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Great Eastern Cutlery 2008 Production started

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This week Great Eastern is going to start shipping their 2008 production knives. The first two will be #73's. One will have Red Wine Jigged bone handles (two blade model) and the second will be a #73 with a single blade and American Elk Horn handles.

Production on both of these will be 50 pieces with the Elk Horn probably totaling closer to 40.

Another change they're making is to number only the first 50 knives in a run. If they run 150 of a specific knife, the first 50 will be marked 1 of 50 and serial numbered while the balance of the run will not be.

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Can't wait to see the elk!
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Post by mikek »

What kind of blade are they going to put on the #73 elk? I sure hope its the clip and not the spey. JMO, mikek
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Good question. I'll have an answer for you tomorrow AM.

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The single Blade Elk Horn #73 will have the drop point blade.

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Post by ghbud »

Just to make it a bit more clear (?) here's the email I got back from Great Eastern regarding the blade type in the Elk Horn Handle:
Greg,

It is a drop point/skinner blade.

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Sounds like they are talking about a fixed blade skinner rather than a folder. ::shrug::
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Hukk, I decided not to pursue it any further and to just let myself be surprised :lol: Just further confirmation of Eugene Forsey's quotation I guess.
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:lol: :lol: Yes, I agree, I'll go with the surprise! ::tu:: Either way sounds interesting.
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Post by mikek »

It is a drop point/skinner blade.

Chris

So my guess its going to be another fancy handled butter knife just like the Beavertails. :(
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Post by GECTECHMAN »

I just took some pictures and put them on the web site under new release.

http://76.163.215.150/catalog2.html

Also check out the new tang stamp link.
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Thanks techman! They look great. ::tu::

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