GEC marking question

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Here it is.

What, if any, is the meaning of the three Ps in a circle on some GEC blades?


The first GEC knife I bought had these on the blade and I never thought a thing about it. So I darkened the blade and started using it. It is a Ben Hogan in jigged cherry wood and I have never seen another for sale on line, or anywhere else for that matter. O well, it's not prestine anymore so I use it. Yesterday it butchered two white tailed deer. It's a great knife and I do love it.
 
Rick...........Bingo, right on.....plus it only appears on the Tidioute brand of Great Eastern Cutlery
 
Boggs said:
Rick...........Bingo, right on.....plus it only appears on the Tidioute brand of Great Eastern Cutlery
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Thanks, Jim! I did not know it was only on the Tidioutes. Is this because the Tidioute brand is always the first brand released when a new pattern comes out?
 
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Maybe.......and it goes towards one more element of GEC collecting with the Tidioute label......the "PPP" etch began appearing on early 2010 knives.
 
So this marking would indicate a (preproduction) release? I hope so, because I fully intend to buy another.:thumbup:
 
It's not pre-production, just the first batch of knives made from a new pattern. I forget what the exact number is, but I'm sure somebody here knows how many. Not really a big deal unless you're trying to collect all of them.
 
The Ben Hogan pattern sure appeals to my eye!

Especially with a long pull!
 
Originally if was going to be the first 250 knives of a new pattern. But they really wanted it to be Tidioute only and some runs didn't get that high. So I think the expectation should be that up to the first 250 Tidioute's of a new pattern will have the mark. And it is generally a new frame, not variations of the same frame.
 
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