43 frontier bonekootenay joe wrote:TravisB what pattern is your fine knife ? Are handles "Primitive bone" ?
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Lucky enough to get a few nice pics of this one
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Had a few mail calls recently, love the smooth Appaloosa bone on this 81, would be even nicer if it had a half stop
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Traditionally the moose pattern does not have half stops.
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Two nice ones in a row Travis.
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Love the bones on those two Travis, Mmmmmmnnnnnn, Appaloosa and that Oregon reminds me of Mammoth tusk.
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Thanks matedoglegg wrote:Two nice ones in a row Travis.
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Thanks David and Ivoryman
Yea bone handles are becoming a favourite of mine
Yea bone handles are becoming a favourite of mine
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Already shared a pic of this one.... But here's another
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Travis, that is a very good looking knife, power with graceful lines. Excellent picture too.
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Now that is an impressive knife.
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Thanks Kjkootenay joe wrote:Travis, that is a very good looking knife, power with graceful lines. Excellent picture too.
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Thanks Q.s, yea she's a beast, the secondary blade is a pain though, some days I can open him some days I can't lolQuick Steel wrote:Now that is an impressive knife.
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Picked this 43 up recently, thanks to Kornel
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That 43 looks GREAT in red ! Now i want a red one !
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it's more orange/brown in person, natural canvas micartakootenay joe wrote:That 43 looks GREAT in red ! Now i want a red one !
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"natural canvas micarta" ! Thanks for telling me. I would have searched for red Micarta. Sure looks attractive in the picture.
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This one showed up in today's mail
I have a hard time trusting someone who doesn't like dogs...but if my dog doesn't like someone, I'll trust that.
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If it had arrived in my mail box I'd give the delivery person a big tip. She's a beauty. How is the build quality?
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One thing I noticed right away on both my Abalone GEC / Bulldogs is that they used the real Abalone, not the looking glass but maybe GEC wasn't using the looking glass back in 2009-10. I was darn lucky with this one...the back springs, bolsters and the top of the blades were just starting to show some rust. It took me several hours to clean it up for pictures and still have some work to do. Fortunatley the bolster with the S# was okay. The seller didn't disclose the problems with the knife but I got it at a good price. As hard as these GEC / Bulldogs are to find I'm happy to have it. The build quality is excellent...half stops on all 4 blades, perfect fit on the shield and bolsters, no rub on the blades and good pull. I'm not a big fan of the nail nicks but that's Bulldog's style. My only criticism is the back springs aren't quite flush with the blades in the open position.Quick Steel wrote:If it had arrived in my mail box I'd give the delivery person a big tip. She's a beauty. How is the build quality?
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Very interesting. Thank you for the analysis. Surprised GEC flubbed a flush fit, but otherwise it seems very fine. And I have yet to find a GEC/Bulldog in any condition let alone one in such excellent condition. Patience is not one of my strongest virtues.
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There is one on ebay right now item 323408513481Quick Steel wrote:Very interesting. Thank you for the analysis. Surprised GEC flubbed a flush fit, but otherwise it seems very fine. And I have yet to find a GEC/Bulldog in any condition let alone one in such excellent condition. Patience is not one of my strongest virtues.
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Many thanks dweb. I checked it out. I'm passing on this one for a bunch of reasons. I consider it seriously overpriced given its' condition. I have always been particularly fussy about the hafting of a knife, I want to see a perfect melding of the scales with the bolsters. This one has problems.
The seller seems to consider the rub marks as minor. There appear to be too many for my taste and there are only two blades to deal with.
Only two of my German BDs (out of 22) had any rub marks. Maybe the seller thinks the GEC mystique justifies the price but not for me.
I'll be interested to see if this sells at the given price.
Still, I am very grateful you steered me to it. It was a learning experience.
The seller seems to consider the rub marks as minor. There appear to be too many for my taste and there are only two blades to deal with.
Only two of my German BDs (out of 22) had any rub marks. Maybe the seller thinks the GEC mystique justifies the price but not for me.
I'll be interested to see if this sells at the given price.
Still, I am very grateful you steered me to it. It was a learning experience.
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Same seller wants $800 for one of the recent Whalers with a damaged tube, significant blade rub, "polished out" nick on master blade from hitting the spring, wobbly pen blade, and despite the description what looks like some pocket wear. It could be the crap quality of the pictures - not sure that's the kind of effort you put into listing a knife you want $800 for.
As far as I'm concerned, he's a (lazy) flipper and he can take a flying leap. I'll reconsider his Bulldog #36 when he lists it with a starting bid under $200. Maybe.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GEC-46-Whaler- ... 3120426880
As far as I'm concerned, he's a (lazy) flipper and he can take a flying leap. I'll reconsider his Bulldog #36 when he lists it with a starting bid under $200. Maybe.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GEC-46-Whaler- ... 3120426880
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