Lets talk GEC!

kootenay joe said:
I just discovered the GEC fixed blades after seeing the post above. Now i have a H2O Drop Point, 6 3/4", Micarta & leather, inbound. I am not to say price here but i can say "wow, least expensive GEC ever" and 1/4 the price of the cheapest BRK.
Usually i would have thought that a USA made FB forsuch a low price, would not be a particularly good knife. But this is a GEC and as far as i know "GEC don't make no bad knives".
Anybody have one ? I think they arrived in 2015.
kj
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Here's an old pic of my H20:



As Jamie said, it's a great paring knife. I bought it without a sheath and keep it in a drawer with the paper that it came in slid over the blade. It's my wife's favorite knife to use in the kitchen, and the price is just unbelievably low for what you get. I think that the main thing keeping the GEC fixed blades off of most people's radars is their uninspired handles. The H20 is incredibly comfortable for the purposes we use it for, but it's not a handle shape that I'd want to use for anything heavier duty than a paring knife. I find that for the price of their larger fixed blades there is much stiffer competition. I'm guessing that GEC doesn't mind focusing on their folders and leaving their fixed blades as more of a side venture.
 
Cory, thanks for the mini-review. Your picture shows the generous handle length which should make for comfy paring.
kj
 
Cory talked me into one last Spring... An excellent lightweight knife that punches well above its cost. The sheaths are a real treat too. Turns out GEC has a knack for larger just like it does steel.

 
I know it's probably just me BUT I just don't like the (to me) gaudy sheaths that accompany GEC's fixed blade knives. I wish they'd must make a plain leather sheath without the flowery highlight and GEC initials imprinted in the sheath.I don't own any GEC fixed blade knives and their sheaths are the main reason. Just my .02¢
 
Ed, check out the H10. Much less flashy sheath on those.

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Ed, I believe this is the sheath you don't like from GEC? I agree that its not the most attractive sheath. It came with the 2010 H23 below. My 2011 H73 has a similar but smaller one. In 2012 I bought another set of H23 and H73s with black canvas handles. That H23 came the same sheath below but the H73 came with a different one (which I can't find a picture of). It is a less rigid dark brown sheath. Same snap button, no acorn/leaf etches or ink on it but it did have Great Eastern Cutlery pressed around the snap button. It is actually a much nicer sheath imo. My 2 H10s came with the same sheath Phil posted. The older Tidioute being a darker brown than posted.



Edit to add, here's a pic from GEC that shows the newer sheath
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The H1O looks to be a slightly stouter knife, not as much of a slicer as the H2O. Is this correct ?
I bought the H2O to try out a GEC fixed blade because it is the lowest cost. H1O is close to twice the price so it must be somehow 'different' ?
kj
 
Modoc ED said:
I know it's probably just me BUT I just don't like the (to me) gaudy sheaths that accompany GEC's fixed blade knives. I wish they'd must make a plain leather sheath without the flowery highlight and GEC initials imprinted in the sheath.I don't own any GEC fixed blade knives and their sheaths are the main reason. Just my .02¢
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Here's my soup bone H10 SS with factory sheath. I like the detail in the sheath button and thick leather. I think they made 15 of these in SS and 15 non stainless.

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kootenay joe said:
The H1O looks to be a slightly stouter knife, not as much of a slicer as the H2O. Is this correct ?
I bought the H2O to try out a GEC fixed blade because it is the lowest cost. H1O is close to twice the price so it must be somehow 'different' ?
kj
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My H10s are great slicers. I don't have a H20 to compare but it wouldn't surprise me if the H10 and H20 have the same blade thickness. The H10 is thinner stock than the H73 (very slightly) which is thinner than a H23 (very noticeable).

For the difference in price, I think you need to look at it as the H20s being part of the Farm and Field line as opposed to TD/NF/GEC like how the slip joints are. The #71 for example is a great knife but cheaper than a #73. Other noticeable differences between the H10 and H20 to me are the H10 has a guard, shield, and slightly more expensive handle materials. The sheaths are also different construction and I bet that factors into the price too.
 
My H10 is plenty thin and slicey, but I think that guard would get in the way for kitchen duty. Haven't tried it yet with mine.
 
HST said:
One will be here soon enough - the Madison. Actually, there was some available yesterday, but there will be lots more soon.

I heard from somewhere there will be a Freemont run next year, as well.



Congrats, that is a beaut!
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I hear that Fremonts will be available in late Jan. 2016. I'm hoping to grab a saw cut bone Madison in this run
 
ChrisCorliss said:
Don't quote me on it because I can't remember where I heard it
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In a literal sense, you're a little late. [emoji6] "I can't "remember where I head it" either; however, whenever it is, I'm really looking forward to the new run of The Fremont Jack.
 
HST said:
In a literal sense, you're a little late. [emoji6] "I can't "remember where I head it" either; however, whenever it is, I'm really looking forward to the new run of The Fremont Jacks.
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Lol yeah I should've said that initially. I'm excited for the Madison and the next run of GEC 85's too
 
I hope you all had a great holiday!

GEC announced this morning that beginning in 2016, all stag knives will be sans shield regardless of classification. So whether natural or burnt, they will all look similar to the old "genuine" stag knives that had no shield.

Good or bad????? :thumbup: :) :thumbdn: :mad:
 
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