GEC new 41 pattern

The Doctor is in the house! Postie Mike dropped her off a little bit ago. The fit and finish is typical GEC quality. The spear blade is nice and snappy with a 5-6 pull. The Lambfoot is not as much and noticeably less snappy with a pull in the 4-5 range. This was after flushing both blades. The handles are a nice dark ebony and well matched. Overall I’m pleased and it’s a keeper! The last pic was for my curiosity and I’ll let you all decide since I couldn’t find my micrometer to measure both.
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sf fanatic said:
The Doctor is in the house! Postie Mike dropped her off a little bit ago. The fit and finish is typical GEC quality. The spear blade is nice and snappy with a 5-6 pull. The Lambfoot is not as much and noticeably less snappy with a pull in the 4-5 range. This was after flushing both blades. The handles are a nice dark ebony and well matched. Overall I’m pleased and it’s a keeper! The last pic was for my curiosity and I’ll let you all decide since I couldn’t find my micrometer to measure both.
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Nice pics! Thanks. I was waiting for some photos in the wild. I always appreciate your Dead paraphernalia! All the covers look great, but ebony is usually my first choice. Ebony and the bar shield are fantastic!
 
sf fanatic said:
The Doctor is in the house! Postie Mike dropped her off a little bit ago. The fit and finish is typical GEC quality. The spear blade is nice and snappy with a 5-6 pull. The Lambfoot is not as much and noticeably less snappy with a pull in the 4-5 range. This was after flushing both blades. The handles are a nice dark ebony and well matched. Overall I’m pleased and it’s a keeper! The last pic was for my curiosity and I’ll let you all decide since I couldn’t find my micrometer to measure both.
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That’s interesting, Dan. I’d say on mine the pull and walk & talk are a little nicer on the Lambsfoot than the spear. The rest is as you say, pretty standard for recent GECs. Personally I’d like a stronger pull (say around 7, where these are more of a 5), but the action overall is certainly better than, say, last year’s #77s.

The only issue I found with mine (which came in the mail today) was a proud tip on the Lambsfoot blade, but a couple minutes carefully filing down the kick just a touch and that was taken care of.

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waynorth said:
Nice pic!! Can you, or someone, take a pic of the pillbuster end?? Many old doctor's knives were very square and flat on the end!!
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GEC definitely did ‘em square and flat, Charlie. It’ll easily stand up on end. (Not the best lighting for this pic but hopefully you get the idea.)

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I should take a comparison pic with a Waynorth Lambsfoot — the 41 Lambsfoot blade is a bit shorter (maybe 1/8”) and slimmer, with a less pronounced taper — but for now here it is next to the Albers Lamb I had in my pocket today.

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waynorth said:
I like this knife!! Rasberry color!!!View attachment 3128984The pulls suit the knife, 6 1/2 to 7!!! And the knife indeed will stand up on its "pillcrusher" end like most traditional Doctor's knives!!
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Very nice, Charlie! :thumbsup:

I think the Northfield jigged bone is going to be a good looking knife, too, at least based on this pic from the What’s Happening section of GEC’s site.

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In the meantime, I got a second Tidioute #41 in Smooth Oiled Bone. Pairs nicely with the ebony.

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btb01 said:
Very nice, Charlie! :thumbsup:

I think the Northfield jigged bone is going to be a good looking knife, too, at least based on this pic from the What’s Happening section of GEC’s site.

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In the meantime, I got a second Tidioute #41 in Smooth Oiled Bone. Pairs nicely with the ebony.

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They both look great!!
 
waynorth said:
Nice pic!! Can you, or someone, take a pic of the pillbuster end?? Many old doctor's knives were very square and flat on the end!!
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Here you go Charlie. I just revisited this thread. It will bust pills and stand proudly at attention. Barrett captured it perfectly so here’s a closeup.

You know when I was a young boy I thought it would be a great job to be a photographer for Playboy. Life is strange. Here I am old, still immature and taking pictures of the butt end of a knife and enjoying it. Fine pair of bevels….

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unclekurty said:
Here you go Charlie. I just revisited this thread. It will bust pills and stand proudly at attention. Barrett captured it perfectly so here’s a closeup.

You know when I was a young boy I thought it would be a great job to be a photographer for Playboy. Life is strange. Here I am old, still immature and taking pictures of the butt end of a knife and enjoying it. Fine pair of bevels….

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Taking pics of this butt end would certainly be safer for this old married man... not as much fun, mind you, but definitely safer.... 🤣

edited for full disclosure..... just to note, I greatly prefer round butts to the square ones, on both knives and models.... :cool: 😁
 
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