GEC 235210 ECLL -Who may know about this knife?

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I picked up this knife at a sale and love it. Northfield UN X LD 2 blade trapper design but it is a liner lock. Has liner lock for both blades. (unusual for this type of knife. I would like to know history and get some literature on it but I cannot find it on GEC site. The handles are Black Gold Perylic (gorgeous) and has serial number 50. I expect a special run. Any help to direct me to where I can find info on it would be appreciated. Or if you know the knife. Thanks!
 
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Check and see if the covers aren't Buffalo Horn. They were a SFO for CK.
 
Thanks! Handles LOOK like buf horn but I don not think they are. CK would be Colletor Knives I expect. I'll check with them.
Thanks again.
George
 
It took me awhile to round up these old pics of one of these knives. I have since passed it on to another member here at Blade Forums but I'm sure he won't mind me showing my old pictures of it. I have another one but it is packed away and I don't have pictures of it. Here we go!!



Look real close and you'll see the double linerlocks running down the center of the knife frame between the backsprings.



See how in this picture the linerlocks come together forming a "V". Pretty cool.



And here is the picture from CK at the time. I'm sure Mike won't mind me posting his picture.



Here is CK's description of the knife that goes along with the above picture. Again, I'm sure Mike won't mind me posting it.

Great Eastern NF Pioneer
Year: 2010 Condition: Mint
Misc: Double Linerlock!
Handle: Buffalo Horn
Steel: 1095 Size: 4 1/2"
Great Eastern ID: GEML235210DL

Do some digging at GEC's site and you'll find their picture of the knife.

Hope this helped you out.
 
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Well done, Ed!

I just learned something, at any rate. I don't recall seeing this knife before. The double linerlock feature is interesting, and looks to be well executed.

Thanks.

~ P.
 
Ahh, the good old days...

That was a great knife; but hard to build. I have been sweet talking Bill for years trying to get him to run them again - to no avail.
 
I have a 2007 buffalo horn bronco charlie that looks like that, but with a single blade obviously. The backspring on it is ridiculously tough still after all these years.
 
IncensedMatt said:
I have a 2007 buffalo horn bronco charlie that looks like that, but with a single blade obviously. The backspring on it is ridiculously tough still after all these years.
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Those were/are nice knives but a dime-a-dozen compared to the double linerlock #23s. As Mike said above: "Ahhh,the good old days...". I'm glad I got two and still have one.
 
pertinux said:
Well done, Ed!

I just learned something, at any rate. I don't recall seeing this knife before. The double linerlock feature is interesting, and looks to be well executed.

Thanks.

~ P.
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It's not that they sold like hotcakes Sarah but when they were gone they were gone. I wish Mike could talk Bill into making another run of them. I'd buy a couple and I'm sure others would snap them up too. You probably haven't seen them because few were made and instead of guys posting up pictures of them when they got them, the knives seem to have been slipped into drawers, cubbyholes, socks, etc. never to be seen again. I've still got one but it's squirrled away in it's tube in my shop and will most likely not see the light of day again until my expiration date is up and my stuff is being gone through to see who gets what.
 
Modoc ED said:
Those were/are nice knives but a dime-a-dozen compared to the double linerlock #23s. As Mike said above: "Ahhh,the good old days...". I'm glad I got two and still have one.
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This particular bronco is out of a run of 250, so it certainly isn't rare! I wouldn't part with it though as it was my first GEC. That is something that can't be replaced :love_heart:
 
Dumb question - did both of those liners lock the blade open or just one? If it's just one, why the double liners, and if it's both, how does it unlock?

I never seen one of these. Kinda cool I think.
 
Both liners act independently - one for one blade the other for the other blade. Read the description of how they work in my link.
 
Modoc ED said:
Both liners act independently - one for one blade the other for the other blade. Read the description of how they work in my link.
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Ah. Gotcha! Makes sense. And I shouldn't be so lazy either not to follow the thread.....lol

Thanks Ed!
 
Very nice find gscocch! Congrats to you! This is the first time I have seen any double liner lock, let alone the most wonderful GEC 23 frame, Great info and pics ED! You have a real beauty hidden away.
 
Thanks Duane. Something of note is that the two linerlocks, as shown in pictures 2 and 3 of the post above, take the place of the middle/center liner found on a standard framed #23 .
 
Modoc ED said:
Thanks Duane. Something of note is that the two linerlocks, as shown in pictures 2 and 3 of the post above, take the place of the middle/center liner found on a standard framed #23 .
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One question Ed, you know I really like GEC's rendition of the liner lock, how is the ergonomics when dis-engaging the double liner lock? It looks to me like it would be a little tight, but do-able, with care of course ;)
 
I didn't have a problem with it. The linerlocks were positive but not overly stiff and neither tab for the linerlocks interfered with the other. A very smooth system.
 
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I want to thank everybody that posted on this thread. It gave me great info I could not find. I really appreciate it.
GSCOCCH
 
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