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Soooooooooooooo finally today I received my first GEC.
It took me a while to choose it, find one for sale and so on, but I have to say I enjoyed the search, and the wait. The model is 252110 EO; as most of you already know, it's a single (spear) bladed GEC #25 Easy Open Jack with Elk scales and in 440C. I will take pics of my knife, but meanwhile this is to show which knife we are talking about:
So, I just want to write my first impressions, then time will help me build a better idea of the knife.
First of all, I know there are rulers and I knew exactly how long the knife would be, still I find the size very very good, at least for my taste.
Aesthetically, the knife is really beautiful.
I had never seen Elk scales and I was somehow curious about them. What I can say now, is that it looks even better in hand than in pics. The color and texture of the handle is awesome, and quite different from any other knife I had seen so far. Plus, it's smooth, which for me is a plus (call me crazy but I'm not a fan of jigged handles or stag). The touch of the scales is smooth and less cold than I imagined, and I spent quite some time just handling the knife and just staring at it.
The blade sits a little bit higher than I thought in the closed position, but the rounded bolsters and size make it really comfy in my pocket.
The shape of the spear blade is a bit unusual: the edge can be actually "divided" in two sections, both straight (or almost straight) and separated by the obvious angle. I have no idea of how this can affect use (in comparison to the "standard" spear shape, which goes on curve in the "distal" part of the blade) but the aesthetic effect is nice. Gives an idea of strength, somehow (don't ask me why, I would never be able to explain it).
The blade has a good pull, a bit on the hard side for me but, I suspect, pretty mild to most of you. Anyways, it's not a nailbreaker, not even close to that. The blade has half stops (a totally new feature for me, I will have to get used to it) and opens and closes with a nice snap. The EO cut in the handle, together with the nail nick, make this blade easy to open, between the nick and a pinch move, you get good grip on the blade and have no fear of it snapping close and biting me.
The fit and finish of the knife is really good, and I do like the proportion between the bolsters and the handle, and the color matching between bolsters, liners and scales. It does look very very classy, which is what I was looking for.
There are a few things that I could consider negatively, and I will mention them, but before I do, I want to say that I love this knife and these "cons" will in no way affect my opinion on this fine knife.
The scales are uneven on one side (there is a sort of "valley" towards one bolster) but I assume this is quite common with natural materials, and also, it does not affect the grip at all. I only saw it after a while...and believe me, I was looking at it very close. I would have preferred it without any drawing on the blade, but that's just me. Finally, the knife came pretty dull. I know GEC got better lately (this knife was produced in 2010), but mine doesn't cut much. Anyway, with my newly acquired (thanks to BF) sharpening skills (basic skills, but still skills) I will fix that as soon as I can.
Meanwhile, it's really good to have a new member of my "team of five", and I'm really happy with this knife...and wanted to share it with you.
Fausto
It took me a while to choose it, find one for sale and so on, but I have to say I enjoyed the search, and the wait. The model is 252110 EO; as most of you already know, it's a single (spear) bladed GEC #25 Easy Open Jack with Elk scales and in 440C. I will take pics of my knife, but meanwhile this is to show which knife we are talking about:
So, I just want to write my first impressions, then time will help me build a better idea of the knife.
First of all, I know there are rulers and I knew exactly how long the knife would be, still I find the size very very good, at least for my taste.
Aesthetically, the knife is really beautiful.
I had never seen Elk scales and I was somehow curious about them. What I can say now, is that it looks even better in hand than in pics. The color and texture of the handle is awesome, and quite different from any other knife I had seen so far. Plus, it's smooth, which for me is a plus (call me crazy but I'm not a fan of jigged handles or stag). The touch of the scales is smooth and less cold than I imagined, and I spent quite some time just handling the knife and just staring at it.
The blade sits a little bit higher than I thought in the closed position, but the rounded bolsters and size make it really comfy in my pocket.
The shape of the spear blade is a bit unusual: the edge can be actually "divided" in two sections, both straight (or almost straight) and separated by the obvious angle. I have no idea of how this can affect use (in comparison to the "standard" spear shape, which goes on curve in the "distal" part of the blade) but the aesthetic effect is nice. Gives an idea of strength, somehow (don't ask me why, I would never be able to explain it).
The blade has a good pull, a bit on the hard side for me but, I suspect, pretty mild to most of you. Anyways, it's not a nailbreaker, not even close to that. The blade has half stops (a totally new feature for me, I will have to get used to it) and opens and closes with a nice snap. The EO cut in the handle, together with the nail nick, make this blade easy to open, between the nick and a pinch move, you get good grip on the blade and have no fear of it snapping close and biting me.
The fit and finish of the knife is really good, and I do like the proportion between the bolsters and the handle, and the color matching between bolsters, liners and scales. It does look very very classy, which is what I was looking for.
There are a few things that I could consider negatively, and I will mention them, but before I do, I want to say that I love this knife and these "cons" will in no way affect my opinion on this fine knife.
The scales are uneven on one side (there is a sort of "valley" towards one bolster) but I assume this is quite common with natural materials, and also, it does not affect the grip at all. I only saw it after a while...and believe me, I was looking at it very close. I would have preferred it without any drawing on the blade, but that's just me. Finally, the knife came pretty dull. I know GEC got better lately (this knife was produced in 2010), but mine doesn't cut much. Anyway, with my newly acquired (thanks to BF) sharpening skills (basic skills, but still skills) I will fix that as soon as I can.
Meanwhile, it's really good to have a new member of my "team of five", and I'm really happy with this knife...and wanted to share it with you.
Fausto
