The infamous 72 Spear.

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Thunderwood
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The infamous 72 Spear.

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It's my holy grail knife. The one GEC that I must own one day. Absolutely perfect.

How hard are these to come by? I watch FB groups, have ebay set up to notify me, I check on here...and i dont see them for sale.

Post up any pics if you have one, is love to see it!
kamagong
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Re: The infamous 72 Spear.

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I had one of these. Beautiful well-matched stag. Even better, the lockwork was flawlessly executed. No vertical or lateral play at all.

I should have kept it. Couldn't get into the bulbous blade at all though.
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Thunderwood
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kamagong wrote:I had one of these. Beautiful well-matched stag. Even better, the lockwork was flawlessly executed. No vertical or lateral play at all.

I should have kept it. Couldn't get into the bulbous blade at all though.

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Gorgeous knife!
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Thunderwood wrote:It's my holy grail knife. The one GEC that I must own one day. Absolutely perfect.

How hard are these to come by? I watch FB groups, have ebay set up to notify me, I check on here...and i dont see them for sale.

Post up any pics if you have one, is love to see it!
These knives are branded Tuna Valley, but I am very certain they were made by GEC. These are not easy to find either.
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Thunderwood
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Re: The infamous 72 Spear.

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RalphAlsip wrote:
Thunderwood wrote:It's my holy grail knife. The one GEC that I must own one day. Absolutely perfect.

How hard are these to come by? I watch FB groups, have ebay set up to notify me, I check on here...and i dont see them for sale.

Post up any pics if you have one, is love to see it!
These knives are branded Tuna Valley, but I am very certain they were made by GEC. These are not easy to find either.
Yea, I've seen those too. Very hard to find.
Iowaboy
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I have a 72 that was made for the Badger Knife Club in 2012, 1 of 55. It is a Northfield UN-X-LD with that shield on one side, and the Badger Knife club shield opposite. Copperhead Jib Brown Bone handle. It is a beauty. I too was a bit put off by the bulbous blade, but it grew on my and now I really like it. Also has artwork on the blade with a badger and the club name and year. The picture attached is the standard one from the club site, don't have any personal pics of it, probably should take a few. The quality of it is excellent, and it locks and clicks like a bank vault.

Wade
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Thunderwood
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Iowaboy wrote:I have a 72 that was made for the Badger Knife Club in 2012, 1 of 55. It is a Northfield UN-X-LD with that shield on one side, and the Badger Knife club shield opposite. Copperhead Jib Brown Bone handle. It is a beauty. I too was a bit put off by the bulbous blade, but it grew on my and now I really like it. Also has artwork on the blade with a badger and the club name and year. The picture attached is the standard one from the club site, don't have any personal pics of it, probably should take a few. The quality of it is excellent, and it locks and clicks like a bank vault.

Wade
Very cool piece!
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