Spear-Carriers!

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Honest_Thomas]

What do we call this spear? MidFat, Slim Fat, Swell??
Either way it’s my favourite..

 

[Will Power]

H Honest_Thomas I'd call it out as ultra kool Could be a Stabber Jack...scaled down somewhat .

Here's a variant, no Spear but to show the versatility of the 56 frame. It can house Clip and in reverse as a 57, Wharncliffe too. Spear does it very well I think

 

[Honest_Thomas]

H Honest_Thomas I'd call it out as ultra kool Could be a Stabber Jack...scaled down somewhat .

Here's a variant, no Spear but to show the versatility of the 56 frame. It can house Clip and in reverse as a 57, Wharncliffe too. Spear does it very well I think

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Your Ebony 56 is exquisite and I have to agree Spear seems to suit the frame best but the Pruner is 2nd!

 

[Honest_Thomas]

Todays acquisition…..

Updated family lineup..

Very pleased with this new full sized spear, really shows off the blade style potential !

 

[Will Power]

Todays acquisition…..

Updated family lineup..

Very pleased with this new full sized spear, really shows off the blade style potential !

Very fine squad Grrhh you have almost as much taste as me And much swifter at materializing it But that new addition is a really good example of Spear at its better....

 

[Travman]

GEC's homage to Old School

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That is an extremely nice looking 56. You don’t see the hotdog shield on Northfield knives very often.

 

[Honest_Thomas]

Very fine squad Grrhh you have almost as much taste as me And much swifter at materializing it But that new addition is a really good example of Spear at its better....

..almost..

The 2 Tidioute versions on this last 86 run seem to be the least popular?

But I tell you in all honesty that I’m glad I just missed the Barlow burlap , that gave me time to choose between the Barlow brown saw cut and this Tidioute.
In my personal opinion this spear is far more handsome than the SS Barlow’s version, and I’ll go even further and state I think the carbon Tidioutes are genuinely the pick of the bunch!!
If you get the chance to snag one, go carbon

 

[caine]

New slip holder came for it

 

[lambertiana]

..almost..

The 2 Tidioute versions on this last 86 run seem to be the least popular?

But I tell you in all honesty that I’m glad I just missed the Barlow burlap , that gave me time to choose between the Barlow brown saw cut and this Tidioute.
In my personal opinion this spear is far more handsome than the SS Barlow’s version, and I’ll go even further and state I think the carbon Tidioutes are genuinely the pick of the bunch!!
If you get the chance to snag one, go carbon

You're right, that is a handsome spear.

 

[Will Power]

u get the chance to snag one, go carbon

I'm very keen on that, don't know how I came to overlook it, too late now though what with everything being vanished in minutes Sturdy but not hulking.

Like the bone colour and the overall proportions of the pattern, the full Spear is well at home in that frame. It's like an English Jack and this time the Spear really is like a Stabber Jack. So called because they had a false edge along part or all of its back, and large. That certainly looks like it could get sharpened from tip to Longpull...a project for the week-end?

 

[Will Power]

 

[cudgee]

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Unique. Good combination of blade types.

 

[draggat]

..almost..

The 2 Tidioute versions on this last 86 run seem to be the least popular?

But I tell you in all honesty that I’m glad I just missed the Barlow burlap , that gave me time to choose between the Barlow brown saw cut and this Tidioute.
In my personal opinion this spear is far more handsome than the SS Barlow’s version, and I’ll go even further and state I think the carbon Tidioutes are genuinely the pick of the bunch!!
If you get the chance to snag one, go carbon

Love the length/width ratio and the fact that it doesn't have the bulbous shape like the 85's. Plus, like Will Power mentioned, it does look much stabbier!

 

[draggat]

GEC's homage to Old School

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Really interesting to see the hotdog shield on a Northfield!

 

[WinMag775]

2.75in Hotchkissville Boys Knife c.1870

 

[draggat]

Always been attracted to dark themes, so for me, the coffin jack is the ultimate American traditional pocket knife. Plus, it has the thin spear that is my favorite

 

[cudgee]

2.75in Hotchkissville Boys Knife c.1870

Great example.

 

[WinMag775]

Great example.

Thank you. Ive only seen a few with this stamp. Im pretty fortunate to have had my ear to the ground when this one came up.

 

[Travman]

What year is that toenail, Travis?? I like the bone jigging effect!!

Charlie, sorry for the delayed response. That 36 was made in 2009. The jigging is different from other GEC knives. Maybe they bought the bone slabs pre-jigged.