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.
From my personal collection comes this GEC #62 Farm and Field pocket carver made in 2024. The handles are maple valley colored Richlite that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel...
Item # 112974
$197.50
New in the tube with oil paper and collector button. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good...
Item # 112935
$234.99
New in the tube with oil paper and collector button. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good...
Item # 112934
$214.99
New in tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no wobble, Good snap. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. 4 3/4" closed. Polished 1095 carbon steel...
Item # 112930
$279.99
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC Smooth GID Lemon Brite Acrylic Fruit Knife 892121 Stainless Blade 1 of 426
New in tube. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no wobble, Good snap. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. 4" closed. Polished stainless steel Spear blade. Polished...
Item # 112929
$209.99
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 941125 Liberty Jack Sambar StagNew in the tube with oil paper and collector button. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and...
Item # 112922
$189.00
Buffalo Brand City Stock Stockman Pocket Knife. Special factory Order by Charlie C. SFO ...... (GEC)
CRESCENT KNIFE WORKS. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING. I live in Canada about 15 minutes from the border and keep a...
Item # 112913
$495.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 871223 English Jack, OKCA 2023 Club Knife, Autumn Gold Jigged Bone, 108 total, Unused with Tube, pin & wax paper. Oregon Knife Collectors...
Item # 112844
$290.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 888222 Bayou Trapper, OKCA 2022 Club Knife, Chestnut Peach Seed Jigged Bone, #40 of 50 pieces, Unused with Tube, pin & wax paper. Oregon Knife...
Item # 112843
$290.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield 235220 Pioneer Trapper, OKCA 2020 Club Knife, Antique Autumn Jigged Bone, #40 of 50 pieces, Unused with Tube, pin & wax paper. Oregon Knife...
Item # 112842
$315.00
GEC TIDIOUTE SFO 781224 SMOOTH APPALOOSA BONE BULLET END BARLOW 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -...
Item # 112785
$330.00
From my personal collection comes this Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute 93 Ramsfoot. The handles are natural linen Micarta that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not...
Item # 112749
$209.50
From my personal collection comes this Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute 93 Ramsfoot. The handles are beautiful antique yellow smooth bone that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel...
Item # 112748
$224.50
3 7/8" CLOSED NORTHFIELD 620211 HALF CONGRESS WITH SNAKEWOOD SCALES. 1 OF 17 NON-SERIALIZED. CARBON STEEL BLADES. BLADES HAVE GREAT SNAP, FIT AND FINISH, CENTERED....
Item # 112658
$225.00
3 1/8" CLOSED TITIOUTE LIBERTY WITH TOMATO ACRYLIC SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY...
Item # 112656
$185.00
3 1/8" CLOSED NORTHFIELD LIBERTY WITH SANBAR STAG SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY...
Item # 112655
$215.00
3 1/8" CLOSED NORTHFIELD LIBERTY WITH SANBAR STAG SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY...
Item # 112654
$215.00
3 1/8" CLOSED TITIOUTE LIBERTY WITH COCOBOLO WOOD SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY...
Item # 112653
$180.00
3 1/8" CLOSED TIDIOUTE LIBERTY WITH COCOBOLO WOOD SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY...
Item # 112652
$180.00
3 1/8" CLOSED NORTHFIELD LIBERTY WITH BLACK PLUM JIG BONE SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF...
Item # 112651
$210.00
3 1/8" CLOSED NORTHFIELD LIBERTY WITH BLACK PLUM JIG BONE SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE WITH GOOD SNAP, CENTERING, AND GOOD FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF...
Item # 112650
$210.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 392222 ELDERBERRY CAMEL BONE OLD SHEFFIELD JACK 1095 CARBON 3 1/2" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -...
Item # 112571
$285.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 681221 COWHIDE JIG BONE WHITE OWL 1095 CARBON 3 1/2" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT ETCHING ON BLADE IS...
Item # 112570
$190.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 831121LB DARK BREWED JIGGED BONE TASCOSA LOCKBACK 1095 CARBON 3 3/8" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT...
Item # 112569
$250.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 922219 ELDERBERRY JIGGED BONE EUREKA JACK 1095 CARBON 3 5/8" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112568
$265.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #91 River Town Sheep Herder 4 blade, made in 2024. The handles are Mexican Bocote wood and are chip and crack free. The carbon steel blades have not been...
Item # 112551
$319.50
GEC TIDIOUTE 971119 AUTUMN GOLD JIGGED BONE ALLEGHENY PATTERN 1095 CARBON 4 3/4" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112528
$285.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 130217 SAMBAR STAG CLERK KNIFE 1095 CARBON 3 5/8" CLOSED *NOTHING WRONG WITH THE KNIFE BUT ETCHING ON BLADE IS...
Item # 112525
$265.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 235220 ANTIQUE AUTUMN NATURAL BONE PIONEER TRAPPER 1095 CARBON 4 1/8" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN...
