Your First GEC

[BladeRust]

This is my very first GEC : # 77 Northfield Barlow back in 2015

So I got a few more of the #77's

Then I bought a few more Northfields of other patterns :

Harry

Nice stuff Harry. Looks like you enjoy some stag

 

[Old Engineer]

Nice stuff Harry. Looks like you enjoy some stag

Thank you very much and I do enjoy Stag very much .

Harry

 

[BladeRust]

My first GEC is a 48 stag from 2014. Got it at a local Goodwill for $20. I’m pretty sure someone had donated the pants and the 48 was left in the pocket.

 

[Enactive]

My first GEC is a 48 stag from 2014. Got it at a local Goodwill for $20. I’m pretty sure someone had donated the pants and the 48 was left in the pocket.

That is a heck of a score!

 

[Enactive]

Mine was an 86-- Oilfield Jack in natural micarta. I have carried it a lot and used it moderately. I love both blades. Not long after I managed to get a Eureka Jack and Charlie's Black Jack. My pace of GEC purchases has mostly been modest, but I bought a large handful this year.

 

[Elgatodeacero]

My first GEC was a 78 single blade chestnut brown jigged bone knife that I bought on a whim as gift for my brother.

I got it and was blown away by how nice it was. I immediately ordered a duplicate for myself, then a 14, more 78s, 48, 81, 66, and things have really gotten out of hand since then.

 

[BladeRust]

My first GEC was a 78 single blade chestnut brown jigged bone knife that I bought on a whim as gift for my brother.

I got it and was blown away by how nice it was. I immediately ordered a duplicate for myself, then a 14, more 78s, 48, 81, 66, and things have really gotten out of hand since then.

Yeah, I’m around 200 now. Out of hand for sure

 

[BladeRust]

This was my first GEC knife, a 79 Workhorse Whittler.

I have that exact knife. One of my favorites

 

[danno50]

My first GECs were these two trappers, AAPK 2010 forum knives.

 

[The Kidd]

Mine was this one my wife bought for my birthday in 2013. It was a limited run of some kind, has a number stamped in the bolster.

I still carry it some but it has some blade wobble and I really prefer a 2 blade for my everyday pocketknife anyway. It mostly stays in my hunting pack as a backup for breaking down big animals in the backcountry.

PS: Hornytoad sold separately

 

[Alex.Y.]

This Ebony 97. I still think that GEC's perfect fit and finish reached it's pinnacle on those, among their best work for sure! Developed me an appreciation for ebony wood as well. Love it.

 

[Oldy]

my first,the perfect first gec,shave up some kindling,start a fire,grab and open an mgd,sit back and relax.

 

[birdsbeaks]

Late to the GEC party - here's my first:

 

[christusvictor]

This is the first one I photographed. 33 whittler in ebony. 1st purchased was the ebony 15 in 2015 though.

 

[BK14]

My first was a 2015 63 fishtail jack in chestnut jigged bone. Back in the days where GECs would sit on the sites for weeks! I don't carry it often but it is a beautiful knife

 

[Stropping Young Lad]

I sold mine because I’m short on intelligence. It was a new-from-dealer 77 Barlow spear point in white bone.

 

[Jerbhola89]

86 oil field Jack was my first back in ‘19. I was perusing the interwebs and don’t even remember how I stumbled on it. Now I’m in too deep to ever escape…



The 86 frame is certainly a favorite. Managed to snag an HJ and this superb Sucker Rod was a very generous gift.

 

[jnevill]

From 2011…

IMG_1341 by Jim Nevill, on Flickr

 

[jnevill]

Also from 2011…

IMG_1342 by Jim Nevill, on Flickr

 

[JYTan]

These are the knives I bought in the first month of re-discovering slipjoints. I am not sure which one was the first, but I loved the blood red Jig bone. They are still my favourite handle material.

That is a crazy nice collection!