Kudos to Great Eastern Cutlery

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ChrisY

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It was just a couple of months ago that I was ranting on this forum about the scarcity of traditional pocket knives with a high carbon, single locking blade under 4" with stag or bone scales. It appears that Great Eastern Cutlery has stepped up to the plate with their new line of #73 linerlocks with stag or bone scales. Got one in the mail! And btw... if you like 'em bigger you can go for the #23.

Could it be that my ranting was heard by GEC???
 
.....and here's a pic of my #73L Northfield in Old Bark Bone.

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Nice pic there:thumbup:No.73

I have the same knife in Burnt Stag and I'm not carrying much else these days either:D

Very good finish, nice grippy scales.The steel is sharp,blade is swedged and the spring is not too heavy(unlike some GE)Half stop and a nice liner, a superior quality to the Queen Cutlery liner -which is far from bad. Not too massive a knife as it's single blade.Mine gets used and it uses well:)
 
Personally, I thought when they went down to a single blade, the knife became much more carryable. It is now thin enough not to be a brick in the pocket.
 
okbohn said:
Personally, I thought when they went down to a single blade, the knife became much more carryable. It is now thin enough not to be a brick in the pocket.
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Yep....Carried a 2-blade version for several months but it was on the heavy/bulky side. Losing the 2nd blade, backspring and metal end cap brought the weight down considerably. I think I'll be carrying this one for years to come. It's also alot easier to open than my 2-blade #73. I don't know if that's just a result of tolerances or it was design change but it's much better now. :thumbup:
 
I have to agree. I love these.

I got one of the stag #73 linerlocks and it became my new favorite.

I even bought another as a backup/safe queen. Lighter, easier to open than my previous 1 and 2-blade Scouts, solid (as usual), shaving sharp.

Can't think of anything that I would change.

Eric
 
I can't see the pointly end of the blade because it is in a tree.
What shape is the blade?
 
Great Eastern's website www.greateasterncutlery.net has links to other official dealers. I can put in a word for tsaknives.com who have offered me very good service and excellent photos of the actual knife you buy.

The No.73 Linerlock is a really decent knife especially the barehead version as seen in a previous poster's pic. You can get them as No.23 but I suspect they are GIANT and therefore less practical. There's talk of a Harness Jack coming out soon as well.....:D
 
hahirajay said:
thanks really didnt say what i meant was asking about a good place to deal with thanks for info
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I understood what you meant and listed vendors who you can buy from with confidence. (There are others as well.)
 
The first new pattern is a moose with the jack's coming in a week or two. Same "cuban" frame, just three new blade configurations.
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The single blades, with or without linerlock, are very nice. Finally the mountain man has some competition on the large end; and the scout is very pocket friendly. But get your fingers out of the way when she passes the half stop..

Mike Latham
CollectorKnives.Net
 
I think Bernard Levine would take issue with that knife being called a "Moose" since the master blade is not the wide clip and it's not built on the stock knife frame/pattern.

Rather, it would be an equal-end/double-end, (aka "Bullhead"), but what the heck, it's still a pattern I have a few of and really like.
 
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I called for details, and the Harness Jack sounds like a winner! Can't wait to see them!!
I like the Moose (wannabe?) too.
 
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