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[big monk]

Hey Monk, Love that Mammoth Ivory Toothpick
but....I have a question. I noticed the COA is handwritten and the model# would indicate a 2009 production, yet it is dated January 2011. Do you know the story behind this? Curious minds want to know

Hey George,good eye !!!!_____ That,is really,what made me buy the knife ( the story behind the knife **) I,was cruising the net.,lookin' for some stags,and just happen to notice the toothpick,in Ivory seems that,GEC,started production,of these,128109,Mammouth Ivory,toothpicks,back in 2009,but only made a few ??? and have been completing a few each year, since,____using the original 2009 blade. They completed,six (6), this year,with the 2011,COA ______there are only ( 18 total ),completed,of this run,that started ,back in 2009.They may,keep adding to the run,but,there were only (6) completed,with the 2011,COA. The production totals,from the GEC, web.site, say,that there were, (16) Mammouth Ivory, 128109,Toothpicks,produced,in 2009 ,and the serial number,of the knife I bought is #16___ ??????---ah' the mystery,of GEC,collecting goes on __ I hope, this,helped ??????????and hope anyone,else,that knows,more will add to this ????___Monk

PS____if you have one ???? please post up,with your serial # and a picture ---A friend of mine,has a couple___where are the others ?????? I also,included a photo,of knife #8 ( not my knife )-----notice the different blade etch and bolsters ??******

[mito0]

nice purchase, monk!
that mammoth toothpick had been sitting there unsold for much longer than i would've thought possible.
i was wondering who would eventually notice it.
i wish they'd make more ivory-handled stuff.
the executive whittler was a perfect candidate, but they only made one of them!

[GeorgeCAtl]

Hey Monk, Love that Mammoth Ivory Toothpick
but....I have a question. I noticed the COA is handwritten and the model# would indicate a 2009 production, yet it is dated January 2011. Do you know the story behind this? Curious minds want to know

Hey George,good eye !!!!_____ That,is really,what made me buy the knife ( the story behind the knife **) I,was cruising the net.,lookin' for some stags,and just happen to notice the toothpick,in Ivory seems that,GEC,started production,of these,128109,Mammouth Ivory,toothpicks,back in 2009,but only made a few ??? and have been completing a few each year, since,____using the original 2009 blade. They completed,six (6), this year,with the 2011,COA ______there are only ( 18 total ),completed,of this run,that started ,back in 2009.They may,keep adding to the run,but,there were only (6) completed,with the 2011,COA. The production totals,from the GEC, web.site, say,that there were, (16) Mammouth Ivory, 128109,Toothpicks,produced,in 2009 ,and the serial number,of the knife I bought is #16___ ??????---ah' the mystery,of GEC,collecting goes on __ I hope, this,helped ??????????and hope anyone,else,that knows,more will add to this ????___Monk

PS____if you have one ???? please post up,with your serial # and a picture ---A friend of mine,has a couple___where are the others ?????? I also,included a photo,of knife #8 ( not my knife )-----notice the different blade etch ******

Very interesting..........you're right this is what makes collecting fun Also noted on the photo you posted of #8 that the bolsters are different.
OK.......now I am officially on the hunt for one of these. I'm already a sucker for anything with ivory, but this just amped up my interest

[big monk]

Hey George________that #8,is for sale ?????????? if ya; interested the link is below

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/index.php?cPath=457_693

[WelderBob]

That's a nice looking toothpick Monk...I was never impressed with the scales on most of the knives I saw...

But had I seen that one... ...nice score my friend...


Bob

[big monk]

Well,I broke down and bought my very, first,GEC Sunfish !!!!!! Got a very nice Burnt Stag__ from Old Hundred Collectibles (AAPK store)____thanks Bob____

[JAYLUPARK]

Got a couple new 07 acorns this week.

ohhhhnoooooo monks collecting sunfish! nice one monk

[big monk]

Got a couple new 07 acorns this week.

ohhhhnoooooo monks collecting sunfish! nice one monk

Hey Jay________those are nice is that top one Rams Horn ??? man !!!!!,it's got a pretty,smooth flowing, color to it ,and smooth___the one I got,from Cumberland,has the rough texture___I really like that one you've, got

I think on the Sunfish_________I will stop,with the one_____they are nice,but,just not my style

[Syztems Rety]

That is my kind of genuine stag.
Here are a couple of mine.

