The First Five Years! GEC!!!

[Heynowwww]

2011 Ebony

 

[Oldy]

2011 Ebony

Was the French Kate a knife that people hurried to get.it isn't one that grabbed my attention, but done in ebony and silver boots is a different story

 

[FLymon]

Was the French Kate a knife that people hurried to get.it isn't one that grabbed my attention, but done in ebony and silver boots is a different story

In general they sat around at dealers for years as I remember it.

 

[Old Engineer]

In general they sat around at dealers for years as I remember it.

These are the first French Kates that my wife bought in 2018 from a dealer . Consecutive Serial Numbers #20 & #21 of 25 made 281111 Yes I guess they did sit on some shelves for a while .

Those were her first ones but she has a few more too . Her Smalls :

I think that the French Kates have only been made in 2011 , 2012 , and 2015 . The blade date stamp is not readable because it sits too low into the handle at the joint .

Harry

 

[waynorth]

2011 Ebony

Nice anniversary knife, Rick!!!

 

[waynorth]

New pictures of my aging 620211 Congress! A great knife I've loved from the start, new back in '11!!
Easy in the pocket; great blades and artistic handles! What's not to love???!!!

 

[Will Power]

waynorth Exceptional Charlie, those who don't like Acrylic need to look again, it can really look great on certain patterns/certain types.

Can you ask (tell...) Bill H to get in the lab and makes some Butter & Molasses Acrylic please?

 

[waynorth]

In past years, requests have gone out for Butter&Molasses, French Ivory, Candy Cane and Christmas Tree Acrylics!!! Maybe it's time to renew the calls!!??!!
They are good at random patterns, but symmetricals, not so much!!
You'd think Butter & Molasses would work easily!!??

 

[waynorth]

GEC made a lot more Contract knives in the earlier years than they do today I think!!
Here is a Bulldog Brand, made in 2009!! Nice Horn Handles!! Bill found that Horn was sometimes troublesome, and avoids it now; but these are great (for a safe Queen!!!)
Note, the Bulldog was made on the #73 Tidioute pattern above it (in Bocote)! The Bulldog is a liner lock with Flush and Square joints!!

 

[JW225]

Burnt Goldenrod 23 from 2010…

 

[Heynowwww]

531410 Cattle Barons

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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2011 Square Bolster Congress in stainless. I really like the old school tortoise shell acrylic with the red flecks. These 61’s and 62’s are a pleasure to carry. I imagine the 13’s are similar, but I am not sure of the differences.

 

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[waynorth]

I've posted this knife before, but here are some new pictures. 2009 was a good Stag year for GEC!!! I like these #73 liner locks!!

 

[Heynowwww]

2006-2007

 

[JW225]

23 Linerlock from 2010 -- 1 of 40 done in Red Stag for the Chattahoochee Cutlery Club (listed in the 2010 production totals as the Chattanooga Knife Club )...

 

[JW225]

I've posted this knife before, but here are some new pictures. 2009 was a good Stag year for GEC!!! I like these #73 liner locks!!View attachment 2575277View attachment 2575278View attachment 2575279View attachment 2575280

That one's an absolute beauty, Charlie! What is the round piece of stag with the UN-X-LD shield?

 

[waynorth]

That one's an absolute beauty, Charlie! What is the round piece of stag with the UN-X-LD shield?

Hey Jim,
It's just a slice of the Stag "crown" with the Northfield shield set in it! Done by a friend, I sometimes put it into a pic with a shield-less Stag knife!!

 

[JW225]

Hey Jim,
It's just a slice of the Stag "crown" with the Northfield shield set in it! Done by a friend, I sometimes put it into a pic with a shield-less Stag knife!!

Very cool!

 

[Oldy]

531410 Cattle Barons

Wow
That yellow rose is what's referred to as a real knife.