All About Pocket Knives

Equal end pocket knife patterns are one of my favorites to collect. The Northwoods Gladiator was made by GEC in 2010 and is based on (I believe) the GEC 54 frame that is 4" long. It has stag handles and S60v blade steel which is an unusual steel for GEC to use. It has the traditional Northwoods arrowhead shield and Scagel style blade pull that is a full cut out through each blade. The blades are stamped NORTHWOODS KNIVES GLADSTONE, MICH. USA.

It would be great to see other Gladiator examples, especially if they were made with other scale materials like mammoth.

Jerry that is certainly a unique one. I've never seen one of those.

I have been wanting a Gladiator. There seem to be not many around. Derrick B. said that GEC would only use 1095 or 440C steels and if he wanted a special steel he had to go elsewhere. I thought the Gladiator was made by Queen but i could be wrong. I bat about 500 on this forum which would be excellent were this baseball.
kj

Great knife Jerry, those Scagel pulls really set it off.

I Like That one Jerry , Just Amazing ! _____ K.C.

GEC made 98 54s (the Gladiator) for Northwoods in 2010, all in burnt stag.

mine

Thanks Rob. You know GEC's.
kj

Well I got an offer from a good friend and illustrious AAPK member that I just could not refuse. So this one landed in Georgia tonight.

These don't come available all that often and I can't seem to ignore them when they do.

Jerry you now own 4.08% of all the Gladiators. One more and I'm pretty sure you'll have to file some sort of affidavit with the Securities Exchange Commission.

gsmith7158 wrote:Jerry you now own 4.08% of all the Gladiators. One more and I'm pretty sure you'll have to file some sort of affidavit with the Securities Exchange Commission.

Greg, I'm more worried about the paperwork my wife might file over at the nervous hospital. I've started looking into a Lego Roman Colosseum kit as a place to display these Gladiators.

RalphAlsip wrote:

gsmith7158 wrote:Jerry you now own 4.08% of all the Gladiators. One more and I'm pretty sure you'll have to file some sort of affidavit with the Securities Exchange Commission.

Greg, I'm more worried about the paperwork my wife might file over at the nervous hospital. I've started looking into a Lego Roman Colosseum kit as a place to display these Gladiators.

Oh Jerry! What a sight!

Beautiful knives, to be sure, but I'm on the fence about the Scagel pull

Steve Warden wrote:Beautiful knives, to be sure, but I'm on the fence about the Scagel pull

I agree the look of the Scagel pull is an acquired taste for most folks (including me) because it is unconventional. However, from a functional perspective for opening the blades it is a fantastic solution. These knives have a robust blade pull that would be hard open with a traditional nail nick. Half-stop is also very robust. I am super careful anytime mess around with one of these due to the strength of the springs and the sharpness of the blades.

RalphAlsip wrote:

Steve Warden wrote:Beautiful knives, to be sure, but I'm on the fence about the Scagel pull

I agree the look of the Scagel pull is an acquired taste for most folks (including me) because it is unconventional. However, from a functional perspective for opening the blades it is a fantastic solution. These knives have a robust blade pull that would be hard open with a traditional nail nick. Half-stop is also very robust. I am super careful anytime mess around with one of these due to the strength of the springs and the sharpness of the blades.

It looks like the clip has enough clearance for a pinch pull. The spear looks like you need to get a thumbnail in there.