My Queen Electricians Knife

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.
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rmeron
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My Queen Electricians Knife

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This is my electricians knife that my daughter gave me from Pawn Stars in Las Vegas. Can anyone help in dating this sweetheart?
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As you can see from the chart shown below it appears to be 1977-1983 but it's missing the year. ::shrug:: (click on the link to enlarge it)
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jerryd6818, Thank you, I have looked with a 10X magnifying glass and can't see any sign of there ever being a date.
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I sent David Clark the Queen historian my pictures and he said my knife was a 70,s Govt contract.
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I have one of these knives, Can you tell me how much it is worth?
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Welcome to AAPK. Glad to have you aboard.

They're not a high value item. There's a ton of them out there. For one in good condition, draw a big circle around $20.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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I agree in the mid 70s. This is a nice one handles look good, blades are shiny, full - they often got used very hard and look it. I especially like the liner lock - twisting a screwdriver in reverse increases chances of collapse, if you are not deliberate. A good user knife. I have a pruner with a big contract federal contract # on the blade - Contractor always control details of an SFO knife -- maybe they wanted delivery over several years and said "skip the year- skip the contract #"

I'd hope for more than $20 - but I'd keep it - maybe someday it will be truly antique when everything is wireless...
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