I have a couple left. I always enjoy seeing Ryan, Courtney and Ken at shows. I promised Ryan I would come to the Titusville show, but I couldn't. I have several pre Daniels knives, and several post Daniels knives. I still have several Heritage knives, which I have pestered Ryan about constantly, now he tells me hello, shakes my hand and tells me no Heritage knives
! Two of my best Queens are my Dan Burke barlows, the big one and the little one, I just traded the little one to a local knife shop. I've got a Mountain Man slipjoint that is nice, an ACSB stockman that was a gift, and one of the nicest knives in my collection, a stag scout knife from their Tuna Valley line. This one has excellent fit and finish.
I've gotten some stinkers, pre Daniels. I believe all of my Queens are pre Daniels, but I was told that the improperly heat treated springs were mixed with properly heat treated springs, and it is a huge batch (got that from a Queen collectors club member, not the Daniels). The Tuna Valley is obviously Daniels era. The spring on one of my Heritage jacks sits very low, and on another Heritage jack its going low too. My Heritage stockman is great, except the grind is way off, I've had it sharpened a couple times. On the other end, I got a Heritage jack, which was immaculate, and a cattleman that had the snap of an early GEC with almost the same quality.
Obviously, not all of their knives are going to be of the quality of the Tuna Valley I have. But I like the improvements. I want to get one of those giant stockman again.