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Giving GEC another chance

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My grandfather's jackknife is what I think of when I think of a man's classic pocket knife. Nothing fancy. Carbon steel. Two blades. Big enough to do anything you need, but still small enough to always be with you. I wish Case still made this model:

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The only synthetic handled Case knives with CV these days are "yeller" and I am just not a fan.

Then I found this GEC:

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I'd been less than satisfied with my prior GEC knives, but this one is the closest to Grandpa's I've found on a new production, non custom knife.

It's a beauty. Black micarta. Large blade has a stiff pull but it can actually be pinched open, so it is almost an easy opener. Very flat ground blade is a wicked slicer. No gaps anywhere. Not even a pinprick of light gets through. Springs flush in all positions.

It is, in truth, more knife than I need to carry.

But it reminds me of my Grandfather. So I don't mind the extra weight.

Thank you for looking.

Andrew
 
Nice one. I've got that 85 in ebony, but have always thought the bare end black micarta was a better looking knife. If they ever offer that with a clip blade, it ought to be a slam dunk for them. Guessing the size of the your Case compares very closely, no?
 
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Thanks! The size of the Case is the same as the GEC. The GEC is actually a hair slimmer because the micarta is thinner than the Case slick black.
 
That's a great looking gec, it reminds me if this old H.Boker I have, like you said large enough and small enough, congrats on finding something that reminds you of your Grandfather.
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Your Grandfathers knife and Zippo look great.
 
curious what you didn't like about your previous GEC's mine have always been first rate users
 
Andrew!

Nice looking knife you got there. It´s good to have another knife, that looks like your grandpa´s :)

Kind regards
Andi
 
I have that very Case knife with a bone handle. It was my go to knife for everything for years and years until my brother in law showed me some Randalls. The rest is history....

I hope you like the GEC knife. I wouldn't mind having that one also. I do like a good sized pocket slippie. But I think I'm going to wait until the forum knives ship before I buy another GEC. Then again... you never know and sometimes I just want another.
 
Great Choice! I bought the exact same knife for my soon to be brother in-law. He absolutely loved it.
 
Great looking GEC, congrats!

I have one #85, also micarta

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It's a little bigger than I usually carry but still an awesome knife when I do.
 
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