Tidouett, Northfield, what the ?

I wish you could get the Northfield "bling," the long pulls, threaded bolsters, great cover materials and jigging . . . . but with the 440C steel. That would be my Nirvana.
 
black mamba said:
I wish you could get the Northfield "bling," the long pulls, threaded bolsters, great cover materials and jigging . . . . but with the 440C steel. That would be my Nirvana.
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We're on the same page Brother:thumbup: Could add a little Stag to that equation too:D
Mind you, my Acorn shield Stag Conductor comes close to Knirvarna (a little less bolster would help) and the recent Boy's stainless has threaded bolster..:cool:

Regards, Will
 
Jc57 your Tidioute example has a long pull and your Northfield example has a nail nick :eek:
 
Here's a caption from a book I have about Tidioute. Interesting book by the way. Even W.R. Case & Sons can trace its roots back to the town of Tidioute, Pennsylvania.



 
cbr1000 said:
Follow the link provided above to GEC's website, but to sum it up in a few words: Tidioute and Northfield are carbon and GEC is stainless.
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GEC isn't always stainless, sometimes they have carbon or tool steel. They don't always use 440C. I had a nice 73 single blade trapper with 420HC blade.
 
Silent, are you sure that the 420HC trapper wasn't an SFO? I don't think they ever used 420HC on their own branded knives, but I know they did some for other marks.
 
black mamba said:
Silent, are you sure that the 420HC trapper wasn't an SFO? I don't think they ever used 420HC on their own branded knives, but I know they did some for other marks.
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It was an SFO for a southern knife club, I don't remember which one. It was marked Great Eastern Cutlery with Cyclops on the reverse. I might have a picture on my FB account, I can look for it. Long gone to the trading block.
 
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