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GEC 25s - Gots 'em?

My latest 25. Kryptonite!!
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I've recently circled back to watch pocket-sized knives, of which the 25 is such a marvelous example, and gotten caught up on this thread. It's a delight to see that the WLST still gets this much love, and to see all of the excellent photos here. :thumbsup:

I had no idea how many 25 variations had been made over the years! :eek:
 
Ive never had a GEC 25 barlow before and always kind of liked them. So I found these 2 and bought them both. Not knowing which one I would like better, the easy open or just the nail nic. I really like both of them but I think I will end up using the EO a lot more because its easier to deal with IMO. Plus, I didn't realize how small these are.

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Pat K. said:
Ive never had a GEC 25 barlow before and always kind of liked them. So I found these 2 and bought them both. Not knowing which one I would like better, the easy open or just the nail nic. I really like both of them but I think I will end up using the EO a lot more because its easier to deal with IMO. Plus, I didn't realize how small these are.

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Good choice. I have all the blade shapes. The drop point is a nice little pocket knife that looks good. The spear is my least favorite. The clip point is my favorite but the the eo sheepsfoot is probably the most useful. Plus it's as strong as any blade I know of, short of a fixed blade. Of course its size does have its limitations but as a complement to another knife it's hard to beat.
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joeradza said:
Good choice. I have all the blade shapes. The drop point is a nice little pocket knife that looks good. The spear is my least favorite. The clip point is my favorite but the the eo sheepsfoot is probably the most useful. Plus it's as strong as any blade I know of, short of a fixed blade. Of course its size does have its limitations but as a complement to another knife it's hard to beat.
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I wasn’t a fan of the looks of the sheeps foot and didn’t know what it’s capilities were. But man, I’m totally digging the looks and the uses for this lil knife. I’m using it on everything and it dose well at it. Im a huge fan of the easy open and is the only way that I’m keeping this little knife.
 
I did a lil something to ease the strength of the spring, but I went a bit to far. I've thought about sending it in for spa treatment but they may put it back to the original which was to strong for my liking.
Anyone have experience with that?

Probably I'll keep it as is. It's really not a problem.
 
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