I am surprised that GEC did not make any single blade Talons with this recent 20129 run. I prefer the single blade version. I also have a 2014 single blade Talon with Che-Chen Rosewood handles; super nice.
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Here are two stag #92 pattern knives. I just received the single blade one made in 2014. It is a Beauty !
I am surprised that GEC did not make any single blade Talons with this recent 20129 run. I prefer the single blade version. I also have a 2014 single blade Talon with Che-Chen Rosewood handles; super nice.
kj
I am surprised that GEC did not make any single blade Talons with this recent 20129 run. I prefer the single blade version. I also have a 2014 single blade Talon with Che-Chen Rosewood handles; super nice.
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Re: #92 Eureka
Drop dead gorgeous. The stag on both is just excellent.
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The #92 is perhaps my most favorite GEC pattern and is the only one that i have multiple examples of.
I bought my first one in 2013: #922213EC with "Smooth Calico Bone" handles. "EC" = end caps so maybe some were made with no caps ? I have carried this one in a belt sheath.
I have 2 single blade Talon's from 2014, one with "Che Chen Rosewood" and one with "Burnt Stag" with a shield
The blade profile on these is a bit more slender than on the 2 blade versions.
I have 2 of the recent 2019 release: "Antique Goldenrod Camel Bone" and "Sambar Stag".
I like them all but my favorite of this fine group is the 2014 single blade with Che Chen Rosewood.
kj
I bought my first one in 2013: #922213EC with "Smooth Calico Bone" handles. "EC" = end caps so maybe some were made with no caps ? I have carried this one in a belt sheath.
I have 2 single blade Talon's from 2014, one with "Che Chen Rosewood" and one with "Burnt Stag" with a shield
The blade profile on these is a bit more slender than on the 2 blade versions.I have 2 of the recent 2019 release: "Antique Goldenrod Camel Bone" and "Sambar Stag".
I like them all but my favorite of this fine group is the 2014 single blade with Che Chen Rosewood.
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Great collection.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:10 pm The #92 is perhaps my most favorite GEC pattern and is the only one that i have multiple examples of.
I bought my first one in 2013: #922213EC with "Smooth Calico Bone" handles. "EC" = end caps so maybe some were made with no caps ? I have carried this one in a belt sheath.
I have 2 single blade Talon's from 2014, one with "Che Chen Rosewood" and one with "Burnt Stag" with a shield
I have 2 of the recent 2019 release: "Antique Goldenrod Camel Bone" and "Sambar Stag".
I like them all but my favorite of this fine group is the 2014 single blade with Che Chen Rosewood.
kj
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Both are gorgeous knives KJ, thanks for posting them. I have to say though, the long pull and swell-tip spear of this year’s run looks worlds better.
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Love the side by side comparisons of this. I like this pattern too, I guess that’s why I bought so many. Just wanted to say that I think one of the things that GEC does best is wooden handles. I am drawn to all my GEC knives with wooden handles over most other materials. Occasionally there is a bone, stag, Awabi, or pearl that will rise to the top but consistently the wooden handles are my favorites.
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Their wood covers are great. And their bone and their stag and their Micarta .......
Something for everybody. Bone excites me the most. I think the coolest thing about GEC is that Bill Howard produces EVERYTHING. A pattern, blade shape, grind, and cover for everyone. He seems to revive every aspect of traditional knives equally, making his project a restoration of the whole scope of traditional knives.
Something for everybody. Bone excites me the most. I think the coolest thing about GEC is that Bill Howard produces EVERYTHING. A pattern, blade shape, grind, and cover for everyone. He seems to revive every aspect of traditional knives equally, making his project a restoration of the whole scope of traditional knives.