Lets talk GEC!

Txjohn said:
The pemberton is my favorite under 3" gec knife so for. It's a lot of knife for the size . I'd also like to see a 3.375" gec coke bottle jack sometime soon .
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Yup, or a coffin jack. The coffin jack and sowbelly Stockman are two patterns I'm surprised GEC hasn't made.
 
Wilted Kilt said:
Yup, or a coffin jack. The coffin jack and sowbelly Stockman are two patterns I'm surprised GEC hasn't made.
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I agree with you. I speculate they're slowing down on new patterns for a reason though...

I could certainly be wrong, but I feel like GEC's focus right now is putting out some popular patterns in higher numbers so consumers have GEC as an option at dealer's sites when needing a knife.

Thinking of stockmans and trappers - a few months ago, if a person wanted one of these classics to use - GEC wasn't an option at retail. Something I'm glad they're working to remedy.

Hopefully once they fill dealers' shelves with some common favorites, they'll get to start adding some new patterns.

Again, just inferences on my part. I'm often wrong thougho_O
 
Sabercat said:
I agree with you. I speculate they're slowing down on new patterns for a reason though...

I could certainly be wrong, but I feel like GEC's focus right now is putting out some popular patterns in higher numbers so consumers have GEC as an option at dealer's sites when needing a knife.

Thinking of stockmans and trappers - a few months ago, if a person wanted one of these classics to use - GEC wasn't an option at retail. Something I'm glad they're working to remedy.

Hopefully once they fill dealers' shelves with some common favorites, they'll get to start adding some new patterns.

Again, just inferences on my part. I'm often wrong thougho_O
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You're probably not far off!

Plus, there's added cost in new design. If you already have a cache of popular patterns, it makes total sense to go back to the well.
 
Sabercat said:
I agree with you. I speculate they're slowing down on new patterns for a reason though...

I could certainly be wrong, but I feel like GEC's focus right now is putting out some popular patterns in higher numbers so consumers have GEC as an option at dealer's sites when needing a knife.

Thinking of stockmans and trappers - a few months ago, if a person wanted one of these classics to use - GEC wasn't an option at retail. Something I'm glad they're working to remedy.

Hopefully once they fill dealers' shelves with some common favorites, they'll get to start adding some new patterns.

Again, just inferences on my part. I'm often wrong thougho_O
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Making more of the popular patterns is much better than coming out with new ones. There's many great patterns that haven't been made in years.
 
TheChunk91 said:
Making more of the popular patterns is much better than coming out with new ones. There's many great patterns that haven't been made in years.
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I'm with you Paul. I meant "new for GEC" as there's some/many historic patterns they haven't made yet.
 
Looking good :thumbsup:
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knifeswapper said:
The canoe was the second slowest moving GEC knife produced to date, behind only the #48 birdhook. It would surprise me if they hurry to make another batch.
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I never got the birdhook design. It's such a niche product.
NJBillK said:
I will agree, but I have to say that the Moose pattern is getting a bit dull... While I agree that it wouldn't be a Moose with a wharncliffe secondary, a Hawbaker is just as traditional as a Moose is.
The blade combination of clip/wharncliffe on opposite ends and a trapper frame is one that I would Really like to see GEC put out.
A GEC Hawbaker.

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I'll agree with this, especially now there's going to be a stainless version. Would have been nice to have a clip/wharnie combo.
 
Originally, I thought the re-run of 81s was down to have a different blade combo? Not this rather pedestrian Clip/Spear arrangement. Clearly, i must have been dreaming:D
 
Pomsbz said:
I'll agree with this, especially now there's going to be a stainless version. Would have been nice to have a clip/wharnie combo.
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I would love to see the stainless end up with the micarta slabs with stainless liners. They have micarta set as an option so why not put the two less reactive materials together...
Make the knife as impervious to adverse conditions as possible. A knife that anyone can carry any/every day without concern.
 
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Gec has been making a lot of larger patterns lately.
Wouldn't mind a run of 33's or 22's or 09 Esquire's, some of us like the smaller patterns.
 
knifeswapper said:
The canoe was the second slowest moving GEC knife produced to date, behind only the #48 birdhook. It would surprise me if they hurry to make another batch.
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Mike, I thought the slowest mover (and the dumbest idea) was the Cuban Castro, with it's four sheepcliffe blades: re-re-redundant!
 
My first stab at photo cropping and it's horrible but it gets the idea out.

Pemberton frame reversed with a sheepcliff blade. Add a lanyard hole to put on a key ring and I would never leave home without this knife

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rockgolfer said:
My first stab at photo cropping and it's horrible but it gets the idea out.

Pemberton frame reversed with a sheepcliff blade. Add a lanyard hole to put on a key ring and I would never leave home without this knife

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Woaaaaaah that's bad. But I like it!

Strong-shouldered blades always catch my eye. That's why I love the 57 more than the 56. Reversing the pattern could be a nice touch if they can bury the point enough.
 
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