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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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r8shell
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With a bomb shield?
Sweet!
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Why don't they put that dumb hot dog shield to rest? 50 years from now and your legacy is gonna be the hotdog shield? Gotta be a better "standard" option than that one.
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I was fine with it until I discovered that it was called hot dog. Somehow the name ruined it for me
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It's like a terrible never ending joke. Funny, not funny. Next thing you know they will start using other food products like a banana or hamburger and people will buy them anyway.
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When I first saw these I was licking my chops. Then I heard it was a 3 spring and lost all interest. I am gravitating to thinner knives in general and I rarely carry the 2 spring knives I have anymore let alone the one 3 springer.Yes! Time to take a break, and save pennies for one of these.
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waverave
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Im not sure why they would need to do that? Doesnt seem right but I havent heard anything about the 29 yet.Oh... Bummer! I had not heard these were going to have 3 springs. Really?!
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I agree. My Churchill (though I haven't carried it for awhile) is one of my favorite knives. That single spring construction is sweet! I can't imagine the reasoning behind making this 29 a 3 spring brick. Could certainly be an engineering thing, I guess.
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black mamba
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The Winchester black box model 3904 that the 29 is a copy of had three springs also.
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r8shell
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Three spring, huh? Looking at the picture, my mind went to a Whittler configuration. It's my favorite blade combination, so I'll want to give it a try anyway.
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Three springs would def. be a bummer. I'll still check one out. I love the blade combination and frame shape personally.
Will Power
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Three thick? That's a bulky so and so...Maybe with that punch they're not wanting to krink the blades? If it is an imitation of the Winchester, might explain it.
Will be a quality knife, but like all of GEC's current run, of no interest to me whatsoever.
Regards, Will
Will be a quality knife, but like all of GEC's current run, of no interest to me whatsoever.
Regards, Will
What other blade could you properly fit into a toothpick pattern??Unfortunately no...or blade type. I am only aware of the material and blade type of one of the two SFOs scheduled for that run and I haven't been given the ok to spill those beans yet
Maybe a long super slender spear, like the one from the Ben Hogans? Now THAT would be something I might be interested in.
Doubtful I'd buy one, but GEC has yet to do a proper toothpick pattern fish knife. 2-blades, slender California clip & hook remover/scaler blade.
Regardless, more #12s is good. Someone mentioned yellow rose..
