As a fan of traditional styled knives I really do enjoy GEC knives on a whole. That being said, no manufacturer will ever be perfect, and no matter how hard one tries, you can not please everyone. There will be plenty of designs that GEC comes out with that I will have little to no interest in, besides the French Kate, the 13 frame comes to mind. The people who have purchased them seem to love them, they are just not for me. My two favorite GEC patterns, the 53 Cattle Rancher, and 98 Cattle Man, have received their fair share of criticism as being too large, and non-pocket friendly. These are just some of the differences that make the American market place great. If we all agreed on everything knife development may likely have ended with the Buck 110.
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