GEC #77 Medium Barlow Impressions

RDaneel said:
Great looking knife that is developing character already. Did the sheepfoot get relegated to the knife drawer?
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As painful as it was to do, yes at this point the sheepfoot is at least on a hiatus for the time being. This 2-blade combo and deep red saw-cut bone just reach all new levels of Barlow perfection. I sure do love that sheepfoot 77, so it will always be very high on my list of favs. It too was a long-sought dream - a long-pull single sheepfoot! So when this long-pull spear/coping (behind!!) in saw-cut red came along I just KNEW that this would be The One!! And in all-steel??!!

I'll be sorting through some of my knives and letting a few go as I've come to realize I'm trending toward being a minimalist and carrying just a few pocket knives. The rest are getting little if any pocket time. I'm not a collector, so some should go to someone who will put them to good use as they deserve.
 
SadSappySucker said:
The patina is coming along nicely on this one.
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A handsome knife indeed! What a classic look :thumbup:
 
arizonaranchman said:
A handsome knife indeed! What a classic look :thumbup:
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Thanks. Like you, this was a perfect pattern for me. The coping, all steel, long pull, and the size were just so right with this knife. I knew I couldn't pass this one up. About the only thing I would have changed would have been a clip main, but all in all I couldn't be happier.
 
T_MAC686 said:
I was finally able to get a 1B Micarta ordered!!! Can't wait for my first GEC!
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Saw this and thought "How did you order one? I thought they were sold out!" went over to Mike's site and low and behold... I have a 2 blade Autumn Gold Bone on order!
 
bleh said:
Saw this and thought "How did you order one? I thought they were sold out!" went over to Mike's site and low and behold... I have a 2 blade Autumn Gold Bone on order!
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Man! Why did I have to open this thread? I have never been so tempted to pick up a knife in my life, and a duplicate pattern none the less, but my wallet is screaming NO!
 
SadSappySucker said:
Man! Why did I have to open this thread? I have never been so tempted to pick up a knife in my life, and a duplicate pattern none the less, but my wallet is screaming NO!
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I'm only going to be able to keep one, but this way I at least get to have them both at the same time for a little while to decide if I like the blackwood or the AGB better.
 
bleh said:
I'm only going to be able to keep one, but this way I at least get to have them both at the same time for a little while to decide if I like the blackwood or the AGB better.
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Is your blackwood in 1 blade or 2 blade? I just went with the one blade because I don't like the knife to be too thick.. Plus there weren't any 2 blade micarta and micarta is what I wanted for handles.
 
T_MAC686 said:
Wow! Looks awesome! I can't wait for mine to show up.. how long after you purchased it did it arrive?
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I purchased this one second hand and the seller shipped it first class from the other side of the country, so it took a little while, almost a week I think. If you bought from Mike, he uses Priority 2 day, so it should be there pretty quick once you get a shipping notice. I haven't gotten a shipping notice for the AGB I ordered yesterday yet.
 
bleh said:
I purchased this one second hand and the seller shipped it first class from the other side of the country, so it took a little while, almost a week I think. If you bought from Mike, he uses Priority 2 day, so it should be there pretty quick once you get a shipping notice. I haven't gotten a shipping notice for the AGB I ordered yesterday yet.
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Sounds good- I'm so pumped to finally get this knife in hand. I have been blown away by all the photos in this thread and by GEC knives in general. I'm hoping this is a good example of GEC knives since this will be my first one! (I think I picked a winner for my first though hah)
 
T_MAC686 said:
Sounds good- I'm so pumped to finally get this knife in hand. I have been blown away by all the photos in this thread and by GEC knives in general. I'm hoping this is a good example of GEC knives since this will be my first one! (I think I picked a winner for my first though hah)
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You absolutely did. I've had several and this run of Barlows is the best of any that I've had. It ticks all the right boxes for me: All steel, perfect size, long pull spear, straight edge secondary behind. It's perfect.
 
bleh said:
You absolutely did. I've had several and this run of Barlows is the best of any that I've had. It ticks all the right boxes for me: All steel, perfect size, long pull spear, straight edge secondary behind. It's perfect.
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Amen to that! It's THE finest GEC I've ever owned. Virtually flawless and outstanding quality in fit and finish. All others now sit in the drawer.

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Wow, patina forms quick on this one. Plenty after one peach. The EO works so nice after patina forms... thanks Bob!


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