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They're not selling this through their Distributors. A Souvenir Shop Knife is exactly what it is.
 
That's the first Kate that I like :D Would always be a conversation starter and has a very old time feel to it :thumbup:
 
yes,
will GEC ever make a run of knives with Reptile Bone again?
thanks for your reply

buzz
 
markv said:
yes,
will GEC ever make a run of knives with Reptile Bone again?
thanks for your reply

buzz
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From what I was told that particular bone jigging is from before gec made their scales in house. They used Culpepper bone the first couple years.
 
Reptile bone is jigged the same as corncob, i was curious to know if GEC might use reptile or corncob jigged bone agin as it is distinctive

thanks for reply

jkulysses

buzz
 
markv said:
Reptile bone is jigged the same as corncob, i was curious to know if GEC might use reptile or corncob jigged bone agin as it is distinctive

thanks for reply

jkulysses

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I think the previous answer still stands. They have shown no interest in tooling for that jigging themselves. But nobody has the fortitude to start guessing at what GEC might do in the future ;)
 
markv said:
Reptile bone is jigged the same as corncob, i was curious to know if GEC might use reptile or corncob jigged bone agin as it is distinctive

thanks for reply

jkulysses

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They also made a version called gator bone which is very similar to the reptile bone just a different color of dye as far as I can tell. Here's a picture of mine.
 
I have occasion to travel to Cleveland a couple of times a year, and while I was eating my lunch today I thought "hmmm...Pennsylvania is right next to Ohio, I wonder how far Cleveland is to Titusville?" Turns out it's just a little over 2 hours!

So I'm thinking the next time I go there I should make a little extra time and visit GEC - but then wondered if it was worth the trip. Is there anything I can get there that isn't generally available? Any deals to be had?

(Seriously, anything to justify a trip I'll probably make anyway - just help me alleviate the guilt!)
 
PythonDR said:
I have occasion to travel to Cleveland a couple of times a year, and while I was eating my lunch today I thought "hmmm...Pennsylvania is right next to Ohio, I wonder how far Cleveland is to Titusville?" Turns out it's just a little over 2 hours!

So I'm thinking the next time I go there I should make a little extra time and visit GEC - but then wondered if it was worth the trip. Is there anything I can get there that isn't generally available? Any deals to be had?

(Seriously, anything to justify a trip I'll probably make anyway - just help me alleviate the guilt!)
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No deals, tbh sometimes knives are more expensive there than at dealers (sometimes not). There might be some things that are on the back pages of the dealers, or hard to find.

Still, I'd say it's worth the trip. The tour is really enjoyable and educational, plus it's great to meet the employees and see where the magic happens.
 
although the French kate isn't quite my cup o tea, I do like the fact the heel works as a bottle opener.
 
rockgolfer said:
That's the first Kate that I like :D Would always be a conversation starter and has a very old time feel to it :thumbup:
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It's not something that I'd use or collect but after seeing the photos on the GEC website, I think these are the best looking boot knives that they've made so far. Sometimes less is more. The simpler shadow pattern looks a bit better to me.

I did think the bodice-type shield was a fitting choice for the French Kate and looks good on the knife. I think the star was also a good choice. If they just threw on another hotdog shield (they used a hotdog on some of the 1st run), it wouldn't have looked as good imo. Hopefully they'll use more crest and bodice shields on other patterns as well. I have 81 and 82 stock knives with the hot dog shields and the shield just doesn't seem right for the knives. I don't think I've ever seen a vintage stockman with a hotdog shield. I think they'd look much better with a crest or federal shield. I'm still still hoping they make a sowbelly knife with a sowbelly shield.

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One other thing that I've noticed is that on a lot of their two blades, the 2nd blade is unnecessarily shallow. This is not the way old knives were made--they had full size and sometimes oversized secondary blades. GEC's Eureka is a good example. That 2nd blade is swimming in tons of empy space. The length of the blade is ok... maybe could have been a tad longer if the nail nicks were placed on opposite sides or the blades were reversed...I think they should have done that anyway since the nick on the main blade is sometimes partially covered. But there was no need to make the 2nd blade so shallow. The 2nd blade on the 2-blade 79 pattern was also very shallow.

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The proposal for the forum knife is exactly what I'd want: a nice FULL 2nd blade... except I'd want a sheepfoot instead of a spey blade. Hopefully GEC will put nice full 2ndary blades on more 2-blade patterns.

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supratentorial said:
The proposal for the forum knife is exactly what I'd want: a nice FULL 2nd blade... except I'd want a sheepfoot instead of a spey blade. Hopefully GEC will put nice full 2ndary blades on more 2-blade patterns.

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I like it just as pictured. Hope they make it even if it is not the forum nife.

Dave
 
I'd like to see the 81 frame with a full size Clip Blade and a full size Spey Blade, same end pivot two spring, a REAL Texas Jack.
 
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