Lets talk GEC!

[Jiki]

Happy 4th

 

[Onebigbill]

Happy 4th
Back at you.

 

[Onebigbill]

Happy 4th of July

 

[Pt-Luso]

Use it. My most treasured knife is a 2011 #73. Also a Father's Day present. I EDC'd it for a few years. Then I got twitchy. I carry other knives now as well, but this #73 is still my primary carry. I carry and use it probably six days out of every seven.

I have since been given other knives, but this is the one that I value above all others. Whenever I ask my daughter to get "my knife" this is the one she knows to look for.

I fully agree with you, despite having many knives, my knife GEC # 73 in 440c and stag, remains always the "Knife"!!!

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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I will jump on the 73 Band Wagon kamagong and Pt-Luso !

This 73 is tight as a drum and built like a tank! Although it is a large knife, it is also flat and slips perfectly into the pocket. The spring is like a bear trap; just like I them!

 

[cbr1000]

Hey, what's this 73 bandwagon all about

I don't have a 73, but I have it's relative... and it gets a fair amount of use.

 

[Norcaldude]

The 73 is pretty much the perfect sized single blade GEC, I think.

 

[cjtamu]

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Guess I’m on the 73 bandwagon too, though this one isn’t a single blade. +1 on the bear trap springs, this one is a nail breaker. And yeah, I decided to carry it. Those stag knives are gorgeous.

 

[JD Bear]

Hey, what's this 73 bandwagon all about

I don't have a 73, but I have it's relative... and it gets a fair amount of use.

I don't know how many more I'd be buying if I had that one. That's an awesome piece you have my friend

 

[SnailOffTheTrail]

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... Although it is a large knife,...

Well hello, cousins!

Yes, #73 is very nice pattern. My very first GEC and will therefore always hold a special place.

Personally I wouldn´t go any lagrer, but objectively at 3 3/4 in closed, I don´t think it is a large knife. It is the same length as #77 barlows, #71 bullnoses, #78 american jacks or #35 churchills.

 

[Norcaldude]

Personally I wouldn´t go any lagrer, but objectively at 3 3/4 in closed, I don´t think it is a large knife. It is the same length as #77 barlows, #71 bullnoses, #78 american jacks og #35 churchills.

I read that and thought "That's not right, the 73 is bigger." But pulling out a 78 and laying it next to the 73 shows they are nearly the same closed. Open it up though, and the 73 is a bigger knife. They fit all the blade they could in there.

 

[SnailOffTheTrail]

I believe that it may be that square end bolster that makes #73 so handle-to-blade ratio effective.

 

[BuckShack]

How big is the 73 compared to the 43. The 43 has been perfect for me. A locking version and stainless blade would be nice though.

 

[tstaut]

How big is the 73 compared to the 43. The 43 has been perfect for me. A locking version and stainless blade would be nice though.

The knife you seek is out there - 42 lockback, and they were made in stainless. I used to have a maroon micarta one that I now regret parting with.

 

[ArchVV]

Now this thread is speaking my language - the 73/74 and the 92 are among my favorite patterns!

Shout out to the 13 and, of course, the new 93

 

[Old Engineer]

I also am a great fan of the GEC 72 , 73 , 74 , & 83's and would like another run of either of them .



Harry

 

[kamagong]

I fully agree with you, despite having many knives, my knife GEC # 73 in 440c and stag, remains always the "Knife"!!!

I will jump on the 73 Band Wagon!

Hey, what's this 73 bandwagon all about

The 73 is pretty much the perfect sized single blade GEC, I think.

Guess I’m on the 73 bandwagon too...

Yes, #73 is very nice pattern. My very first GEC and will therefore always hold a special place.

Now this thread is speaking my language - the 73/74 and the 92 are among my favorite patterns!

I also am a great fan of the GEC 72 , 73 , 74 , & 83's and would like another run of either of them .

Despite being one of GEC's oldest patterns, the #73 remains one of GEC's best. New models come along and get people falling over themselves, but this knife with a clean and flush joint is a classic.

 

[Ripcord 82]

 

[Norcaldude]

How big is the 73 compared to the 43. The 43 has been perfect for me. A locking version and stainless blade would be nice though.

Some staggy size comparisons:
23
42
72
73
47
78

 

[SnailOffTheTrail]

Wow stunning blade on that #72!