2020 GEC #23 Trapper Thread

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These both came in at the same time. Couldn't be happier! So far no blade rap detected. They fit perfectly in an old leatherman nylon pouch sheath, will have to do until i can get a nice leather one
 
P.R. said:
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These both came in at the same time. Couldn't be happier! So far no blade rap detected. They fit perfectly in an old leatherman nylon pouch sheath, will have to do until i can get a nice leather one
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Both are nice looking. Do you have a preference yet?
 
Does anyone know if the Northfield brown jigged bone 23's will have a shield? The Production Schedule on the GEC site says "TBD" on the shield and the in-progress photos show brown jigged bone scales without any shield or cut-out on the show side. I reserved one of these for myself and will still be excited to get one, but just a little less excited if it shows up without any kind of shield at all.
 
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Does anyone know if the Northfield brown jigged bone 23's will have a shield? The Production Schedule on the GEC site says "TBD" on the shield and the in-progress photos show brown jigged bone scales without any shield or cut-out on the show side. I reserved one of these for myself and will still be excited to get one, but just a little less excited if it shows up without any kind of shield at all.
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Yes it should have a shield, they just haven’t announced/shown it yet. It’s only stag that they leave shields off of as far as I know.
 
I have wonderful news. I just looked at the #23 Northfield brown jigged bone on the GEC production line photos . I know that dark brown jigged color before buffing. The bone color underneath that dark brown is off-white not yellow. This is the same color bone as the JSR Sports & More SFO #86 Oil Field Jack knife of 2019. The #23 Trapper Northfield will be Chocolate Almond peach-seed jigged bone . The edges will be off-white , soft glowing light brown bone with dark chocolate spots in the jigging. They come in light and dark bone ,and this Northfield #23 Pioneer Trapper will be super stunning after buffing ! Wait and see !
 
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I tend to believe CK's (Mike's) pull ratings.
A lot depends on what strength of pulls you're used to.
A '7' pull can seem like a '9' pull if you're not used to it.
You can always get the knife, and if you don't like it, you can sell it.
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My thumb nail spits real easily. I broke my nail trying to open the main blade of my GEC#23 Beaver gnawed cherry knife. I took it up stairs wrapped in a free lime green polishing cloth. I was toting too much stuff. The knife slipped right out of my hand/cloth. "SLAM" , right on the Australian Cypress hard wood steps. No damage at all , thank goodness. I put my foot on the knife and opened it right up with my CASE XX blade pick. I wrap the blades with a t-shirt and I rock the blade back and forth. All folders work better when frequently play with and keep them oiled. There is no such thing as a perfect knife. This #23 run is going to be wonderful. The Collector Knives SFO #23LL is going to be a real hit ! I clicked my reserve in yellow , so it is what it is. I like lighter pulls , but who cares. I will hand my big knife over to a friend to open it and laugh when he/she breaks a nail. The #23 has the loudest snap and I love the sound of it. I am very thankful for this run.
 
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Just got the Beavertail in the mail. Awesome jigging.

I agree with Mike Latham from CK that the pull is lighter on the Beavertail than the Micarta - 7 vs 8
 
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wildmike said:
I just picked up my Beavertail 23 from the post office a bit ago.
It is lovely!
The blade pulls on mine are a little heavier than my Micarta 23, but still great imho.
Fantastic knives.
I wonder how I can get in on a pre order for the Nothfield 2 blade unxld knife?
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New River Knife Works is a BF supporter. Contact them and tell them that you are a BF member. I am sure they will try to help you out.
 
Yall need to stop worrying about not getting the #23 two blade knives. Keep searching ,more are coming in. When the GEC#23LL single blade knives start coming in , that is when the war begins. Every man for himself , it is going to be fun watching. I have been saving since December for this #23 run, I am ready. "GEC KNIFE COLLECTING IS WAR."
 
Thanks Onearmbladenut!
Sent em an email.

Funny my beavertail is stronger pull than my micarta knife. The main blade on it is an 8-8.5.
I have strong thumbnails and it bends em.
 
Couldn’t pass up that cherry wood either! Those turned out fantastic, don’t remember paying them any attention in the rendering but wow! :eek: Still have a micarta single blade on reserve, but it might be the jigged-Brazilian-double I end up keeping long term.

Edit: speaking of the single blade micarta, I thought those were supposed to have a liner lock as well. Looking back to the production schedule on page one, it doesn’t list the lock. Does anyone know for sure? Admittedly I haven’t been following this run too closely so apologies if it’s been mentioned.
 
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Couldn’t pass up that cherry wood either! Those turned out fantastic, don’t remember paying them any attention in the rendering but wow! :eek: Still have a micarta single blade on reserve, but it might be the jigged-Brazilian-double I end up keeping long term.

Edit: speaking of the single blade micarta, I thought those were supposed to have a liner lock as well. Looking back to the production schedule on page one, it doesn’t list the lock. Does anyone know for sure? Admittedly I haven’t been following this run too closely so apologies if it’s been mentioned.
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According to the production schedule all the single blades are liner locks.
 
My beaver was supposed to be here today but I got this message:

June 15, 2020
In Transit, Arriving Late
Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.

Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow, but thanks for the great photos to hold me over for now. This is the best GEC has ever done on the jigged cherry in my opinion.
 
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