Great Eastern Cutlery KRACK-A-JACK Cotton Sampler

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I had the good fortune to pickup this great looking Cotton Sampler recently. It's a very tight well made example of a cotton sampler with clean edges, half stop and great snap....And even better its a KRACK-A-JACK !!!!

Sunburst

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I've never seen one like that before. That is a beauty! :thumbup: When you get tried of her hit me up and I'll put her to good use for you! :D
 
Different looking for sure. I like the moniker too.
 
Good Googly Moogly, Sunburst!. Nice CS pattern and I thought you mighta got lost in a Citrus Grove somewheres?? :eek: :D :D

Glad to see ya again in here, pard! :) :thumbup:

Many Blessings,
Anthony
 
Dang that's nice Sunburst!! That's about the closest I've seen any handles come to Schrade's old peachseed jigging, VERY NICE!

Eric
 
Man, that is gorgeous! Great bone!

I realy like the looks of CS blades, although I've yet to get one, I think that long choil would be great to choke up on and get more tip control.

G.
 
Other than it bein an odd combo, THAT blade in THAT frame with a flush joint, it looks like they did a nice job with the grinds.

I have a great idea for GEC. They should make a Doctor's Hobo with a scalpel and a pickel fork. :p
 
Love that tang stamp! Little things like that add a lot to the look.
GEC sure has been pumping out some unique (some say strange) designs lately. I like that they think out of the box.
 
That's one cool knife.:thumbup: Great handles and the blade is superb. Very nice. Is the pull stiff?
 
Beautiful knife, as all of GECs seem to be to me. Do you know when the knife was made? 2010 (from the tang stamp)? It must be an SFO-- I don't believe it's a regular GEC offering. I'm also guessing 4-1/2 inch closed, on the #23 pattern frame.

I would also be interested in the history and/or development of the cotton sampler blade shape. I have the File & Wire cotton sampler in worm groove bone, and it has a completely different shape of blade. More of a giant sheepfoot, with straight edge. The shape of your Krack-A-Jack is both more interesting and safer, with the big choil.
 
I forgot the mention the images are superb and thanks for sharing them. Fit and finish looks pretty darn good.

Pardon me if my comments seemed harsh about this knife but my frame of reference is based on traditional patterns. Old knives were made with a purpose and it just seems on this knife the purpose was to come up with something different. It is that and it looks like they did it well.

Hey sunburst, would you please post some images of the flush joint at closed and the spring position at half stop? It looks like the sping is a little proud of the blade at full open and I was wondering if that was just lighting or my trick eyes.
 
The design cues on that knife are amazing!
I have zero need for a Cotton Sampler, but I want one of those!!!
 
Oh yea, and another request for pix: side view with it closed to see blade position in the frame(seems like the blade would have to rest kinda high or be very short in the frame)
 
And this would be its mate..as well as the Jack and Back side of the packaging..gives you an idea of the fellows behind these knives.
 

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black mamba said:
Beautiful knife, as all of GECs seem to be to me. Do you know when the knife was made? 2010 (from the tang stamp)? It must be an SFO-- I don't believe it's a regular GEC offering. I'm also guessing 4-1/2 inch closed, on the #23 pattern frame.

I would also be interested in the history and/or development of the cotton sampler blade shape. I have the File & Wire cotton sampler in worm groove bone, and it has a completely different shape of blade. More of a giant sheepfoot, with straight edge. The shape of your Krack-A-Jack is both more interesting and safer, with the big choil.
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This knife's blade shape is one that Remington used back in the day where others seemed to be using that big rope-knife-looking sheeps foot style blade. It's also the same blade as in the Case/Bose Collab. from a few years back. It's not easy to pull off since it has an extra step in the grind.

From talking with someone that has had experience cutting and sampling cotton, Tony Bose discovered that the long, straight choil of the blade was often used to roll the fibers of cotton against something like a wooden post or something similar to check for quality.
 
Here's a page from an old Remington Cutlery catalog showing some of the blade shapes they used...cotton sampler is there.

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Interesting knife. The guys that commissioned this knife (or bought the rights to the name or whatever) live just up the road from me.

I have always liked the Cotton sampler blade as it is so different.
 
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