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and whiped out all the black stuff that came out. Now it opens with authoritative snap and closes with rather soft, but confident snap from about 35°. Cannot complain about the walk an talk anymore. Just that made me feel much better about the knife.
Gambler is pure tuxedo knife. Gorgeous!
Quick update: I oiled the joint with few drops of ballistol and worked it while watching a movie, well only about an half an hour until my wife got mad about the constant clicking
Oh, I dont get how the uploading of the photos works. My appologies.
traumkommode
, you and several others talk about washing your knives to improve the action. Could you please describe exactly how you do it? Do you actually soak the knife in hot soapy water and then rinse it off under the faucet?
I still don't have the maroon micarta, one of my favorite GEC standby's. Or the Cougar Clawed Bone! The pics make that one look so tempting! Little did I suspect that I would find a nice stag still in stock after over a year! I mean, sure, I have one already but now I'll have one to USE! 
Leslie Tomville
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So good to see this thread continuing on. The Churchill, and its first cousin the Drover, have to be two of the best looking, most useful, knives made by GEC. They are so easy to carry as well.
S SnailOffTheTrail ,
The Churchill’s have tight pivots and very little space between the blades. The ones I have experience with are late to snap shut. Also, with the blades being so close together, there is bound to be some rubbing unless you baby the knife. More than anything else, these are using knives. I believe the people that love them the most are the ones who use them the most. I hope that your knife breaks in to your satisfaction. Where in Europe are you located? I hope you figure out how to post photographs. I would like to see your knife and where you live. Which handle material does your Churchill have?
My wash&brush up method is as follows: put the knife in plastic washing bowl (so if you drop it it won't chip, it may in a metal or ceramic sink) Use water as hot as your hands can stand and use an old toothbrush plus liquid soap for washing up/dishes. Just get scrubbing all over in joints, blade(s) open and closed. Rinse under tap. Dry thoroughly with hairdryer, paper, or use compressed air. Once dry, put a bit of WD40 in the insides, wipe clean and use the oil or lubricant of your choice. This greatly improves W&T all round. On inferior dyed knives, some colour may bleed out....
Regards, Will
short term dotage... Would've been a serious error
But, we've all been there I suspect.... I nearly sold a 38 Whittler..admittedly a good price even so, thanks be to god I didn't
let´s see what we´ll see:
That middle picture gets your point across pretty good. The GEC Churchills are known for relatively mild snap but that blade should have snapped shut by now. All of my Churchill's Clip blades have mild snap but none of them are that bad. I sincerely hope you can get that solved.Guys, I was beeing such a fool. I have to eat my words now. After few more sessions with oiling, wiping out the gunk and working the main blade I am a big fan of the W&T. I grew up with slipjoints without halfstops, so GEC´s action have been a novelty to me and I was looking forward to it as everybody seems to like it, but gosh, I really prefer no halfstops.
@Leslie Tomville I have been living in Norway for the couple of years now, but I am originally from Slovakia.
I will give it a go
It makes plenty of noise if you let it whack back in place and no blade rub either- as it should be on a high quality Penknife type pattern (double end blades, single-spring) I commiserate with those having poor return travel on the Master blade, I'd be annoyed. I wonder if it is scale specific? The Ebony ones seem to have less snap perhaps??
The W&T on this pattern does appear variable, the Cougar Claw I have has excellent snap and a firmish but gradual pull-without the half-stop interruption
