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 #86 Angus Jack in Massacar Ebony Well Done. This knife has a Sheepsfoot main along with a pen secondary, both constructed of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The Bolsters...
Item # 91128
$349.00
7 3/4" FIXED BLADE BUNKHOUSE BRAND STEAK KNIFE WITH RUSTIC BURLAP MICARTA SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY ORDER. $65 EACH PAYMENT BY...
Item # 91113
$65.00
7 1/4" FIXED BLADE SLICING KNIFE WITH MUSLIN MICARTA SCALES. STAINLESS STEEL BLADE. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY ORDER. $65 EACH PAYMENT BY PAYPAL FAMILY...
Item # 91112
$65.00
7 3/4" FIXED BLADE STEAK KNIFE WITH MUSLIN MICARTA SCALES. STAINLESS STEEL BLADE. $65 EACH PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY ORDER. PAYMENT BY PAYPAL FAMILY...
Item # 91111
$65.00
8 3/8" FIXED BLADE WITH JIGGED FRONTIER BONE SCALES. CARBON STEEL BLADE. BLADE HAS GREAT FIT AND FINISH. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY ORDER. PAYMENT BY PAYPAL...
Item # 91110
$250.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #452112 LT STL Lumber Jack Knife, Frontier Bone, Unused (GEC 45). Only produced in 2012, this is 1 of 42 pieces. A really nice older GEC model and very hard to find!...
Item # 91073
$550.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #981316 Texas Cattle Knife, Gabon Ebony, Unused (GEC 98). Only produced in 2016, this is 1 of 68 pieces. A really nice older GEC model, hard to find and ready for...
Item # 91072
$455.00
2023 Great Eastern Northfield UN-X-LD Dessert Ironwood Viper Pattern # 470123 New in GEC Tube , Never Carried Nickel Silver Bolsters Federal Shield & Lanyard Hole ,...
Item # 90921
$235.00
2008 Great Eastern Open House 1 of 1 Smooth Brown Wood Bone Liner Lock Trapper Pattern #235108L New in GEC Tube Serial # Etched on Nickel Silver Bolsters OH-13 & Tidioute Shield ,...
Item # 90838
$695.00
2023 GEC Waynorth Cutlery The Rider Harness Jack Smooth White Bone Pattern # 861223P New in Tube , NEver Carried Long Pull Clip Point Master with The Rider By C.C. Etched in...
Item # 90654
$350.00
2023 Great Eastern Gabon Ebony Viper Pattern # 470123 New in GEC Tube , Never Carried Nickel Silver Bolsters Federal Shield & Lanyard Hole , Brass Pins &...
Item # 90649
$235.00
2023 Great Eastern Stone Wash Blue Natural Bone Viper Pattern # 470123 New in GEC Tube with Button , Never Carried Factory Edge of 1095 Carbon Steel Blue Cow Bone...
Item # 90626
$250.00
Beautiful Blood Red Jig Bone GEC Tidioute 620220 Wharncliff Half Congress with Original Tube.Near...
Item # 90354
$172.00
2011 Great Eastern White Owl with Bale Pattern # 681211 1 of 29 made Can't say new in Tube as it looks to have been Cleaned Looks like Factory Edge of 1095 Carbon...
Item # 90236
$95.00
2023 Great Eastern Autumn Gold Jigged Bone English Jack Made for Oregon Knife Collectors Ass. Pattern # 871223 New in Gec Tube , Never Carried 1 of 50 made Factory...
Item # 90198
$225.00
2023 Great Eastern Autumn Gold Jigged Bone English Jack Made for Oregon Knife Collectors Ass. Pattern # 871223 New in Gec Tube , Never Carried 1 of 50 made Factory...
Item # 90139
$225.00
2023 Great Eastern Indian Paintbush English Jack Made for Allegheny MT. Knife Collectors Ass. Pattern # 871223 New in Gec Tube , Never Carried 1 of 40 made Serial # 21...
Item # 90138
$225.00
2023 Maher & Grosh Made By Great Easter Farmers Favorite Harness Jack Pattern # 863223 New in Box , Never Carried Sheep Foot & Punch with Factory Edge...
Item # 90098
$295.00
2023 Maher & Grosh Made By Great Easter Farmers Favorite Harness Jack Pattern # 863223 New in Box , Never Carried Sheep Foot & Punch with Factory Edge...
Item # 90097
$295.00
2023 Maher & Grosh Made By Great Easter Farmers Favorite Harness Jack Pattern # 863223 New in Box , Never Carried Sheep Foot & Punch with Factory Edge...
Item # 90096
$295.00
2023 Maher & Grosh Made By Great Easter Farmers Favorite Harness Jack Pattern # 863223 New in Box , Never Carried Sheep Foot & Punch with Factory Edge...
