I knew I should not have looked at these knives. At Christmas time....this is not good. LOL!

Ron, Not mine and not at the dealer yet either LOL

This knife, being part of the ships series is an SFO.  I can only assume it is at the same dealer that commissioned the other ships knives.  That would be Docs Knives

I think this site may be of help in finding one of these knives .

http://americasfightingshipsknives.com/Home.html

Thanks, Jan!

Regardless of who owns that knife, I think that we can agree that it is just flat-out beautiful. An amazing group of different elements all come together to create a stunning end result. Santa, if you're listening...*nudge~nudge, wink~wink*

Docs Knives fighting ships

Hmmm, cant wait to see who gets this one LOL

wow, that's real nice.

Just spotted this , looks rather nice I would say,

Now that is looking rather nice !!

I know even for you folks in the USA it is difficult at times to add specific GEC patterns/knives to your collection. It is doubly difficult here in Australia. Many US dealers will not post to Aussie so very few GEC's find their way to our shores.

So was very happy last week when I was able to pick these two up on the secondary market #56 Dogleg Jack & TC Barlow  (Not my Pics these were from the vendor)

Derek....

Well all States allow these two knives. Many States now allow automatic knives as well. Great looking patterns. Good to hear from down under.

I can see why you'd be happy to get your paws on those two knives, Derek! I would be pleased as punch to have either one of those beauties! I especially like that Tidioute Barlow with the embossed bolsters! But I like stag, too! And there ain't nothin' shabby about that Northfield, either! Great score, mate!

I don't suppose that anyone has a 25 with Snakewood that they would sell?

Favourite combo of pattern and scale material and I would really love to get my hands on one. 

Thanks!

I see the GEC #18 Beagle is available in Oil Sucker Rod Wood , sounds different !

I took the 'Bait' John having never heard of Oils Sucker Rod Wood 

I thought Rod Wood was a guitarist with the Rolling Stones but no that's Ronnie. Now having Googled it I now know why it is called "Sucker Rod" wood. 

Now can you expand my knowledge please? Is the wood used on the knives actually from used Sucker Rods and perhaps infused with oil? And what is the actual wood?  

A sucker rod is what connects the downhole pump with the pumpjack on an oil well.Prior to about 1890 or so, sucker rods were made of wood. I'm assuming GEC got ahold of some old wooden rods from old wells in the area.

Andrew you are correct!  GEC got ahold of some old wooden rods from old wells in the area

From what I understand, the first oil field in America was in Titusville, PA.  GEC got their hands on some of the old oil sucker rods and used the wood on their Rendezvous knives in 2014 as a tribute to this history.  I believe that Titusville was holding an Oil Festival the same weekend that GEC had their Rendezvous that year.  As far as I know, that wood hasn't been used since.  Somebody reported that Chris at GEC thought that the wood was ash, but that's not certain.

I didn't know what this wood was either when I first heard of it last year . Someone on iKC educated me though I can't remember exactly what type of wood these rods are made of though it looks a little like ash on the photo below that I found on the web .

I suspect you are correct John with that olive-brown on the knife pictured it looks like Ash to me. Plus as a Timber it would have been very suitable to use in those Sucker Rods where they would have needed a tough durable wood.

I do like the look of this new #98 from GEC,

http://greateasterncutlery.net/blog/information/preview-of-98s/

Especially the Texas cattle knife ,

Or then again the Camp Knife is nice ,

But I don't have a Whittler ,

I would be really excited about all of those patterns if they knocked an inch off of the frame.  That knife is just too big for me to carry.  My 23 is the limit on how much my pants can hold up. :)

It looks like a beautiful knife, though.  I'm sure that many people will snap one up to keep in their collection.  I'm interested to see how many see actual use.

I guess things are bigger in Texas !!

"Sort of" with you Cory at 4.8 its about 3/10 of an inch longer than the #23 which itself is a BIG handful! But I guess (like my #23) if I had one it would be carried in a pouch on my belt. I carry my #23 on my belt that way lots around the farm and it is no problem - hardly notice it unless I am climbing through a wire fence. 

