GEC Cuban Cigar Patterns #53 & #54

[Jiki]

 

[Jiki]

 

[Rhinofly]

Anyone else missing the etch?
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My Ironwood version is also missing the etch, and the wood is so dark it looks like ebony.

 

[GPO MAN]

Finally got the set of DLT 54s completed!

 

[Heynowwww]

Finally got the set of DLT 54s completed!

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Great set!

 

[Jiki]

53E sfa and a 54 sfo.

 

[GPO MAN]

53E sfa and a 54 sfo.

That sfa is sweet, Jim!

 

[Jiki]

 

[Digger Stubble]

A great thread for a great pattern!
I was lucky to get one of the 53 cubans in mexican bocote this year.

 

[Jacques Mi]

Good thread to skip through. Thanks for posting pics of all these lovely knives, gents!

 

[Digger Stubble]

Show side of my 53.

 

[notwitterjake]

I’ve never posted on this site before but I found this thread today and wanted to contribute. Hope this is okay to post.

 

[black mamba]

Beautiful stag CC, Jake. Unlike the GEC branded knives, the Cripple Creek #53s had 420HC blades instead of 440C.

 

[notwitterjake]

Beautiful stag CC, Jake. Unlike the GEC branded knives, the Cripple Creek #53s had 420HC blades instead of 440C.

Thank you. Very cool! I had no idea that was the case

 

[Rookie82]

I've shown these all as a group back on page 8, but here is the individual shot of each knife. Originally made for Perry Miller in 2010 as an SFO. Perry owned the Tuna Valley brand, and had GEC make 100 knives each in Brazilian Cherry, Jig Redbone, and Burnt Stag (2 redbone ones didn't pass inspection, and so only 98 were made). Perry passed away shortly after, before the knives were all sold. The Daniels Family acquired the rights to the Tuna Valley brand, along with Perry's unsold inventory. In order to sell the remaining inventory, and keep them differentiated from the original ones Perry had sold, they modified the bolsters, and the knives were re-released in 2012. The wood and bone ones had the bolsters dimpled by Prater at Painted Pony in Georgia, and the stag ones had the bolsters engraved by jewelry artist Oiseau Metal Arts. Here are the total quantities that were sold of each type.

Brazil Cherry w/ Original Bolsters = 50
Redbone w/ Original Bolsters = 63
Burnt Stag w/ Original Bolsters = 85
Brazil Cherry w/ Dimpled Bolsters = 50
Redbone w/ Dimpled Bolsters = 35
Burnt Stag w/ Engraved Bolsters = 15

 

[notwitterjake]

My favorite 54

 

[notwitterjake]

 

[Oldy]

53 and a 54 in one place

 

[black mamba]

 

[Ellis Wyatt]

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I’ll take em! Hahaha.

Incredible set there. That stag issue really nice example. What is the acrylic on the second one called?