How Many GEC Made Knives Do You Have ?

[kootenay joe]

Nice group for sure ! John what is the middle knife with Abalone like handles ? a #38 ? single blade ??
kj

[Lansky1]

KJ - yeah, they call it "looking glass abalone". Basically a thin abalone veneer with clear acrylic overlay. I like the #38 alot - seem to be gravitating to slim single blade patterns in general lately ...

[Rotten]

Current count stands at 24. All three blade knives except for a Mudbug, a Bull Nose, and an ebony Moose.

[Onearmbladejunkie]

Fifty-eight Great Eastern Cutlery knives to date. (1/18/2020) I have giving two away to the deserving. I have four GEC knives on pre-order ! I lost all my guns in a boating accident ! 2020 Oregon Knife Collectors Association member ! [attachment=0]81795999_2051846534961763_479945106221170688_o.jpg

[kamagong]

I've always liked knives, but I'm no collector. I do seem to accumulate them over time.

I was attracted to GEC because I wanted a high quality, American made knife crafted the old fashioned way. GEC scratched that itch. I got a few custom slipjoints before I got into GEC. Though not at that level of workmanship (despite what some overly excited folks might say), GEC does make a great knife. Had they hit their stride earlier I may not have ever felt the need to go custom.

I have owned eight knives, though I only have four left. I'm a user, I don't enjoy having a bunch of pristine knives that I'm afraid of peppering.

My only regret is that I sold my #15 PPP barlow spearpoint, stag #72 spearpoint, and #77 2014 forum knife too early. If I had held onto them a bit longer I might have been able to turn them into a couple of Case/Bose annual collabs.

[jerryd6818]

I think 39.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

68 officially as of yesterday 02/03.

[kootenay joe]

Re "custom level quality": GEC keeps getting closer. The average level of fit & finish is even higher now than it was 3-4 years ago, when it already was the best we had ever seen in production traditional pattern folders.
I still have some very fine custom folding knives, too fine to ever get used. The advantage of a GEC is that you can get yourself to use it, even though it is a very fine knife.
kj

[Quick Steel]

I have 7.

[bestgear]

The eleven GEC’s that have been AAPK’s annual club knife are the only ones I own.

[dnHF25]

Currently, I have two:

GEC Northfield #77 Yankee Barlow Single Blade SFO - Old Tan Sawcut Bone 771115
GEC Tidioute #38 Grinling Whittler - Gabon Ebony 381315

Both purchased in April of 2015.

Two are incoming:

Easy Pocket Half Congress Tidioute Blood Red Bone
#86 Oil Field Jack 861219 Tidioute Natural Canvas Micarta

[jerryd6818]

Two are incoming:

Easy Pocket Half Congress Tidioute Blood Red Bone
#86 Oil Field Jack 861219 Tidioute Natural Canvas Micarta

Good choices. I think you'll be extremely pleased with both.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Just these two 2019 AAPK knives.

[kootenay joe]

At this point I have about 50-60 GEC made knives. I don't need any more. But every new release is such an attractive well made knife that I find it difficult to not buy at least one example.
And I find it hard to sell a few of them because each time I think of selling one of my GEC's I think "this is such a fine knife I really should hang on to it", and so back into the safe it goes and my GEC count continues to increase.
kj

[Onearmbladejunkie]

I just counted seventy-five Great Eastern Cutlery knives.

[kootenay joe]

Since my above post in February i have sold quite a few of my beloved GEC's. Not sure exactly but am down to about 30 now.
kj

[DM11]

Counted 30 and one in the mail.

[Log Cabin Knives]

Counted 30 and one in the mail.

Love to some pix of your collection.
Rich

[jerryd6818]

I think 39.

Oops. I forgot to count the 3 AAPK Forum knives so it's 42.

[Onearmbladejunkie]

After reading the previous posts, I am almost embarrassed to say that my GEC knife count is now at UNO. The only one I have is this 811217 Moose, but it is a nice one. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do!

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I bought a bunch of GEC NOS knives during the shut down. That #81 was one of them. I am all caught up. Great GEC knives will be made this year. GEC is fighting for their lives. The dealers need to sell knives , not collect old ones. I am looking foward to the next run. I pre-ordered a GEC#33 jigged bone Conductor knife.

[OLDE CUTLER]

After reading the previous posts, I am almost embarrassed to say that my GEC knife count is now at UNO. The only one I have is this 811217 Moose, but it is a nice one. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do!

IMG_3372.JPG

I bought a bunch of GEC NOS knives during the shut down. That #81 was one of them. I am all caught up. Great GEC knives will be made this year. GEC is fighting for their lives. The dealers need to sell knives , not collect old ones. I am looking foward to the next run. I pre-ordered a GEC#33 jigged bone Conductor knife.

I still have only the one. I would be in the market if they had a harness jack pattern available. Anyone know what number that pattern may be? What handle material did you get on your #81?

[cody6268]

Does still trying to figure out which one count? So far, I'm still sayin' Calf Pen.

[Onearmbladejunkie]

After reading the previous posts, I am almost embarrassed to say that my GEC knife count is now at UNO. The only one I have is this 811217 Moose, but it is a nice one. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do!

IMG_3372.JPG

I bought a bunch of GEC NOS knives during the shut down. That #81 was one of them. I am all caught up. Great GEC knives will be made this year. GEC is fighting for their lives. The dealers need to sell knives , not collect old ones. I am looking foward to the next run. I pre-ordered a GEC#33 jigged bone Conductor knife.

I still have only the one. I would be in the market if they had a harness jack pattern available. Anyone know what number that pattern may be? What handle material did you get on your #81?

I have the Green jigged bone #81 made in 2017. It looks like midnight green to me. It is a very well made knife. I also have an Osage Orange wood #81 with a tiny knot-hole.

[Adog]

I believe that I have around 225+ it's hard to get an exact number, removed some from the safe today and took a appreciate count, but have maby 30 or so more that are in display boxes that I didn't count.

[Adog]

Here are the 45's