What Knife Would You Like GEC To Make ?

[Railsplitter]

Log cabin, thanks for showing me a Clasp knife. Schrade made a few in 1976 and i am familiar with those. I find this pattern too big to be very useful. Perhaps they are more intended for show with etches & scrimshaw ?
I would like to see a Norfolk pattern, pen knife & whittler as GEC made for Northwoods about 8 ? years ago. I think this frame has never been used for a GEC branded knife.
kj

Roland, was the Northwoods Norfolk made by GEC? I always thought it was a Queen made knife like the Winchester 2935.

[kootenay joe]

Rick i too had thought the Norfolk was Queen made but i was 'corrected' that it was made by GEC.
So i just went to KSF, Northwoods Archives, and in description of the Norfolk pen knife it says: "Northwoods contracted with Great Eastern to make this special pattern. 3 ¼” closed".
Solved: GEC did make the Norfolk. Maybe they borrowed the dies for this pattern from Queen as we have never seen GEC make this pattern again ?
kj
ps, now i am on the look out for a Queen made Norfolk, Winchester, or any others they might have made. Great looking Winchester Norfolk. jigged bone handles ?

[Railsplitter]

Rick i too had thought the Norfolk was Queen made but i was 'corrected' that it was made by GEC.
So i just went to KSF, Northwoods Archives, and in description of the Norfolk pen knife it says: "Northwoods contracted with Great Eastern to make this special pattern. 3 ¼” closed".
Solved: GEC did make the Norfolk. Maybe they borrowed the dies for this pattern from Queen as we have never seen GEC make this pattern again ?
kj
ps, now i am on the look out for a Queen made Norfolk, Winchester, or any others they might have made. Great looking Winchester Norfolk. jigged bone handles ?

OK thanks, Roland. That clears that up.

I copied those Winchester pictures from "The Cutting Edge" catalog but I do believe the handles are jigged bone.

[Onearmbladejunkie]

Future GEC knives made in smooth "amber orange" bone and smooth honey bone would be nice too.

[kootenay joe]

I too like a smooth bone with an orange 'glow'.
kj

[Lansky1]

I'd love to see a trapper aka the old Schrade's with an outlandishly EXTREME (but awesome) swedge grind like we just never ever see anymore ...

[WillyCamaro]

I second that John . At least they pulled it off on the #97 knives. Just full blade swedge, on both sides, not halfway up like that (beautiful) Schrade. I think it would look great on a stockman also, maybe the #82 frame, secondary blades, with different main blade …. Something like the #14 (Lick Creek Boys) ect.
We need to watch and see if they decide to jump on this idea (maybe talk to GEC about it???).

[Onearmbladejunkie]

I want a single blade #22 knife. Cocobolo wood , Sambar Stag , Oily Creek bone , Antique Golden rod camel bone , Honey bone ,and Navy Blue/sapphire blue/turquoise acrylic would be really cool with me !

[1967redrider]

Check this out, just saw this on Twitter.

[kootenay joe]

Is that the new #86 jack ?
Do you know if there will be a single blade version ?
kj

[Rotten]

Is that the new #86 jack ?
Do you know if there will be a single blade version ?
kj

According to their production schedule the only single blade 86 was the bladeforums SFO.

[kootenay joe]

O.K., thanks. An SFO for BF will be hard to get for any non BF member.
I think GEC should do a single blade version every time they do a run of 2 blade jacks. Why not ? It does not involve any extra set up and i am sure many of us would buy both the 2 blade and single blade versions.
kj