GEC # 97

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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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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.
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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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JohnR wrote:Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
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.
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JohnR wrote:Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
I have one of those coming too John.The shield is the same one Camillus used on their old folding hunters. ::tu::
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Doc B wrote:
JohnR wrote:Lucked in to one of Charlie's SFO's, beautiful knife, love the big shield. Get well soon Charlie!
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.
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.
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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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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 !
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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?
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All About Pocket Knives #97 Allegheny SFO knife
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when will the club knife be available? :D
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SafdE26 wrote:when will the club knife be available? :D
GEC just posted this one. It won't be long now.
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