GEC's French Kate Knife has been revealed

[Peruna1998]

It's a leg/boot knife.

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/281111-fk-fuschia.png

Thoughts? I think I'll pass.

 

[biglmbass]

Pass...

 

[DD214]

Thank God.......finally an alternative to Rough Rider............ummmmm......pass

 

[JPD1998]

I was afraid to click the link, because I usually want whatever it is.... but not this time, I'll pass too.

 

[wintermute]

Great gag gift for a knife knut! Now if the shoe could open bottles...

 

[Rupestris]

Wasn't the heel there to be used as a bottle opener? It looks like that one is a bit short in the heel and might not work as originally intended.

 

[Dago Red]

I've always thought those knives were some of the ugliest knives around, and I'm part Italian!!!

Red

 

[FLymon]

I was hoping for a Laguiole pattern fit for a lady. Something for the wife to put in her purse maybe.
Never understood the Ladies Leg knife. They look like a low rent gag gift to me.

 

[zerogee]

Ugh.....sometimes old traditional things really shouldn't be revived.

 

[Bastid]

I am with you on the bottle opener. Lot of companies have made variations of the pattern including Case in 1990 (they were made in Germany).
I am going to pass also on the pattern and the fushia bone. Never thought I would ever say it, but I prefer a dog leg. .

 

[dc50]

Hope they didn't make too many, they might be passing them out at the GEC Christmas party.

 

[LX_Emergency]

:barf: definately not my cup of tea.

 

[LX_Emergency]

And they took the picture down....

 

[FLymon]

Here ya go.
I swear that heel grew!

 

[mnblade]

If that was a baby, I'd smother it.

-- Mark

 

[wintermute]

Here ya go.
I swear that heel grew!

Now if it looked more like a swell center split back whittler, or if they made the heel more of a roach-killer, with a burnt fishnet jigging on smooth bone...
(just seeing if anyone at GEC is still reading )

 

[zerogee]

It did grow a heel - and a hook in the heel -- totally different from the first picture - this one you could open bottles with. The original version shown would have been useless for that.

 

[FLymon]

Now if it looked more like a swell center split back whittler....
(just seeing if anyone at GEC is still reading )

If it did look like a split back whittler (3.5"-3.75" closed, main Clip blade, Pen and Coping secondary blades) they probably wouldn't be able to make them fast enough.

 

[Dornblaser]

Here ya go.
I swear that heel grew!

Not only grew but it is now slightly curved so that it will open a beer bottle? If I recall the first heel was straight?

 

[Rick]

Not only grew but it is now slightly curved so that it will open a beer bottle? If I recall the first heel was straight?

Yep, she was revamped from this:

Looks like the same pic with the heel cropped away in Photoshop.