The Moose!

[seelow123]

Mine is a #54 which is a little bigger and older than the #66, also mine is a equal end or cigar pattern, the #66 is a serpentine pattern, if that helps.

CB-R that brimstone is great looking, that and the autumn gold, are scales I would like on something else in the future.

Pete

Ah, okay. I'll have to look into the different patterns and see what I like.

 

[TotalDbag]

I must have missed this post. Thank you very much for the compliment! I wish I had some green so I could try and match the factory color but the red works fine.

You should try hot pink

You know what, you all suck. I kinda want one now.

 

[Doug Add]

I wish I had some green so I could try and match the factory color but the red works fine.

I think the result you obtained looks really good!

 

[Sowbelly270]

Nice job on the dye. I have a GEC 66 moose in stag that I really like.


Have a great day,
Jeff

 

[qncygnnr]

I've got that 66 Moose (from Doug) in my pocket right now. My favorite EDC ... I carry it 3 out of 5 days a week. My weekend EDC is a CASE CV Trapper. Good thread - the GEC Moose pattern is under appreciated IMHO. Doug's pictures of my/his moose are very good - they capture the color and jigging very accurately. I carry it in a pocket sheath just to protect its finish.

 

[Doug Add]

Doug's pictures of my/his moose are very good - they capture the color and jigging very accurately.

Very kind of you to say, but you can remove the "/his" from the description of your 66. It is all yours, friend! I just thought I'd post a couple pictures since I still had a few of it alongside other knives I still own.

 

[seelow123]

Thanks for the compliments guys. It is much appreciated. It seems the 66 gets the most love around here and for good reason, too. It's a beauty:thumbup:

 

[CNoyes]

I really like the Moose pattern.

You all have posted some very nice ones. It's good to see contemporary cutleries continuing to produce these traditional patterns.

I suspect this thread was created in reference to the more modern interpretation of the pattern, but I thought I'd throw in three vintage Moose patterns from my collection.

First is a Robeson ShurEdge 4" bone handled knife, pattern numbered 622187:

Next are two knives made by Robeson, but marked with their short-lived second brand, Terrier Cutlery Co. Robeson only made Terrier marked knives for about six years, 1910 - 1916. They were, however, quality knives.

These two knives came out of an old Kansas hardware store's storeroom. Their condition was unbelievable.

Terrier Cutlery Co knife with apparent salesman code numbers inked on the back of the master blade. Pattern number 243622; Robeson reversed the two three digit number sequences on their Terrier knives. This knife is 3 1/2" long:

This next Terrier is a smaller knife, measuring 3 1/4". It has no pattern number:

Both the Terrier knives have the Terrier dog head logo on one or both blades.

 

[seelow123]

Those are really nice Charlie. I particularly like that first Robeson. Very classy!

Those Terriers look to be in spectacular condition, especially considering they are around 100 years old.

 

[CNoyes]

Thanks SeeLow. The two Terriers showed up on a popular internet auction site, listed by a man that liquidated old businesses. The two knives, plus a rusted/damaged one were found in the storeroom of a hardware store somewhere in Kansas.

They are not "mint", but they are about as close as one could hope, given their age. They have not been cleaned.

 

[black mamba]

These are both #54s (all #54s have half-stops), but the red wine bone is Northfield and the brimstone bone in Tidioute.
It was interesting to me to notice the profile differences because of the swedges.

And this is what GEC calls a bighorn moose, with two large regular clip blades instead of one clip and one spey.
This one is in appaloosa bone.

 

[Nixelplix]

I have one very similar to yours, Seelow! Mine just has a different shield, and xx stamped on the blade. I really like it and love the pattern. I think your dye job turned out fine, and you have a great working knife!

Of course if you want an inexpensive knife in the same pattern, Rough Rider is making them now:

 

[Doug Add]

I guess this qualifies as a moose. The blade steel has certainly seen better days, but it is thin and sharp!

More than just the fact that it is an excellent cutting tool, I like this Camillus for the old bone.

It is on the upper limit of length for my usual pocket carry, but its thin profile keeps it from be bulky.

 

[seelow123]

That's a beaut Josh! Is it SS or CV? How's the snap on yours? The clip blade on mine has some mean snap while the Spey has pretty average snap.

Jeff, I love those 54s. The Brimstone is probably my favorite. I like the smaller swedge a little bit more. Both are gorgeous though:thumbup:

 

[Nixelplix]

Thanks Will! I believe it is CV, since I have a nice patina started on it now. The snap on mine is similar to yours, with the clip blade having a stronger snap than the spey. The clip blade is also more robust, while the spey is thinner for slicing. It has nice half-stops.

 

[scruffuk]

Some great examples in here folks. Doug, as usual you have another golden oldie to treat us with.

Here's my #53....

 

[biglmbass]

I really like and appreciate the pattern, but have yet to carry any of them from my collection. Charlie, those 3 are stunning; I especially like the last Terrier pictured.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Those Tidioutes look really great. I'm also intersted in the 2010 Forum Knife. I have need of something in ebony.

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Great knives guys. Here is mine, Henry Sears and Sons. 1930's

Mike