Lets talk GEC!

[OldSoul]

As a lefty myself, even knowing I'll likely never end up with one it’s cool to know GEC actually made this and it wasn't a mod of some sorts. Very cool!!

When I found out I knew I just had to have one. Took about two months to track one down. It’s a fantastic piece. The 2009 totals show a LHL with rosewood covers a total of 15 made but it isn't listed as ECLHL. So either it’s an error or not listed in the 2009 totals.

 

[btb01]

I picked this one up on the exchange a few years ago. Is it bad that I’m not left-handed? No end cap either, obviously, but I prefer it that way. Just something fun/unusual to have in the GEC collection.

 

[OldSoul]

I picked this one up on the exchange a few years ago. Is it bad that I’m not left-handed? No end cap either, obviously, but I prefer it that way. Just something fun/unusual to have in the GEC collection.

Very cool! Nice to see another in the wild.

 

[Old Engineer]

Very cool! Nice to see another in the wild.

There is another one in the wild my friend .

Harry

 

[Alex.Y.]

I picked this one up on the exchange a few years ago. Is it bad that I’m not left-handed? No end cap either, obviously, but I prefer it that way. Just something fun/unusual to have in the GEC collection.

There is another one in the wild my friend .

Harry

Most beautiful bone on those!

 

[OldSoul]

There is another one in the wild my friend .

Harry

You know what’s lost as a lefty that I realized when holding this lefty 73? The fact that all the righties get to see the shield when holding any other knife in hand. First time I could ever experience that lol hahaha it’s the little things.

 

[Will Power]

Very cool those Left-Handers that btb01 and Old Engineer show Being ambidextrous makes me like them even more Real thing is that luscious bone though, now if the Forum Knife 34 could get that instead of some boring Orange-ish tint..... Special.

 

[Will Power]

All steel Boy's Knife

 

[madtom]

All steel Boy's Knife

I got my first all steel the other day. Didn't think I would like the #14 as much as I do

 

[mrknife]

I picked this one up on the exchange a few years ago. Is it bad that I’m not left-handed? No end cap either, obviously, but I prefer it that way. Just something fun/unusual to have in the GEC collection.

but do you actually carry/use it? I know we did a thread once on the opening motions for traditionals and how people open them. i still cant get over the finger push open

 

[Âchillepattada]

All steel Boy's Knife

Beautiful Will, a #15 or a #14 ?


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[Will Power]

Beautiful Will, a #15 or a #14 ?


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Quinze... Many thanks  it's from 2013 which I think is before the 14 pattern appeared? I used it for some years and it started off quite white, then I put it in the knife-roll for a while and it kind of 'matured' it like a cheese taking on an ivory cream colour. Because it's all steel you don't get any verdigris/brass bleed into the scales and now I've taken it back into use again, really nicely made with no gaps, play or any issues

Regards, Will

 

[Hoffmajo89]

So I know they are right in the middle of the 72s right now, and there was rendezvous, but was there ever any leads on what the bull was in the “end of the hall” picture?

 

[DocJekl]

Is it allowed to ask for someone to be a proxy buyer for a #72 for me in here? If not I'll delete this.

 

[cudgee]

All steel Boy's Knife

I used it for some years and it started off quite white, then I put it in the knife-roll for a while and it kind of 'matured' it like a cheese taking on an ivory cream colour.

now I've taken it back into use again, really nicely made with no gaps, play or any issues

Beautiful pocket knife. Love the " cheese " colour of the bone. Great to see you using it again.

 

[OldSoul]

So I know they are right in the middle of the 72s right now, and there was rendezvous, but was there ever any leads on what the bull was in the “end of the hall” picture?

My guess is North American Cattle Bone. We will see.

 

[JonesJorgen]

You know what’s lost as a lefty that I realized when holding this lefty 73? The fact that all the righties get to see the shield when holding any other knife in hand. First time I could ever experience that lol hahaha it’s the little things.

Don’t I know it

 

[btb01]

but do you actually carry/use it? I know we did a thread once on the opening motions for traditionals and how people open them. i still cant get over the finger push open

I haven’t carried that one, no, but I don’t find it awkward to open or close. It’s like opening a secondary blade with the nail nick on the pile side (like the spey on a two-blade #73). The liner lock isn’t a problem, either, only a slightly different movement than a standard right-handed liner lock (and the same as a MAM liner lock, if you’ve ever used one of those).

I’ve done the thumb-on-the-edge thing, mostly out of curiosity, and even with a very sharp knife, it does work, although personally I don’t see much point in doing it. What I really don’t understand is opening a knife 45° or more past the half stop, carefully stopping just before it snaps open, and then pushing it open with your thumb on the edge, but I guess it works well for making cool jump cuts in Instagram videos…

 

[ephsea]

That's waycool Barrett!
I'm a leftie, and never even knew there was such a thing as a left-handed liner lock (the right handed models really don't work at all for me). Of course, I grew up in a small town and didn't even know left-handed scissors existed until I was 15 - I just thought using scissors was something that hurt really bad . Glad GEC thinks of us southpaws once in a blue moon.

 

[Alex.Y.]

What I really don’t understand is opening a knife 45° or more past the half stop, carefully stopping just before it snaps open, and then pushing it open with your thumb on the edge

That's to let people hear the opening snap and so they could see that you haven't cheated by helping it with your hand. Mostly for selling purposes, I suppose.