Do you guys ever think...

Vanguard41xx

Vanguard41xx

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We'll see rarer patterns in regular production (from say Queen, GEC etc.) like the crown jack, fish jack of even an anglo saxon?
I'd love to see what these companies could do.
 
Interesting question...I would like to see a well made "fish" jack...I think it would offer some exiting possibilities, especially if it was done ala "looking glass" acrylic!
If they can sell enough French Kate's to warrent production, why not a nice fish knife...I for one would grab one for sure.
 
Never understood the attraction of the "leg" pattern...never quite figured out why Case (which makes 100 or so short runs of all different kinds every year) can't seem to grasp why the Bose collabs and GECs old style patterns are selling and make some...I expect someone is going to figure out how to make $150 knifes in the old patterns viable, it may have to be AG Russell...
 
My own take on the French Kate is that the pattern exists for guys to buy for their wives/girlfriends as part of the subtle negotiating process involved in buying ever more knives for themselves! :D
 
Jack Black said:
My own take on the French Kate is that the pattern exists for guys to buy for their wives/girlfriends...
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... instead of something their wives/girlfriends might actually want. :p

I wonder how well GEC's ladylegs have actually sold? I have no idea of numbers produced, but there are still a lot of 'em out there. Not as many as the Sleeveboards/Pocket Sunfish that seem to abound on dealers' (virtual) shelves (oops), but perhaps proportionally so?

The French Kates, non-Cutting Mondo Saw editions, etc. do seem to be more novelty than anything else. And what a tremendous amount of steel tied up (forged up?) in the latter!

~ P.
 
Sorry P, I thought of you right after I posted that! :o
 
Vanguard,
I don't know...on one side, I surely wish for it, but, on the other side, I assume it will take much time.
I often browse the pictures of old catalogs, or vintage knives posted by some of us, and wonder how many patterns in current production I would swap for some of those old (and somehow rare) patterns.
I do think it's going to happen, sooner or later. We might just have to wait...and waiting is always a bittersweet thing :rolleyes:

Fausto
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Jack Black said:
Sorry P, I thought of you right after I posted that! :o
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No apologies necessary. And, I wonder if it's just me?

A French Kate looks much more like something a man would want as a souvenir from (or evocative of) a "Saloon" than anything that would appeal to a woman....? Because wimminz already gots actual lady legs of their own.

But I could be very wrong. Again. ;)

~ P.
 
"Do you guys ever think..?"
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Man, I was waiting for some interesting responses to that open question...(Thankfully we have a very polite and civil group on hand...) :p
 
id like to see GEC make an Anglo Saxon as long as it wasn't thick or overly bulky (not trying to dog on GEC, i think they make awesome knives)
 
I do like that some companies experiment with patterns. Sometimes I wonder if popularity has anything to do pocketability(made up a word?) I don't see much excitement about the 36 that GEC is releasing again, at least here anyways. I guess for me, I can't show too much interest if I don't see myself having the potential to carry the knife. And in my mind, a belt sheath should hold a fixed blade, not a huge slipjoint that I can't pocket carry.
 
Finedges said:
And in my mind, a belt sheath should hold a fixed blade, not a huge slipjoint that I can't pocket carry.
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I agree 100% i tried a big slippy on my belt... shortly after i had an empty pouch and a giant knife in my jeans pocket
 
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I want to see more sway back jacks. Many custom makers are making them in various lengths, but there's precious few commercially produced ones. Right now the only ones we can get without tracking one down from overseas are the rather small Case/Bose ones, and the much larger Hayn' Helpers from GEC. I'd love to see some 3.5" SBJs (give or take an eighth). With the popularity of the Case/Bose SBJ, it's a wonder that other companies haven't started making their own. I don't know how old the pattern is, but it must be quite old, considering this picture contains several, and they were recovered from a boat that sunk in 1856.
 
Blues said:
Man, I was waiting for some interesting responses to that open question...(Thankfully we have a very polite and civil group on hand...) :p
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I don't think you have any idea how hard it was to resist posting a smart answer, hehe :D.
 
This Utica Cutlery Co really appealed to me. Granted the tang stamp had a lot to do with the attraction but with the Candy covers it just had a classic look to it.

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