#82 Dixie Stockmans

[JohnR]

Heads up,CK has both Possum Skinners available right now.

[Lansky1]

Heads up,CK has both Possum Skinners available right now.

Thanks for the heads up - price is a bit better than expected. The only thing that scares me is that CK says the snap is a 2 on a scale of 1-5 (5 being hard). Seems on the anemic side, kind of like everything I've read on the #35 Churchill's, which is why I never could bring myself to order one of those. That's the one aspect I really like about all the late model Case Muskrats I've modded, is that they're all a solid 4 on the scale of 1-5 - consistently a very snappy pattern.

Can you pls fill us on your overall impression & walk and talk when you receive yours, I'd appreciate that.

[kootenay joe]

My stag #35 Churchill has good spring tension, not at all wimpy.
kj

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Heads up,CK has both Possum Skinners available right now.

John, Any idea if KSF is going to get these Possum Skinners soon? I have a coupon I am waiting to use. I don’t want to miss them while they are still available somewhere else. I see Gunstock Jacks has them in today. Surely KSF will have some soon?
SSk

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Just got my answer. KSF has the Possum Skinners in stock now too.
SSk

[Sharpnshinyknives]

My 82 Possum Skinner came today. I am excited about this Elderberry Bone. It looks great on this and the stockman. Here are all 4 of the 82’s that I purchased.
SSk

[gsmith7158]

Looks like you're hooked Mark!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Looks like you're hooked Mark!

I am Greg. I just combined all my GEC knives in one display case and it’s getting full quickly. My wife asked why I had left some room, my answer of course was that it is for future purchases. I have a lot of early reserves at CK, so I think I can fill it soon. And man do those knives look great all together like that.
SSk

[kootenay joe]

Here is my just arrived stag Dixie. I very much like the not typical blade profiles: a Wharncliffe-like blade beside the master, and a drop point at the other end. No sheepsfoot or spey blades makes this a unique stockman knife. Great design GEC !
kj

[gsmith7158]

A plus stag on that one Roland! Very nice.

[jerryd6818]

My Possum Skinner came today.

[kootenay joe]

Thanks Greg. After paying for it, the pictures disappeared on KSF and i could not remember what the stag looked like. However they did send me one with almost bolster to bolster exterior stag. However i think it is the blade profiles on this stockman that make it a special knife and one that has a 'blade for most occasions', i.e. excellent 'forever' EDC.
kj

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Here is my just arrived stag Dixie. I very much like the not typical blade profiles: a Wharncliffe-like blade beside the master, and a drop point at the other end. No sheepsfoot or spey blades makes this a unique stockman knife. Great design GEC !
kj

Roland, You did pick a nice one. That’s the nicest stag on one of these I have seen. Nice going.
SSk

[kootenay joe]

Thank you Ssk. I am a bit fussy about stag handles and there are many that do not appeal to me. KSF had 2 pages of stag Dixie's and i had a quick scan of them all and was surprised that this one was still there when i went back to it, as it had the least amount of 'white' showing.
I also just received a very nice stag 78 "American Jack" that i posted in the #78 thread.
kj

[JohnR]

Here is my just arrived stag Dixie. I very much like the not typical blade profiles: a Wharncliffe-like blade beside the master, and a drop point at the other end. No sheepsfoot or spey blades makes this a unique stockman knife. Great design GEC !
kj

You sure picked a nice one Roland, great stag!

