The Mini TrapPER DIEM -- Your Daily Mini Trapper

[Quick Steel]

QT, Somehow I inexplicably missed your post of Jan. 26. I am aghast, stricken, heartbroken, as I look at your amazing Bulldog. I am indeed happy for you that you obtained such a wonderful piece. But, alas, suffer deep regrets because it is not mine. I have never seen such richly grained ivory. Just wonderful. Would you ever consider selling it? You could name your price establishing a superb profit for yourself. Really. [Think of the many other mini-trappers you could acquire with the proceeds.

[QTCut5]

Funny thing, Garry (well, perhaps you won't find it so funny) is that the same seller sold another ivory BD Mini T the very next week...and it sold for even less than what I paid for the one I got. I even put in a couple of bids just because I couldn't believe nobody else was bidding on it. But, alas, I had already just purchased one, and I didn't want to be greedy and hog them all. Now I wish I had though, because if I had purchased both of them, I would gladly have given one to you.

~Q~

[QTCut5]

QT, I am indeed happy for you that you obtained such a wonderful piece. But, alas, suffer deep regrets because it is not mine.

Believe me, I know that feeling all too well, my friend (don't we all!)

~Q~

[Quick Steel]

[QTCut5]

Oh, dude...you're breaking my heart.

But, do not despair...there may still be a way for you to get me to give up the ivory Bulldog Mini T.

Check your PMs.

~Q~

[QTCut5]

Stay tuned mini trapper aficionados: ~Q~ & Quick Steel may be concocting a nefarious mini trapper scheme


In the meantime...here's my Mini TrapPER DIEM for today, a single blade, (Delrin) Winterbottom Queen #51

I think this pretty much speaks for itself!

~Q~

[Corso]

That's a really nice Queen

funny enough I was about to post asking if anyone made a single clip blade mini trapper

will have to keep an eye out for one

[QTCut5]

If you have a keen eye for Queen made knives, today's Mini TrapPER DIEM might look somewhat familiar. Apparently, a dealer purchased some NOS that was gathering dust on the shelves at Blue Grass Cutlery and found a box of these John Primble Authorized Reproduction Mini Trappers. A cursory comparison reveals that this knife is basically the exact same Mini Trapper that Queen used in its Master Cutler series: same size, same frame, same blades & blade configuration, same high quality construction. The only differences seem to be in the window dressings, i.e., different bone scales, the placement of the nail nick on the spay blade, a fleur-de-lis style shield and the John Primble logo blade etch.

I'll admit I was a little skeptical and hesitant to get this one at first because the only other John Primble knife I own is of significantly lower quality and is obviously a Pacific Rim product (I think I paid less than $20 for it). This one cost three times as much, but in a side-by-side comparison, it's clearly well worth it and a far superior knife. When it arrived, it had some kind of residue on the blades, bolsters and shield--probably dried oil from sitting around for so long--but aside from that, it's an excellent knife in every respect.

Here's a Queen Master Cutler Mini Trapper for comparison:

And here's my Pacific Rim made John Primble Mini Trapper (obviously it's hard to tell the differences in quality of construction from a photo, but, I assure you, in hand the differences are more than obvious):

~Q~

[jerryd6818]

~Q~ you're going to be the ruin of me. I put one of those Primbles on my watch list.

[QTCut5]

I suppose today's Mini TrapPER DIEM could be filed under the category of "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait." I've never made any secret of the fact that I am not a fan of Delrin--a fact I restated when I posted a Delrin Queen #9155 as my Mini TrapPER DIEM on Feb 4 (page 40)--so you can only imagine my gleeful exuberance when, lo and behold, what to my wondering eyes should appear but another Queen #9155...but this one has a genuine bone handle!

Furthermore, in reference to a Delrin Winchester Mini TrapPER DIEM I posted on Sept 19 (page 11), jerryd stated:

Winchester, the king of the long guns. Yours was most likely made by Queen in the later '80s - mid '90s.

I never doubted jerryd's claim that Queen was the manufacturer and now I have compelling, albeit circumstantial, supporting evidence to back it up.

Please consider the evidence below and draw your own conclusions.

They're all essentially the same knife but with different window dressing (the bone handled knife also has a narrower clip blade). Although, interestingly, the bone handled Queen has a serious gator snap, the Delrin Queen not quite as hard, and the Delrin Winchester has the weakest snap of them all. Most curious, indeed.

They may have all been made by the same company, but I feel the bone handled Queen is far and away the better knife in every respect.

[QTCut5]

Speaking of snap..today's Mini TrapPER DIEM has probably the hardest snap of any knife I have ever owned. I'm guessing that Queen made this stag #9155 with a super hard snap intentionally; why else would they etch the image of a bear trap on the clip master blade?

[jerryd6818]

It's been eight months since this tread was active. Let's see if we can resuscitate the old girl with some fresh Mini-T's.

How about we throw the charger on the battery and see if we can get her to turn over with this one.

[terryl308]

This fits right in my program, an hour late and a dollar short! Here is a Queen 1992 mini that I've had for a while, etch is worn off the master blade but maybe a model 9255? Great little trapper IMO. Terry

[QTCut5]

A good surgeon could correct that factory error with a little cosmetic surgery, jerryd.

This 2019 Case Burnt Gray Bone 6207 was sent to me anonymously a few months ago--thank you, mad bomber, whoever you are!
It took me awhile, but I've finally come to appreciate it for its uniqueness.

[jerryd6818]

Cosmetic surgery is not in the future of mine ~Q~ but to each his own. As for the burnt grey, I've settled into mine.

[jerryd6818]

Hmmm. A little bit like the 2007 Green Apple I just acquired.

[QTCut5]

Hmmm...looks like we got a green theme going on here. You should know by now that even the mere suggestion of a pattern is like catnip to OCD Monkey. And, since I missed the traditional posting of green knives on St. Patrick's Day last month, perhaps this will make up for it.

Here are my Green Mini-Ts

[Quick Steel]

Q, Don't know if you are Irish, but you deserve to be. A fine collection of the green. St. Patrick would be proud.

[jerryd6818]

A day late and a dollar short as usual but I'll go ahead and throw these in the green game.

[jerryd6818]

I see I've been remiss in my posting. Maybe this one will get me back in good graces.

[jmh58]

[jerryd6818]

Tuesday's child is fair of face.

[jerryd6818]

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More than just a little prejudice there John?? That's cool.

[jmh58]

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More than just a little prejudice there John?? That's cool.

Maybe... Thanks jerry!!!
John

[TPK]

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Nice one John! I LIKE THAT! My grandfather Wigfield used to breed & raise different hunting dogs. Among them also some Beagles! The same grandfather who worked at a feed store and carried a Purina knife as his EDC. Which got me interested in pocket knives. This is a Pin from 1952 that was his that my mom gave to me. Thanks for looking!