Now DLT Trading is out of the #62 snakewood and blue camel bone. They still have the desert ironwood and the maroon micarta. As of 23:45 CST, 2/11/2020.

I love my Snakewood #62, that just came in.  Congress style knives are not the best folders for one arm me.  My Boker Congress knives love to bite my four fingers and thumb.  I did buy the #62 blue camel and the #62 desert ironwood also.  I canceled my other #62 pre-orders.  The #23 Jumbo Trappers will be my favorite GEC knives.  I am really counting on those.  I have the two Club knives on pre-order (paid) !  Frank's will have a SFO #23 knife with the old man shield.  Mike Latham talked about the club knives were being produced in two blades and the other #23s will be single blade liner-lock knives.  One blade , Two blades , slip-joint , lock-back , liner-lock , automatic(doubt) , or bull-lock , I am down for #23s.  I hear the old ones are nail breaking gator snappers.   I can use my feet and a CASE XX blade pick to open those.  In the last year , Bill Howard has been making big knives that open a little easier.  I am down with a lighter pull.  I will buy them regardless and be thankful. 

Love the look of that snakewood

This is the #62 Maroon Micarta I ordered. The Micarta is so tight it almost looks like wood. There's a small dimple on the left side of the shield, I looked at other Micartas on other sites and it looks like it's normal. Love the knife!

WOW, Fred that is sure a pretty Micarta

That is nice. Love that shield.

I love my #97 Allegheny maroon knife.  I did think hard about the DLT maroon #62.  I decided to save money for the #23 Trappers coming up.  I have two #23 club knives paid for. 

Thanks Jan and Tim! Kenneth, I totally get it. As for me, my knife budget has to be carefully regulated or I'll go hog wild and over order. I tend to buy a couple of patterns I really enjoy repeatedly, but I'm always looking for something different. The #23 is one of my favorites. That Allegheny Mountain knife is gorgeous!

There's a whole lot of good stuff there Ken, but the Radio Jack is the Bee's knees.

Kennith , those are Beautiful!

GEC Collection: 160 New & Old Stock Knives NIB

Looks like a collection may have been purchased

The Governor of PA shut down Great Eastern Cutlery !

 I get it on the closing, so sad. God willing, this virus will run it's course and the whole world can get back to whatever it is they love to do.

Having said this, I'm on the list for a #23 from Frank's and Collectknives! However, all good things come to those who wait, right?

I just spotted a new drawing with changes to the GEC#23 Tidioute Woodland micarta Trapper two blade knife. 

Just an FYI from TSA Knives 

adding today:

11 GEC Specialty knives from the Charlie C. collection. All are new in the box, dates ranging from 2012 to 2016. Most of them are barlows, with a few others mixed in.

I hate that the knife factories are being closed for this virus but I would hate it worse if our few & far between cutlers were taken by it.  For now, let's all just look to see if there is a piece we are missing in our collections and try to find it.  While our manufactures may be closed for a little while, our sellers are not...let's be supportive of them?

    I just received a white bone Pocket Carver #62 and a #38 Bocote wood single blade.  I have been eyeing a #38 2017 single blade knife since I starting collecting GEC knives in 2018.  I can afford any knife that I want.  I stay off of Evil-bay since they charge state tax now.  I like most of the GEC dealers.  I know which dealers will bend over backwards for me and the dealers who could care less.  I learned how to get the knives that I really want.  I am a single blade fool.  But I learned that GEC#86 Jack knives are so much fun in your pocket.  I took a leap of faith on those knives and scored heavily.   I am excited ,stoked ,and frustrated over the GEC#23 two blades and #23LL Trappers.  I'll be money set next Friday for the #23 knives.  I bought too many GEC #62 congress/carvers and I still came out on top with  my saving.  I just received my CASE XX Trapper-lock Kickstart green zebra wood knife.  The knife deals are popping up everywhere .  I am so weak !  I plan to buy ten GEC#23 knives , maybe more.  I want to support Great Eastern Cutlery and the GEC dealers.  I have bought all the NOS GEC knives that I really wanted.  "PUSSYFOOTING" is the true enemy of knife collecting. I am up to sixty-seven GEC knives now.  I am so blessed and thankful.   My whole knife collection is getting Krazy.   "GREAT EASTERN KNIFE COLLECTING IS WAR !"

