Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

GEC specializes in highly collectable and premium quality usable pocket knives. The company's USA manufactured knives have quickly proven to be a big hit with both collectors and users who seek quality American craftsmanship.
Post Reply
kootenay joe
Posts: 13373
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:36 pm
Location: West Kootenays, B.C.

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by kootenay joe »

The #46 with mammoth in O.P. are from 2009. Here is an ivory Whaler from 2011, shown next to a stag #36. I think there are 4 ivory ones from 2011.
kj
Attachments
Toenail 008.JPG
Toenail 010.JPG
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by gsmith7158 »

kootenay joe wrote:The #46 with mammoth in O.P. are from 2009. Here is an ivory Whaler from 2011, shown next to a stag #36. I think there are 4 ivory ones from 2011.
kj
Well I suspect that one would fetch a pretty penny today! Beautiful Roland is that the E word?
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
kootenay joe
Posts: 13373
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:36 pm
Location: West Kootenays, B.C.

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by kootenay joe »

Yes, elephant ivory. A well known knife collector sold an elephant tusk to GEC and this became the ivory handles for most (all ?) of the GEC made ivory handled knives. Every single one i have seen is absolutely top quality ivory.
I do not make much of a differentiation between mammoth & elephant ivory. With magnification there is a minor difference in structure pattern but they are otherwise the same. Mammoth that has not taken on a stain (often very colorful) looks just like elephant ivory because it is just like elephant ivory.
Mammoth ivory is not fossilized, (i.e. replaced by minerals and become a rock), it has been preserved in the ground for 10,000 or more years. I think some as long as 40,000 !
kj
boykinlp
Posts: 287
Joined: Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:45 pm
Location: South Carolina

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by boykinlp »

Those are awesome kj!!
Larry

Each one, teach one.
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by gsmith7158 »

Here's one I picked up today at the Blade Show. A 2009 double pull #36 with interior mammoth.
Attachments
012.JPG
014.JPG
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
kootenay joe
Posts: 13373
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:36 pm
Location: West Kootenays, B.C.

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by kootenay joe »

Greg, that is a Score !
If you ever want to trade for my Stag #36 also from 2009, just let me know. :)
kj
User avatar
gsmith7158
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8548
Joined: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:25 pm
Location: Canton, Ga. 100% of the time
Contact:

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by gsmith7158 »

kootenay joe wrote:Greg, that is a Score !
If you ever want to trade for my Stag #36 also from 2009, just let me know. :)
kj
Roland I thought of you when I saw this knife, but it will take some doing to get it away from me. :D
------------------

Greg

IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.

PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
User avatar
wlf
Posts: 4762
Joined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:55 am
Location: WV

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by wlf »

There were 5 interior elephant ivory 46s from ‘11 and one bark ivory from that same tusk Roland.
I buy roosters combs and farmers..........................................................jack knives [/b]

GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf

May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
Stephen
Posts: 101
Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:04 pm

Re: Great Eastern Sunfish Mammouth Ivory

Post by Stephen »

KJ: Above are the photos of my 2 mammoth-handled sunfish knives and the story behind them as posted by my friend Big Monk in 2011. I paid $1995.00 for the pair shortly before Big Monk's above message.
Btw, I still own the knives.
Post Reply

Return to “Great Eastern Cutlery (GEC) Collector's Forum”