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Permalink Reply by peter force on July 24, 2012 at 13:56

GENUINE STAG comes in the solid piece ,outside source,UNCUT,so GEC may cut and work with it.

NATURAL STAG comes in pre cut slabs,outside course.

NOW THE BONES!!!

FRONTIER bone is dyed to get dark look in middle and Pioneer bone is not.ONLY DIFFERENCE!

PRIMITIVE BONE on the other hand is another whole story.its bone that has been in the ground at least 60+years,GEC stabilizes it in house.this is why you have all the natural cracks that are loved so much but stay solid once you own knife.

HOPE I HELPED.

Permalink Reply by Gary Thomas on July 24, 2012 at 16:37

Excellent, Peter. That's just what I needed. You're the man!

peter force said:

GENUINE STAG comes in the solid piece ,outside source,UNCUT,so GEC may cut and work with it.

NATURAL STAG comes in pre cut slabs,outside course.

NOW THE BONES!!!

FRONTIER bone is dyed to get dark look in middle and Pioneer bone is not.ONLY DIFFERENCE!

PRIMITIVE BONE on the other hand is another whole story.its bone that has been in the ground at least 60+years,GEC stabilizes it in house.this is why you have all the natural cracks that are loved so much but stay solid once you own knife.

HOPE I HELPED.

Permalink Reply by peter force on July 24, 2012 at 19:00

gary how long have you been collecting and how long GEC?   and no ,sir,you are the man...and ill show you why....how long you been collecting...GEC ESPECIALLY?

Permalink Reply by Paul Slusser on July 24, 2012 at 21:51

And  the red stag?  The original red stag that GEC worked with looks much different than the red stag on the newer models. I have also seen a few red elk stag. What's the story behind those handle materials?

Permalink Reply by Gary Thomas on July 25, 2012 at 9:10

Peter, I have loved pocket knives all of my life, since I was a kid. My grandfather had a yellow composition Case, and that was my first introduction (I still love the yellow Case!). But I have been an avid collector for only 3 years; I started in 2009. I have been collecting GEC for almost two years. Oddly, I didn't really like GEC at first; I was put off by the strong back springs. Gradually, however, I came to love that about them, and now my primary passion is GEC. Can't get enough of them. So there you have it . . . I'm a rookie :)
 
peter force said:

gary how long have you been collecting and how long GEC?   and no ,sir,you are the man...and ill show you why....how long you been collecting...GEC ESPECIALLY?

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on July 25, 2012 at 10:44

Gary,

The reds are actually dyed during the stabilization process but that is about all I know.  The bone room is the one place you cannot visit on the tour.  GEC does everything to and for their bone in house, most of it is proprietary and only known to them 

Permalink Reply by Tom Peterson on July 25, 2012 at 22:05

I'd like to see them give the Red Elk another try if they can overcome cracking or whatever the problem was with using it. I thought that it was a very attractive handle material . I see on AAPK's store that a pair of the FTPR #72's are for sale at a premium price - ouch!

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on September 20, 2012 at 0:05

I should have looked here before I asked my question about the stags! Interesting about the Frontier and Pioneer bone too! You learn something new everyday.