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I like carrying something relatively small and light, jacks and pens, and I've got a bunch of choices now.
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Trand, that is a FANTASTIC knife!! Wow!
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Gentlemen's Traditional Folders -Your Special Event Carry
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Trand, that is a FANTASTIC knife!! Wow!
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Beautiful Menefee, Mike.
Often I will carry a mosaic damascus ivory shadow by ABS Master Smith Steve Dunn or a sway back in Paua and ATS 34 from Ken Coats.
But all Thanksgiving weekend I carried a Rounder by Jerry Halfrich in a Paul Long sheath
Often I will carry a mosaic damascus ivory shadow by ABS Master Smith Steve Dunn or a sway back in Paua and ATS 34 from Ken Coats.
But all Thanksgiving weekend I carried a Rounder by Jerry Halfrich in a Paul Long sheath
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Sweet knives Kris! :thumbup:
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Great idea for a thread Brett. 
I usually carry my Davison in Ironwood Burl.
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I usually carry my Davison in Ironwood Burl.
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This one is STUNNING!
Some really fine knives here! Wow! Great idea for a thread.
I carried this little Case pen knife EX201 SS, Red coral with MOP and ebony (I think?) inlays, on my Wedding day in August of this yr.
Came in handy when I had to trim a loose thread on my suit! Lol!
Beautiful fit and finish, pics don't do it justice at all.
I carried this little Case pen knife EX201 SS, Red coral with MOP and ebony (I think?) inlays, on my Wedding day in August of this yr.
Came in handy when I had to trim a loose thread on my suit! Lol!
Beautiful fit and finish, pics don't do it justice at all.
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So what is the smallest offering from GEC? I like small with a suit.
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22 Mag I believe.
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#06 Pemberton is the shortest, #09 Esquire is the slimmest.
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Thanks Jeff.
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since it's my grail traditional i'll consider it my gentleman's carry, but were all case xx 6231's made with stainless steel blades? what's the quality of this SS? even some made in the 60s seem to have it.
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This beautiful gift from Pertinux is my go to gentleman's carry.
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WOW-some of the cream has floated to the surface.
Some astounding workmanship on show here -not mention style and good taste
It is an interesting question for a thread Brett.
Last weekend my family and I were invited to an asado Argentinian style bbq over open coals.
It was at our good friends house just around the corner. He bade me come over early to get the fire sorted out.
Now what decent asado assistant (asadolero?) would not have his own knife with which to cut the meats? This was not a formal occasion yet no less special.
As you can see the handle of the old Mora came in handy for popping beers open towards the end of the night(the night we were meant to watch Australia flog England in the rugby I might add which didn't happen on a number of levels)
For the more formal occasion which strangely I do not get too many invites to I'd probably favour another wooden handled knife . Is it the timelessness ,the understated natural beauty of wood? dunno but I like it and it's got class.
Or maybe one of these-
Some astounding workmanship on show here -not mention style and good taste
It is an interesting question for a thread Brett.
Last weekend my family and I were invited to an asado Argentinian style bbq over open coals.
It was at our good friends house just around the corner. He bade me come over early to get the fire sorted out.
Now what decent asado assistant (asadolero?) would not have his own knife with which to cut the meats? This was not a formal occasion yet no less special.
As you can see the handle of the old Mora came in handy for popping beers open towards the end of the night(the night we were meant to watch Australia flog England in the rugby I might add which didn't happen on a number of levels)
For the more formal occasion which strangely I do not get too many invites to I'd probably favour another wooden handled knife . Is it the timelessness ,the understated natural beauty of wood? dunno but I like it and it's got class.
Or maybe one of these-
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Thanks GT, it really is one of my favorites. One of my first pens with a straight secondary and it just happened to have nice MOP too
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When I was 18, my father and grandfather took me out and bought me a navy blue suit, black dress shoes, shirts, and ties. As I went out on my own, I would be ready for job interviews, weddings, and funerals. As a high school graduation gift, my parents gave me a little silver pocket knife from Tiffany's. It was engraved with my initials, and it became my "dress knife," for use whenever I wore that navy pinstriped suit. It was in a pocket of my tuxedo jacket on my wedding day.
Occasionally, I would misplace it for a few months. After all, I seldom carried it. I had my Bucklite and SAK Camper for real knife duties. About 7 or 8 years ago, my wife and I moved our bedroom downstairs, and the little silver dress knife was lost in the move. I always hoped it would turn up. I never gave up on it. My father died in '89, and such things became more important to me, a way to remember who gave me the gift.
When we sold the house and packed up for our move to California, I searched in vain for the little knife. The new job was paying movers to pack us up. I held out hope that they would find it and box it up. But my hope was waning.
850 miles later, as we unpacked our mountain of boxes, I came to one labelled, "Scott-closet." As I picked up the box, I heard a faint, little clunk as something moved in the bottom of the box. "Wouldn't it be great," I thought, "if that was my little pocket knife Dad gave to me. But no, that knife was lost almost 10 years ago..."
I made my way through the box, and what did I find at the very bottom?
It's not a great knife, to be honest. Sterling silver covers on a cheap German-made knife that is really only capable of an emergency manicure. But the sentimental value can not be measured.
I keep it safe now, in a special drawer with my other treasures: two pre-WWII Case knives from my grandfather who died in '91. It still makes the trip if I have a wedding, funeral, or fancy dress party, but just for old times' sake.
Now I usually take along another dress knife, in case I need a real knife to do real knife stuff. Here is my dressy TC Barlow with "Ivory Bone" covers.
Occasionally, I would misplace it for a few months. After all, I seldom carried it. I had my Bucklite and SAK Camper for real knife duties. About 7 or 8 years ago, my wife and I moved our bedroom downstairs, and the little silver dress knife was lost in the move. I always hoped it would turn up. I never gave up on it. My father died in '89, and such things became more important to me, a way to remember who gave me the gift.
When we sold the house and packed up for our move to California, I searched in vain for the little knife. The new job was paying movers to pack us up. I held out hope that they would find it and box it up. But my hope was waning.
850 miles later, as we unpacked our mountain of boxes, I came to one labelled, "Scott-closet." As I picked up the box, I heard a faint, little clunk as something moved in the bottom of the box. "Wouldn't it be great," I thought, "if that was my little pocket knife Dad gave to me. But no, that knife was lost almost 10 years ago..."
I made my way through the box, and what did I find at the very bottom?
It's not a great knife, to be honest. Sterling silver covers on a cheap German-made knife that is really only capable of an emergency manicure. But the sentimental value can not be measured.
I keep it safe now, in a special drawer with my other treasures: two pre-WWII Case knives from my grandfather who died in '91. It still makes the trip if I have a wedding, funeral, or fancy dress party, but just for old times' sake.
Now I usually take along another dress knife, in case I need a real knife to do real knife stuff. Here is my dressy TC Barlow with "Ivory Bone" covers.
