Leek 1660G10

ChasBrock

ChasBrock

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Just got in my Leek 1660G10. Cool knife. My first decent knife years ago was a Leek. I used that thing up. When I went to find a replacement is when I discovered BladeForums and the world of knife collecting. So I have a soft spot for Leeks. I've been switching back and forth from a Desert Leek and a Cryo for my secondary knife. My ZT 0200 as my primary. I was fully expecting this Leek to pretty much be my new permanent carry and after one day I think it will be. I'm going to have to pick up a second one for my mint Leek collection. Anyone else pick one of these up? Thoughts? Do we know numbers on these? Are they limited? I don't know much about them.

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I believe they were recently discontinued, but they were a regular production model for a while. Mine has a date stamp of Jan 06.
 
Shame, thats hands down my favorite user leek. Great blade steel, thickest handles, lightest weight, Great G10 texture... essentially flawless.
I love mine. They'll be easy to find for a long time.
 
I think it is the perfect small tasks EDC. I like that the G10 on this one is so much rougher than my other knives with G10. Very important for getting a good grip on such a tiny knife. I didn't realize that it's discontinued; how sad.
 
My biggest complaint with the Leek is the thin handle. I've read the aluminum handles are a bit thicker but I have yet to pick one up. For now I will have to contend with the g-10 as the favorite leek :) although the cb aint too shabby
 
G10 Leek was my EDC for years. That one is a little beat up. As soon as I found out it was discontinued I grabbed another. Great steel, great handles- damn shame it's going away. If you want a limited production one keep an eye out for the 1660PGT. Polished G10 scales and polished S30V blade. Not as high traction buty pretty sexy.

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It's my favorite Leek as well. The steel handled Leek's are just a bit too slippery in my hand.

I swapped my Random Leek blade and put it on my g-10 Leek body. I love it, very smooth.

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cEdge said:
My biggest complaint with the Leek is the thin handle. I've read the aluminum handles are a bit thicker but I have yet to pick one up. For now I will have to contend with the g-10 as the favorite leek :) although the cb aint too shabby
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That's not true in my experience. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but every Leek that I've ever held ( with a metal handle ) was thinner than the G-10 leek. G-10 handle should be your thickest handled Leek.

Granted, there are many Leek variants, so I could easily be wrong about that.
 
hccaves said:
That's not true in my experience. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but every Leek that I've ever held ( with a metal handle ) was thinner than the G-10 leek. G-10 handle should be your thickest handled Leek.

Granted, there are many Leek variants, so I could easily be wrong about that.
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Yeah, thats what I think too. The g10 is much thicker. I noticed it immediately.

I really like that polished one. I'll have to keep an eye out for that one.
 
huckabee said:
I think it is the perfect small tasks EDC. I like that the G10 on this one is so much rougher than my other knives with G10. Very important for getting a good grip on such a tiny knife. I didn't realize that it's discontinued; how sad.
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This one's even rougher !!

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hccaves said:
That's not true in my experience. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but every Leek that I've ever held ( with a metal handle ) was thinner than the G-10 leek. G-10 handle should be your thickest handled Leek.

Granted, there are many Leek variants, so I could easily be wrong about that.
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ChasBrock said:
Yeah, thats what I think too. The g10 is much thicker. I noticed it immediately.

I really like that polished one. I'll have to keep an eye out for that one.
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Let me clarify by saying of the current production models, the steel handle is too thin for my tastes (even though I carry one quite frequently). The aluminum is a bit thicker than the steel (from what I have been told here on the forum). Yes, the g-10 is by far the thickest of the bunch. I'm sad that I only have one g-10 :(
 
hccaves said:
It's my favorite Leek as well. The steel handled Leek's are just a bit too slippery in my hand.

I swapped my Random Leek blade and put it on my g-10 Leek body. I love it, very smooth.

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Always love the 1660TGRY model, hard to come by though. Now a frankenleek I would like to see/have is a 1660G10TGRY :thumbup:
 
cEdge said:
Always love the 1660TGRY model, hard to come by though. Now a frankenleek I would like to see/have is a 1660G10TGRY :thumbup:
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The one that you are thinking of is the 1660TGRYST and they are on the bay all the time still.
 
poolhustler said:
The one that you are thinking of is the 1660TGRYST and they are on the bay all the time still.
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I stand corrected. I was mistaken on the model number although I am after a non-serrated Random Leek. After a quick search I found Random Leeks with the following model numbers: 1660T, and 1660TSW. Then slap on a set of the G-10 scales, that would be sweet
 
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