Up for sale, two rare GEC #721110 Northfield Lockbacks from 2010. Never used, carried, re-sharpened or cleaned. No chips or cracks. I'm the original owner. Both come with their tubes and wax paper.
First up, a Red Stag with nice, thin, beautifully-matched scales. The red stag on this run was generally above-average, but from what I've seen, this puppy may have been the pick of the litter. GEC tried, but was never able to duplicate them. The knife is one of seventeen made without serial numbers or that huge "1 OF XX" etch on the back of the blade. This one had some blade play, so I sent it back to GEC for adjustment shortly after receiving it from the dealer. They tightened up all of the lateral play, but there's still some up-down play. You can feel a bit of friction on closing, but it still snaps shut. Probably just needs a little break-in after the factory adjustment, but I've left it alone.
The other #72 is a super-rare Yellow Rose with the standard Northfield etch instead of the usual Texas Yellow Rose version, and a rarely used Bomb shield instead of the standard rose version. The smooth yellow bone on this knife is gorgeous. It also has the tightest lockup of any early #72 I've handled, and I've owned close to a dozen of 'em. The GEC site lists the 2010 Yellow Rose at four pieces made with no serial numbers, but I'm not sure whether that refers to this particular knife or not. The dealer thought there were only two made like this.
BOTH SOLD!
Thanks for looking!
First up, a Red Stag with nice, thin, beautifully-matched scales. The red stag on this run was generally above-average, but from what I've seen, this puppy may have been the pick of the litter. GEC tried, but was never able to duplicate them. The knife is one of seventeen made without serial numbers or that huge "1 OF XX" etch on the back of the blade. This one had some blade play, so I sent it back to GEC for adjustment shortly after receiving it from the dealer. They tightened up all of the lateral play, but there's still some up-down play. You can feel a bit of friction on closing, but it still snaps shut. Probably just needs a little break-in after the factory adjustment, but I've left it alone.
The other #72 is a super-rare Yellow Rose with the standard Northfield etch instead of the usual Texas Yellow Rose version, and a rarely used Bomb shield instead of the standard rose version. The smooth yellow bone on this knife is gorgeous. It also has the tightest lockup of any early #72 I've handled, and I've owned close to a dozen of 'em. The GEC site lists the 2010 Yellow Rose at four pieces made with no serial numbers, but I'm not sure whether that refers to this particular knife or not. The dealer thought there were only two made like this.
BOTH SOLD!
Thanks for looking!
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