   After the #23 run , things will get real exciting.   We are going to see better knife/scale choices.  The dealers have plenty of NOS knives.  GEC and the GEC dealers will need to make money , not get stuck with NOS knives.   Bill Howard knows what sells faster and sells out quickly.  The best GEC knives are yet to come , this and next year.  GEC needs to offer more scale choices and less quantity of each knife offered. Beaver shields is a great example.  On the #23 Brazilian wood , go half beaver shield and go half bomb or hounds tooth shield .  Some collectors will try to buy both, like me.  More choices is always better. And less pieces will drive up the value of the Great Eastern cutlery knives.  The #62 Pocket Carver Camel banana and square bar shield knives are a great example.  It is going to be fun to see what GEC comes up with after the #23 run.

Well I finally made a purchase with Blue Creek Cutlery.  I love to support dealers that support iKC Forum.  I bought three knives from Blue Creek Cutlery.  I spotted a GEC#93 Rams-foot Oily Creek Bone knife on Franks that had been sold. I went on the hunt , big time.  I spotted the #86 Oil Field Jack Oil Sucker Rod Wood knife. I snagged it. I missed out on that one last year.  I had been eyeing an #81 Osage Orange wood knife with a rare knot hole.  I snagged it.  .  There was  photo of a really dark GEC#93 Rams-foot Oily Creek Bone knife at the lowest price !  Man I scored well today.  Blue Creek Cutlery ROCKS !  

Kenneth,

You did indeed score and YES!  Blue Creek rocks

The collection purchased by Erin must have been a doozy!

"Friday 4-3-2020, there will be 15+ New (old stock) Northwoods knives added to the store.  There is a wide variety of handle material available.   Some knives come with a medallion as well.  Each knife has it's own beautifully made leather sheath.  "

Thank you for the heads up Jan. They have had some really nice GEC's put up.

It would be super great if they had a Northwoods Presidential :-)

Thank you Ken for the kind welcome in this community. I am definitely a fan of the Great Eastern produced examples and I hope to visit this forum often and become more familiar with like-minded members. I actually received a nice example today, an SFO via Charlie C. It felt like stepping back in time as I went over the details of its scratted parchment bone covers on this 15c115. Thrilled for the opportunity to have in my possession.

That's a good looking knife, T. Smith! Is that a daily carry?

Fantastic score T. Smith. Good looking, thanks for sharing. 

Thank you very much, Ralph. And Fred Kemp, I'm probably not gonna put this one in daily rotation. May carry on special occasions and the holidays. :) Might change my mind but I already have several I use everyday.

Well I just snagged another Osage Orange GEC knife.  My #81 and my newest #29 Osage Orange knives will look cute together.  

T. Smith, a good looking blade. Very interesting and a good find.

Kennith this Osage Orange knife is just beautiful. Good snag.

Mine coming in , might not be the same one in the picture. Another #29 Osage Orange is for sale using the same picture.  Every Osage Orange wood GEC knife that I have seen lately looks superb.  My latest one has a tiny knot-hole !  Blue Creek Cutlery has #81 and #29 Osage Orange GEC knives to choose from.  Cherry pick the one you want.

Blue Creek Cutlery has three killer Osage Orange NOS knives in stock.  The NOS GEC knives are disappearing quite rapidly , because of the factory shut down.  I just bought a 2017 knife that I had been "pussyfooting" for two years now. This #29 is Krazy !  "You snooze ! - You looze !"  

Very nice find there Kenneth. Definitely a fine example on the Osage Orange. Enjoy it good health!

Hope everyone has a most blessed Easter.

I love it !  Thank You !

I wish they would do these again.  We got each of the posters when they came out and I love them

Pennsylvania Department of Health --- 4/30/2020 --- Crawford County -- (zero deaths) (19 infected)  (687 tested)  

Kenneth,

I take it PA is one of those that is discussing not opening yet

Jan ... PA is going to start open on a county by county basis starting May 8th.  Crawford county, where GEC is located, is one of those counties.  Specifics on what business may re-open and what restrictions will be in place will not be released until May 4th.

I recently ordered three NOS Great Eastern Cutlery knives from two different GEC dealers that support iKnifeCollector !

Great news... best I've heard all week. Thanks Kenneth

   iKCollector supporter --- JSR Sports and More has a batch of GEC#62 F&F black/red micarta pocket carvers right now.