Cory,

I am with you.  The 23 is a fantastic knife but it is at the limit in size for me.   I have a backpocket sheath that mine fits in but I carry it seldom due to the size

Here's my '08 Northfield #23...

It was originally a banana yellow but it's original owner had kept it submerged in motor oil for a couple of years before he auctioned it off on eBay. I was the winner of that auction and have owned it for the last 5 years. 

The size doesn't bother me as much as how hard it is to open. I bust a nail everytime I try to open that sucker! That's the main reason it sits in a drawer collecting dust.

That's a shot of my 23 watching a SoCal sunset!

Here's a beautiful 23 with Frontier Bone covers. It's 1 of only 6 that were made.

Wow! That's a real beauty, Jim! Love that "Frontier Bone"!

Thank you Ron. Here's a couple more 23's that I own. I have 18 total.

Great looking knives, fellas.

My 23 is a 2012 Tidioute with Pioneer Bone.  It's been the knife that's seen the most pocket time since I got it.

I have a number of GECs, but this is one of my favorites.

.Here are serial #10 & #11 liner locks with cocobolo covers.

A 2011 look at some of the primitives.  The collection grew over time to every pattern that has been done in primitive.  More shots of them are in my photos, the early pages

Nice! Great knives.

Jan, excellent collection of prim bone!

One of my favorite handle scales every used by GEC. I have a pre loved #73 with Prim bone on the way!

Some lovely Knives popping up here in the past week or so ... Cannot say I have seen the primitive bone before - But there are so many different handle materials it is hard to keep up. A couple of mine an early (2007) #23 in Smooth Bone beaut knife but needs a 4WD and a tow rope to open it.... and a 2010 #72 in Frontier Bone.

I am rebuilding my collection and will soon have an original #73 scout from 2006 in Herring bone, also a #73 scout Great Eastern Cutlery brand knife with Green Tea bones scales from 2007.

Still waiting on my Prim #73. All knives will probably end up in the pocket, haha I can't keep them shiny!!!

Still waiting on my other #73s to arrive... impatiently I should add.

In the meantime I ordered a 2006 #73 scout from Greg Holmes at TSA knives. It's been shipped and on it's way as of today, so I have something else to be impatient about. It's truly a great pattern and one that is as much apart of GEC's beginning as the tubes themselves.

Derek,

Those old 23's have the toughest backspring I have ever seen.  I have a few I cannot open with out my knife pic.  But when they are open, they are certainly not going to accidentally close on you either  

Johnny,

Greg has an amazing amount of the older GEC's in his store.  Herring bone and Green tea, goodness you are finding some of the rarer beauties.  The 73 was the first pattern we bought from GEC, that same one remains a user for Donnie today, 9 years later.

Jan, do you have a picture of that user Donnie carries?
I love seeing them with a little less blade and some bumps and bruises!

Tracking shows I will have the Green Tea and Herring bone tomorrow. Also I've got a couple more #73s headed my way.

A Green River bone scout and a smooth oil bone Beavertail! 

Both knives from '07. The Green River bone has been a favorite of mine since I first saw it. 

Until it arrives I'll be listening to CCR's Green River!!!

I'm sure that you will enjoy the River Valley Green 73. I'll send the tracking number to you when it ships.

Johnny,

I will get a pic of it when the weather clears, and I can get a pic of another user I think you will recognise

I look forward to it Jan!

Just got my other two #73s!!! I'll get a write up done soon!

Does anyone know what scales were first completed in house by GEC?

Thanks

Johnny,

My memory is not what it used to be but it seems to me it was the Beaver Pond bone in 2007

Thanks Jan!!!

I'd like to find out a definite on which scales were the very first? I think the original ones were dressed with bone from Culpepper's. 

I would say call Ms Chris, she will know and I am positive she would love to hear from you