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.
1/62 2016 Great Eastern Cutlery PPP #14 TC Barlow Black Cherry Sawcut Ragg Bone SFO Charlie Campagna
Great Eastern Cutlery #14 TC Lick Creek Genuine Barlow in Black Cherry Sawcut "Ragg" Bone. This was a Charlie Campagna SFO issued in 2016, one of 62 produced. This was the pattern premiere (PPP)...
Item # 105441
$425.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #53 Johnny on the Spot Journeyman Electrician's Knife in Cocobolo with Lightning Bolt etched Crest Shield. This knife has a Electrician's main blade with Liner Lock, along...
Item # 105438
$369.00
4-1/2" CLOSED 235220L TRAPPER LINERLOCK WITH REDTAIL JIGGED BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADE IS CENTERED. HARD SNAP AND HALF STOP....
Item # 105337
$175.00
PAYMENT BY CHECK OF POSTAL MONEY ORDER. PAYMENT BY PAYPAL FAMILY & FRIENDS ONLY TO [email protected] SHIPPING AND INSURANCE...
Item # 105336
$4,200.00
3-7/8" CLOSED 470120 VIPER WITH SAMBAR STAG SCALES . 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADE IS CENTERED. GOOD SNAP AND HALF STOP. ORIGINAL TUBE...
Item # 105253
$275.00
3-1/2" CLOSED 441218 BUFFALO JACK WITH AUTUMN GOLD JIG BONE SCALES WITH BRASS BOLSTERS. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. GOOD SNAP AND HALF...
Item # 105252
$260.00
3-2/4" CLOSED 77115 YANKEE BARLOW WITH OLD TAN SAW CUT BONE SCALES. 1 OF 109 SFO. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADE IS CENTERED. GOOD SNAP AND HALF...
Item # 105250
$325.00
3-3/4" CLOSED 734208 LONG PULL JACK SCOUT WITH BURNT STAG SCALES. SERIAL #2 OF 50 . 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. HARD SNAP...
Item # 105233
$425.00
3-3/4" CLOSED 73 SCOUT TRAPPER WITH BROWN PICKBONE SCALES. MADE IN 2007 BY GEC GRO SCHRADE # 70 OF 400. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE...
Item # 105232
$250.00
4-1/2" CLOSED 781224 BARLOW WITH SAWCUT BARREL OAK SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. HARD SNAP AND HALF STOP. ORIGINAL...
Item # 105229
$200.00
4-1/2" CLOSED 235220 TRAPPER WITH ANTIQUE AUTUMN NATURAL BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. HARD SNAP AND HALF STOP....
Item # 105228
$200.00
3-7/8" CLOSED 321224 ENGINEER WITH SAMBAR STAG SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. GOOD SNAP AND HALF STOP. ORIGINAL TUBE...
Item # 105227
$255.00
3-7/8" CLOSED 321224 ENGINEER WITH SAMBAR STAG SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. GOOD SNAP AND HALF STOP. ORIGINAL TUBE...
Item # 105226
$255.00
3-3/4" CLOSED 861219 CATTLE KNIFE WITH OX BLOOD JIG BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. ORIGINAL TUBE INCLUDED. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF...
Item # 105225
$250.00
4-1/4" CLOSED 861219 "STORE" MODEL DIXIE STOCK WITH ELDERBERRY JIG BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. ORIGINAL TUBE INCLUDED....
Item # 105221
$250.00
4-1/4" CLOSED 861219 DIXIE STOCK WITH ELDERBERRY JIG BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. ORIGINAL TUBE INCLUDED. PAYMENT BY CHECK...
Item # 105219
$275.00
3-7/8" CLOSED 861219 OIL FIELD JACK WITH AUTUMN GOLD JIG BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. ORIGINAL TUBE INCLUDED. PAYMENT BY...
Item # 105218
$275.00
3-7/8" CLOSED 221124 CRIPPLE CREEK SFO ENGINEER WITH CHESTNUR JIGGED BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. GOOD SNAP AND HALF STOP. BLADES ARE CENTERED....
Item # 105181
$200.00
2-5/8" CLOSED 221124 MAGNUM WITH BURNT ORANGE SAWCUT BONE SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. GOOD SNAP AND HALF STOP. BLADE IS CENTERED. ORIGINAL TUBE...
Item # 105180
$125.00
3-7/8" CLOSED 861219 OIL FIELD JACK WITH SAMBAR STAG SCALES. 1095 STEEL BLADES. GOOD FIT AND FINISH. BLADES ARE CENTERED. ORIGINAL TUBE INCLUDED. PAYMENT BY CHECK OF...
Item # 105172
$325.00
Been in the pocket. Second owner. No chips or cracks. Nice color on this one. Etch is faded but is still faintly visible. See pics. With tube. Nice...
