I’ll second that.kootenay joe wrote:How about pictures of your Stag 97 ?
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Sorry but I've never learned how to post pictures. It has been explained to me several times by members here but I just can't figure out how to do it.
Thanks for your interest in viewing it, however.
Thanks for your interest in viewing it, however.
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Hey Stephen __ any interest in the three bottom ones,photo below** -- Mammoth Ivory re-handles by Muskrat Man ?? __ Monk
#23 GEC and two #73 GEC -- the bare head #73 has "flat bolsters" ___ choice $175 shipped or better if you want them all
""END_CAP #73 SOLD pending funds****
#23 GEC and two #73 GEC -- the bare head #73 has "flat bolsters" ___ choice $175 shipped or better if you want them all
""END_CAP #73 SOLD pending funds****
I'm not young enough,____to know everything !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Received my stag and love it, very well made knife and the best action of the 3 I have so far, just waiting on the yellow rose to be delivered.
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Monk:
Thank you for your thoughtful offer.
Having read that KJ didn't have any mammoth available, I bought a
Tuna Valley Cattleman # 538 from Frank's. Anyone interested in checking it out can view
it on Frank's site.
This retiree is financially tapped out for now.
I hope all is well with you and yours.
Happy Easter.
Best,
Stephen
Thank you for your thoughtful offer.
Having read that KJ didn't have any mammoth available, I bought a
Tuna Valley Cattleman # 538 from Frank's. Anyone interested in checking it out can view
it on Frank's site.
This retiree is financially tapped out for now.
I hope all is well with you and yours.
Happy Easter.
Best,
Stephen
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John i like stag too. Nicely hafted, not too thick but just thick enough to feel good in hand.
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People should be snapping up Monk's offer of mammoth GEC knife for $175
An affordable mammoth GEC is a rare knife.
kj
An affordable mammoth GEC is a rare knife.
kj
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Roland -- mailed your knife this morning -- END_CAP #73 is SOLD !!! Thanks
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MONK****
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Got my Stag #97 today and I am very happy. I think the stag is fantastic. To me, it is the best of both worlds, while it has a lot of character, it is also fairly thin. The pull is pretty good too. It snaps to half stop, to open , and to closed. For the cherry on top of the sundae, it also came with a button. My pictures diffently don't do it justice. Here it is:
Larry
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Nice one Larry!
Got my last of the 97's, yellow rose, really find it attractive, has a fair amount of white in it.
Got my last of the 97's, yellow rose, really find it attractive, has a fair amount of white in it.
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Very nice stag knife Larry and it stays slender, no fat 'tummy'. If my inbound stag is close to as fine i too will be happy.
And John your Yellow Rose looks stunning. I want one ! just like yours.
Other than some with a bit weak spring, GEC has done a super job of fitting & finishing these knives.
We should try to send a group "Thank You" to the GEC employees because they really put their heart into making these 'just right'.
kj
And John your Yellow Rose looks stunning. I want one ! just like yours.
Other than some with a bit weak spring, GEC has done a super job of fitting & finishing these knives.
We should try to send a group "Thank You" to the GEC employees because they really put their heart into making these 'just right'.
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My Texas Yellow Rose should be called "lemon pie bone" ! I was very happy 4/22/2019 with 3 GEC#97s in the mail.
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Sold out. Charlie Campagna Ebony Waynorth. I didn’t see this email for 10 minutes and it was already too late.
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what's all the hu bub, Bub? got the first of my 97s today, snap is just fine thru all 3 positions. it walks, it talks, it cuts...beautiful knife the Yella Rose.
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Here are my four GEC #97 Allegheny Hunter knives. Very nicely made & finished knives. Thank you to all the GEC workers who put their energy and dedication into these.
Couple of comments. The Tidioute Maroon Linen Micarta is darker than i expected. Looks black in most light situations. I would have preferred a Linen Burgandy Micarta to differentiate more from the ebony knife.
The Yellow Rose has zero closing snap. I hope flushing the joint will help bring some snap. Has anyone else received a similar Yellow Rose 97 ?
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Couple of comments. The Tidioute Maroon Linen Micarta is darker than i expected. Looks black in most light situations. I would have preferred a Linen Burgandy Micarta to differentiate more from the ebony knife.
The Yellow Rose has zero closing snap. I hope flushing the joint will help bring some snap. Has anyone else received a similar Yellow Rose 97 ?
kj
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kootenay joe wrote:Here are my four GEC #97 Allegheny Hunter knives. Very nicely made & finished knives. Thank you to all the GEC workers who put their energy and dedication into these.
Couple of comments. The Tidioute Maroon Linen Micarta is darker than i expected. Looks black in most light situations. I would have preferred a Linen Burgandy Micarta to differentiate more from the ebony knife.
The Yellow Rose has zero closing snap. I hope flushing the joint will help bring some snap. Has anyone else received a similar Yellow Rose 97 ?
kj
Roland, my 97 cherry knife was like that but flushing the joint fixed it right up, lot of black gunk came out.
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I just flushed the Yellow rose joint with WD40. Nothing came out. When i dried the liners there was a very slight gray on the cloth, likely a tiny amount of polishing dust. I oiled the joint. No change.
No snap to half stop, either way; no snap to open. Snaps to closed weakly after manually closing to 90%+ of being closed.
I have emailed dealer asking if i can return it.
Very rare for me to return a knife.
kj
Edit to ask: after a thorough flush with WD40 is there any point to hauling out the compressor and blasting air into the joint ?
No snap to half stop, either way; no snap to open. Snaps to closed weakly after manually closing to 90%+ of being closed.
I have emailed dealer asking if i can return it.
Very rare for me to return a knife.
kj
Edit to ask: after a thorough flush with WD40 is there any point to hauling out the compressor and blasting air into the joint ?
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Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
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Gorgeous knife! Love the shield and how they straightened out the edge. I'd have bought that one...but the other 97's didn't do it for me.JohnR wrote:Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
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I have one of those coming too John.The shield is the same one Camillus used on their old folding hunters.JohnR wrote:Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
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I agree...but these are going “Waynorth” of $300 on eBay. If you didn’t get one at release, I don’t think it’s worth it.Doc B wrote:Gorgeous knife! Love the shield and how they straightened out the edge. I'd have bought that one...but the other 97's didn't do it for me.JohnR wrote:Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
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This is the "Knivesshipfree" picture of my Sambar Stag knife. It is wonderful ! check out www.americanwhittler.com SFO 1 of 50 This is my favorite of the GEC#97 knives. I have 11 #97s in my collection. Treat your self to this knife. The antique yellow bone with hounds tooth shield is a winner !kootenay joe wrote:My email from KSF about Stag 97's came in at 1523 hrs. I did not see it until 45 minutes later and expected all would be long gone. But there were still about 15 ? left including one i rather like. Then even with my Slow Speed internet i was able to checkout successfully.
Did KSF receive a very large shipment ? Or is the demand slacking a bit as other dealers have had these for up to 1 week ?
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Where are all of the 97 Stags? I know they sell out in minutes, but the only dealers that I've seen with more than 1 or 2 are KSF, DLT, TKC, and TPK. Anyone know production totals?