Picked up this Colt two blade Gunstock on the auction site for like 15 bucks two days ago, and it came today... I bought it after making the mistake of 'Baying after a few too many beers, and ended up digging through slippies. I was looking for vintage German made knives, but of course ended up with about 6 million tabs opened (tab browsing is the bane of my wallet's existence... Every page I open results in my opening two more, like the Hydra of Hercules's labors in Greek Mythology!) and one of them was the Colt. I couldn't resist the spear blade. Long pull and a badass swedge, plus decent looking bone covers cut and burnt like caramel and stag. Much to my surprise, the blades both have half stops, which is a feature I definitely prefer and wish all slippies had. The edges came very sharp, much better than GEC knives that cost nearly ten times as much. The bolsters are slanted and threaded/rat tailed. Blades are centered fairly well. Main blade is dead centered, and the clip blade is slightly off center towards the outside. Neither blade rubs though. The pull on the main blade is probably a 5 or 6, so smooth and easy to open. The pull on the clip is about a 6 to the half stop, then from half stop to opened it is somehow much stiffer, maybe an 8...
Of course there are downsides, like the blade steel, which I'm sure is some low quality 440 series steel. The knife is also Chinese made (says so on the tang stamp, which reads CT 208/quality since/1836/China. There is also a gap between the smaller/clip blade's spring and the outer brass liner (not visible unless you hold it up to the light though, so it isn't a huge gap). The fit and finish aren't perfect, but for the price, about what I would expect, maybe better. For 15 bucks shipped, I might have to get my hands on some more of these knives. If this one example is characteristic of the whole line, they are about on par with a good example of Rough Rider knives (if I'm not mistaken, they may be made by the same people, or at least are all under the same parent company). All in all I'm impressed with this knife.
Of course there are downsides, like the blade steel, which I'm sure is some low quality 440 series steel. The knife is also Chinese made (says so on the tang stamp, which reads CT 208/quality since/1836/China. There is also a gap between the smaller/clip blade's spring and the outer brass liner (not visible unless you hold it up to the light though, so it isn't a huge gap). The fit and finish aren't perfect, but for the price, about what I would expect, maybe better. For 15 bucks shipped, I might have to get my hands on some more of these knives. If this one example is characteristic of the whole line, they are about on par with a good example of Rough Rider knives (if I'm not mistaken, they may be made by the same people, or at least are all under the same parent company). All in all I'm impressed with this knife.
