GEC 43 rebuild
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cavemans workshop
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GEC 43 rebuild
GEC 43….. had a cracked cover…. Made new liners, trued up the action and recovered with vintage linen Micarta and bird eye pivots.
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Suredan
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Oh my! That is really nice. Love the patina on the blade and the work on the covers is flawless. Beautiful knife and great rebuild.
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cavemans workshop
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words…..I really like the bird eye pivots
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zed6309
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Top job 
Paul,
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herbva
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Awesome work! I like everything about what you did, including leaving the patina on the blade alone. Those birdseye pivots and the vintage micarta look terrific.
"Better to do something imperfectly, than to do nothing flawlessly." ~ Robert H. Schuller
Herb
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Absolutely gorgeous, love the one of a kind mod. Great covers, great pivot, great work. Bravo.cavemans workshop wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:24 pm GEC 43….. had a cracked cover…. Made new liners, trued up the action and recovered with vintage linen Micarta and bird eye pivots.
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Very nice!
The pivots were the perfect touch.
The pivots were the perfect touch.
Andy
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Retired from Caterpillar Inc.
South Central Tennessee
Retired from Caterpillar Inc.
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cavemans workshop
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
I appreciate the kind words. These are fun to make and look pretty classy…. Going to start on an old camillus tomorrow I hope
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Ripster
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Excellent work on the 43cavemans workshop wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 1:40 am I appreciate the kind words. These are fun to make and look pretty classy…. Going to start on an old camillus tomorrow I hope
What model Camillus ? Please post it if you would when done !!
JP
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glennbad
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Re: GEC 43 rebuild
Nice rework on that one!