Item # 90095
$295.00
I had this glitter gold acrylic TC barlow customized back in 2021 by our own AAPK member Muskrat Man, Caleb. I figured that there wasn't a better candidate for customization than the acrylic...
Item # 89536
$345.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #15 Tom's Choice TC Sawyer Barlow in Third Cut Stag. One of 20 produced, this was a Charlie Campagna SFO issued in 2014. It comes with a single clip point blade...
Item # 89434
$975.00
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC 47 Primative Percheron Bone 1 of 10 Viper 470114 serial no 08 1095 Carbon Steel Closed length 3 3/4" Comes with original...
Item # 88805
$895.00
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC 57 Pickel Green Jigged Bine 570212 NIT 1095 Carbon Steel Closed length 3 1/2" Never been sharpened or carried....
Item # 88713
$395.00
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC 49 Blue Camel Bone Liberty 493121 NIT 1095 Carbon Steel Closed length 3 1/8" Unused never been sharpened or carried...
Item # 88710
$200.00
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC 94 Blue Camel Bone Freedom 941121 NIT 1095 Carbon Steel Closed length 3 1/8" Unused never been sharpened or carried...
Item # 88709
$225.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield #86 Barlow with Marrow Bone Covers. This knife has a single swedged Spear Point Blade with Longpull constructed out of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The Fluted...
Item # 87922
$595.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #352320 Beer & Sausage Bar Tool Knife with Autumn Leaf Jigged Bone covers with matching leather slip. The spear point main blade and the caplifter/fork are...
Item # 86190
$349.00
Great Eastern Cutlery 852221CL Crown Lifter in Natural Canvas Micarta. This knife has a spear point main with longpull and a caplifter secondary, done in 1095 Carbon Steel. The...
Item # 86188
$239.00
20022 Great Eastern Tidioute Mint Chocolate Schaffer Farm Whittler Model # 592322 New in Round GEC Tube, Never Carried Nice Jigged Bone Handles with no Chips or Cracks...
Item # 86092
$225.00
2022 Great Eastern Northfield Yellow Rose Muskrat (Coon Skinner) Pattern # 81822 New in GEC Round Tube with Button Pin , Never Carried Factory Edge Of 1095...
Item # 85893
$195.00
2020 Great Eastern Northfield UN-X-LD Antique Autumn Natural Bone Pioneer Trapper Pattern # 235220. Don't pay attention to the first picture I have the wrong Cap in Picture New in GEC...
Item # 85825
$225.00
From my personal collection comes this Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield Cottom Sampler pattern 74. The handles are Chechen Rosewood and are chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade...
Item # 85749
$224.50
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC 83 Sambar Stag Tasscosa Lockback 831121 NIT 1095 Carbon Steel Closed length 3 3/8" Unused never been sharpened or...
Item # 85726
$450.00
From my personal collection comes this #56 EZ open dog leg jack made by Great Eastern Cutlery in 2023. Talk about bright colored handles, these are practically glowing. The...
Item # 85649
$225.00
This is from my personal collection. It's an absolutely beautiful 81 coon skinner muskrat with gorgeous deluxe snakewood handles. The handles are chip and crack free. The carbon...
Item # 85647
$289.50
This is a Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute Coon Skinner Muskrat pattern 81 made in 2022. The handles are red onion Micarta that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blades have not...
Item # 85619
$225.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #363122 Toenail Clipper, India Jig Bone Handle, Unused (GEC 36). Produced in 2022, this is 1 of 530 pieces. The tube is has light stains from the factory blade...
Item # 85033
$180.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #331211 Proto Conductor, Dead Skunk Acrylic Handle, Unused (GEC 33). This is a Prototype and is marked on the blade.Produced in 2011, this is 1 of 7 pieces....
Item # 85032
$305.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #331220 Conductor, Antique Autumn Jig Bone Handle, Used (GEC 33).Produced in 2020, this is 1 of 495 pieces. This is a great user knife and has a ton of life...
Item # 85031
$125.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #092214 Esquire, Exotic Mexican Bocote Wood Handle, Used (GEC 09). Produced in 2014, this is 1 of 47 pieces. I believe this pattern was only made in 2014 so they are...
Item # 85029
$150.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield #252115 Little Jack, Che Chen Rosewood Handle, Used (GEC 25). Produced in 2015, this is 1 of 75 pieces. This is a great user knife and has a ton of life left in...
Item # 85026
$175.00
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC SFO Charlie Campagna Lick Creek Barlow 142116 in Yellow Heartwood NIT 1095 High Carbon Steel Nickel-Silver bolsters...
Item # 84996
$350.00
2023 Great Eastern Green Bone Northfield Un-X-LD Cody Scout Model # 721123LB New in GEC Round Tube , Never Carried Nickel Silver Bolsters & Bullet Shield , Brass Pins &...
Item # 84776
$250.00