GEC Burnt Stag/Genuine India Stag

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What is the difference? I have seen both. I thought "burnt stag" was real antler, but the price difference I have seen makes me wonder. Thanks.

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The way I understand it is that when GEC is going through their stock of Stag rolls, they come accross some that are of exceptional quality. They set those aside and call them Genuine Stag. They put a torch to the rest and call them Burnt Stag.

Burnt Stag is real antler that has been torched.
 
I'm not sure Rick... I believe I saw that the Genuine stag comes from whole stag rolls that they cut themselves. Burnt/Natural/Red stag come already cut stag. GEC will burn/dye the stag themselves for the burnt/red stag. Natural stag is supposed to be the ones that they thought were too nice to burn. I believe this is what was said when Natural stag was first introduced.
 
I seem to recall reading that the Genuine Stag knives come with a separate shield in the package instead of being inlaid into the scales. The Burnt Stag will have a shield on the knife. They are both real stag though.
 
dannyp said:
I seem to recall reading that the Genuine Stag knives come with a separate shield in the package instead of being inlaid into the scales. The Burnt Stag will have a shield on the knife. They are both real stag though.
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This is true too.
 
Trand you are correct with your explanation of the stag that GEC uses...and the reason that there isn't a shield on the genuine stag is why hide all that beautiful horn with it's knarly look....
 
2Dead said:
I'm not sure Rick... I believe I saw that the Genuine stag comes from whole stag rolls that they cut themselves. Burnt/Natural/Red stag come already cut stag. GEC will burn/dye the stag themselves for the burnt/red stag. Natural stag is supposed to be the ones that they thought were too nice to burn. I believe this is what was said when Natural stag was first introduced.
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Thanks, Trand. Now that you mentioned it, that does sound somewhat familiar.
 
I remember reading what Trand says too.

From what I have, I think its all good stuff.
 
Mind you, Burnt or Untorched, GEC generally puts out very decent stag indeed, well worth looking for:thumbup:
 
Gec has three different types of Stag they use for handle material. The Burnt Stag is Sambar stag that they purchase in handle slabs. They match it up,fit it to the knife,finish and haft it and then use a flame to add some color. Just about all knife companies do this to their Stag. GEC's "Genuine Stag" comes in in 'rounds'. They make this into handle slabs at their Factory in an old fashioned process known to their cutlers. They then finish and haft these knives,and no further treatment is applied. The third and least available Stag used by GEC is their "Natural Stag". This is the same handle slab material used for the Burnt Stag,but it's considered the best of the bunch so it's fit,finished and hafted,with no treatments at all. Red Stag is Natural Stag with a little red dye. All are Imported Sambar Stag. The difference is in the form in which GEC obtains the Stag,and the treatment thereafter.
 
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