talk about the company, watch his face.  He is like a kid in a candy store!  he absolutely loves the business and knives

I think I know what you mean Jan, he was all excited to see what I got and comment on my S&M - he really liked it.

It sure is fun to meet the Queen folks in person and know that the ones creating our knives love them like we do

Met Ryan again at the Ohio knife show in cambridge ohio..looks like he is hard at work doesn't it....

And a nice guy to talk to.

I liked the earlier picture of the Schatt & Morgan Congress Whittler so much, I had to go out and get one of my own! This little gem just arrived yesterday, and already has made itself at home in the display cabinet.

Pat,

I love it!  It sure looks comfy and quite at home there

anyone going to this one?

November 22, - November 24, 2013 ~ 36th Annual New York Custom Knife Show Jersey City, NJ. 

I'm close enough Jan, but need to save money for Buck Season opening after Thanksgiving.

Hello all, I don't have time to post often but do enjoy browsing whenever I can.

I have collected Queen knives for years but lately have had to slow down because of the wifes employment changes and a few odd ball health problems.

Good work, Stefan!

I'm sure that you assistance and contributions were invaluable.

Kudos to you, my friend, for a job well done!