Item # 105112
$95.00
New in tube with oil paper. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no spots, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 4 5/8"...
Item # 105097
$179.99
New in tube with original bubble wrap bag and collector button. Knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no wobble and blades have good snap. 4 1/2" closed. Satin...
Item # 105096
$219.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper and collector button. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 1/2" closed. Satin finish...
Item # 105092
$204.99
New in tube with oil paper and collector button. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no spots, no rubs, no wobble and blade has...
Item # 105091
$199.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stops. Satin 1095...
Item # 105083
$164.99
New in tube with original bubble wrap bag. Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no spots, no rubs, no wobble and blade has Good snap...
Item # 105082
$169.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper and collector button. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 1/2" closed. Satin 1095...
Item # 105024
$194.99
GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY TIDIOUTE 153124 TRACTOR GREEN SAWCUT BONE HANDLE TC BARLOW 1095 CARBON STEEL 3 1/2" CLOSED THE...
Item # 105012
$300.00
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. New in original tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blades have good snap. 3 1/4" closed....
Item # 105010
$249.99
From my personal collection comes this 2023 cigar jack, pattern #54 Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield. This was a SFO for DLT trading company and were made in a very limited number. The oak...
Item # 105009
$287.50
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. New in original tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no spots, no rubs, no wobble, blades have good snap...
Item # 105008
$289.99
From my personal collection comes this GEC Tidioute Bull Buster #21LB. This is the same knife as the 21 with a lockback mechanism. The scales are red/black Richlite that is chip and...
Item # 105006
$224.50
New in tube. Photos are of knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no spots, no wobble, blades have good snap opening and closing. Polished 1095 carbon steel...
Item # 105005
$229.99
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC Smooth Unicorn Ivory Acrylic Pocket Congress Knife 620220 NIT 1 of 695 USA
New in tube with oil paper. Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no spots, no rubs, no wobble, both blades have good snap opening and closing. 3 3/4"...
Item # 104994
$149.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in white tube with original bubble wrap bag. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap opening and closing. 4 1/4"...
Item # 104990
$269.99
New in tube. Photos are of knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blade has good snap opening and closing. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel clip blade...
Item # 104989
$279.99
New in tube with oil paper. Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no spots, no rubs, no wobble, both blades have good snap opening and closing. 3 3/4"...
Item # 104986
$239.99
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. New in tube with original bag. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blade has good snap opening and closing. 3...
Item # 104984
$159.99
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. New in tube with oil paper and collector button. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap. 2...
Item # 104841
$179.99
From my personal collection comes this GEC Tidioute Bull Buster #21. The covers are red linen Micarta that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not been used or...
Item # 104835
$194.50
From my personal collection comes this GEC Tidioute Bull Buster #21. The scales are orange delrin that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not been used or resharpened...
Item # 104834
$194.50
2023 Maher & Grosh Framers Favorite Model # 863223 Made By Great Eastern New in Box Never Carried Factory edge of High Carbon Steel Wood Handles that are chip...
Item # 104816
$235.00
From my personal collection comes this GEC Tidioute Bull Buster #21. The covers are blue and black richlite that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not been used or...
Item # 104803
$194.50
From my personal collection comes this GEC Tidioute Bull Buster #21. The scales are red and black richlite that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not been used or...
Item # 104802
$194.50
LNIT. Not used, carried, or sharpened. Out for pics only. Beautiful Maple on this one. Typical GEC quality fit and finish. Super piece for the pocket at 3.5" closed...
Item # 104728
$229.00
From my personal collection comes this 2024 GEC Northfield Cody Scout lockback. The covers are Che Chen Rosewood that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not been used...
Item # 104662
$248.00
From my personal collection comes this 2023 GEC Tidioute Cody Scout lockback. The scales are brown burlap Micarta that is chip and crack free. The carbon steel blade has not been used...
Item # 104660
$237.00
GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY TIDIOUTE 143223 AUTUMN PEACH SAWCUT BONE TC BARLOW 1095 CARBON STEEL 3" CLOSED THE...
Item # 104621
$252.00
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, Blade has good snap opening and closing. 3 5/8" closed. Satin finish...
Item # 104573
$179.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper and collector button. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 1/2" closed. Satin finish...
Item # 104572
$189.99
New in tube. Actual photos of the knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel Sheepfoot and Pen...
Item # 104509
$309.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap. 3 1/2" closed. Polished 1095 carbon steel Spear...
Item # 104478
$259.99
Actual knife you will receive. New in tube with oil paper. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel...
Item # 104477
$229.99
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap. 2 3/4" closed. Solid half stop. Satin 1095 carbon...
Item # 104428
$169.99
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap. 2 3/4" closed. Solid half stop. Satin 1095 carbon...
Item # 104342
$149.99