Item # 112524
$285.00
GEC AMERICAN CHESTNUT 990118 ACORN SHIELD WALL STREET 440 C 3 3/4" CLOSED THE KNIFE DOES HAVE "LOCK ROCK" SLIGHT...
Item # 112506
$215.00
GEC BURNT ORANGE SPRINGFIELD BONE 990118 ACORN SHIELD WALL STREET 440 C 3 3/4" CLOSED THIS KNIFE...
Item # 112500
$325.00
GEC Northfield #771225 Yankee 2-Blade Barlow Clip/Pen Blades with Pickle Green Marrow Bone Covers with Satin finish...Brand new, never been used or sharpened. Ships in GEC tube with Yankee...
Item # 112461
$399.00
GEC Tidioute Cutlery #380225 Campfire Whittler Wharncliffe/Pen Blades with Burnt Orange Sawcut Bone Covers... Brand new , never been used or sharpened. Ships with Tube, and button. Beautiful...
Item # 112459
$190.00
GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY NORTHFIELD TASCOSA LOCKBACK 831115LB #02 OF 58 USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING TO CONUS...
Item # 112324
$450.00 $475.00
GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY TIDIOUTE 462218 WHALER NEW IN TUBE-ORIGINAL OWNER MASSIVE MUSCLE BONE HANDLES USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING TO CONUS...
Item # 112322
$799.00
NORTHFIELD 976119 ALLEGHENY PATTERN BIG KNIFE!! 4.75 in CLOSED BEAUTIFUL MATCHING SAMBAR STAG HANDLES DOUBLE PULL - LONG/THUMBNAIL USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING TO CONUS...
Item # 112320
$350.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 321224 AGATE ESPL ENGINEER 1095 CARBON 3 7/8" CLOSED HAS LIGHT CARBON SPOTS AT TOP OF SECONDARY BLADE - IN TUBE...
Item # 112217
$190.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 725124 STAINED JIGGED MUSLIN MICARTA PLAINSMAN 1095 CARBON 3 7/8" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112216
$240.00
GEC CRIPPLE CREEK 2009 HEMLOCK RED BONE SCOUT KNIFE 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112214
$335.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 541308W TRACTOR GREEN JIGGED BONE 3 BACK SPRING WHITTLER 1095 CARBON 4 1/8" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -...
Item # 112213
$360.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #93 Lambfoot in Chestnut Flat Cap Jigged Bone. This knife was a Charlie Campagna SFO. It has a single Lambfoot blade constructed of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The fluted...
Item # 112212
$795.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 235220 JIGGED BONE BULLET REDTAIL 1095 CARBON 4 1/2" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112210
$250.00
GEC FARM & FIELD 47P116 BLACK LINEN MICARTA HAYN' HELPER 1095 CARBON 3 7/8" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112208
$285.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 613409 TORTOISE SHELL ACRYLIC CONGRESS HAS COA 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED #20 OF 50 MADE KNIFE...
Item # 112207
$360.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 541217 SFO DESERT IRONWOOD BIG JACK 1095 CARBON 4 1/8" CLOSED ONLY 100 WEERE MADE KNIFE IS IN...
Item # 112204
$335.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 871223 SMOOTH DYED CAMEL BONE ENGLISH JACK 1095 CARBON 4 1/2" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 112202
$250.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 470114L STAG CUT BONE VIPER 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED ONLY 100 WEERE MADE KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN...
Item # 112201
$335.00
New in the tube with oil paper. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 1/4" closed....
Item # 112183
$199.99
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield #47 Viper in Purple Sage Horsecut India Bone. This knife has a single swedged Wharncliffe blade constructed out of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The threaded bolsters...
Item # 112137
$399.00
Now accepting all forms of payment! Great Eastern Cutlery 933124 Ram Foot Jigged Calico Bone TSA SFO 1 of 100 Brand New in tube, with certificate and button. Great walk...
Item # 111990
$225.00
Now accepting all forms of payment! Great Eastern Cutlery 888222 Bayou Trapper Yetti Acrylic 1 of 488 PPP - Pattern Production Premier Like new in tube - never sharpened or...
Item # 111985
$185.00
Now accepting all forms of payment! Great Eastern Cutlery 394124 Fiddleback Maple TKC SFO #157 Spey blade 1 of 203 Serial numbered #157, maple leaf shield, half stop. Like new in...
Item # 111984
$185.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #15 TC Barlow in Rustic Brown Sawcut Richlite. This knife has a single swedged Sheepfoot blade with Longpull constructed out of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The bolsters are...
Item # 111949
$399.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 352216 BURNT ORANGE BONE WORM GROOVE HARNESS JACK 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -...
Item # 111848
$570.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 552113 RED JIG BONE HOUND TOOTH 1095 CARBON 3 1/2" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE PAYPAL...
Item # 111846
$310.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 735115L OD GREEN LINEN MICARTA LINERLOCK SCOUT KNIFE 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION...
Item # 111843
$310.00