[kootenay joe]

Here is the GEC #82 Dixie Stockman compared to a 4" "Forged/U.S.A." Slender Stockman which was made by Camillus for Sears in the 1930's-'40's.
The GEC is 1/8" longer and a bit thicker, but i think this is the stag not the frame. Blade stock looks to be of the same thickness.
The Camillus is a bit more serpentine (curvy).
The master blades are similar. The GEC stretches out the curve of spine to edge on it's 'sheepsfoot' making it more of a Wharncliffe. This drops the spine of this blade when closed so that the grip is more comfortable. And in stead of a spey blade GEC has inserted a very slight drop point which i think is the most useful blade of the lot. Never seen this in a stockman before and i think it is a great idea, worth buying the knife just for this blade.
Just thought you might find the comparison with a 70-80 year old USA knife to be interesting. I do.
kj

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Here is the GEC #82 Dixie Stockman compared to a 4" "Forged/U.S.A." Slender Stockman which was made by Camillus for Sears in the 1930's-'40's.
The GEC is 1/8" longer and a bit thicker, but i think this is the stag not the frame. Blade stock looks to be of the same thickness.
The Camillus is a bit more serpentine (curvy).
The master blades are similar. The GEC stretches out the curve of spine to edge on it's 'sheepsfoot' making it more of a Wharncliffe. This drops the spine of this blade when closed so that the grip is more comfortable. And in stead of a spey blade GEC has inserted a very slight drop point which i think is the most useful blade of the lot. Never seen this in a stockman before and i think it is a great idea, worth buying the knife just for this blade.
Just thought you might find the comparison with a 70-80 year old USA knife to be interesting. I do.
kj

Very interesting comparison. GEC is really resurrecting these old patterns well.
SSk

[JET79]

Wow, really liking all the pics I'm seeing. To answer the original question to this post, I wasn't crazy about this knife when I first saw it but then I realized that the muskrat clip is very similar to the blade on the leatherman of which I use extensively. So... I picked up the natural canvas micarta and.... I love this knife. I'm coming to understand what I like more in my knives now that I'm gaining a more sizable collection and I really enjoy a handle that stretches out across my palm. I feel that the blades on this knife are perfect for a lot of everyday tasks. Definitely recommend this knife now and I'm really glad that it's not a super crazy popular pattern or it would've been gone by the time I came around to it. Cheers guys

[boykinlp]

Looks like you're hooked Mark!

I am Greg. I just combined all my GEC knives in one display case and it’s getting full quickly. My wife asked why I had left some room, my answer of course was that it is for future purchases. I have a lot of early reserves at CK, so I think I can fill it soon. And man do those knives look great all together like that.
SSk

SSk,
Sure would love to see your display!

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Looks like you're hooked Mark!

I am Greg. I just combined all my GEC knives in one display case and it’s getting full quickly. My wife asked why I had left some room, my answer of course was that it is for future purchases. I have a lot of early reserves at CK, so I think I can fill it soon. And man do those knives look great all together like that.
SSk

SSk,
Sure would love to see your display!

Here you go. I am not happy with the way this looks, I need to spread them out and start a second display case. Fortunately my wife got me 3 extra display cases for Christmas. Just hope I don’t fill them all this year.
SSk

[wlf]

Nice knives fellas, you can’t go wrong with a GEC knife.

Roland you got a nice stag example. Mark you’re bitten, great collection.

John I see where your knife budget went.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

I ended up with two of the 82's this run, an elderberry and a copperhead. Really nice stockman pattern that I like much better than I expected. I am now seeking out the older slant bolster ones as they look really nice. I'll get a micarta 82 as a user as the two I have now are just for looking. The 82 is too good of a knife with unique and useful blades to not have a user.

[boykinlp]

Here you go. I am not happy with the way this looks, I need to spread them out and start a second display case. Fortunately my wife got me 3 extra display cases for Christmas. Just hope I don’t fill them all this year.
SSk

Mark,
You got a nice collection and isn't it awesome to be able to easily look at it whenever you want to?
Larry

[Modern Slip Joints]

Anyone who can easily do so please post a picture of an 82 Dixie Stockman beside a 53 Stockman. I'd like to see how much broader the 53's handle and blades are.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

Anyone who can easily do so please post a picture of an 82 Dixie Stockman beside a 53 Stockman. I'd like to see how much broader the 53's handle and blades are.

I can do that for you once I get home, if nobody beats me to it.