Old Queen Cutlery Co. Knives

The Queen Cutlery Company manufactured knives in Titusville Pennsylvania for 96 years. The company opened its only factory there in 1919 and commenced to make some of the best US crafted cutlery you will find. Unfortunately, the Titusville manufacturing plant closed down in 2018.
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Miller Bro's wrote:This is the first old Queen I have found in a long time.
That's a model 10 Heavy Jack. Measures 3 5/8" and has black composite handles. Made circa 1937-45.
The model 10 had a clip main. The model 18, a spear main.

The model 10 is my favorite Queen to collect. Was made in black composite, winterbottom bone, Delrin and Roger's bone.
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I have an old Queen like that but mine is not stamped with any model number and it is just shy of 3 3/4". Actually 3 23/32"
Both blades have half stops. Mine has slightly different composition covers.
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Mumbleypeg wrote:Nice find Dimitri! ::tu:: Dates to the 1930s or early 40s I believe. What's its length?

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treefarmer wrote:Great find, Miller Bro's! ::tu:: .
That one would be a pleasure to clean up!
Doesn't look like there is much metal missing on either blade.
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Thanks TF ::tu:: I think I am going to leave it as is sharpen it up and drop it in my pocket ::nod::

The blades are full and have tremendous snap! :shock:
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bdev wrote:
Miller Bro's wrote:This is the first old Queen I have found in a long time.
That's a model 10 Heavy Jack. Measures 3 5/8" and has black composite handles. Made circa 1937-45.
The model 10 had a clip main. The model 18, a spear main.

The model 10 is my favorite Queen to collect. Was made in black composite, winterbottom bone, Delrin and Roger's bone.
This is almost 3 3/4" ::shrug::
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FRJ wrote:I have an old Queen like that but mine is not stamped with any model number and it is just shy of 3 3/4". Actually 3 23/32"
Both blades have half stops. Mine has slightly different composition covers.
Joe, mine is the same size ::nod::
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Miller Bro's wrote:
bdev wrote:
Miller Bro's wrote:This is the first old Queen I have found in a long time.
That's a model 10 Heavy Jack. Measures 3 5/8" and has black composite handles. Made circa 1937-45.
The model 10 had a clip main. The model 18, a spear main.

The model 10 is my favorite Queen to collect. Was made in black composite, winterbottom bone, Delrin and Roger's bone.
This is almost 3 3/4" ::shrug::
Almost 3 3/4" ( which also translates to 3 6/8") is about 3 5/8". Queen actually measured it at 3 11/16".
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Check this one out. Got it from Steve Pfeiffer / knifeaholic.
It's a Ka-Bar Jack made by Queen ( I believe it is but I'm no expert - still researching it ). It's a pattern 18 which is the same as the 10 pattern but with a spear main.
This knife is the same as the Queen City knives in this thread with a slight difference in the bolster.

I heard from a few KA-BAR collectors and this knife was NOT made by Queen, as I thought. It's really close but not a Queen.


Has black composite smooth handles and is all steel. No brass liners or pins.

The last pic of the tang stamp was taken with my new USB microscope.
Check out this thread....
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... =2&t=50558
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Nice knife ::tu::

I ordered one of those microscope's, haven't received it yet ::paranoid::
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Miller Bro's wrote:Nice knife ::tu::

I ordered one of those microscope's, haven't received it yet ::paranoid::
Thanks.
You're gonna love the microscope. Takes pics as well as video. You can go full screen if needed and it's not that big so it won't get in the way. Measures about 5" wide, 6.5" deep, 7' high ( The whole unit, not just the microscope).
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If that thing plugs into my tablet I will be all set ::nod::
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Miller Bro's wrote:If that thing plugs into my tablet I will be all set ::nod::
If your tablet has a USB port, you're all set.
But.....the software installation requires a CD/DVD drive.
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Nope, no USB port :(
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These do not fold and are not mint, but a neat set
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toolboy wrote:These do not fold and are not mint, but a neat set
That is a neat set especially that you have the original sheath and box. What's interesting are the two different tang stamps, both from the same era.
Queen used more than a few different stamping in the 40's and 50's.
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Thought I'd give this thread a kick in the pants with some pics. Three Queen City knives with Rogers Bone.

A Queen City 3" Sleeveboard circa 1925-32.
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Queen City 4" Stockman missing one blade. Script tang stamp. Circa ??? prior to 1945.
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Queen City 3 1/4" Cattle Knife with QUEEN CITY stamp. 1922-32
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::drool:: HOKs are great!
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.....those ARE great!!!.......especially the sleeveboard!!...i've got an old Camillus like it, and I love to carry it!!, the bone looks identical to my Camillus!!!........... ::tu:: ::tu:: ......................
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Beautiful old Queens, Bruno.

Here's a Little pearl I got at the Mystic knife show.
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Here's a Queen 4" #31 Half Congress. Winterbottom bone that has aged nicely. This one was someone's EDC years ago as you can see from the blade wear. I carried it to work today and used it on occasion. I'm not a fan of the congress pattern for EDC but the half congress, with only two blades is so thin, that it worked for me. It's now a part of my rotation.
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FRJ wrote:Beautiful old Queens, Bruno.

Here's a Little pearl I got at the Mystic knife show.
Thanks.
Nice pen knife. Seeing your knife made me realize that I don't have one knife with pearl handles. Might have to change that. ::nod::
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All of those old bone scales look great. ::tu::
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That's a real nice little Congress you have there, Bruno. ::tu::
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That pearl just sparkles Joe.
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