GEC #99 Wall Street and Blade Play

Tyd450 said:
Excuse me sir, but sitting around jiggling my knives ranks #2 on the leaderboard for reasons why I enjoy this hobby. #1 is that look my wife gives me when I look out the window for the USPS guy. And if you are curious, #3 is when I get to use a knife to open up the plastic wrap on a small flat rate box from Mike containing a new knife.
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You know being second just means you failed/Lost :p :D
 
Looks like the mailman had the wind at his back and my 99ner is arriving a day early :D :thumbsup: The next best thing to getting a new blade is reading this lol
Expected Delivery on
THURSDAY15 NOVEMBER2018
 
I don’t have a 99, and it’s partially because I have two 83’s. You see one has significant vertical play, the other a touch if side to side play. The side play is not particularly noticeable in use and doesn’t bother me. The vertical play does. It’s enough that it rattles with a shake and moves noticeabley in use. The lock has never failed but it does not inspire confidence and I would assume that play will lead to premature wear on the lock. So knowing how inconsistent GEC is with their lockbacks keeps me away from them. I have a couple of case lockbacks that only have any movement when excessive force is applied when cutting through something heavy duty. And no play in any other direction. A couple other brands that exhibit zero play. I love GEC slipjoints but I’d have to handle a lockback from them before buying and that’s not a possibility here.
 
TheFactor said:
That’s a good point since they sold out they probably won’t have one to exchange so will probably just offer you a refund .
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Looks like that will be the case for me. They have no others, so they will give me a refund.
Just to be clear, this isn’t something that shows up only when a lot of force is used. I noticed it immediately when I opened the knife. Hopefully yours is perfect when you get it. Maybe I just got a lemon.
 
DRLyman said:
Looks like that will be the case for me. They have no others, so they will give me a refund.
Just to be clear, this isn’t something that shows up only when a lot of force is used. I noticed it immediately when I opened the knife. Hopefully yours is perfect when you get it. Maybe I just got a lemon.
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Thanks and sorry to hear that :(
As far as when mine arrives I’m ok with a little lock rock . I’ve had a few 72’s and have learned to except it . Some had it and some didn’t . My knives traditional that is don’t get any hard use . Just envelopes maybe a little light Whittling and mostly admiring lol. Any hard use I’ll grab a fixed blade or a stout Tactical folder :thumbsup:
 
DRLyman said:
Looks like that will be the case for me. They have no others, so they will give me a refund.
Just to be clear, this isn’t something that shows up only when a lot of force is used. I noticed it immediately when I opened the knife. Hopefully yours is perfect when you get it. Maybe I just got a lemon.
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You did the right thing, don't accept defective goods. There are plenty of less exclusive lockback knives w/o blade play. Wonder what happens to the knife you sent back.
 
brownshoe said:
You did the right thing, don't accept defective goods. There are plenty of less exclusive lockback knives w/o blade play. Wonder what happens to the knife you sent back.
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Depends on the dealer but someone might get picked out a real nice one :eek:
 
brownshoe said:
You did the right thing, don't accept defective goods. There are plenty of less exclusive lockback knives w/o blade play. Wonder what happens to the knife you sent back.
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I wonder that, too. I saw a cheap Buck Solo at the store yesterday for $10 and bought it. Perfect centering and no blade play at all. Pretty good for a $10 knife.
 
In a similar situation, I was in Country Knives in Intercourse PA; they had a Queen Mtn Man in birdseye maple/D2 with some fit/finish problems. It was the last one. I offered less money because it had a good edge and was stable, but he said it needed to go back to Queen so they could see what had escaped and refund him. He wouldn't sell.
 
brownshoe said:
In a similar situation, I was in Country Knives in Intercourse PA; they had a Queen Mtn Man in birdseye maple/D2 with some fit/finish problems. It was the last one. I offered less money because it had a good edge and was stable, but he said it needed to go back to Queen so they could see what had escaped and refund him. He wouldn't sell.
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That’s not good. At least they will get it sorted out. The 99 I bought is boxed back up and will go back tomorrow. I am glad others got theirs with no problems. I got the email from DLT today saying they had 99s available and just deleted it. I’ll stay away from this type of knife by GEC from now on. I have plenty of other knives, so not getting or of those isn’t a big deal to me. My 14s and 81 have all been great.
 
The 99 that I was waiting on in post #23 showed up today and it really did have the "surprisingly solid" lockup that the auction site seller claimed. Just about perfect action.

Not to mention that it's a really good looking knife.

Also, I was super happy to type "440c" for the first time into the blade steel box on my knife log spreadsheet after typing "1095" so many times.
 
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WoodManGM said:
The 99 that I was waiting on in post #23 showed up today and it really did have the "surprisingly solid" lockup that the auction site seller claimed. Just about perfect action.

Not to mention that it's a really good looking knife.

Also, I was super happy to type "440c" for the first time into the blade steel box on my knife log spreadsheet after typing "1095" so many times.
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Glad you got a good one that you are happy with. That’s what it’s all about.
 
WoodManGM said:
The 99 that I was waiting on in post #23 showed up today and it really did have the "surprisingly solid" lockup that the auction site seller claimed. Just about perfect action.

Not to mention that it's a really good looking knife.

Also, I was super happy to type "440c" for the first time into the blade steel box on my knife log spreadsheet after typing "1095" so many times.
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A knife log spreadsheet? I chuckled at first, but here I am thinking about starting my own. o_O
 
CDA7C2C8-D9A4-4CEB-94FD-5AFF9B8DA1A7.jpeg Out of my F&F 99’s one Nifebright is rock solid and the other two a very slight up and down.

I’m pretty sure the Triad lock patent expires soon, I am sure GEC could fix the problem with that.
 
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