NW Hawthorne / GEC 48 / Case Slimline Trapper Pics

[Buckeye Sharp]

Favorite 48

 

[cutchu]

 

[cbr1000]

Here's one you don't see too often. Lonestar version - without the ship blade or deck covers.

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Here's one you don't see too often. Lonestar version - without the ship blade or deck covers.

Mind sharing the story on this one? Looks incredible

 

[mrknife]

Here's one you don't see too often. Lonestar version - without the ship blade or deck covers.

man thats a beaut!!!!

 

[mrknife]

Mind sharing the story on this one? Looks incredible

old lonestar sfo

 

[cbr1000]

Mind sharing the story on this one? Looks incredible

When GEC was running more SFO's, Percy Richardson from American Fighting Ship knives was using USA Navy ship deck covers and metal hull on GEC SFO's. Almost all of his SFO's were damascus ship hull blades with wood covers. I'm guessing, just a random guess here... they would run short of material every once in awhile and he would have some fillers to complete his order. This 48 is one of the fillers. I'd have to go back and look at the numbers but maybe like a 1 of 6ish quantity is a guess. It has satin blades, no etch, smooth ivory bone. Unique for a Lonestar Knives/American Fighting Ships GEC SFO in that it has bone covers, carbon blade.

 

[waynorth]

I have always liked these slim serpentine Jacks/Trappers!! Here are some of them!!

 

[mrknife]

 

[pistonsandgears]

Here's mine in Elk, haven't seen GEC use Elk in a long time. Too bad, I really like the Elk, looks a lot like Mammoth to me.

 

[fishin1635]

 

[Alex.Y.]

I have always liked these slim serpentine Jacks/Trappers!! Here are some of them!!View attachment 2272938View attachment 2272940

Don't know why, but I saw that "Say it with flowers" one and got a thought that it would be interesting to see GEC's interpretation. Yeah, I know that was some past company's slogan, but still. Some bright multicolored acrylic, stainless blade, flower shield. LOL.

 

[Skywalker31]

This thread may inspire me to pick up a Case slimline soon!

Here's my two - Northwoods Hawthorne Jack and Northfield #48 Improved Trapper. Easy to tell which blade I usually go for on the Northfield, hah

 

[waynorth]

#48 patterns:
Inspiration for the Diamond Jacks:
First run of Diamond Jacks:

 

[fishin1635]

#48 patterns:View attachment 2294481
Inspiration for the Diamond Jacks:View attachment 2294485
First run of Diamond Jacks:View attachment 2294482

Wow! The the first run of diamond jacks look very similar to that original Shapleigh HDW Co DE. Fantastic lineup Charlie

 

[waynorth]

Wow! The the first run of diamond jacks look very similar to that original Shapleigh HDW Co DE. Fantastic lineup Charlie

Thanks!! I always thought the D<>E to be a beautiful knife in all aspects, And Bill agreed with me, and knew how to get there!! A Brilliant Knifemaker!!

 

[mrknife]

#48 patterns:View attachment 2294481
Inspiration for the Diamond Jacks:View attachment 2294485
First run of Diamond Jacks:View attachment 2294482

Charlie, I remember you had a snake skin 48 once at a rendezvous, did that come a Diamond Jack recover??

 

[waynorth]

Charlie, I remember you had a snake skin 48 once at a rendezvous, did that come as a Diamond Jack recover??

I think it came from the "store", Jack!! It has since moved on!!

 

[mrknife]

I think it came from the "store", Jack!! It has since moved on!!

ah yes, if only it had the big clip!!

 

[waynorth]

ah yes, if only it had the big clip!!

That would be an interesting knife; has Bill ever made one??