[big monk]

[quote="Syztems Rety"]That is my kind of genuine stag.
Here are a couple of mine.

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man-o-man, those are some ""Purrrttty Stags""" Eric, --------looks like a #23 & #73 ____are they matching serial numbers ??? they,sure could pass,for twins

[fuzzman1982]

Man, you guys make it rough for us new guys to decide which one to buy. The knives you guys are posting are sweet. Keep it up!!!!

[paulsvintage]

BEAUTIFUL KNIVES GUYS ! here are a few more

[big monk]

Hey Paul________great score on the mixed bag !!!!!!!!!!!

I got one of those pocket friendly,congress, in stag,and it's a neet little knife*** I liked the blade choice, wharncliff / coping, better than the sheepfoot / pen,that was on the #61's

Not much excited,about that #65 Hogan,but,I do think,the Ebony model,has a better,look,than,the stags wow!!!!!, I can't believe""I said that????""


congrats,on some very nice GEC"S

[paulsvintage]

Hey Paul________great score on the mixed bag !!!!!!!!!!!

I got one of those pocket friendly,congress, in stag,and it's a neet little knife*** I liked the blade choice, wharncliff / coping, better than the sheepfoot / pen,that was on the #61's

Not much excited,about that #65 Hogan,but,I do think,the Ebony model,has a better,look,than,the stags wow!!!!!, I can't believe""I said that????""


congrats,on some very nice GEC"S

Thanks Monk, liked the bar shield on the hogan with the ebony sure looks like a early 1900 knife. after seeing your american elk knife, ended up buying a couple . there on there way. nicest handle material i seen in a long time

[Ramrod]

I picked up a Hogan in Ebony also. Pretty nice knife. No sooner had it arrived and I see they have it in Snakewood with a nifty shield and long pull....
Mark

[big monk]

I picked up a Hogan in Ebony also. Pretty nice knife. No sooner had it arrived and I see they have it in Snakewood with a nifty shield and long pull....
Mark

Hey Mark___ you may have gotten lucky ???/ Even,Mike,on CK.net,is talking about what poor quality,the Snakewood,is,since they raised the price__not much,of that snake like grain,that we all love so much___said he would have thought,with the price increase,they would have been,very selective,with their choice of wood grains ??

[bonehead]

Folks,

I've noticed the same when it comes to the quality of the snakewood. Some are outstanding examples which do the name justice. Others seem to me, hardly indentifiable. Raising the price should come with top notch quality.

If one was to do a search on some examples it is easy to see the swing in quality.

Bone

[big monk]

I think maybe,that snakewood,is like the stags, mamouth ivory,and primitive bones, in that each slab,has it's own,personality ?? You can,research,some of the knives,made,in the past_____and the ones,that are left-over, (still for sell ),are the ones, that have the"" least"" amount of texture / color/character ect._____sorta like the "'ugly duckling""______and being production run,knives, some will get made with the ""good stuff"" and some with the ""ugly stuff""__ some with matched scales--some without ??___but ugly,needs ""LOVE"" too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bonehead]

Nice one Monk, Can almost feel the Fangs

[johnnierotten]

Yeah....I agree,Monk...that one sure is UGLY!!.....I think you oughta send that ugly thing to me.
Just joking,Partner .....thats a beautiful knife!! ....love the long pull and slanted bolsters.

[big monk]

Thanks guys______!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And,Johnnie________I got that"'ugly duckling"" cause ugly loves company !!!!!!!

[johnnierotten]

I got that"'ugly duckling"" cause ugly loves company !!!!!!!

Monk..if thats true..you really should send it to me!!...



Oh...I forgot what the name of this thread was....

This is my favorite....not only because its purdy..but because I got it from a very special person...Perry (singin46). ....and when I say very special...I don't mean ride'n the short bus kinda special.

[MITCH RAPP]

Johnnie, WOW! You got a knife from the "International Recording Star" Perry. Were you able to get his autograph as well?

[bonehead]

Johnnie,

That's some nice Stag GEC is one of the best.

Bone

[singin46]

I will respond as soon as I stop laughin at Mitch!