Another #45
- treefarmer
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 12891
- Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:53 am
- Location: Florida Panhandle(LA-Lower Alabama)
Another #45
The 1st time I saw a #45 Queen a few years back, I thought they were ugly and I haven't changed my mind. Ugly but unique in their construction, they kinda' got my attention. The one I got yesterday would have been perfect had someone not allowed the blade to snap shut on the bail several times. It is apparently has a factory edge, perfect etch and no dings on the aluminum body. This is my 5th one and I have yet to carry one as an EDC.
Treefarmer
Treefarmer
A GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A COP ON THE PHONE.
- XX Case XX
- Posts: 3574
- Joined: Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:24 pm
- Location: California
Re: Another #45
From 0 to 5 in just few short years. I'd say you're hooked. I like those, a very unique looking knife. Good quality too. Nicely done!!
__________
Mike
__________
Mike
"If there are no Dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went". Will Rogers
I work hard so my Dog can have a better life...
I work hard so my Dog can have a better life...
Re: Another #45
Well Philip with me you are preaching to the choir. Love them, I carried one in High School (yes they had them way back then). I recently got one brand new in the box. They are kinda like the glock of pocket knives, ugly but reliable. Congrats on your new one.
- New_Windsor_NY
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 10937
- Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:50 pm
- Location: I'm On The Far Right On The Left Coast In Commiefornia
Re: Another #45
I don't see any damage on the blade or on the bail. At least not in the pictures that are posted.treefarmer wrote:The one I got yesterday would have been perfect had someone not allowed the blade to snap shut on the bail several times.
However, VERY nice knife.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
- treefarmer
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 12891
- Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:53 am
- Location: Florida Panhandle(LA-Lower Alabama)
Re: Another #45
Here are pictures of the damage to the bail and the blade :
TreefarmerA GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A COP ON THE PHONE.
Re: Another #45
I agree with you, ugly knife, but I still want one.treefarmer wrote:The 1st time I saw a #45 Queen a few years back, I thought they were ugly and I haven't changed my mind. Ugly but unique in their construction, they kinda' got my attention. The one I got yesterday would have been perfect had someone not allowed the blade to snap shut on the bail several times. It is apparently has a factory edge, perfect etch and no dings on the aluminum body. This is my 5th one and I have yet to carry one as an EDC.
Treefarmer
007.JPG010.JPG
I haven't been able to find one at a reasonable cost?
David
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
- jerryd6818
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 39180
- Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
- Location: The middle of the top of a bastion of Liberalism.
Re: Another #45
This one makes me sad. It was a gift from T.J.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
- treefarmer
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 12891
- Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:53 am
- Location: Florida Panhandle(LA-Lower Alabama)
Re: Another #45
Yes Sir, I understand.
Treefarmer
Treefarmer
A GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A COP ON THE PHONE.
- treefarmer
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 12891
- Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:53 am
- Location: Florida Panhandle(LA-Lower Alabama)
Re: Another #45
Here's the 5 #45s that I now have:
So I just Googled patent number 2728139 and found a history of this knife. The inventor was Eric C. Erickson, Titusville, Pa. He filed the patent on 8/21/1953, the patent was granted on 12/27/1955. Queen Cutlery Company is mentioned in the legal mumbo jumbo. The drawings show the original knife only has 4 parts as do all mine except for the one with the bail it has 5 parts. Soooo..... apparently the bottom knife is one of the 1st ones made before the patent was granted.
Treefarmer
The knife on the bottom has a '55-'57 tang stamp with PAT. PENDING stamped on the pile side. The other 4 knives all have PAT. NO. 2728139 on the mark side, nothing on the pile side. I just realized the bottom knife has a factory edge. The ones with the patent number all have the blade etch showing to some degree. Notice too, the nail nicks are not all the same position. So I just Googled patent number 2728139 and found a history of this knife. The inventor was Eric C. Erickson, Titusville, Pa. He filed the patent on 8/21/1953, the patent was granted on 12/27/1955. Queen Cutlery Company is mentioned in the legal mumbo jumbo. The drawings show the original knife only has 4 parts as do all mine except for the one with the bail it has 5 parts. Soooo..... apparently the bottom knife is one of the 1st ones made before the patent was granted.
Treefarmer
A GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A COP ON THE PHONE.