Will GEC ever make a larger classic bowie knife?

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Hey all - I have on order a GEC H40 Woodland and I am super excited for my first GEC fixed bade. Do you all think GEC will ever make a larger classic bowie?

No idea if there tooling is capable of putting out a 5+ inch fixed blade? From my knowledge the H40 is the largest they have made - but someone can certainly correct me if I am wrong.
 
Define "larger." We don't have any extant images of ol' Jim's knife, but his brother Rezin described it as having a 9 1/2" blade. That's the neighborbood I picture when I think of a bowie knife.

If I hear larger bowie, something like this comes to mind.

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That's an 11"+ blade! :eek:
 
My "guess" is: Probably not.
The H40 and H30(?) look like "reproductions" (for lack of a "better" term) of the then popular basic "hunting" knives of the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's (possibly as late as the 1970's) made by Schrade, Imperial, the various Sheffield, makers (sadly most are gone now), the "inexpensive" Puma, Boker, and others.
Back then the average hunter/fisher/camper/hiker didn't want a larger than 6 inch or so blade, or a "chopper".
(We used an axe or hatchet for chopping and splitting kindling back then. Although ... some did use a froe for splitting their kindling and firewood.)
It is my understanding (and I'm sure that if I am mistaken, someone will let me know) GEC only makes the more popular (primarily) Schrade traditional slipjoints and fixed blades. :)
(Nothing "wrong" with that, either. I'm not knocking GEC.)
 
kamagong said:
Define "larger." We don't have any extant images of ol' Jim's knife, but his brother Rezin described it as having a 9 1/2" blade. That's the neighborbood I picture when I think of a bowie knife.

If I hear larger bowie, something like this comes to mind.

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That's an 11"+ blade! :eek:
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Really anything over 5.5 is what I was thinking or at least wondering about.
 
afishhunter said:
My "guess" is: Probably not.
The H40 and H30(?) look like "reproductions" (for lack of a "better" term) of the then popular basic "hunting" knives of the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's (possibly as late as the 1970's) made by Schrade, Imperial, the various Sheffield, makers (sadly most are gone now), the "inexpensive" Puma, Boker, and others.
Back then the average hunter/fisher/camper/hiker didn't want a larger than 6 inch or so blade, or a "chopper".
(We used an axe or hatchet for chopping and splitting kindling back then. Although ... some did use a froe for splitting their kindling and firewood.)
It is my understanding (and I'm sure that if I am mistaken, someone will let me know) GEC only makes the more popular (primarily) Schrade traditional slipjoints and fixed blades. :)
(Nothing "wrong" with that, either. I'm not knocking GEC.)
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This is kind of what I was wondering about. I always assumed it was a limitation with the tooling opposed to the availability of a practical old/larger pattern. With that being said - I don't really think the GEC fixed blades fly off the shelves but it would be certainly fantastic to have in the lineup for a limited run.
 
gaj999 said:
Why would they when they can sell folding bar tools made from rust-prone carbon steel? :rolleyes:
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Well, they are selling just about every design they make. I, for one, am super pleased to be living in a world where I can still get quality folders in appealing patterns.

I do wish I had grabbed a few in 440C, before they decided to stop making stainless.

A larger bowie would be pretty neat. I am not sure i would buy one, but I bet they would sell.
 
Bigfattyt said:
A larger bowie would be pretty neat. I am not sure i would buy one, but I bet they would sell.
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Sure, but knives like that are widely available elsewhere. Nobody else is really playing in the traditional folder sandbox any more. They may do something for grins, but I'm guessing that they're going to mostly produce what they're really good at. **

**My guess is worth what you're paying for it. Had you asked me if they would produce that beer and sausage thing, even for grins, I'd have laughed and said "No way."
 
kamagong said:
Define "larger." We don't have any extant images of ol' Jim's knife, but his brother Rezin described it as having a 9 1/2" blade. That's the neighborbood I picture when I think of a bowie knife.

If I hear larger bowie, something like this comes to mind.

50053593618_08ca39818c_b.jpg


That's an 11"+ blade! :eek:
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That is an impressive blade, looks very well executed. Who made it?
 
I would like to see a butcher type knife similar in shape to the smaller Bark River Mountain man or the Hudson Bay skinners. What about roach belly pattern? Just my two cents.
 
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