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 ?
kj
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 ?
kj
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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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when will the club knife be available?
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GEC just posted this one. It won't be long now.SafdE26 wrote:when will the club knife be available?