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What is GEC?It isn't that I seek out non-locking slipjoints, but if a knife appeals to me and it is a slipjoint, I get it. Too bad there's a cult around GEC and I can't get one of those.
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What is GEC?It isn't that I seek out non-locking slipjoints, but if a knife appeals to me and it is a slipjoint, I get it. Too bad there's a cult around GEC and I can't get one of those.
Great Eastern Cutlery. They're some really well done American-made slipjoints, beautiful, actually hand-made with a quality to boot... the red micarta in particular, I really love. But, you know the culture around Spyderco's Sprint Runs? Evidently, that is the culture around the whole brand, as they do "drops" which are snapped up in seconds and sold on the secondary market for a huge markup..What is GEC?
Question for everyone replying to this thread: What is it about the slipjoint that appeals to you(other than maybe legal requirements)? I like many of the traditional designs but I personally just feel better with a locking blade which is why I generally don't buy slipjoints.
This is one I have. A gift from a very kind coworker I used to have. He was one of the Americans working in the border factory I was working at. I told him I liked knives and the next day he showed up with this. It is nothing special in terms of quality, etc. But it meant the world to me when he gave me that knife and I carried it every day for a while.
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Since I saw somebody else post a Victorinox here is a special one I have:
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That's a good story. Can never have to many friends that give you knives.Question for everyone replying to this thread: What is it about the slipjoint that appeals to you(other than maybe legal requirements)? I like many of the traditional designs but I personally just feel better with a locking blade which is why I generally don't buy slipjoints.
This is one I have. A gift from a very kind coworker I used to have. He was one of the Americans working in the border factory I was working at. I told him I liked knives and the next day he showed up with this. It is nothing special in terms of quality, etc. But it meant the world to me when he gave me that knife and I carried it every day for a while.
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Since I saw somebody else post a Victorinox here is a special one I have:
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The mnandi isn't a slipjointI think these are all my current modern slip joints…
CRK Mnandi:
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Isham Blackstar:
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JE Made Combustion:
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MKM Burnley:
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Medford Gentleman Jack:
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Lol, good grief I feel like a dork. I haven’t carried it in nearly a year and a half. Thanks for the heads-up.The mnandi isn't a slipjoint
I think these are all my current modern slip joints…
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Isham Blackstar:
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JE Made Combustion:
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MKM Burnley:
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Medford Gentleman Jack:
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raiseshand Please pardon my ignorance, but which one of the knives posted by Z Zeroedin is the Mnandi? I don't recognize any of them as being a CRK Mnandi, which is the only one with which I'm familiar. Are there other brands of mnandis? Or is one a CRK and I just don't recognize it as such?The mnandi isn't a slipjoint
I find that I get more use out of my SAK than any other knife by far.I just realized that my only (semi)modern slipjoint is my Alox, but I really like the idea of this thread, so this is my participation.
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let's be friendsSorry, I edited/deleted the Mnandi pic. Not sure if that’s poor form or not, but I took a nose dive into “major blunder” territory by posting it in the first place…..and there’s absolutely no chance of me walking away from this one unscathed.
Ugh, what’s left of my charred remains are gonna be served up as fodder for the wine & cheese crowd. I suggest everyone keep their distance….I’d hate to take anymore else down with me.
Lol you are fine, it's an honest mistakeSorry, I edited/deleted the Mnandi pic. Not sure if that’s poor form or not, but I took a nose dive into “major blunder” territory by posting it in the first place…..and there’s absolutely no chance of me walking away from this one unscathed.
Ugh, what’s left of my charred remains are gonna be served up as fodder for the wine & cheese crowd. I suggest everyone keep their distance….I’d hate to take anymore else down with me.
Oh, thank goodness. I was feeling really dumb for not recognizing a mnandi.Sorry, I edited/deleted the Mnandi pic.....
Ill stand right next to you to face the angry hoard brother!Sorry, I edited/deleted the Mnandi pic. Not sure if that’s poor form or not, but I took a nose dive into “major blunder” territory by posting it in the first place…..and there’s absolutely no chance of me walking away from this one unscathed.
Ugh, what’s left of my charred remains are gonna be served up as fodder for the wine & cheese crowd. I suggest everyone keep their distance….I’d hate to take anymore else down with me.
GEC...modern only because it was made in 2022.View attachment 1835005What is GEC?