What Knife Would You Like GEC To Make ?

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kootenay joe wrote:What percentage of GEC knives sold to date have become users ? I bet less than 10%. Hence GEC's customers mostly want good looks as well as first rate workmanship. How easy/hard to sharpen the blade is not a consideration for the 90% who buy to collect.
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Well I reckon I'm an oddity, but of the 47 GECs I currently have in my possession, I'd say 35-40 of them have recieved at least very light use. And every one has hung out in my pocket for at least a days time or two aside from one of the new Pembertons, a serialized Maverick I intend on selling/trading, and a rare, minty Ben Hogan I just cannot bring myself to blemish.
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Modern Slip Joints wrote:I want GEC to make a 97 large Coke bottle with an edge that is straight from its choil to the start of the curve up to its point. To avoid writing something negative in the 97 thread I've bit my toungue but it has to be said, GEC made what should have been a very traditional design in such a way that it can not be sharpened in the tradition way, on a flat rectangular stone. I wanted to like 97 Cokes and buy a few but I can't and won't. Recurved blades have no place in traditionals. With thousands of frames left to assemble is there hope GEC might offer some with good blades?
Here, here! I also intensely dislike the downward drooped, recurved blade on the 97. With its size it looks almost like a kukri. ::td:: What happened to the straight clip blades of the 77? Is GEC ever going to do another run of 77s? If they care at all about sales, and want to do a large run, instead of these funny looking niche Coke bottles why not do a run of 77s for the Average Joe who just wants a "practical" (since it's in their logo!) pocketknife and not an oddity? Single clip and clip/pen 77s would sell and actually be appreciated by more people than the hardcore, "it's a traditional design from a page in history" type of buyer.

While I'm at it... Thankfully, the CK Early Reserve email said the #12 run would be a limited run, so hopefully it will be brief and short like the recent 99 run, and GEC can get back to making some decent pocket cutlery again.

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I'm gonna third that. The drop on the blade left me sitting on the sidelines, for this one.
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I own a CASEXX coke bottle 5 1/2" closed swing guard knife. I like it. A GEC#97 Allegheny 4 3/4" swing guard knife would be perfect for one arm me ! I like oily creek bone , autumn leaf bone , dark blue bone , blueberry bone , and tiger maple wood.
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I would like to see the peeps at GEC bring back the #63 Mako only put a bowtie guard on it ala the enclosed Kabar. I've always imagined Bill patterned the Mako after this one which is larger than most of the typical 3 7/8" ones everyone made back in the day. The cherry on this would be a back lock with half-round outboard depresser. Hot Dog in the land of honey!

I seriously fantasize hanging out with Bill and I throw that idea at him and he chuckles and slaps me on th back and says "Slow down, bro, we just finished producing your last ingenius idea--we're only human, ya remember, give me a month to get the tooling set up..." Then we both laugh and go out for a brew...
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#50 & #60 Hunting knives. Either stainless or 1095 I don't really care just make another run please.
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Was looking at the whats happening page and saw some very interesting things in production, well interesting for me anyway. Steak knives in stainless, forks on the picture it says 1095 but I hope there is a stainless option (have they ever made forks before), #65 fish knives I missed these and look forward to adding one to the collection. And to top it off so far there are H10 in production definitely a must have for me.
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RalphAlsip wrote:
KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I would LOVE to see a 35 cattle knife.
Paul, are you thinking something like this? :) This is a photoshop mock up. The nail nick on the sheepsfoot would probably be facing toward the back on a real knife.
Nice one and well done with the mock up. A real useful pocket tool. Ebony and bar shield for a worker.
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WELCOME openrange !
Hope you make a bunch more posts and show pics of a knife or two.
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I want a Great Eastern Cutlery 4 1/4" Gun-boat Canoe with a clip ,a spear , and a wharncliffe blade !
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Onearmbladejunkie wrote:I want a Great Eastern Cutlery 4 1/4" Gun-boat Canoe with a clip ,a spear , and a wharncliffe blade !
Three back springs for all full length blades or a whittler assembly? I'd buy at least one either way.

Has GEC made a gunboat pattern? The only extra large canoe I'm aware of is Case's 94 pattern. All that I've seen have spear master blades. Most of them are stockman's with sheep's foot and spey secondary blades.
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Thank you kootenay Joe. Like to see these again:
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KnifeSlinger#81 and Ralph Alsip are on to something mighty fine in a 54 with a Spear (or American clip), sheepsfoot and punch. Needs a 8 to bear trap pull-with walk n talk to make me smile big enough to show teeth, though.
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For me another don't wake me up just yet dream would be along the lines of Ralph's 98 Texas Camp Knife but along with that beautiful clip and punch somehow stick in a sheepsfoot and ready for this....saw. I have a real nice saw on my Victorinox that removes stuff in my way when I take a stand hunting and grooves stuff I'm making in a clean way. Dress the beast in lignin vitae or charred shag bark hickory and a bar shield.
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Looks like AAPK is pulling a sneak on us. I hope they offer this knife after the 3rd. They always wait till the last of the year. Smooth Oily Creek bone would of been a cooler choice.
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onearm, i don't get what you are referring to. Where is 'the sneak' in that chart ?
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And, openrange: " Like to see these again:"
is that a #54 Moose ?
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kootenay joe,
Yep, 541214. Like it even better than this 541209 which is no slouch either. Plain Jane has quiet class for my taste.
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Honest to gosh I keyed "lignum vitae" iPhone is messing with me. In my youth ran across that wood at the remains of a water powered mill in Canada. Able to handle a large bearing made of it. Looked at some wood carvers mallets as well.
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GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY WILL BE MAKING A #93 SWAY-BACK KNIFE IN JUNE. I HOPE SOMEDAY THAT GEC WILL MAKE A SWAY-BACK KNIFE WITH A SINGLE SPEAR BLADE.
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A GEC#93 SWAY-BACK SPEAR BLADE WOULD BE A TOP SELLER !
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Onearmbladejunkie wrote:A GEC#93 SWAY-BACK SPEAR BLADE WOULD BE A TOP SELLER ! thZ3ZTUB1D.jpg
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The S&M you show is a Curved Jack not a Swayback in which handle curves the other way, concave spine.
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kootenay joe wrote:The S&M you show is a Curved Jack not a Swayback in which handle curves the other way, concave spine.
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I was not sure . I am learning ! Thank you so very much. I need correction in my life. I hate being knife stupid ! Thank you sir !!! ::tu::
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We all are "knife stupid" to some degree and we all began knowing very little about knives. "Knives" encompass a huge body of knowledge. No one ever learns more than just a fraction of what is out there about knives.
You are not "knife stupid" but more likely just early in the learning curve. And we all learn by making mistakes and having someone correct it for us.
I make mistakes all the time; i.e. i am continually learning thanks to others here.
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Onearmbladejunkie wrote: A GEC "CURVED JACK-KNIFE" "KENTUCKEY SHINER" "SADDLEHORN" STYLE KNIVES IN SINGLE CLIPBLADE & SPEAR BLADE WOULD BE A TOP SELLER ! 4 TO 4 1/2" closed thZ3ZTUB1D.jpg
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The GEC#44 Gunstock was a big hit in 2018. The GEC#22 Magnum was made in 2014. It is time to bring that knife back in single blade. 2 5/8" closed , this would make a great single blade knife. All of the 2014 22 magnums were made with double blades. It is time for a GEC#22 Magnum in single blade.
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