Off Topic What Really is a GEC Prototype?

[TinyDog]

Hi all,

I have been around GEC's a long time. I have always thought and purchased GEC Protypes from time to time thinking it would be nice to have a real working prototype. Alls said I do not own any today and not trying to dimiss interest in them, However, A prototype to me is a working model or first attempt of any production piece developed, inspected, and improved on. Of all I have seen and plenty of them there are no changes or any visual signs improvments at all. Some dealers and many flippers charging a massive premium for a knife with a little card that says prtotype? Sometimes prototypes 1 of 2 ...? Are these really prototypes in a true sense of the definition or just the first knives off the line of a run.

 

[Railsplitter]

I don’t have any idea really but I seem to recall that GEC used “Pattern Production Premier” for the first knives off the line of a run but they didn’t start using that right at the beginning. I believe they were making knives for a few years before that started.

 

[Danke42]

GEC Prototype = License to Print Money

or

GEC Prototype = There's One Born Every Minute

 

[Arathol]

GEC Protype

 

[knarfeng]

Let's try this in traditional.

 

[TinyDog]

GEC Protype

WOW, Very interesting, That is the first GEC knife I have ever seen since I have followed since 2007 with something tangible. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Modoc ED]

Proto 531310 Rancher




And then there's "Factory Test Production Run"




You see these two and you think "Wow - I've got the only ones" but there are others of these two out there.

 

[sf fanatic]

Proto 531310 Rancher

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And then there's "Factory Test Production"

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You see these two and you think "Wow - I've got the only ones" but there are others of these two out there.

Beautiful knives Ed! And you have the only ones I’ve ever seen .