GEC Champlin Eureka Jack??

Planterz said:
Out of curiosity, why was a coping blade chosen for the secondary? Not that I'm complaining of course...I love coping blades, and I won't carry a multi-blade traditional that doesn't have at least one straight blade, so I'm delighted that they went with a coping secondary. But It seems odd to me that they did. All the eureka jacks I've seen (granted, not many) had pen secondaries.
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I believe they used the same blade configuration as the original JBF Champlin knife?
 
grins000 said:
I didnt know that I liked green bone til I saw these
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I really didn't like it at all until I saw the great photos in this thread. The ones on the websites don't do them justice. I would NOT have bought one if it weren't for the people in this thread who posted theirs.
 
I'm really pleased with mine, there is nice depth to the colour and both sides are balanced. The jigging really compliments the frame shape too I think. Looking forward to seeing some more pic's posted:)
 
I just found out through a reliable source that GEC will be producing a run of the Eureka Jacks in the usual handle materials including bone, horn, burnt and natural stag, and wood. These will have brass frames and N/S bolsters in Tidioute and Northfield models. Look for 'em in a month or so. SWEET !!!!!

 
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gunstockjack, that is a good looking example. I had mine for a day, but had to send it to GEC for some tweaking. :( I was really looking forward to using it next week.
 
gunstockjack said:
I just found out through a reliable source that GEC will be producing a run of the Eureka Jacks in the usual handle materials including bone, horn, burnt and natural stag, and wood. These will have brass frames and N/S bolsters in Tidioute and Northfield models. Look for 'em in a month or so. SWEET !!!!!
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Huzzah!

I like the brass liners. Thanks for the info. I reckon I am in for a bone or wood iteration.
 
gunstockjack said:
I just found out through a reliable source that GEC will be producing a run of the Eureka Jacks in the usual handle materials including bone, horn, burnt and natural stag, and wood. These will have brass frames and N/S bolsters in Tidioute and Northfield models. Look for 'em in a month or so. SWEET !!!!!

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Good news and a tasty pic! Hope you like yours as much as I like mine:)

Woodrow - I hear good things about GEC and tweaking work. I'm sure it'll be worth the extra wait:)
 
I personally wish they kept it all steel but I know there are many that like brass (I suppose it would be against the traditional spirit to never have brass liners!)
The green jigged bone has been sitting in my cart for weeks now. It doesn't help that everyone keeps taking such great photos of theirs.
 
ddml said:
Mike: Thanks for letting me know you would do that for your customers. That's fantastic.

Ed: I would appreciate those pictures, if it is not too much trouble. I am in agreement, I'd rather have the secondary on the pile side, myself.
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Better late than never (maybe). Anyway here is the best comparison shot I could get. Notice that the nail nick on the 92 Tidioute is further forward on the blade than the long pull on the JBF comes. I think this is the main reason it is easier to get to. From a user standpoint, I like the 92 better, but the JBF is a fantastic knife and it probably will not be a user for me just due to the historical aspect of the Cattaraugus rosewood covers. Also, note that the coping appears to be lower in comparison my JBFs and the 92 with jigged bone shown above in post 246. Mine came from Knifeswapper (and presumably GEC) like that; I did not lower the coping myself.

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These Eureka jacks are all great feeling knives in the hand. The unusual shape of the back doesn't feel strange at all. I like them quite a lot; for the money I spent on the three of them I have, I could have bought a half a sack of Case knives and 2 sacks of Rough Riders. I think I got my money's worth though.

Ed J
 
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Thanks, Ed J. Extremely helpful. I am thinking rosewood is my favorite wood right now. You are quite lucky. The white bone is really good looking, though. The nail crescents look a lot better than the long pulls on that knife when closed, to my eye. I like when you can see the entire long pull uninterrupted by the secondary.

Your tidioute eureka is the first I've seen with the knick of the main unobscured by the coping blade. Looks perfect.
 
TLARbb said:
Better late than never (maybe). Anyway here is the best comparison shot I could get. Notice that the nail nick on the 92 Tidioute is further forward on the blade than the long pull on the JBF comes. I think this is the main reason it is easier to get to. From a user standpoint, I like the 92 better, but the JBF is a fantastic knife and it probably will not be a user for me just due to the historical aspect of the Cattaraugus rosewood covers. Also, note that the coping appears to be lower in comparison my JBFs and the 92 with jigged bone shown above in post 246. Mine came from Knifeswapper (and presumably GEC) like that; I did not lower the coping myself.

These Eureka jacks are all great feeling knives in the hand. The unusual shape of the back doesn't feel strange at all. I like them quite a lot; for the money I spent on the three of them I have, I could have bought a half a sack of Case knives and 2 sacks of Rough Riders. I think I got my money's worth though.

Ed J
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If you like it, I adjusted the coping before shipping. If you don't like it ..... I don't know what you are talking about!
 
Sonnemann said:
I personally wish they kept it all steel but I know there are many that like brass (I suppose it would be against the traditional spirit to never have brass liners!)
The green jigged bone has been sitting in my cart for weeks now. It doesn't help that everyone keeps taking such great photos of theirs.
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I don't know, a lot of old knives had all steel or nickel-silver liners. I'm getting less keen on brass myself, all that green verdigras it can create...

Think you should click the buy button, these really are excellent and unusual knives. Totally satisfied with mine.
 
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