GEC linerlocks?

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Javelin

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Can someone who has a GEC linerlocking knife (preferably the scout) tell me about the locking mechanism? Is it like Queen's linerlock where its a working slipjoint using both a backspring and a linerlock or is it just a liner lock?

Also how tough would you say a GEC folder is? I like traditional looking knives but I also use them pretty hard, would you say a GEC could stad up to hard use or should i get one of those awesome sounding Klien tools lockbacks?

I had a yellow CV Case Trapper Lock, which was working out great but a girl claimed it for her own :grumpy: so i need a replacement, was thinking about trying a different brand for a while.
 
I have several of the larger, #23 Pioneer pattern GEC linerlocks, and yes, they have both a backspring and a lock. They also have a very strong half-stop. They are very solidly built.
 
I have this GEC Tidioute Single Blade Scout Liner Lock.
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Photo used with the permission of Christi at GEC

It has a spring (very stiff) and a separate liner lock. It also has a half-stop.

The GEC knives that I have are very stout and are hard workers. I use one cutting alphalfa bale line (very tough line) on a nearby ranch (where I shoot ground squirrels) when helping the owner feed cattle. A lot of time that entails penetrating the tightly packed bales with the knife blade and twisting the blade rather harshly in order to cut the line and the 1095 steel holds an edge all day.
 
all of the gec stock are heavy duty users. my mdl 23 [4.5 in.] went thru 2 sets of deer ribs, skinned one whitetail & would still shave hair.the knives come in 440o & 1095, i'm old school & prefer 1095 carbon.
 
I believe the term is "belt and suspenders".
 
nice that its heavy duty... would you say its very hard to open and close it? Thats the problem I had with the Queen mini hunter, any time it was cold or my hands were slippery, or just multi tasking that SUPER stiff spring and half stop would bite me! had more cuts from opening and closing that little knife than i've gotten from all my other knives i ever owned combined! I loved that little Queen linerlock, it was perfect in blade, shape, material and finish but in 1 month and a half I had hamburger where once was a finger!
 
They seem to vary, spring wise. A Carved stagbone Tidioute I have is quite tough to open but I like them like that. The Stag UNXLD has a much milder spring and opens very smoothly. Otherwise, as others have written, it's tough solid working knife that looks damn good too.
 
Javelin said:
... would you say its very hard to open and close it?
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The answer to that would be pretty subjective. All I can say is that the one I have is definitely stiff but not so stiff as to cause problems (cuts, etc.) while opening and closing. It certainly isn't stiff enough to keep me from buying another one or two or three or -- well you get the idea.
 
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