The First Five Years! GEC!!!

[Danke42]

Were the early GEC’s as hard to get as they are now?

Up to a few years ago you go go online and find something like a Beer Scout in stock and just order it. No drama needed.

 

[JW225]

Great thread, Charlie!

Here are a couple of 54's...

2008 Big Moose/Carved Pumpkin (1 of 7)

2008 Harness Jack/Carved Pumpkin (1 of 6)

 

[JW225]

Some 73's

2007/Smooth White Bone

2009/Burnt Arrowhead

2009/Second Cut Ram's Horn

2009/Yellow Basket Weave

2010/Jigged Bubinga

2011/Indian Paintbrush (Steel Liners)

 

[Oldy]

2011 BF Knife

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So this was gec first bladeforums forum knife,the fact that is a great pattern and one of my favorite colors,I give this knife a 9 out ten.

 

[redsparrow]

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2011 cocobolo White Owl
2009 Bocote Toothpick #12 of pattern #12
2011 black buffalo White Owl

 

[JoKr]

waynorth , great idea CC!
these are the nuggets i'm looking for between all the Porch bla bla, thnx!

 

[JoKr]

The knife that started the Bull Nose line at GEC. A collaboration between Mike Latham and Bill Howard. Only 29 made.

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great info Modoc ED , thnx!

 

[btb01]

Nice idea for a thread, Charlie. I think there’s a lot of good stuff from those early years that doesn’t get a lot of “air time” these days.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much to contribute myself. I first discovered GEC in 2015, and while I was able to buy a few 2013 and 2014 knives around that time (still available on dealers shelves in those pre-frenzy days), I’ve only picked up a couple 2006-2011 knives in the time I’ve been collecting accumulating GEC knives.

The first was one of these GEC-made Schrade Large Trappers from 2007. The one shown here isn’t actually mine anymore, as it was the prize for a photo-style-imitation GAW a few years ago, but I have another just like it.

The other early GEC I have is this left-hand liner lock #73 from 2009. I’m not left handed, I thought it was interesting and a bit unusual.

 

[Modoc ED]

Although they carry the Schrade name, these Fire & Ice trappers made on the #23 and #73 frames were early SFO knives by GEC in 2007



Another SFO by GEC for Cumberland Knife Works in 2007. This one on the #73 frame.

 

[btb01]

Although they carry the Schrade name, these Fire & Ice trappers made on the #23 and #73 frames were early SFO knives by GEC in 2007

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Another SFO by GEC for Cumberland Knife Works in 2007

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Hey, that reminds me of another pic of the GEC-Schrade that I took for that photo imitation GAW.

 

[Old Engineer]

A pattern that I watched for for 5 years . I think I got it from someone here on the exchange . I got it in 2019 /// 35 Serialized and 38 Un-Serialized

Harry

 

[Old Engineer]

The other early GEC I have is this left-hand liner lock #73 from 2009. I’m not left handed, I thought it was interesting and a bit unusual.

As near as I can tell , there were only 32 of those Left Hands made . I traded Half/Stop Ron a #77 Barlow for one of those at the 2017 Rendezvous . I am not Left Handed either , but what the heck !!! I just really liked the 73's

Harry

 

[Will Power]

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2011 cocobolo White Owl
2009 Bocote Toothpick #12 of pattern #12
2011 black buffalo White Owl

Beautiful trio, have you de-bailed that Northfield? I'm very impressed with that Spear White Owl, been after an example any scales for ages, got a bite sometime ago but then got the run around...Must get my Owls from '11 out but they're all messy users except the very un Dead Skunk

 

[Will Power]

66 Northfield Rotten Banana Bone 2010. One of 25

56 Weaver Jack Antique Black Bone 2011

 

[Old Engineer]

I also traded Half/Stop Ron another #77 Barlow in 2017 for this 488210 with Crushed White Seashell . 25 made with serial numbers and this one is #24 but can't be seen in the photos and is pretty faint when in hand . Photos from 2017

Harry

 

[Will Power]

33 Conductor pattern all from 2011

1. Tidioute Tortoiseshell . 26 in all no serial No,
2. Great Eastern Stainless Stag
3. Great Eatern Stainless Antique Yellow. Stainless knives of that era had the Squirrels & acorn etc and Cyclops (Works ) tang stamp.

 

[Will Power]

The Forum Knife 2011 was the progenitor of the highly appreciated 85 pattern, and the first of many Forum Knives from GEC. Appearing with single & double blades, full handle and EO, mainly Spear master in keeping with the Teardrop/Candle End/Bullet frame, but also some Clips were made later on past this era. Many interesting scale options but I think the Forum Knife is the only one to have NS liners rather than brass. Would like to see more NS liners or an all steel version.

Here a Stag 2 blade from 2011

 

[Old Engineer]

Another one I got from Ron in 2017 was this Tidioute 128109 in Smooth White Bone Serial # 09 which is 1 of 50 as it says on the Blade but GEC Production figures say that there were only 26 Serialized and 4 Un-Serialized . It came to me with the Verdigris in the bone .

Harry

 

[FLymon]

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2008 Northfield 72 Trapper in Stag, purchased new from dealer stock late 2009! (those were the days!)
2009 Tidioute 25 in Tortoise Shell Acrylic
2010 Tidioute Lock back 72 frame, the 2009 25 and the 2010 lockback were gifts from Modoc ED .
2011 BF Traditional Forum Knife
2011 CK SFO 33 Conductor in Ebony
2011 Northfield 68 White Owl in Jigged Bone.




I just stropped it, and that blue lockback is so sharp I'm almost afraid of it. Love it!!!

 

[waynorth]

An early 54 Prototype HJ in Chocolate Dyed Bone with Letter of Authenticity. Now resides with @Campbellclanman
/Duncan in NZ... I have others but will have to look through some knife rolls.

A beauty!! Bill made a lot of HJs, besides my Small SFO that year!!