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.
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 7/8" closed. Solid half stops. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel Clip and Pen...
Item # 101867
$198.99
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 # 101816
$209.99
GEC NORTHFIELD 922219 EUREKA JACK SAMBAR STAG 3 5/8" CLOSED 1095 CARBON MINT IN TUBE SHIPPING IS 6.00 IN THE...
Item # 101590
$275.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #14 TC Barlow in Kingwood, One of 62 produced. This knife has a Sheepfoot main blade along with a pen secondary, both constructed of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The bolsters are...
Item # 101456
$285.00
GEC Tidioute Toe Nail Clipper, 363122, Ebony Wood Handles, 4 & 1/4 inches closed. Has not been used, carried or sharpened. Strong back spring. Beautiful knife. Shipping in USA 50 States...
Item # 101417
$260.00
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stop. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel Clip...
Item # 101353
$189.99
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blade has good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stop. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel Clip...
Item # 101337
$189.99
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield #72 Cody Scout Lockback with C Green Jigged Bone Covers, Bullet Shield & Lanyard Hole. This knife has a single cut-swedged Locking Clip Point Blade with...
Item # 101306
$349.00
Great Eastern Cutlery 852221CL Crown Lifter in Dead Skunk Acrylic. This knife has a spear point main with longpull and a caplifter secondary, done in 1095 Carbon Steel. The bolsters...
Item # 101304
$259.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #15 Urban Jack with OD Green Canvas Micarta Covers. This knife has a 1095 carbon steel main blade along with a beard / mustache comb secondary (BRR - Beard Refuse...
Item # 101302
$229.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #47 Viper in Gabon Ebony with Crest shield. This knife has a single Wharncliffe blade constructed out of 1095 High Carbon Steel. The bolsters are done in Nickel-Silver and...
Item # 101300
$325.00
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stops. Polished 1095 carbon steel Clip and Pen...
Item # 101192
$229.99
Actual photos of the knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stops. Polished 1095 carbon steel...
Item # 101191
$374.99
Stock photos. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stops. Polihed 1095 carbon steel Clip and Pen blades. Polished...
Item # 101190
$284.99
GEC NORTHFIELD 812122 SMOOTH YELLOW BONE ROSE MUSKRAT 1095 CARBON 4" CLOSED (GK) KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION -...
Item # 101102
$225.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 130124 ANTIQUE YELLOW SPRING FIELD CONGRESS 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED (GK) KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT...
Item # 101101
$172.00
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stops. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel Clip and Pen...
Item # 100686
$259.99
This is a gently used GEC Northfield Ben Hogan pattern #65. The scales are Bloodwood that are chip and crack free. The blade has been gently used and has the etch mostly worn off....
Item # 100635
$172.50
GEC TIDIOUTE 141122 COCOBOLO WOOD TC BARLOW 1095 CARBON 3 1/8" CLOSED (GK) KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 100599
$270.00
GEC TIDIOUTE 130124 COCOBOLO WOOD WHIP 1095 CARBON 3 3/4" CLOSED (GK) KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 100596
$170.00
GEC NORTHFIELD 592322 DESERT IRONWOOD WHITTLER 1095 CARBON 3 1/2" CLOSED (GK) KNIFE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - IN TUBE...
Item # 100593
$225.00
GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY MAHER & GROSH 863223 JIGGED BONE SPEAR SHIELD FARMERS JACK 1095 CARBON STEEL 3 7/8" CLOSED...
Item # 100591
$315.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Waynorth #86 "The Rider" Harness Jack in Gabon Ebony. This knife was commissioned by Charlie Campagna for his Waynorth line of knives. It has a Clip Point main blade with...
Item # 100422
$469.00
Great Eastern Cutlery Northfield Smooth Yellow Rose Bone Allegheny Large Coke Bottle Knife 976119 NM
Photos are of the knife you will receive. Blade etch is blurry. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no wobble, Good snap. 4 3/4" closed. Polished 1095 carbon steel Clip blade. Blade...
Item # 100319
$259.99
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble and blades have good snap. 3 3/4" closed. Solid half stops. Satin finish 1095 carbon steel Clip and Pen...
