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The Pemberton is a small knife . IMHO it is too small to be thought of as an EDC but it is a great little Sunday carry . I do have one and it is one of my favorite ones to have and it is after all a Small Coke Bottle . I usually carry the Pemberton and an 18 together :
Harry
The Pemberton is a small knife . IMHO it is too small to be thought of as an EDC but it is a great little Sunday carry . I do have one and it is one of my favorite ones to have and it is after all a Small Coke Bottle . I usually carry the Pemberton and an 18 together :
Harry
Wouldn't it be wonderful if this run of Pembertons had coping secondaries??The Pemberton is a small knife . IMHO it is too small to be thought of as an EDC but it is a great little Sunday carry . I do have one and it is one of my favorite ones to have and it is after all a Small Coke Bottle . I usually carry the Pemberton and an 18 together :
Harry
GEC usually doesn't tip their hand about what they are making too terribly far in advance. So they've not said anything about upcoming 42s, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Based on past observations, I think it's a mistake to assume that they'd do 43s with 42s. In fact, if history is any indication, it's almost guaranteed that if they run one, they will not run the other at the same time. Hope that helps.
I am with ya. The second spring will give it some heft. I think the two blade will be a nice watch pocket knife. I reserved a two blade variant and a single just to see the difference.
Here's my latest GEC addition. This one hits a few firsts for me that I think make it kind of exciting. It's my first GEC liner lock, my first left-handed knife (GEC or otherwise), and I believe this is now the earliest GEC knife that I own (2009).
A few thoughts on this knife:
I picked this one up on a bit of a whim, and I'm glad I did. It has definitely surprised me, and I think it even has potential to become a favorite.
- I love the way it feels in hand. I suppose it's the additional liner that gives it a little extra weight. Whatever it is, it feels nice and substantial, without being too large in any way.
- Excellent fit, finish, walk and talk. This would have been GEC's third year in business, and they were already killing it. F&F on this knife is on par with the best GEC knives I've handled. The action was a little stiff when I first got it, but a couple drops of mineral oil in the joint and it's smooth and snappy.
- This is my first #73, and I really like the shape of the drop point. I love GEC's #71 Bull Buster, but the blade on this #73 has the added advantage of being a bit pointier.
- I know GEC's locking knives have gotten a bad rap in the past, so I was a bit hesitant picking up such an early example, but this thing locks up solid. Absolutely no up-and-down blade movement, and to be honest, I can't perceive any side-to-side play (although the seller thought it had just a slight bit).
- For some reason I didn't expect this knife to have a half stop. It does.
- I should clarify, I suppose, that I'm not actually left-handed. I've just always been curious about these knives, and intrigued by how they look like a mirror image of a "normal" knife. I was a little worried that using this knife might be inconvenient for a right-handed person, but I don't think it'll be an issue at all. It's pretty easy to open this knife like you would a secondary blade on a two-blade jack where the nail nicks are on opposite sides. No trouble operating the liner lock, either; in fact, for a knife that you'll be closing with two hands, I think I might actually prefer the direction in which this liner lock works.
When I chose a spot for it in my knife cabinet last night, it happened to be right next to this #74. Not exactly a mirror image, but I thought they looked kind of cool together.
I thought (was kinda hoping) the Pembertons would have a clip blade...
Your first 73?Here's my latest GEC addition. This one hits a few firsts for me that I think make it kind of exciting. It's my first GEC liner lock, my first left-handed knife (GEC or otherwise), and I believe this is now the earliest GEC knife that I own (2009).
A few thoughts on this knife:
I picked this one up on a bit of a whim, and I'm glad I did. It has definitely surprised me, and I think it even has potential to become a favorite.
- I love the way it feels in hand. I suppose it's the additional liner that gives it a little extra weight. Whatever it is, it feels nice and substantial, without being too large in any way.
- Excellent fit, finish, walk and talk. This would have been GEC's third year in business, and they were already killing it. F&F on this knife is on par with the best GEC knives I've handled. The action was a little stiff when I first got it, but a couple drops of mineral oil in the joint and it's smooth and snappy.
- This is my first #73, and I really like the shape of the drop point. I love GEC's #71 Bull Buster, but the blade on this #73 has the added advantage of being a bit pointier.
- I know GEC's locking knives have gotten a bad rap in the past, so I was a bit hesitant picking up such an early example, but this thing locks up solid. Absolutely no up-and-down blade movement, and to be honest, I can't perceive any side-to-side play (although the seller thought it had just a slight bit).
- For some reason I didn't expect this knife to have a half stop. It does.
- I should clarify, I suppose, that I'm not actually left-handed. I've just always been curious about these knives, and intrigued by how they look like a mirror image of a "normal" knife. I was a little worried that using this knife might be inconvenient for a right-handed person, but I don't think it'll be an issue at all. It's pretty easy to open this knife like you would a secondary blade on a two-blade jack where the nail nicks are on opposite sides. No trouble operating the liner lock, either; in fact, for a knife that you'll be closing with two hands, I think I might actually prefer the direction in which this liner lock works.
When I chose a spot for it in my knife cabinet last night, it happened to be right next to this #74. Not exactly a mirror image, but I thought they looked kind of cool together.
Where you been?! JK
My Micarta 06 will have a Wharncliffe Blade and a Hotdog Shield...I thought (was kinda hoping) the Pembertons would have a clip blade...
Yes sir, is it wrong that I'm happy because I will get my Bull Buster before y'all get your Pembertons?I thought (was kinda hoping) the Pembertons would have a clip blade...
Your first 73?
That one is awesome! Congrats. Every liner lock knife from GEC I've had has been rock solid.
How do you like the square, flush joints?
I also love that 74.
It looks like the last time GEC did a run of #73's was in spring of 2015. I bought my first GEC knife in September of that year, so I guess with no new runs since I've been buying GEC's, they never caught my attention before. The square, flush (I'd call 'em "almost flush" 
) joints are pretty cool, haven't seen one like that before that I can recall. I was worried at first that might be why the action was a little sluggish, but it really did take just a drop or two of oil to get her running smoothly. (As far as I can tell, this knife has never been used or carried, so I'm guessing the joints probably haven't been oiled in 9 years, either.)btb01
That's really something!
I'm left handed and have never seen an actual LH slipjoint knife.
Golf, Guitar, Batting all right handed for me. The only thing(s) I do left handed is write and throw a ball.
Neat Knife! Thanks for posting.
- Del
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