Let's see your 81 stockman.

Txjohn said:
Svtfreak , I was thinking anout doing the same with the mardi gras covers . The shield is really nice and would look good any direction you go .
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You have one also? I didn't even know they existed till I ran across this one. I think there are 19?

I love the sheild also. Supposedly it's a special deal since was a late planned run, I read? Makes me hesitant to swap covers but I'm not sure value matters. A nice set of amber jigged bone would he be just as valuable I suspect. I plan on using it anyway lol.
 
I saw one on the auction site . Pretty sure it was the same covers , very ugly.
 
SVTFreak said:
KBA, I know what you mean about aging with you. Id love that but I like variety too much.

I finally picked me up one. It's the Mardi Gras acrylic, so ugly it's pretty. I'm gonna carry awhile then decide if I want to send to glennbad for new slabs or keep it, um, unique. I'm still on the lookout for a copperhead or a ebony but at least now I can stop obsessing!

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That's probably the one that I've considered buying for the past month or so. That fella was close to being bought by me and recovered with some elephant bark.
 
Finally got one after foolishly trading away my yellow rose

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SVTFreak said:
Oh wow. She's a beaut, Clark!

If you don't mind, where did ya find it?
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I've been on the hunt for awhile, put out tons of feelers here and in some Facebook groups. A guy in one of the groups said he knew a collector that had one and he hooked it up!
 
This is probably a silly question: But is this a popular enough pattern that it would be one that GEC does another production run on?

I ask for sentimental purposes really. My first pocket knife happened to be a stockman and it was my dad's preferred pattern as well. As I have been carrying and rotating through my modest selection of traditional patterns, my Uncle Henry large stockman has been getting a lot of pocket time and it made me wonder if GEC might produce a fine example of what, in my mind at least, is a rather iconic pattern. I suppose I will wait and see.

I know that the #66 is currently in production but it doesn't have the same classic look, in my opinion.
 
Pàdruig said:
This is probably a silly question: But is this a popular enough pattern that it would be one that GEC does another production run on?

I ask for sentimental purposes really. My first pocket knife happened to be a stockman and it was my dad's preferred pattern as well. As I have been carrying and rotating through my modest selection of traditional patterns, my Uncle Henry large stockman has been getting a lot of pocket time and it made me wonder if GEC might produce a fine example of what, in my mind at least, is a rather iconic pattern. I suppose I will wait and see.

I know that the #66 is currently in production but it doesn't have the same classic look, in my opinion.
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Rumor mill has it that they will but it won't be soon. I don't even remember who stated that some time ago. I wouldn't mind another one either. Although it's a little bigger than what I usually prefer, it's a great pattern.

The 66 is not a serpentine stockman. I have the same lack of lust over the 66 and even 82 than the 81 due to that. And for much the same reason as you. I grew up carrying and seeing my dad and grandpa carry serpentine stockman.
 
Well I hope there is some truth to the rumors, I will just have to exercise some patience.
 
God, this thread is so depressing, sold off the 2 I had... In Hindsight, my favorite GEC of all time. That stag on your new knife is amazing BTW TYd450!!!!
 
SVTFreak said:
...The 66 is not a serpentine stockman. I have the same lack of lust over the 66 and even 82 than the 81 due to that...
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I don't understand. It would seem that the opposite is fact. A stockman is always serpentine by definition. It was (is?) a term of art. All 3 of those GEC patterns are serpentine. All three are stock knives. There are modern examples of knives where convention has been ignored (or maybe unknown to whoever came up with the name). But these three patterns conform to convention.

The 66 is serpentine. The 68 is equal end.

The 81 is extrememly close to Schrades 8OT... and that pattern has been used by Schrade for a long time... and similar stock knives predate that example.

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The 82 is very similar other large stock knives... including some made by Queen as well as older examples. The Wharncliffe blade is unusual for that pattern.
 
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Supra, you're right about the 66 and 68

What I actually should have said was that the 81 is square end stockman versus round end of the others. Like you said, mimicking the schrades and others.
 
Ah. The round bolster stock knives were sometimes differentiated as "Vaquero".

Round bolsters are a bit more pocket friendly and maybe a bit more comfortable in the hand. I used to have a strong preference for round bolsters but not so much now. If I used a knife all day, I'd choose round bolsters since it would be more comfortable.

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