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QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:05 am
by Gone2Three
Howdy y'all,
Was hoping to find out more information on this Queen City knife.
Just guessing that it's somewhat recent and not an older production run model...

So was it made prior to the shut down? ...Tried googling it and not much came up ::shrug::

Thanks!

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:09 am
by cudgee
I cannot help you with any of the information you require, but you have a sweet piece there my friend. 8)

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:27 am
by Gone2Three
cudgee wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:09 am I cannot help you with any of the information you require, but you have a sweet piece there my friend. 8)
Appreciate that! ... these are from the listing, trying to find out more about it ::tu::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:36 am
by bdev
Looks like it was made after Queen closed their doors.

EDIT: Looks like I was wrong. Now that I think about it, these might have been a SFO for Collectorknives.

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:53 pm
by kennedy knives
I have a few of these that I bought around 2008 ::tu::
Good stuff :D

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:03 pm
by Gone2Three
kennedy knives wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:53 pm I have a few of these that I bought around 2008 ::tu::
Good stuff :D
Nice! ::handshake::
Would you possibly know what other variations were released around then? After digging around I found a dark green bone, same pattern

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:48 pm
by kennedy knives
Gone2Three wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:03 pm
kennedy knives wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:53 pm I have a few of these that I bought around 2008 ::tu::
Good stuff :D
Nice! ::handshake::
Would you possibly know what other variations were released around then? After digging around I found a dark green bone, same pattern
Let me see what I still have and will post pictures ::handshake:: Nice Knives well made

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:12 pm
by kennedy knives
I found 2 both are the same pattern . One is a Hunter Green Pattern # Q9588 the other is Buffalo Horn Pattern # Q9590. They look to have the same Shield just different Handles ::hmm:: . I will see if there in a Queen Catalog ::shrug:: I have maybe someone has one that can enlighten us ::handshake::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:32 pm
by treefarmer
All of those are pretty neat!
I personally like the color of the first one Gone2Three posted.
If the spay blade was longer, those knives would be like the #52 Moose if they are 4.25" closed length.
Queen is an interesting and confusing brand to follow, especially in the latter years of production.
Treefarmer

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:58 am
by Gone2Three
kennedy knives wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:12 pm I found 2 both are the same pattern . One is a Hunter Green Pattern # Q9588 the other is Buffalo Horn Pattern # Q9590. They look to have the same Shield just different Handles ::hmm:: . I will see if there in a Queen Catalog ::shrug:: I have maybe someone has one that can enlighten us ::handshake::
Appreciate you taking the time to look for them and especially posting the pictures ::handshake::
Would be great to find out more about all three of these beautiful knives. The limited edition of 200 is also intresting, are they actually numbered somewhere? ::shrug::
Maybe someone else will have another piece of the puzzle...
Thanks again, I'll be looking forward to hearing more ::tu::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:02 am
by Gone2Three
treefarmer wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:32 pm All of those are pretty neat!
I personally like the color of the first one Gone2Three posted.
If the spay blade was longer, those knives would be like the #52 Moose if they are 4.25" closed length.
Queen is an interesting and confusing brand to follow, especially in the latter years of production.
Treefarmer
Thanks! ::handshake:: it's the color that drew me to it, and of course it's
a Queen so I had to take a chance. I'll be eagerly awaiting this one for sure!

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:08 am
by Gone2Three
bdev wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:36 am Looks like it was made after Queen closed their doors.

EDIT: Looks like I was wrong. Now that I think about it, these might have been a SFO for Collectorknives.
No worries, I was just happy that it wasn't a China made knockoff :lol:

One other thing...I'm embarrassed to ask, what's a SFO?

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:33 am
by doglegg
Special Factory Order, or at least I think that is it.

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:40 am
by Gone2Three
doglegg wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:33 am Special Factory Order, or at least I think that is it.
Got it! ... learning all the time here ::tu::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:27 am
by kennedy knives
doglegg wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:33 am Special Factory Order, or at least I think that is it.
100% right :D

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:57 am
by bdev
If you contact Mike at Collectorknives.net, you can ask if this run was a SFO for him. Here's the link.

https://www.collectorknives.net/contact-us/

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:14 pm
by carrmillus
........those are nice knives!!....next to CAMILLUS, I think QUEEN knives are my #2!!!!.............. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:17 pm
by Gone2Three
bdev wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 11:57 am If you contact Mike at Collectorknives.net, you can ask if this run was a SFO for him. Here's the link.

https://www.collectorknives.net/contact-us/
Appreciate that, I've got a message sent out to Mike and one to Bob at Queen's History sight.
Hopefully hear something...
Thanks! ::handshake::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:23 pm
by Gone2Three
carrmillus wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:14 pm ........those are nice knives!!....next to CAMILLUS, I think QUEEN knives are my #2!!!!.............. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ...........................
Thanks! I'm a big fan of them both ::super_happy::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 4:40 pm
by Gone2Three
Received this reply from Bob @ Queen Cutlery History...

Hi Randy,

We’ve checked but have found no records of these pattern numbers. The may have been from a special order but we have no way to confirm this.

Best regards,
Bob

One down, one to go.... ::pace::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:28 pm
by Gone2Three
My Queen City knife arrived in the mail today, I'm more than pleased with my purchase. The bone is absolutely gorgeous, the sellers pictures were darker and didn't do it justice. Fit and finish is spot on, knife is basically new and never carried.
I'm so glad I took the chance on it ::groove::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:05 pm
by treefarmer
Very Nice! ::tu::
Treefarmer

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:51 pm
by Gone2Three
treefarmer wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:05 pm Very Nice! ::tu::
Treefarmer
Thanks! :) ::handshake::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:46 am
by doglegg
Yes Sir you won on that gamble. Excellent. ::nod:: ::nod::

Re: QUEEN CITY - 1 OF 200 stockman model Q9589

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:19 pm
by Gone2Three
doglegg wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:46 am Yes Sir you won on that gamble. Excellent. ::nod:: ::nod::
::super_happy:: thanks! ::handshake::