GEC Stag Lockbacks ("Burnt" & "Red" Stag)

[DennisStrickland]

this is the new northfield burnt stag lockback by gec. normally i would try to put more than one knife in a pic however these new issues are so outstanding that i wanted members to be aware of the wonderful stag. this was a phone order with no pic other than the generic distributor
photo. he just put anyone he picked up & threw it in the mail. i could not be happier with this knife. dennis

 

[Blues]

That's a nice lookin' knife,Dennis! How about some specs on that one if you would...?

What's the closed length and the weight (if you have a small scale handy)?

Thanks, brother.

 

[comoha]

That's as handsome as anything GEC has done. Has a "backpocket" kind of vibe happening...

 

[NeoClassic]

That is sweet. I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy one of the blue jigged bone lock backs I've been trying desperately to resist.

 

[Rick]

Wow, very nice. You lucked out there, Dennis. The stag on that one is so well-matched that I was wondering what happened to shield in the first and third photos.

I have one coming in this afternoon, but I was able to cherry pick the handles with the help of some very good photos at TSA, so luck shouldn't be a factor. I'm always reminded of this "Hamlet" quote when I'm anxiously waiting for something: "If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come..."

 

[knifeswapper]

I didn't have any Burnt Stag left, but the Red Stag weighed in @3oz and 3 7/8" closed.

Mike Latham
CollectorKnives.Net

 

[DennisStrickland]

elliot i get 2.75 oz. & a little over 3 & 3/4 in,dennis

 

[Blues]

Thanks for the info. :thumbup:

I hope you enjoy it and it will see some pocket time.

 

[joe-bob]

Nice one, Dennis. I've got a red stag one on order. Thought I'd try something different.

 

[Modoc ED]

This is the GEC Northfield Mini Lockback Hunter with their just released Red Stag handles. The knife is 3 7/8" long with a blade 3 1/8" long. The width of this particular knife is a very substancial 7/8" -- pretty wide for a single blade knife. As can be seen by the first picture, the slab on the non-shield side is 3/8" thick. The blade of this knife is 1095 and is nicely swedged with a long pull nail nick. The pull of this knife is very smooth and has no half-stop. The effort to open it is about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. The Red Stag is very nice. All the crooks, crannies, nibs, and nubs add to the stag's appeal.

EDITED: Added two pictures to hopefully show more detail of Red Stag.

 

[Modoc ED]

WOW Dennis!!!!! That Burnt Stag really looks nice and as said above, is very even from side to side.:thumbup:

I just put up a post on my Red Stag lockback.

Looks like those that are trying to decide on which to order -- Burnt Stag or Red Stag -- can get a good idea of what they look like from our two threads.

I kinda had a hunch you'd turn up with the Burnt Stag version of the lockback.

 

[Blues]

Merged the two threads as it will more easily allow forum members to see and discuss the same pattern in two related scale materials.

 

[Will Power]

Been waiting for these Northfield Lockbacks. The ones shown look remarkable! I'm after a jigged bone version, not that I don't like the two stag choices but I fancy a slightly slimmer model. These knives look like a MUST.

 

[Blues]

I'm after a jigged bone version, not that I don't like the two stag choices but I fancy a slightly slimmer model.

I was kind of surprised myself by the "coke bottle" silhouette in the "red" stag version. I thought that given the weight of the knife (reported above) that the stag would be fitted much more closely and uniformly.

 

[Will Power]

Stag seems to be a very divisive thing Elliott, some like it fat but I'm leaning to the leaner myself these days

 

[Modoc ED]

I was kind of surprised myself by the "coke bottle" silhouette in the "red" stag version. I thought that given the weight of the knife (reported above) that the stag would be fitted much more closely and uniformly.

I was kind of taken aback when I first opened the package and saw the thickness of the Red Stag slab on the non-shield side of the knife; however, after having handled it when taking the pictures and when testing it's sharpness out of the tube, I like the way it fills my hand when using it. I am right handed and that side of the knife is the side that sits against my fingers and the palm of my hand.

I had the Stonewashed Blue version of this knife and passed it on a couple of weeks ago. I've been waiting for GEC to bring this knife out in stag and pounced on it when I saw that my dealer had it.

Whatever else anyone has to say about GEC, it can't be denied that their stag is simply stunning.

 

[tomcrx]

I like the color and texture of the red stag but the scales do seem unbalanced. I do agree with willgoy that it is a personal thing. Some like it fat, some like em thin. I tend towards the thin side.

GEC does do the best stag of any production though.

How is the tihckness on yours Dennis? Do the scales balance well?

 

[Rick]

Another Redhead here. She weighs in at 2.7oz., the action is very smooth with a nice positive snap at both ends and it actually arrived with a pretty decent cutting edge straight from the tube for a change.

Thanks to Greg at TSA for posting decent photos (both sides and edge-on) at his site. :thumbup:

 

[Will Power]

Really decent pix there Rick:thumbup:

 

[Modoc ED]

That's very nice Rick. You did a better job of capturing the warmth and glossiness of the slabs than I did. Mine have that appearance too. Your slabs are very even from side to side -- a plus. I think I'm going to order one of these knives in Burnt Stag now that I've seen Dennis' knife.