To Take Etch off or To Leave? GEC 25

Let the patina cover it. Well that's what I do with mine. I have one or two used knives with the etch removed by previous owners and it doesn't bother me at all. That is a lot of script on such a small blade. I'd probably remove the numbering and leave the brand etch. But that's just me.

BTW that's a great looking knife. Nice score.
 
gunstockjack said:
JerryIsAlive said:
Just got a new GEC 25 to add to the arsenal. It is an awesome little knife. I just find the etching on the blades to be too big and a bit much. Would you keep them? Would I regret taking them off?




I have that same exact knife! However, I did make some changes to make it "mine". I removed the etch, shield and covers, rounded the tang slightly so I could open it, added some filework and mammoth ivory, and VOILA!





Custom work done by Muskrat Man
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Barry that is beautiful. Want!
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InTheSticks said:
OK I understand not liking etches some I do and some I don't. But I have seen them on some old knives and now I am wondering just how far back do they go. Anyone?
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The electro-etch process was popular for marking items starting in about he 1840's.

The process of electrotyping become very widely used for creating printing plates, plating metal objects, decorating silverware and marking cutlery. In 1852 Charles V Walker documented and described all the processes that were currently known in his book Electrotype Manipulation, which went through 29 editions by 1859 and was also published in the USA
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http://www.greenart.info/galvetch/notacid.htm
 
What a fine transformation, Barry!! Looks super!!
Didn't know you were so talented!!;)
 
If you don't like it as is ~~ then send it to me and I will gladly leave the etching on it and add it to my growing collection of
EDC's with etchings on them because as far as I am concerned they put them there for a reason.!**** My .02 worth.^^
Of course then again ~~ we all don't always like the same thing -- thank God.*
 
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