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DennisStrickland

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stag wharnie--frontier bone lockback--ebony wharnie
i've never been disappointed with gec stag & i can never seem to get enough of it. i really like the action on the wharnies & have to mention the polish on the swedges is fantastic. the earlier released lockback gives members an idea how the 2 patterns compare. the wharnies are northfields with fancy bolsters. i hope the beautiful bone is somewhat clear in this poor pic.
dennis
 
Dennis, That stag handle is nice! I have my stag handled Queen Mountain Man in 1095 on my belt right now. Something nice about the feel of stag in your hand.John
 
Great looking knives - I have been thinking of getting one. How is the lockup? The mention of the Queen Mountain Man reminded me of some of the worst blade play problems I have ever experienced in knives I have owned.
 
BEAUTIFUL :D I have the stag Wharnie but your ebony pic has me

thinking :thumbup: Thanks for the nice photo.
 
i had heard there were some shaky blades on the mt. man but of the 6 i bought for myself & friends, all were really tight.t think having a really great distributor in your corner helps a ton. my 7 or so gec lockers are all super smooth & tight.
dennis
 
If they put out the spear point lockbacks in frontier bone or ebony I feel I'm going to have an especially hard time laying off.


-- Nate
 
Thank you Dennis for posting this photo...I was just talking to another forum member about me loking for a single bladed Wharncliffe, I just dont know, and Im going to look reeeeeal hard before I buy this one.
So this has given me a good insight into the awesome GEC wharnies :thumbup:
 
gec 440 has good heattreat but the polish is like an orange peel. the 440 actually outcut the gec 1095 on sisal in knarfengs tests however it was'nt by a wide margin.
dennis
 
I have a GEC ez open barlow in 440 and I really like it. I won't buy a knife that will discolor. It just looks wrong to me.
 
Dennis, I heard the same thing about Mountain Mans being loose, but the one I got has no play in the blade at all. John
 
Hey Dennis, that frontier bone is great looking. The stag is also outstanding, but I guess I just haven't warmed to the wharnie blade yet.

One thing I like about the GEC lockbacks is that they are so smooth and easy to open as compared to some of the other GEC's I've handled.

Good stuff...
 
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