Sodbuster/bullnose

I doubt it's a counterfeit, but it's going to be higher in price than the ones still at the dealers, because the red linen micarta has sold out already.
 
I doubt if there are fakes, they simply don't command big enough money.

The CASE jr Sodbuster in yellow D with stainless, I find a useful food knife indeed. It's a work knife so some finish can be rough: gaps, some play, or blade close to the liner.However, many arrive fine with no issues, it is an inexpensive work knife after all. The GEC Bullnose is a lot bigger than the jr Sodbuster, has a larger selection of scales, thicker scales (which are important for handling comfort) much superior build quality - gap free mine, centre blade, no play- but it costs a good deal more.

The Queen Cutlery Country Cousin is another interpretation. Mine is very good quality indeed, no build faults, thick rounded delrin handles and a well ground thin D2 blade which is far ahead of the CASE or GEC variants. It also has a better shaped more pointed blade than the other two and is a bit smaller than the CASE jr yet its thick well rounded handles are most comfortable. Cost me 30 USD plus delivery to Europe, immense bargain.

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Well said, Will. Indeed.

I have two of them Bullnoses and one Soddie Yeller D CV blades and a regular Soddie with the black hanldes in TruSharp.

Each of them is a great knife. As you mentioned, a working knife with no fancy things on it. There can be problems and there will as you get what you pay for. That being said, the Hippekniep, as it is called here in Germany this kind of knife has always been a working horse. Many interpretions of this are available - if you are interessted even Otter Messer has them in stock and many others, but that will lead too far into the topic.

If you can afford and are willing to afford you should get a GEC Bullnose. If you want a realiable working knife, try the Sodbuster by CASE.

Can´t go wrong with either of these.
 
totkst1 said:
Has anyone ever seen counterfeit ones of either brand? I found one on an auction group I use some it's a red micarta GEC like I saw in the picture but am hesitant due to my inexperience with the brand. I probably will pick up a case one as I am very familiar with their brand as that is mainly the basis of my collection and knowledge. But am becoming more interested in gec and some other brands after joining the porch.
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Like what Will Power said, it is highly unlikely you will come across a fake GEC or even a Case, for that matter. You typically see clones of knives that command a much, much higher price. GEC knives average around the $100 mark retail, secondary prices are a bit higher. Case knives, on average, go for less. Considering that you can get Rough Rider knives for a mere fraction of the cost in numerous patterns, it really doesn't behoove cloners to try and push out fake GEC or Case knives.
 
Pàdruig said:
Like what Will Power said, it is highly unlikely you will come across a fake GEC or even a Case, for that matter. You typically see clones of knives that command a much, much higher price. GEC knives average around the $100 mark retail, secondary prices are a bit higher. Case knives, on average, go for less. Considering that you can get Rough Rider knives for a mere fraction of the cost in numerous patterns, it really doesn't behoove cloners to try and push out fake GEC or Case knives.
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That is my take as well just wanted to make sure. I am actually looking at buying the bigger sodbuster not the Jr version so I guess it would be slightly larger than the gec? If so that would probably be a good pair to have
 
I called the bidder I use for this auction group and asked him to put a max on it for me of 75$ maybe I'll get it it is a Burgundy micarta gec bullnose maybe I'll score this one. If not no sweat but I really like the idea of them.
 
Modoc ED said:
Based on what???
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Based on the fact that a GEC cost 2 times a Case. It is a work knife, thus function and price should trump fit/finish. Personally, Will's Queen version at $30 sounds like the best sodbuster since it had D2 steel. For a working knife D2 will hold an edge better than Case and GEC steel and it's more stainless than the GEC 1095 and Case's Chrome Vanadium. I would have mentioned the Queen sodbuster, but I don't believe you can get them anymore.
 
brownshoe said:
Based on the fact that a GEC cost 2 times a Case. It is a work knife, thus function and price should trump fit/finish. Personally, Will's Queen version at $30 sounds like the best sodbuster since it had D2 steel. For a working knife D2 will hold an edge better than Case and GEC steel and it's more stainless than the GEC 1095 and Case's Chrome Vanadium. I would have mentioned the Queen sodbuster, but I don't believe you can get them anymore.
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By that measure an old Russell, or even a recent TC, is better than a barlow made by Tony Bose.
 
Not trying to hijack or anything, but have you thought about the AG Russell Rancher or Cowboy? I love mine! But I like my Case Sodbuster too.
 
+1 on the AG Russell Rancher and Cowboy! Really nice "sodbuster" pattern knifes with excellent fit and finish and very modest price. The Rancher is similar in size to the Case Sodbuster Jr and GEC Bullnose ( maybe in-between), very slim profile (i.e. not as thick) and lots of blade too. The Cowboy is bigger and comparable to the full size Case sodbuster, with a slim profile as well.
 
kamagong said:
By that measure an old Russell, or even a recent TC, is better than a barlow made by Tony Bose.
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Maybe I missed something, but the original poster wanted a knife to replace one that he ruined due to abuse and lost. "Normal" people can't afford a 2K knife and even among those who can, most Bose knives sit unused. That's one of the reasons Tony gives for the Case line, so his knives would be more affordable and possibly would be used. Even then, most people who own Case Bose knives keep them as safe queens.

So sure, maybe for the OP a Case sodbuster would trump one made by Tony Bose, because the Case one he'd feel comfortable using, not cleaning after going to the beach and maybe even losing it once again :)

Last time I saw Tony he had an old Remington handle that he'd replaced the blade in and a CaseBose cattle knife. So his two carry knives were an old fixer upper and a free sample; all his Bose knives were being sold for food and rent :)
 
I forget the original question. Summary of the knives from my experience:

If you want stainless, then Case. The standard black synthetic Sod Buster Jr with the as-ground blade and the plow etch is around $20. It has a wicked-thin full hollow ground blade. Mine was one of the few Case knives where I didn't feel like I needed to sharpen it out of the box. Good solid working knife that is not going to rust on you.

If you want thinner and prettier, the bone handled Case Sod Buster Jr's are good. I have one each in SS and CV. Those are full flat grind, not hollow grind. Still make good slicers

GEC, if you can find one, is 1095. So you'd be back to your rust issue. GEC tends to have good fit and finish. I don't have one in that pattern, so I can't really comment.

I have Queen Country Cousin (now discontinued) in D2. Better steel, but the blade is a thicker grind. Mine has good fit and finish, and is a great cutter, but the blade is less slicy than the Case blades. But it also has a pointier tip, so it makes an overall better knife if you need a pointy tip. Good all-rounder in the pattern.

So based on current production - if you want stainless, get a Case knife and be done with it. If you want to save some money, see if there is a Rough Rider version.
 
I got a red linen gec coming, a blue synthetic Soddy Jr, and a black synthetic big Soddy all three for 125$ not too bad I didn't think
 
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