Here we go again

[Invoice]

Sorting through the collection today. Opened a box just to check. Here is what I found. I think this is the fourth Queen knife with a broken spring. Yikes! It was a beautiful knife.

 

[euroken]

Yikes! How does that even happen?

 

[kamagong]

Four knives that you know of? Or four Queen knives that you've owned with broken springs?

 

[waynorth]

the fourth Queen knife with a broken spring. Yikes!

What rotten luck!!

 

[euroken]

I was asking since the knife looks minimally used, if at all.

 

[screened porch]

The only Queen I ever bought new blew up in my face. Well, one spring went ping in my pocket and the other across the room on a dresser. Tempered too hard, is my guess. Both springs went when the knife was closed. It hadn't been used at all (too pretty).

 

[Markesharp]

You can have new back springs made. If you can find someone who can do it.

 

[euroken]

The only Queen I ever bought new blew up in my face. Well, one spring went ping in my pocket and the other across the room on a dresser. Tempered too hard, is my guess. Both springs went when the knife was closed. It hadn't been used at all (too pretty).

Yikes. Sounds scary...

 

[Un-Chained]

That’s terrible I Invoice , maybe a repair if it’s a nice one?
Also open/close some on high sprung ones might help?
All the best.

 

[Invoice]

This one was just sitting in the box. Maybe carried a few times.
Queen DB Barlow, Queen small stockman and Queen #49.

 

[Rusty1]

I have heard about this happening on several Mountain Man knives, not others though.

Russell

 

[Will Power]

It's The Curse Of The Safe Queen

Frankly, it's appalling luck I'm worried about checking on my stash now....

 

[sitflyer]

That is a nice looking knife , sad that it self destructed Four Queens for you now, that is a highly unlikely string of bad luck there.

 

[Will Power]

Yeah, it's as likely as a hand of four aces but in the wrong way

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

This is a long shot but I wonder if the new S&M would fix it? That is if your willing to let them try.

 

[Invoice]

Bringing this thread up again.
Just checking on some of my knives. I have 5 or six Queen DB Barlows. One was found to have a broken back spring. Just found another. 2 in all plus another Queen Barlow with a broken spring. Must have been a real bad batch of springs.

 

[waynorth]

I'll bet a few people are checking their Safe Queens as we speak!!

 

[euroken]

I have the exact same knife that the OP posted. So far the spring is intact...cross my fingers.

*Edit*
waynorth , lol, how did you know?

 

[Bigfattyt]

I feel your pain. My Queen/Pardue collab gunboat in stag popped a spring a year or so ago....

top in this pic...it was the coping blade spring that went.

 

[Un-Chained]

I Invoice
If I might ask, what series or years are these?
All of mine are fine... today.

 

[waynorth]

waynorth waynorth , lol, how did you know?

Lucky Guess!!