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.
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:45 am
Last I looked you can buy them from the Moore Maker site. Look for patterns having “C” in the pattern number,
Just for curiosity Ken I have a double lockback MM with CS over USA. What would the CS mean?
I'm not trying to speak for Ken but my guess would that the "CS" stands for carbon steel.
You're right, my brain is just not turned on this morning. Sorry everyone I will have to remember to think before I write!
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OSCAR wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:27 am
I doubt that Case or Buck are currently making knives under other brand names.
Ken
Thanks Ken, as a matter of fact, I believe this Moore Maker (my EDC today) was made by Queen back in the olden times. ( somehow it ALL ties in together). I like Moore Maker because it is a "Texas" knife ( so to speak )...
I called More Maker some years ago around 2004 or 2005 and asked about a knife I had purchased. The lady I spoke to couldn't tell me who made the exact knife I had but she did tell me that they had knives made by Queen, Utica, Camillus, and Bear & Son. I think there were a couple more but memory fails me. I should have written it down so I could forget where I wrote it.
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Pretty sure it’s CS for Canal Street. When Canal Street was in business they made several patterns for Moore Maker. One of the most unmistakable was the ”football” pattern. The Moore’s are going to stick with “Made in USA” if they can, which is why you see Utica, Bear, Case, etc making their knives. Previous lineup included Queen and Canal Street.
Ken
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Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:28 pm
Pretty sure it’s CS for Canal Street. When Canal Street was in business they made several patterns for Moore Maker. One of the most unmistakable was the ”football” pattern. The Moore’s are going to stick with “Made in USA” if they can, which is why you see Utica, Bear, Case, etc making their knives. Previous lineup included Queen and Canal Street.
Ken
Ken, that’s a very unusual and cool knife. Never saw a “football” knife before.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:28 pm
Pretty sure it’s CS for Canal Street. When Canal Street was in business they made several patterns for Moore Maker. One of the most unmistakable was the ”football” pattern. The Moore’s are going to stick with “Made in USA” if they can, which is why you see Utica, Bear, Case, etc making their knives. Previous lineup included Queen and Canal Street.
Ken
See? I forgot that Canal Street was mentioned! I knew I should have written it down.
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See? I forgot that Canal Street was mentioned! I knew I should have written it down.
I have all kinds of questions on AAPk and then Poof!!! The paper with the information is sucked into some kind of mysterious vortex... ... ....
Here is the Queen... Taking it out for photos, I like the stag a lot better than when I first saw it. I really like this knife. You can see the high ridge of the liner lock. I did not like that at first. but.... it locks the blade in tight and serves as a sort of finger guard to protect your hand from running up the blade.
See? I forgot that Canal Street was mentioned! I knew I should have written it down.
I have all kinds of questions on AAPk and then Poof!!! The paper with the information is sucked into some kind of mysterious vortex... ... ....
Here is the Queen... Taking it out for photos, I like the stag a lot better than when I first saw it. I really like this knife. You can see the high ridge of the liner lock. I did not like that at first. but.... it locks the blade in tight and serves as a sort of finger guard to protect your hand from running up the blade.
Very nice there Dog
"The Edge...There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
See? I forgot that Canal Street was mentioned! I knew I should have written it down.
I have all kinds of questions on AAPk and then Poof!!! The paper with the information is sucked into some kind of mysterious vortex... ... ....
Here is the Queen... Taking it out for photos, I like the stag a lot better than when I first saw it. I really like this knife. You can see the high ridge of the liner lock. I did not like that at first. but.... it locks the blade in tight and serves as a sort of finger guard to protect your hand from running up the blade.
Looks good GSP. From the looks of it if it's made by B&S it's some of their better work.
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FWIW, I believe that the new Queen knives from SMKW are made by Utica, not B&S. I say that because they look like the knives that Utica has in the past made on contract for Moore Maker. At least the two patterns that I have seen.
True, Knifeaholic, it is all speculation at this point.
But speculating os a lot of fun, too!
I am glad to see some of their knives made in the USA, no matter which manufacturer is producing them.
Reverand wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:48 am
True, Knifeaholic, it is all speculation at this point.
But speculating os a lot of fun, too!
I am glad to see some of their knives made in the USA, no matter which manufacturer is producing them.
Reverend,
I agree that it doesn’t matter who made it but great that it’s made in America. I only wish they picked a new name. I don’t like when a company tries to capitalize on the name of another company that no longer exists. Not a big deal, just a quirk I have. The way I see it, there’s only one Queen knives and always will be. I’m glad though that at least it’s a quality knife. It would be so wrong if it was poorly made and wore the Queen name and logo.
