2007 GEC serial numbers

[mikeymoto]

I have a Tidioute 234107 Pioneer in beaver pond bone serial #6. The production totals from 2007 say 210 were made, but I don't know if all 210 were numbered. Thoughts?

It looks like starting in 2008 the production totals state how many were serialized.

 

[joe-bob]

They originally were going to number the first 250 of each model. They rarely got to 250, so they changed to just numbering the first 50, but sometimes the runs are small, so not even 50 get numbered, because some dealers specifically order knives without numbers.

 

[knifeswapper]

2006 & 2007 models were almost all serialized. The only exceptions were when they reached 250 of a pattern (not different slabs, etc.). There were six patterns: 23/73 in GEC, NF, and Tidioute brands.

Mike Latham
CollectorKnives.Net

 

[mikeymoto]

Thank you.