Great Eastern Cutlery
Great Eastern Cutlery (GEC) specializes in highly collectable and premium quality usable pocket knives, hunting knives and kitchen knives. GEC is noted for it's American craftsmanship and traditional hands on manufacturing methods and is located in Titusville, PA at the site formerly known as Cyclops Specialty Steel.
The historic building is open to the public where you can observe skilled craftsman at work in a unique and panoramic manufacturing environment. These are highly crafted traditional knives handled with exotic hardwoods, North American cattle bone and Genuine stag. The jigging is also done on site in the GEC bone works.
The blades of these quality knives are crafted from either high carbon steel or stainless steel and have tang stamps that include Tidioute Cutlery, Northfield UN-X-LD and Great Eastern Cutlery. The company also makes other knife brands on contract.
The company's higher end line is generally made with the Northfield trademark while its more affordable line carries the Tidioute trademark. The GEC brand is normally reserved for stainless steel bladed knives.
Below you will find valuable resources to help with your GEC hobby:
Knife Numbering System | Guide to the Great Eastern Cutlery knife numbering system |
Pattern Number Reference Guide | This link will bring you to a list of most knife patterns made by GEC since the Company's inception in 2007. You will find pictures & descriptions included for each pattern. |
Image Gallery | Click here to view images that have been uploaded by AAPK members. Make sure to register & add some of your own. AAPK loves knife pictures! |
GEC Specific Knife Discussion Board | This is a great place to chat about GEC knives. We welcome show & tell, Q&A, & much more. |
GEC's First Knives : 2006 | Click here to peak into history & view pictures & descriptions of the very first Great Eastern Cutlery knives ever made. |
GEC's Second Year Knives : 2007 | Click here to view production records & a short description of all of the 2007 stamped Great Eastern Cutlery knives manufactured. This is a comprehensive list. |
GEC's Third Year Knives : 2008 | Click here to view production records of all the 2008 stamped Great Eastern Cutlery knives manufactured. This is a comprehensive list. |
Archived GEC Knife Sales | Click here to view knife sale prices realized for past GEC knife sales. |
GEC's Official Website | Click here to visit the official home page of Great Eastern Cutlery. This is a great place to keep an eye on what is currently going on at GEC. They generally post information about what they're currently working on along with short schedule of upcoming production. |
Be sure to stop by the AAPK store often! You will find a variety of traditional folding knives in several of GEC's popular handle materials such as burnt stag, natural stag, jigged bone, acrylic, & various woods like ebony, burl woods & more.
AAPK sellers often list many of the favorites from elephant toenail knives to trappers knives... congresses, whittlers, cattleman's, Jack knives & many others... You'll often find 1095 high carbon steel blades 440C stainless steel blades come up for sale regularly.

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 251208 Little Jack, Horsecut Antique Bone Handle, New (GEC 25)
Item # 71339
$405.00
For Sale By:
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Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 252208 Little Jack, Horsecut Antique Bone Handle, New (GEC 25)
Item # 71338
$355.00
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682211 Dead Skunk..1 of 20 made and PPP run...NIT..GEC Tidioute
Item # 71329
$289.99
For Sale By:
3FingerMac

562218 Mustard Jigged Bone GEC Tidioute Dogleg...NIT
Item # 71327
$249.99
For Sale By:
3FingerMac

Great Eastern Cutlery 88 Trapper 888222 Yeti Ivory Acrylic New/Mint W/tube button & waxed paper USA
Item # 71289
$229.00
For Sale By:
rwmoss1

Great Eastern Cutlery 36 India Jigged Bone Elephant Toenail Clipper. New, Mint with tube and button.
Item # 71288
$219.00
For Sale By:
rwmoss1

Canal Street Cutlery AAPK 2012 Forum Knife, Muskrat , Amazing American Elk Horn Handle, New
Item # 71273
$265.00
For Sale By:
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Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #852221CL Crown Lifter, Cherry Smooth Bone Handle, New (GEC 85)
Item # 70979
$190.00
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Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #141122 Toms Choice Barlow, Smooth Cocobolo Handle, New (GEC 14) #2
Item # 70978
$255.00
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Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #141122 Toms Choice Barlow, Smooth Cocobolo Handle, New (GEC 14) #1
Item # 70977
$255.00
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Great Eastern Cutlery Stainless Fruit Knife 892121 by GEC .....................................(894)
Item # 70953
$115.00
For Sale By:
Crescent Knife Works

GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY TIDIOUTE COCOBOLO WOOD NIT 620320
Item # 70805
$275.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

Great Eastern Cutlery 86 Rust Orange Natural Bone 861121 Barlow Knife GEC STAINLESS
Item # 70787
$315.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

GREAT EASTERN GEC TIDIOUTE GABON EBONY BEER & SAUSAGE KNIFE 1/416 NMIT 352320
Item # 70785
$315.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

Great Eastern Cutlery 49 Flag Acrylic Tidioute Knife. New W/tube button & waxed paper. 1st Quality!
Item # 70780
$135.00 $145.00
For Sale By:
rwmoss1

