GEC, Names on Blades, Good or Bad?

Jack Black said:
The knife was actually a 50th birthday present from a kind friend. He had very thoughtfully ordered me an Al Polkowski custom, but sadly Al passed away. With only a few days to go until my birthday, and with little knowledge of knives, I think he panicked, and I ended up with a knife I've never carried.
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Nice friend nonetheless!
 
What does "hawk recon" conjure up for you?
To me it a meaningless grab at military terminology reinforced with some hokey native American or although non PC- Red Indian tomahawk imagery. This would lend it double toughnaciousness.
Or am I as usual completely off the track and it actually has a use in ornithological circles specific to birds of prey?
Its the thought that counts so please don't take my post the wrong way.
We all have well intentioned gifts that we dislike but are too nice to say so to the giver.
 
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RelaxedCat said:
Nice friend nonetheless!
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He certainly is :)

meako said:
What does "hawk recon" conjure up for you?
To me it a meaningless grab at military terminology reinforced with some hokey native American or although non PC- Red Indian tomahawk imagery. This would lend it double toughnaciousness.
Or am I as usual completely off the track and it actually has a use in ornithological circles specific to birds of prey?
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I think it's an "elite unit"! ;) There's even a slot in the blade, I guess so you can hold it in your teeth! Well you could if it didn't weigh so much! :D
 
I'll be honest Jack.I can't picture you abseiling into the Arndale Centre (or insert name of nearest mall) with that knife clenched between your teeth.
HOWEVER
I can picture a sunny English afternoon tea on the lawn(with England thrashing Orstralia at Trent Bridge) or if raining in the conservatory with Jack using "the hawk" to spoon some sugar into the earl grey for his dowager aunt and gently agitating the brew with the tip before passing the saucer graciously to her and offering a selection of homebaked yummies.
So perhaps it is your cup of tea.:p
 
meako said:
I'll be honest Jack.I can't picture you abseiling into the Arndale Centre (or insert name of nearest mall) with that knife clenched between your teeth.
HOWEVER
I can picture a sunny English afternoon tea on the lawn(with England thrashing Orstralia at Trent Bridge) or if raining in the conservatory with Jack using "the hawk" to spoon some sugar into the earl grey for his dowager aunt and gently agitating the brew with the tip before passing the saucer graciously to her and offering a selection of homebaked yummies.
So perhaps it is your cup of tea.:p
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LOL! Great image Meako! :D

I have to confess I've never done any abseiling with that knife, but I did just move it when going round with the vacuum-cleaner! :D
 
The clip point would be perfect for spiking a homebaked yummy on and then if needed dispatching home invaders.
Sorry, the smoke from the bushfire is pretty thick this morning round here-literally in the house.
 
What exactly is burning around there, Jon??

:D:D:D
 
Hundreds of acres of country just over the hill. Its the biggest bushfire event in NSW for a decade. Although its miles away from here my boys came home from school on Friday with their faces "camoflaged" with burnt blackened leaves that are landing all over the place.
Sorry to disappoint you Charlie Normally there is a rigorous "hazard reduction burnoff" going on round here late at night sometimes:cool:
pic to follow later.
 
I usually don't like "advertising" for companies if i'm paying money for your product i shouldn't be giving you free advertisement. Now with these GEC etches and the names on the blades i dont mind one bit. The knife isn't always out so its not really advertisement in my eyes and to me it doesn't hinder the cutting or use of the blade. And most of the time with a regular use of the blade if carbon steel the patina will cover up what ever writing is on the blade. So in my eyes i could care less if there is or isn't a name or writing on the blade.

What i have noticed with my newest GEC the 48 improved trapper in ivory bone. The writing on the blade is much much smaller than i use to.
 
I have a few GEC set aside that I won't ever use. I like looking at the etches and I'm betting that there will be people 50 years from now will like to look at them too.
 
Great looking stockman Fes and it doesn't look like the etch is going to come off with Kleenex and baby powder either ;-)
Here's one I dislike; the knife is great but I think the etch is outdated, condescending and cartoonish
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Old Queen Sodbuster 440c "Country Cousin"
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festerfromnzed said:
Agreed!....Heres one i like on my only full size Stockman.............................FES

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Now that's what I'm talking about. :-)

As mentioned earlier, I am glad that the more unwelcome-to-me GEC inky etches are easy to fade and/or remove outright, but regret that the ones I actually like disappear with time and use.

I think deep etches like the one above look fantastic, all the more so over time. (I have yet to see an actually-etched [ie, cut/stamped into the blade's steel] design that I don't like, although I'm sure they're out there!) Evidence of use within the lettered stamping, but without losing the "etch" over time.

The only GEC stamped blades I'm aware of so far are the various UN-X-LD all-steels.

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I like 'em.

~ P.
 
The GEC made JBF Champlin knices feature a deep etch/stamp. I'm particularly fond of the Eureka etch.

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