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Help to spot a fake?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:15 pm
by leatherlovr
Hello ya'll. I'm very new to pocket knife collecting ( I already introduced myself the introduction thread). I was at a city wide garage sale I found this great looking knife. There are no markings on it but a faint 19 on the blade. I think it might be a Queen or a copy of a Queen. The color is first is questioning and that fact there is no markings on the tang has me questioning it as well. If it is indeed a fake, it was still fun learning about the Queen brand and I will keep my eyes open for more. Thanks for you time.
Re: Help to spot a fake?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:12 am
by jerryd6818
Good news. Your knife is indeed a Queen. Between 1961 & 1971, Queen did not use a tang stamp, they just etched their name and the knife pattern number on the main blade. The knife is the Trapper pattern (in case you didn't know) and the handles are Delrin® molded to emulate the Winterbottom Bone pattern of jigging. Nice knife.
Re: Help to spot a fake?
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:39 am
by leatherlovr
jerryd6818 wrote:Good news. Your knife is indeed a Queen. Between 1961 & 1971, Queen did not use a tang stamp, they just etched their name and the knife pattern number on the main blade. The knife is the Trapper pattern (in case you didn't know) and the handles are Delrin® molded to emulate the Winterbottom Bone pattern of jigging. Nice knife.
Awesome... great news to hear. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Had my first little find!!

I appreciate the info.