The new 73's are out!!!!

[Gunstock Jack]

The new 73's look great! Single nail nick and lanyard holes! Some really nice figured Bocote on this bunch by the looks of it.

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The beaver tails are out as well!

[big monk]

Lookin' Good !!!!!

[biglmbass]

They do look good. IMO, that jigged cherry wood is really nice though most pics don't do it justice. Looking forward to seeing what they'll do the N'fields in.

[Gunstock Jack]

Well, if what memory remains serves, there will be a jigged bone, burnt and gen. stag, cocobolo (I think), and a couple others I can't afford either.

[jerryd6818]

At first I couldn't figure out why they posted two pictures of the same knife. Took me a minute to catch on to one has a liner lock and the other doesn't.

[paulsvintage]

just came in! i like the pattern on the Bocote linerlock . having trouble finding the cherry wood one

[big monk]

Nice one,Paul****_________lots of grainy patterns to choose from,in this batch !!!!!!

[WelderBob]

Nice looking Bocote on that one Paul.... ...I like the sheild's and lanyard hole's on these...

[paulsvintage]

thanks guys ! they must of stocked up some nice Bocote a lot better than a few years ago

[Earl]

WOW 2 bills for a serialized Genuine Stag LL #73

[Gunstock Jack]

I'm having a hard time with that myself!!! Talk about sticker shock!

[WelderBob]

Boy they sure are pretty...wonder what the bone Northfields will be....looks like I'll be back on the rice & bean diet......

[Earl]

I'm fear'n them 23's right now

[paulsvintage]

looks like rice and beans for me too ! now i need to try to make a nice leather lanyard maybe that will keep me off the great eastern web site for a week

[Gunstock Jack]

I had to go back and check the 2008 price for the same knife;

$134.95 ea.

I guess this means they'll all go up in value/price. Sambar Stag must be getting pricey!

[Stephen]

Speaking of "sticker shock," I guess GEC is making a run of Gen. Stag Whalers.
I don't know the price yet but I hope I'm sitting down when I hear it.

Stephen

[Earl]

$348 and change for the Genuine Stag

[WelderBob]

That's a serious piece of change Earl...that would buy 4 or 5 of the new 73's, well no whale's for me just minnow's...

[Gunstock Jack]

Looks like stag and gold prices are inter-related. I opted to buy some in cocobolo instead; you get twice as many for the same price! I figure I've got a lot of stag but not too many in coco, and besides, who knows how long it'll be available? At the rate they're burning rain forest and destroying habitat, natural materials are bound to become scarcer. I heard the last Sambar (Indian) Stag was exported back in 2000, and nobody but the Indian govenment knows when or if more will be exported in the future. I recently bought several stag paired slabs that have been in the country for awhile for use in future rehandle projects. Get it while you can, boys!

[drzarkov1]

Barry-

I think your prediction about the future scarcity of sambar stag is dead on. I don't mean to hijack your thread, but could you recommend a good place to buy stag slabs, and could you give us any tips on what to look for? Stag is just about the only thing I collect, and I hate to think of a day when the source dries up.

Tom

[Gunstock Jack]

Some can be found on ebay, Kousins Kustoms. Tough to find except in small quantities elsewhere.

[drzarkov1]

Thanks for the tip. Kousins Kustom has some nice looking blanks, although it takes some patience wading through their big inventory. I'm going to try them.

[Gunstock Jack]

I like the new 73 cocobolos, and the bocote is pretty nice too!

[WelderBob]

I see someone else pulled the trigger also... ...very nice....

[paulsvintage]

Barry very nice . really can't get a better pattern on that wood there PERFECT