My GEC Moose 661211

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martineden

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Yesterday I walked whit my GEC Moose (again, many thanks to Waynorth!)


Specs of the knife from GEC


The Moose, folded


Clip point blade opened, there is not half stop


Both blades opened


Excellent fit and finish


Blades are deadly centered


Internal liners


Usually, I didn’t like really the writings on the blades, but the moose on the spear point blade make me smile all the times


The Moose in hand, it’s a compact knife


Opening the knife, is easy due to the large space (don’t know the right name, sorry) for the nail


Some small jobs, the knife is razor sharp



Colors of the handle changes significantly due to the sunlight or the shade, form a deep red…


…to a warm brown


The Moose whit my watch today (I made the leather strap)


Time to go back home, for dinner


Conclusions: a compact two blades knife, whit some great issues. It's compact (it’s fit the watch pocket of my jeans), great fit and finish, no blade play at all, beautiful horn scales, razor sharp. As usual, I didn’t like the large writing on the blades, but I admit that the moose face is really nice to see. The Moose is a nice and good knife to EDC for preparing some food and similar small jobs.
Ciao,
Alfredo
 
Thank you for posting the pictures. I have recently discovered the moose pattern, and the GEC one specifically. Carefully saving some money so I can pick one up in the near future.

The two blades seem extremely useful for edc tasks.

John
 
Great pictures as always Alfredo, thank you :thumbup: The #66 Moose is a nice pattern, I've enjoyed the same knife for awhile now and Bullwinkle Moose makes me laugh too.

And as a watch collector I enjoy seeing your Seikos, especially with the hand made straps!

Cheers,
Griff
 
I usually prefer a jack knife, with blades opening from the same end, but the more I see this 66 Moose the more tempted I am by it. I think the blood red bone handles are beautiful.

And of course, lovely photos Alfredo.
 
Again, thanks for the walk, and great pictures, Alfredo!
The jigging on that knife was an experiment by GEC, on a small order, trying to look like the old Schrade Peachseed jigging.
And Bullwinkle the Moose was my absolute favorite cartoon character, so many years ago, starting in 1959, when I was 15!!
 
Thanks Alfredo,
Very nice photos of beautiful country. You have convinced me I need the 66 Moose.

Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris and Natasha, I smile just to think of them.
 
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The Moose is for sure a good choice for EDC: compact, two reliable blades, well builded.
I usually like knives a bit bigger than that, but in order to realize my own "Nessmuk trio" a Moose pattern fiolder was essential!

Note: the home made leather in the pics was the first one I realized, now I accomplish straps a lot more beautiful, but being my first one I'm devoted to him :-)
 
You have more talent than I do Alfredo, I can take a watch apart but haven't been able to make a strap!

The only thing the Moose is missing is "Watsamatta U" :D

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On this run of the 66 Moose Bullwinkle is on the opposite side of the spear...
 
I got the GEC #66 as an anniversary gift from my wife. :)

It´s my special sunday-knife, not really an EDC. Just because of the great sentimental value of this knife ...

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Great pictures, guys!

Except... could someone please show the spear blade from the pull side? (I'm assuming that it's long-pull as well?)

Do those of you who have this knife tend to use the clip blade more, or does the knife simply photograph better this way? I understand that mark side is considered standard orientation for pictures, but am amused that none of the above show the spear from its "front"-- even if that's where Bullwinkle happens to reside (lookin' at you, Zippofan ;)).

~ P.
 
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The Northfields I have seen have a long pull on the spear also, the Tidioutes have nail nicks in both.
 
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Here's some pics of my carry Moose. showing the Spear pull! You were right, ~P, it has a long pull. And it has a nice cut swedge!
Nearly a year has passed between the time I took the Mark side pic and the Pile side pic!
I did a vinegar patina, and it has held up really well!
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Bullwinkle went bye, bye!! :D
 
Good infos, thanks all of you!

Question: how is your feeling about the large writings on the GEC blades? As I mentioned, I didn't like them. What do you think about them? I would like writings on the blades, but many many times smaller.
 
Thanks, Charlie!

waynorth said:
66moosepatina2.jpg

Bullwinkle went bye, bye!! :D
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The blades look really good-- nice job.

However, this brings up a question about GEC's blade etches: is it possible to use a knife regularly and keep the blade etch?

For the most part, I'm glad the etches are removed and/or muted by patina so easily, but if I really liked Bullwinkle (or another etch) I'd be disappointed that I'd have to choose between preserving it or using the knife....

~ P.
 
~P, I sanded the etch off (lightly), in fact all the blade surfaces, to get fresh steel surfaces, in order to get a good patina. That's probably why the patina is so durable.
The etches are so shallow, they will wear easily.
For a safe queen, a coat of lightly applied wax will preserve the etch IMO. For a user, it will fade away in time, no question. This subject is worthy of another thread. . . . . .
Alfredo, I hope you don't mind us going off track in your wonderful thread!!
 
Thanks for the further information, Charlie.

waynorth said:
For a safe queen, a coat of lightly applied wax will preserve the etch IMO. For a user, it will fade away in time, no question. This subject is worthy of another thread. . . . . .
Alfredo, I hope you don't mind us going off track in your wonderful thread!!
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Alfredo did ask, sorta:

martineden said:
Question: how is your feeling about the large writings on the GEC blades? As I mentioned, I didn't like them. What do you think about them? I would like writings on the blades, but many many times smaller.
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However, yes-- let's make this another thread, and stay on track with the Moose in this one. :-)

~ P.
 
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