The First Five Years! GEC!!!

[Will Power]

2008 liner-lock 73. Lot of use but could use some PP treatment soon.

 

[Oldy]

my one and only gec made within the first 5 years,I'm more of a 54 than a 25 kind of guy,but patience is a virtue.blade says I in 50 gec totals say 48 made.so I don't know.

 

[Eads1999]

GEC made Bulldog Brand in 2009, LVS Abalone handles.

 

[Buckeye Sharp]

Here’s a pair from 2006 for Stagurday

 

[Oldy]

NICE KNIVES

It sure seems GEC made more knives that I wanted in the first five years than they do now.

The earlier patterns had a quite a few 53,54,23,48,73 etc,the bigger knives it seems people don't like as much these days for whatever reason,the 54 and some of the 86's didn't really fly off the counter,i mean they aĺl fly off the counter but some took a few minutes to sell out,the dynamite knife is still available but not the jigged bone variety,I've heard people describe the 78 barlow as a big knife,15 single blades and 77 barlow singles is the thing.

 

[sceva]

The earlier patterns had a quite a few 53,54,23,48,73 etc,the bigger knives it seems people don't like as much these days for whatever reason,the 54 and some of the 86's didn't really fly off the counter,i mean they aĺl fly off the counter but some took a few minutes to sell out,the dynamite knife is still available but not the jigged bone variety,I've heard people describe the 78 barlow as a big knife,15 single blades and 77 barlow singles is the thing.

I was thinking more of my little ones, the 09's and the Pemberton. I should have known they were actually later, the 09 in 2014 and the 06 in 2019.

Thanks for the reminder

 

[FLymon]

NICE KNIVES

It sure seems GEC made more knives that I wanted in the first five years than they do now.

The very best part was you could actually buy them "off the shelf".

 

[sceva]

The very best part was you could actually buy them "off the shelf".

Ain't that the truth

 

[lambertiana]

The very best part was you could actually buy them "off the shelf".

I look back fondly on the time when multiple vendors had a number of each model in stock, and you could spend days considering the different scale variations of stag, wood, and acrylic before making a final decision.

 

[knowtracks]

The ONLY hoof pick folding knife worth having! Case makes one but I bent the crap out of it right out the gate.





Dave

 

[jayesef]

2008 GEC #53 Red Wine Horsecut Cuban Cigar

 

[Oldy]

2008 GEC #53 Red Wine Horsecut Cuban Cigar

That sure is a nice knife,gec sure made some nice 53/54 in the early years

 

[jayesef]

That sure is a nice knife,gec sure made some nice 53/54 in the early years

I appreciate it, and I agree. This is the oldest GEC in my small collection

 

[Oldy]

I appreciate it, and I agree. This is the oldest GEC in my small collection

Well you have a winner,i have been critical of some of gec dye jobs but purple has been one of their strong dye jobs,i have a 47 that is a dark deep purple that swayed me from only liking brown red lol,I just received a 2011 66 moose making it my oldest gec and one of my favorites,now just need a 2010 down to 2006,be cool to see if someone has an extensive selection of 2006.

 

[Augie]

A few more early ones I added in the last year including 2 red stag knives.

 

[jayesef]

Well you have a winner,i have been critical of some of gec dye jobs but purple has been one of their strong dye jobs,i have a 47 that is a dark deep purple that swayed me from only liking brown red lol,I just received a 2011 66 moose making it my oldest gec and one of my favorites,now just need a 2010 down to 2006,be cool to see if someone has an extensive selection of 2006.

I agree. Maroon is my favorite color, so I really love their purple, plum, dark red dye jobs. I have a 74 in the same color as your 47 and it's just so beautiful.

 

[Charr]

2008 GEC #53 Red Wine Horsecut Cuban Cigar

That knife has been my grail since I first saw an example of one here on the forums. Not managed to grab one myself yet, but I try to keep and eye out when I can.

That’s a gorgeous example!

 

[jayesef]

That knife has been my grail since I first saw an example of one here on the forums. Not managed to grab one myself yet, but I try to keep and eye out when I can.

That’s a gorgeous example!

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! I love the stainless GECs and I love maroon, so it was just perfect for me. If I ever decide to move it, I'll make sure to keep you in mind. BTW, if you ever find a stainless GEC 68 let me know and maybe we can work something out then!