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[csisland]

Well it is an amazing looking knife. I just looked at the pictures of the elephant ivory ones. They sure are great looking, but I'm sure they will come at a hefty price. Hopefully the other covers will come within my range. It looks like a greatly useful knife!

They could have avoided using elephant ivory.

 

[SAK Guy]

Case and Imperial.

 

[scattershot]

Here are a couple of Bokers I picked up for cheap. The top one has a krinked backspring, but man, does it efver sharpen up nicely! Not bad for $7.00.

 

[jon_slider]

Here are a couple of Bokers I picked up for cheap. The top one has a krinked backspring, but man, does it efver sharpen up nicely! Not bad for $7.00.

Great scores!
what are the handle materials? Are they both tang stamped Solingen?

 

[B.F.U]

They could have avoided using elephant ivory.

I was wondering if it's recycled or something? I would be surprised if GEC did any shady business.

 

[Peregrin]

Let's keep it about the knives folks.

 

[scattershot]

Great scores!
what are the handle materials? Are they both tang stamped Solingen?

They are both marked Solengen on the blades, and the top knife is some sort of acrylic, while the bottom one is oak.

 

[cards94]

I was wondering if it's recycled or something? I would be surprised if GEC did any shady business.

i dont think its real elephant ivory, i hope.

 

[jon_slider]

the top knife is some sort of acrylic

thanks, thats the first 3 pin handle Ive seen with synthetic covers,

here is a similar knife, but only 2 handle pins.

 

[waynorth]

They could have avoided using elephant ivory.

Let's keep it about the knives folks.

Gary, with respect, I feel the air needs to be cleared here! The implications are too dire. Please delete, if I am out of line.

I supplied GEC with an Elephant tusk that came from an old estate. The tusk was "taken" before WWI, 100 years ago, and not anywhere near today's terrible poaching industry. That animal lives on, past its lifespan, in adorning some beautiful knives.

 

[Modoc ED]

Case CV 10-dot (1970 manufacture) saw cut red bone barlow.

 

[waynorth]

Now you are in the Soup, Ed!!

Some fine, old marrow bone!

 

[MT Damascus]

I keep this one in a bag on my Bultaco, always there when I need it. Some deep pitting on the pen, shrinking scales, warped main clip blade, great little knife that takes a great edge.

Less than gentle peening

Kris

 

[Peregrin]

Gary, with respect, I feel the air needs to be cleared here! The implications are too dire. Please delete, if I am out of line.

I supplied GEC with an Elephant tusk that came from an old estate. The tusk was "taken" before WWI, 100 years ago, and not anywhere near today's terrible poaching industry. That animal lives on, past its lifespan, in adorning some beautiful knives.

Not a problem Charlie. Thanks for your input.
Most of us know that, at this time, old, documented ivory is ok to use, per the 1973 International CITES agreement. For those who didn't, now they do. This might change but that is a discussion for another forum.

 

[Modoc ED]

Now you are in the Soup, Ed!!

Some fine, old marrow bone!

Thanks Charlie. I won't say that that barlow is my favorite knife but it sure as heck is in first place with perhaps one or two others. It is the one knife I have that I will never get rid of.

 

[B.F.U]

Gary, with respect, I feel the air needs to be cleared here! The implications are too dire. Please delete, if I am out of line.

I supplied GEC with an Elephant tusk that came from an old estate. The tusk was "taken" before WWI, 100 years ago, and not anywhere near today's terrible poaching industry. That animal lives on, past its lifespan, in adorning some beautiful knives.

Thanks for clearing that up. I trusted that GEC would use respectable practices, and thank you for facilitating that. I love the look of ivory/smooth ivory bone on a Barlow. I like the smooth ivory bone on my sheepfoot charlow so much I just bought a Northwoods bullet jack in smooth ivory bone to be its little companion.

 

[B.F.U]

Case CV 10-dot (1970 manufacture) saw cut red bone barlow.

Oooh I like how that blade has aged

 

[arizonaranchman]

Gary, with respect, I feel the air needs to be cleared here! The implications are too dire. Please delete, if I am out of line.

I supplied GEC with an Elephant tusk that came from an old estate. The tusk was "taken" before WWI, 100 years ago, and not anywhere near today's terrible poaching industry. That animal lives on, past its lifespan, in adorning some beautiful knives.

Charlie, I sent you an email ref a question on this topic.

 

[dawgfan]

 

[jon_slider]

In the left photo are a pair of African Blackwood Sheepfoot Charlows, the one on the right is a single blade.

The right pic is the same 2 blade on the left, and a Walnut single blade on the right, after the kicks were modified to drop the blades, including the pen, and both knives sheepfoot blades, deeper into the pocket.

despite the penalty of sunken back springs when closed, I much prefer the deeper seated blades.