Met John Greco today at Wolverine knife collectors club show

[Ilovetoolsteel]

Really nice guy, And he will sit and talk with you forever. Bought a huge tanto (curved Japanese style point not angled American style point) $50 bucks! If you look at the Knives 95 book in the gallery section there is a tanto style blade with no handle scales, Made to be cord wrapped. I liked this blade and was going to take a xerox of the pic and ask John if he still made the blade. I never got around to making a copy, I find his table at the show and what luck? he has a similar blade, larger (about 12" long 1.25" wide .250 thick ) with a skeleton handle for sale! I like this pattern even better! and the price? $49.95! Jackpot! He wasn't completely sure what kind of steel it was, he was pretty sure it was 5160, He said it was made from old bar stock he had bought about 10 years ago and he was using a lot of 5160 at the time. Made my day!

Over all the show was really good, Mt some makers I have been talking to over the internet for some time like A.T. Barr, Don Cowles. One trend I noticed, At least half a dozen makers were making William Scagel style blades. One thing that had me astounded was a whole bunch of retail sellers selling automatics, Lots of microtech, protech, randal king, autos. I thought these were illegal in Michigan.

Along with the knife show was an antique gun show, Big plus in my opinion. I managed to kill another hour and a half.

 

[Midget]

agreed.

john greco is an awesome man. i'm so glad to see him back in the biz.

i picked up a black micarta boot knife from him on friday. i just might go back on sunday for more...

 

[MikeH]

I once bought a Greco knife for a young Marine about to be deployed. When I told John what I was buying it for, he promptly said that he would split the cost with me, and halved the price of the knife. He often comes to gun shows in Birmingham,and is indeed a nice guy.

 

[Halfneck]

Very nice gentleman. If he is selling knives at BLADE I have a friend that will be very happy. Good friend bought 1 of his small fixed blades with a dangler sheath and lost it camping, he's been missing it ever since.

 

[Lavan]

I'd still like to know why (since I admitted abusing the Greco Scagel and he offered a discount anyway) why I couldn't use it to buy a different STYLE of one of his knives as the Scagel copy is designed with a stress riser and I wouldn't have another one for FREE!

NO blade should snap off from being thrown on the ground no matter how much other abuse it has had. And....right at the hilt where the square 90 degree joint is.

Guess I shudda lied to him an told him I busted it chopping something.

 

[Jubei]

Greco is a class act. I've met him at several knife shows, including the last several Blade Shows. I always seem to buy at least one or two. I bought a Skagel off him last year for Fathers day.

He once re-ground and re-finished one of my knives after I broke the tip off after mis-using the blade (I was prying with it). All he charged me was the cost to ship it back to me.

I'm definitely glad that he's back into the knife business.

Jubei

 

[Ilovetoolsteel]

agreed.

john greco is an awesome man. i'm so glad to see him back in the biz.

i picked up a black micarta boot knife from him on friday. i just might go back on sunday for more...

I doubt he had any left on sunday, He only had 5 or 6 on saturday at 1 pm.