"The Edge...There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Looks good GSP. From the looks of it if it's made by B&S it's some of their better work.
Sasquach, I ordered a new Queen and a B&S in the same order from online and when looking at the black cloth case they both came in... looks the same!!! I would say that is a nice piece of evidence for the argument that B&S is making the new Queens....
Looks good GSP. From the looks of it if it's made by B&S it's some of their better work.
Sasquach, I ordered a new Queen and a B&S in the same order from online and when looking at the black cloth case they both came in... looks the same!!! I would say that is a nice piece of evidence for the argument that B&S is making the new Queens....
So now the question is if Bear & son is able to find beautiful stag like that why is Case not producing stag handled knives? Case is rapidly fading as the central focus of my collection. The selection of American cutlers making traditional pocket knives is dwindling but these new "Queen" knives are a breath of fresh air. I ordered one of the jumbo trappers since all of the reviews from fellow collectors have been very good.
A GOOD KNIFE IS LIKE A GOOD FRIEND, IT'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
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I ordered one of the jumbo trappers since all of the reviews from fellow collectors have been very good.
I think you will be very happy with it Sasquach. As far as Case .... I ordered a Case Purple Bone stockman... It looked great, great bones .... then when inspecting the blades... the sheep's hoof blade is bent and set too far over and won't close w/o pushing on it and the main blade won't close as well w/o pushing the sheep's hoof blade over. The main blade is rubbed by the sheep's hoof blade So I will be looking at making a return... a brand-new knife should not have been shiped from the factory like this!
Sorry to hear of your Case issues GSP but they are becoming more frequent these days.
This one arrived today. Man this is a handful of knife! The fit and finish is almost perfect (I have a couple of very minor flaws in the finish work). Alagator snap on both blades, solid half stops, and solid lock up on the master blade with no play in either blade. The stag is really nice, looks to be toasted. This is not a pocket carry though! Too large and heavy so it is definitely a candidate for a belt pouch. Overall, a very well made and beautiful knife.
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Sasquach wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:15 pm
This one arrived today. Man this is a handful of knife! The fit and finish is almost perfect (I have a couple of very minor flaws in the finish work)... Overall, a very well made and beautiful knife.
That looks like some great you stag on yours Sasquach Very nice! I am going to make a leather case/pouch for mine before too long or so I say ....
I bought 2 of each of these for $100, yes that's 4 knives for $100.
They are all seconds. I believe they are made by Bear and Sons.
Check out the way they are marked as seconds. Very creative!
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Sasquach wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:15 pm
This one arrived today. Man this is a handful of knife! The fit and finish is almost perfect (I have a couple of very minor flaws in the finish work). Overall, a very well made and beautiful knife.
I just picked up a Green Bone version. I like it... ..... Actually, I love this Queen Cutlery Green Jigged Bone 2-Blade Folder! It has a feeling of quality to it when I hold it my hand. Sold lock up, no blade movement. Best of all, as a longtime admirer of bone scales, the green bone feels like heaven to my fingers,
I just came across this post. I usually go to the Bear knife sale in Nov. but have not been in a few years. I'm planning on going this year and I will be able to let you guys know as they will sell the "overruns" there They do make Moore Maker knives there and they usually have to grind tang but I have bought quite a few Moore maker knives from Bear with stamp. The CS on the blade is there Carbon steel stamp they do on the Moore maker knives and Bear carbon knives, so I'm pretty sure they make them. I was just looking at the Queens I thought that looks like Bear and how I found this post.
Meigscl wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 11:10 pm
I just came across this post. I usually go to the Bear knife sale in Nov.... I was just looking at the Queens I thought that looks like Bear and how I found this post.
I would like to go to that sale, sounds like some good deals... especially for EDC can be had there, I will have to do some more research as to the specifics. Thanks for info
my brain is just not turned on this morning. Sorry everyone I will have to remember to think before I write!
somehow it ALL ties in together). I like Moore Maker because it is a "Texas" knife ( 
so to speak 
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I really like it 
I would say that is a nice piece of evidence for the argument that B&S is making the new Queens.... 
The selection of American cutlers making traditional pocket knives is dwindling but these new "Queen" knives are a breath of fresh air. I ordered one of the jumbo trappers since all of the reviews from fellow collectors have been very good.
As far as Case .... 
I ordered a Case Purple Bone stockman... It looked great, great bones .... then when inspecting the blades... the sheep's hoof blade is bent and set too far over and won't close w/o pushing on it and the main blade won't close as well w/o pushing the sheep's hoof blade over. The main blade is rubbed by the sheep's hoof blade 
