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tmd_87 said:
Maybe we will see a new pattern all together with a cap lifter?! :cool:
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RIP to the great Beer Scout Knife:oops:
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It's a pretty popular knife. If I had to wager a guess, I'd think we'd see the same knife with a new name someday. Maybe they'd just call all of them Crown Lifters or come up with a new name altogether.

I don't drink enough beer or bottled soda to need a cap lifter, but I'm always up for new patterns/configurations - and am on board with you and many others for a medium sized scout knife.
 
Buzzbait said:
I only see GEC labeling the fillet knives as "stainless steel." Does this means it's 420?

Does anybody know if these are at all flexible? I could use a new flexible fillet knife for the upcoming walleye season..
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I have no clue about their flexibility. I think I asked about the steel in these awhile back, and was told 420...but I cannot swear to this. Hopefully someone can confirm.
 
Sabercat said:
It's a pretty popular knife. If I had to wager a guess, I'd think we'd see the same knife with a new name someday. Maybe they'd just call all of them Crown Lifters or come up with a new name altogether.

I don't drink enough beer or bottled soda to need a cap lifter, but I'm always up for new patterns/configurations - and am on board with you and many others for a medium sized scout knife.
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I think having 'Beer Scout' on the side was a major selling point for these. The same models without that didn't seem to sell as well.
 
Elgatodeacero said:
next time the Boy Scouts ask for a donation i plan to tell them no thanks, and order another GEC knife! and drink a beer!
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I will bring balance back, I will skip the next knife purchase and donate to the Boy Scouts.
Done. Back to buying knives again...
Full disclosure: I donated to the BSA last week :D
 
I much prefer the Crown Lifter to the Beer Scout. Mainly because I dislike carrying knives in my pocket with bails ;) they can also get in the way of the blade when shutting and don't improve in the hand feel either... My Beer Scout has hung on a hook in the kitchen to deal with bottles or citrus and it has not worn well at all, lot of pin cracks on both sides despite not being dropped or banged:rolleyes: the bone seems to have shrunk back from the liners too. It was so impressive new, to look at at least, but it aged rapidly and not well....:eek::D

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Nice knife Will.

I would have bought a few of these but for the cheesy looking blade etch and someone told me that ‘crown lifter’ was an intentional dig at Queen, which, if true, seemed a little unnecessary.

If these were run without the blade etch and some interesting handle materials I would be all over them.
 
Sabercat said:
Loved the knife, but just didn't need it.
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I hear ya. As much as it was cool and all, I never did care for a knife that just had a single straight edge, I always end up getting rid of them. Yes it’ll do 90% of what a typical daily carry knife will do but I still prefer a clip or spear if it’s a single blade.

Also, I had a previous Radio Jack and the very first time I used the screwdriver, the end bent fairly quickly and easily. Kinda rendered those blades useless to me other than to open a bottle.
 
Trademarks and lawsuits are a funny thing. I remember when Auto Zone was called Auto Shack. They had to change the name because Radio Shack claimed there could be confusion on the part of the consumer. :confused:
Camillus said:
Nice knife Will.

I would have bought a few of these but for the cheesy looking blade etch and someone told me that ‘crown lifter’ was an intentional dig at Queen, which, if true, seemed a little unnecessary.

If these were run without the blade etch and some interesting handle materials I would be all over them.
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I never worry much about blade etches, since they are temporary on a user.
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black mamba said:
With the current 500-1,000 piece runs, I believe flipping will quickly become a thing of the past . . . except for SFOs.
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I agree. You can see it already with the stag 82s.

btb01 said:
For what it's worth, there's some interesting info on the US Patent and Trademark Office's website about GEC's trademark (or attempted trademark) of the term "Beer Scout Knife." Perhaps someone who knows more about this sort of stuff can chime in (I'll be the first to admit I'm no expert), but it looks like GEC applied for the trademark, it was approved, then it was opposed, and GEC lost. The status of the trademark is now shown as "Dead."

Here's a link to the info on the trademark for anyone that's interested.

And for anyone who doesn't want to dig around, a few screenshots.

Info on the trademark, showing GEC as the owner/applicant and the status as "DEAD/APPLICATION/Refused/Dismissed or Invalidated."

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"Prosecution History," which appears to be a timeline of the application, opposition, appeals, and eventual abandonment/termination.

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"Proceedings" section. Seems pretty clear from this that the Boy Scouts of America were the ones who opposed and ultimately killed the trademark.

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Not a very likeable move by BSA. They don't seem to be in the business of good public perception these days. My dad was an eagle scout and such, but unfortunately (or fortunately, who knows) I never participated.

Buzzbait said:
I only see GEC labeling the fillet knives as "stainless steel." Does this means it's 420?

Does anybody know if these are at all flexible? I could use a new flexible fillet knife for the upcoming walleye season..
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I really think I remember them being of two makes; some flexible and some not. And yeah they're 420.
 
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