My Queen steel knives
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:26 am
Hi all!
I have 2 Queen Cutlery knives. Both are straight blade hunting knives.
One, with the original sheath, was a gift from my father to my grandfather back in the late 1950's. I inherited it from there. From my father's limited recollection of when he bought it, confirmed by the tang stamp, this #75 knife was made between 1957 and 1960. It has some green staining on the handle, which I think is synthetic.
The other, without sheath, is a #77, which I found under a house that had been abandoned for over 25 years. It has no tang stamp, and so it must be from between 1960 and 1972. I scrubbed it up a little. The blade still has a good edge and is in good condition. The handle is synthetic, as many of the handles were at the time. Parts of the handle need more work. I am also going to make a new sheath for it.
If anyone has more precise dates on the #75 and #77, or advice on how to tend the handles, or any other comments, please chime in!
I have 2 Queen Cutlery knives. Both are straight blade hunting knives.
One, with the original sheath, was a gift from my father to my grandfather back in the late 1950's. I inherited it from there. From my father's limited recollection of when he bought it, confirmed by the tang stamp, this #75 knife was made between 1957 and 1960. It has some green staining on the handle, which I think is synthetic.
The other, without sheath, is a #77, which I found under a house that had been abandoned for over 25 years. It has no tang stamp, and so it must be from between 1960 and 1972. I scrubbed it up a little. The blade still has a good edge and is in good condition. The handle is synthetic, as many of the handles were at the time. Parts of the handle need more work. I am also going to make a new sheath for it.
If anyone has more precise dates on the #75 and #77, or advice on how to tend the handles, or any other comments, please chime in!
