The most popular ones are difficult to find because Great Eastern makes so few of each particular frame pattern and especially handle material. Browse through the production totals for each year. -- http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/inf ... 6-present/ -- Yeah, they made quite a few knives but not very many of any one particular pattern and handle material.Lansky1 wrote:As a newbie to finer knife brands ... gotta say these GEC's are really impressive. I love real gnarly stag & just the quality of these knives and really cool unusual patters makes them stand out.
Question ... I'm thinning my herd on eBay & there will be a primo GEC in my future. I've noticed there aren't very many on eBay & the selection is rather limited (which is where I do 99.9% of my knife hunting). Do you guys that buy GEC's favor private knife dealers or eBay ? Any suggestions on where to look would be welcome ... thx.
Take for example, my favorite GEC. I was lucky enough to get an UN-X-LD Improved Trapper made in 2013 with the Wharncliffe blade and burnt stag handles. Look below to see how many were made.
Bottom line? Get 'em where you can find 'em. Authorized dealers have the most. eBay and AAPK Stores come next. Then there's AAPK Members, Face Book or the one you stumble onto in the most unlikely of places. Good luck. They're worth the hunt.