Item # 100281
$209.99
Great Eastern Cutlery GEC Indian Paintbrush Worm Groove Bone Horse Rancher Knife 391224 NIT USA Made
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blades have good snap opening and closing. 3 3/8" closed. Solid half stops. Polished 1095 carbon steel...
Item # 99736
$219.99
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blade has good snap opening and closing. 3 3/8" closed. Solid half stops. Polished 1095 carbon steel...
Item # 99580
$229.99
Super piece. GEC 392222. Beautiful crack and chip free Elderberry Camel Bone handles. This one has been in my pocket a couple of times. Unused by me....
Item # 99428
$169.00
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blade has good snap opening and closing. 3 3/8" closed. Solid half stops. Satin finish 1095 carbon...
Item # 99416
$209.99
GEC Tidioute Rams Foot, 933119, natural canvas micarta, 3 & 7/8 inches closed, good blade snap both ways and half stop. Has not been used, carried or sharpened. Nice solid knife....
Item # 99371
$250.00
Great Eastern Cutlery #14 TC Sawyer Barlow in Cocobolo. This knife was a Charlie Campagna SFO. It has a single cut-swedged clip point blade with longpull constructed of 1095 Carbon Steel....
Item # 99300
$349.00
From my personal collection comes this 2023 #14 boys knife Crown Lifter. The scales are bright orange crush acrylic that are chip and crack free. The blades have not been used or...
Item # 99114
$227.50
Photos are of the knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no wobble, Good snap. 4 3/4" closed. Polished 1095 carbon steel Clip blade. Blade features a solid half stop....
Item # 99099
$299.99
Photos are of the actual knife up for your consideration. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blade has good snap opening and closing. 2 3/4" closed. Solid half stop....
Item # 99098
$169.99
From my personal collection comes this Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #56EO easy open dog leg jack made in 2023. The scales are jigged natural linen Micarta that is chip and crack free....
Item # 99054
$234.50
From my personal collection comes this 2023 Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #14 Beer Cub boys knife. It's strikes me as a little odd that a "boys knife" would be called a "Beer Cub" but it...
Item # 99052
$247.50
Northwoods Fall Creek fixed blade knife. Contrary to popular belief, these Fall Creek knives were actually finished/assembled by Jay Rouch. The steel was water-jetted and stamped by Great Eastern...
Item # 99034
$239.00
From my personal collection comes this Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute #56EO easy open dog leg jack made in 2023. The scales are jigged natural linen Micarta that is chip and crack free....
Item # 98964
$234.50
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, both blades have good snap. 3 7/8" closed. Polished 1095 carbon steel Clip and Sheepfoot blade....
Item # 98899
$244.99
GEC 681221. Beautiful wood grain on this piece. No blade scuff. 3.5" closed. Makes for a great pocket carry. Calling as new in tube with pin....
Item # 98781
$169.00
GEC 681221. Super color on this one! Main blade has one small scuff near the top per picture. These are 3.5" closed. Just right for a nice pocket carry. Good snap....
Item # 98780
$159.00
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blades have good snap opening. 3 1/2" closed. Blades have solid half stops. Satin finish 1095 carbon...
Item # 98772
$219.99
Actual knife you will receive. Never carried, never sharpened, no cracks, no rubs, no wobble, blade has good snap opening and closing. 3 3/8" closed. Solid half stop. Satin finish 1095 carbon...
Item # 98723
$179.99
GEC Northfield 721123LB, Che Chen Rosewood handles, 3 & 7/8 inches closed. Has not been used, carried or sharpened, as new from factory. Shipping in USA 50 States...
Item # 98709
$225.00
USER. 331220 Jigged Bone. Good Condition. Has Blemishes in Bolsters n Light Scratches on Tip of Clip Blade. With Original...
Item # 98688
$170.00
721123 LB Che Chen Rosewood. Near Mint in Original...
Item # 98686
$220.00
681221 Cocobolo Wood Pony Jack. Excellent condition in Original Tube. Please see last photo there are a few very light scratches on the back...
Item # 98682
$185.00
441218 Goldenrod Jigged Bone. Near Mint in Original...
Item # 98681
$280.00
441218 OD Green Linen Micarta.Near Mint in Original...
Item # 98679
$240.00



























