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 190120 Little Rattler, Great Sambar Stag Handle, (GEC 19), New
Item # 70575
$175.00
For Sale By:
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Great Eastern Cutlery #71 Bullnose Sodbuster Red Linen Micarta GEC 715121
Item # 70559
$159.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery PPP #88 Ace Bayou Trapper Black Linen Micarta GEC 888222
Item # 70558
$289.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #38 English Splitback Whittler burnt Orange Jigged Bone GEC 380321
Item # 70556
$309.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield UN-X-LD #77 Yankee Barlow Antique Yellow Sawcut Bone GEC 772122
Item # 70185
$425.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #83 Tascosa Lockback Mexican Bocote GEC 831121LB
Item # 70184
$219.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #86 2-Acorn Barlow 440C Red & Black Micarta GEC 861121
Item # 70183
$299.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield UN-X-LD #62 Pocket Congress Sambar Stag GEC 620220
Item # 70182
$259.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #38 English Splitback Whittler Bloodwood GEC 380321
Item # 70181
$235.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield UN-X-LD #77 Yankee Barlow Cocobolo GEC 772122
Item # 70180
$425.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #15 TC Barlow Smooth Autumn Gold Bone GEC 152121
Item # 70179
$425.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #35 Beer & Sausage Bar Tool Knife Autumn Leaf Jigged Bone GEC 352320
Item # 70176
$359.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Blade Forums 2015 Serpentine Jack Canal Street Cutlery by GEC..................................(913)
Item # 70103
$295.00
For Sale By:
Crescent Knife Works

Great Eastern Northfield Yankee Barlow ...772122..Antique Yellow Saw Cut Bone..NIT
Item # 70096
$419.99
For Sale By:
3FingerMac

GREAT EASTERN NORTHFIELD GEC STAG LITTLE RATTLER KNIFE RARE 1/533 MIT 190120
Item # 70044
$210.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

Gec Tidioute cutlery pocket knife Bloodwood 380321
Item # 69998
$195.00 $225.00
For Sale By:
Jay45

Great Eastern Cutlery #15 Huckleberry Boy's Knife Cocobolo GEC 152121
Item # 69905
$225.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield UN-X-LD #33 Conductor Sambar Stag GEC 331220
Item # 69903
$249.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery AAPK 2010 Forum Knife, Trapper, 488210, Ram Horn Handle, (GEC 48), New
Item # 69837
$325.00
For Sale By:
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Great Eastern Northfield #94 Blue Camel Bone Liberty Jack Knife 941121 GEC
Item # 69771
$245.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

Great Eastern Cutlery American Fighting Ships Series USS Ranger
Item # 69603
$725.00
For Sale By:
Sharpnshinyknives

Great Eastern Cutlery H10 Hunter Clip Point Fixed Blade Marrow Bone GEC H101121
Item # 69507
$209.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery SFO #62 Pocket Congress Snakewood GEC 620220
Item # 69506
$249.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #86 2-Acorn Barlow Rust Orange Natural Bone GEC 861121
Item # 69505
$299.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield #681221 White Owl, Rare Satin Blades, Cowhide Jig Bone, (GEC 68)
Item # 69345
$305.00
For Sale By:
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Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #152221 Urban Jack, OD Green Canvas Handle, New (GEC 15)
Item # 69344
$185.00
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Great Eastern Cutlery #053121 Keychain Knife, Stag Handle, New (GEC 05)
Item # 69314
$85.00
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Great Eastern Cutlery #052121 Keychain Knife, Stag Handle, New (GEC 05)
Item # 69313
$85.00
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Great Eastern Tidioute #15 Cocobolo Wood Huckleberry Boys Knife 152121 GEC USA
Item # 69256
$195.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

GEC Great Eastern Cutlery 190120 NORTHFIELDBLUETEAL NATURAL BONE LITTLE RATTLER
Item # 69255
$135.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

Great Eastern Cutlery SFO Lone Star Knives 1/30 #35 Cigar Pattern Yellow Bone Chad Nichols Damascus
Item # 69217
$595.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery (GEC) Ben Hogan "lock-back" knife. #17 of 25 ever made
Item # 69186
$425.00
For Sale By:
mudflatdan

GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY 33 GEC 331220 SAMBAR STAG CONDUCTOR KNIFE RARE 1/509
Item # 68989
$225.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

GEC Great Eastern Cutlery 44 Gunstock Buffalo Jack 441218 OD Green Linen Micarta
Item # 68984
$275.00
For Sale By:
gunman724

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield #681221 White Owl, Cowhide Jig Bone Handle, New (GEC 68)
Item # 68921
$175.00
For Sale By:
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Great Eastern Cutlery #36 Toenail Clipper Ebony GEC 363122
Item # 68705
$289.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #85 Crown Lifter Dead Skunk Acrlylic GEC 852221
Item # 68592
$199.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #15 Urban Jack OD Green Canvas Micarta GEC Tidioute 152221
Item # 68591
$209.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #15 Urban Jack Spring Green Jigged Bone GEC Tidioute 152221
Item # 68590
$219.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #74 Mustang Black Plum Jigged Bone GEC 745120
Item # 68588
$349.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

GEC NORTHFIELD RIPE BANANA CAMEL BONE EASY POCKET CONGRESS 620220
Item # 68286
$260.00
For Sale By:
SPRING HILL CUTLERY (eBay: bargainseller02)

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield UN-X-LD #23L Liner Lock Antique Autumn Natural Bone GEC 235121L
Item # 68185
$299.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery #47 Viper Black Plum Jigged Bone GEC 470120
Item # 67863
$349.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield Bullet #23L Liner Lock Redtail Jigged Bone GEC 235120L
Item # 67862
$299.00
For Sale By:
UnExcelled

Henckels By Boker Stockman Blue Pin Feather Jigged Bone Made in Solingen Germany
Item # 67154
$113.50
For Sale By:
Sharpnshinyknives