The Les George Knives Thread

ccsmith449 · Nov 10, 2023

Morning y’all! Not sure how I went this long not knowing this thread existed but I’m glad I found it - also happy to see some familiar faces in here

I’ve down sized a good bit in the last few months, but am always on the hunt for more of Les’ work… such exceptional knives… Really hoping to land a Damascus MK3 one of these days!

Anyways, happy Friday y’all

Hope everyone has an excellent weekend

mitchnola · Nov 10, 2023

That’s a great collection my friend, glad ya finally found the les head’s stomping grounds. Did ya see the new scales he’s doing for the mk3? Check em out on ig, they’re awesome!

ccsmith449 · Nov 10, 2023

mitchnola said:
That’s a great collection my friend, glad ya finally found the les head’s stomping grounds. Did ya see the new scales he’s doing for the mk3? Check em out on ig, they’re awesome!

Appreciate you brother!

Frag, Diamond Texture, and Morph on the MK3!!

With a new Talos in the works, discussion of releasing flipper VECPs, and the new mill patterns for the MK3, next year will be one for the books!

mitchnola · Nov 10, 2023

ccsmith449 said:
Appreciate you brother!

Frag, Diamond Texture, and Morph on the MK3!!

With a new Talos in the works, discussion of releasing flipper VECPs, and the new mill patterns for the MK3, next year will be one for the books!

No doubt, really excited about the new Talos!! And it’s going to be really hard not to buy all of the new textured mk3s!

gooeytek · Nov 10, 2023

I think I'm gonna need a button-lock something with Magnacut eventually.

mitchnola · Nov 10, 2023

gooeytek said:
I think I'm gonna need a button-lock something with Magnacut eventually.

Uhh, you most certainly do! The action on em is amazing. I’ll keep an eye out for you!

norcalAF · Nov 10, 2023

mitchnola said:
Uhh, you most certainly do! The action on em is amazing. I’ll keep an eye out for you!

Mitch loves spending other people's money

norcalAF · Nov 10, 2023

For the budget friendly folks, I picked up a Spartan Astor, it produced by Spartan but designed by Les George. Fit and finish are pretty good and the action is decent, a bit more like SHF than LG, but smooth.

mitchnola · Nov 10, 2023

norcalAF said:
For the budget friendly folks, I picked up a Spartan Astor, it produced by Spartan but designed by Les George. Fit and finish are pretty good and the action is decent, a bit more like SHF than LG, but smooth.
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That’s a good looking knife. Any luck on ya vecp search?

pvicenzi · Nov 10, 2023

norcalAF said:
For the budget friendly folks, I picked up a Spartan Astor, it produced by Spartan but designed by Les George. Fit and finish are pretty good and the action is decent, a bit more like SHF than LG, but smooth.
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Really like mine. It is a good slicer.

norcalAF · Nov 10, 2023

mitchnola said:
That’s a good looking knife. Any luck on ya vecp search?

No progress, kinda thinking of waiting for those upcoming MK3s!

mitchnola · Nov 10, 2023

norcalAF said:
No progress, kinda thinking of waiting for those upcoming MK3s!

Yea, I’m thinking I’d have to get that diamond pattern first.

norcalAF · Nov 25, 2023

Thanks to

luethge I have a talos on the way! Ever since I traded my VECP for a Norseman, I've been craving that sweet LG thumbstud action. Looking forward to it!

luethge · Nov 26, 2023

This thread needs more fixed blades

ccsmith449 · Nov 26, 2023

Took the mighty Cerberus out for some pictures this morning… this is a monster knife!! It also has the deepest and most detailed Morph patterns I’ve ever seen.

Terry M. · Nov 26, 2023

Terry M. · Nov 26, 2023

ccsmith449 said:
Took the mighty Cerberus out for some pictures this morning… this is a monster knife!! It also has the deepest and most detailed Morph patterns I’ve ever seen.
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That. Is. Gorgeous.

Necroanax · Dec 3, 2023

vt_jimmay said:
I picked up a Mini Harpy a while back and wasn’t a big fan of Les’ standard clip on a custom knife. I got in on a custom clip spot with Adam Purvis (https://www.apurvisblades.com/). He hooked me up with an amazing clip and replacement spacers in ghost timascus, all custom made. I couldn’t be happier with how well they turned out and match the monochrome style of the Damascus blade along the zirc and Ti scales. Sharing his video showing off the Mini Harpy and his customizations of a Les George custom:

https://imgur.com/a/1feDe5J

I saw this on Adam's IG and had no idea it was for you! That is an absolutely killer setup. I've never seen ghost timascus standoffs before; they look amazing on that knife, especially with the matching custom clip. I saw that Harpy on Recon1, but didn't quite have the funds for it. I'm glad you picked it up and took it to the next level. Much respect, sir!

mitchnola · Dec 3, 2023

vt_jimmay , I think we need to see that collection! Congratulations on the mefp esv!

vt_jimmay · Dec 3, 2023

Necroanax said:
I saw this on Adam's IG and had no idea it was for you! That is an absolutely killer setup. I've never seen ghost timascus standoffs before; they look amazing on that knife, especially with the matching custom clip. I saw that Harpy on Recon1, but didn't quite have the funds for it. I'm glad you picked it up and took it to the next level. Much respect, sir!

Thank you for the kind words. Adam did an amazing job and was very willing to take on the standoffs to match the clip. I’m trying to work out where 3-hole clips become something he can make without needing a custom spot.

As for Recon1, at least for their marketplace items, they are open to offers. Same with AZCK. Maybe this is common knowledge, but it’s worked out for me on a few knives they had listed.