That is THE knife. Of all knives ever made by any company, that is my grail knife. I spend most of the day with a wrench in my hand so that specific variant is just the holiest of holy cow I want that!
I can see why too man. This thing is legit awesome. Those covers are some of my favorites I've ever seen and the blades are beautiful as well. It's a great knife. Good luck finding one. Thanks
Hey man, thank you for your support. Yeah I'm very grateful that Ben sent it along for me to look at. It is well done and just a beautiful night. Thank you
Man, those GEC's are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! I would love to add one to my collection down the line as a gentleman's folder if I can ever find one at retail price.
Yeah I mean it's been really good to get a handle on some of these and understand them better. When I feel some of these GECs, it makes me really want some slip joints because of the high quality difference in them. Thanks so much for watching
TIW stands for Titusville Iron Works (not Tidioute Iron Works). GEC used the TIW stamp to denote carbon steel, and it was replaced by the simple word CARBON (sometimes shortened to CAR on smaller tangs) about the time these #86s came along. For a short period (around 2017) the initials CKC were used, an abbreviation of Carbon Keeps Cutting, but it proved unpopular and was dropped. On GEC's (far fewer) Stainless blades, you may find Cyclops Steel Works stamped instead. But yes, this is a great, great knife. I have the Natural Oily Creek Bone version, the only other one to get the Wrench shield. My search for Oil Well Sucker Rod Wood was fulfilled when GEC used it on the #87 Coil Oil Johnny last year (another PPP), which they rightly gave the Wrench shield also. The wood, by the way, is generally believed to be Ash, although that's not certain.
nice classic knife :) all those knives are legal in France (you can't carry a knife with a blade blocking system in your pocket) and lot of people have one of this kind ;) Thank you KC for the sharing :) Take care buddy ;)
Interesting to know. That's the way it is in Great Britain as well. If I lived in a place like that I definitely would have some really nice slip joints like this. Thanks so much
I was able to snag one for a decent secondary market price, it's being delivered today, really looking forward to it! Ben has such a great GEC collection, thanks for the great overview of this traditional gem!
It's a great looking knife! I really like the blade combo and the wrench shield is awesome. I like the fact that the wood came from right here in PA and in such a historic way. Great review KC 👍
I think GECs are as hard to get and many even harder than TRM knives. So in some ways especially if you are looking for a specific one like me they are very frustrating. The one I am looking for really is not that rare just really tough for me to find and usually when I do it has long since sold.
Yeah I get it man. Even the ones that are just now coming out are only in stock at certain places and only for like 5 minutes at a time. I was interested in an 86 and I'm just not going to be able to get one I'm sure. But they are still amazing to look at. Thanks
That is THE knife. Of all knives ever made by any company, that is my grail knife. I spend most of the day with a wrench in my hand so that specific variant is just the holiest of holy cow I want that!
I can see why too man. This thing is legit awesome. Those covers are some of my favorites I've ever seen and the blades are beautiful as well. It's a great knife. Good luck finding one. Thanks
Another beautiful GEC !! Thanks for the video !! Take care KC
It sure is Jason. Welcome and thanks
Absolutely Love this knife!! Those covers are immaculate!! Fit and finish are wonderful as you'd expect with GEC!! Thanks for the look blade brother!!
Hey man, thank you for your support. Yeah I'm very grateful that Ben sent it along for me to look at. It is well done and just a beautiful night. Thank you
Very, very cool knife!! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us KC!!
Yeah this is a legit unique and awesome knife. I love it a lot. Thanks so much for watching
Man, those GEC's are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! I would love to add one to my collection down the line as a gentleman's folder if I can ever find one at retail price.
Yeah I'm really looking for one as well. But they're very hard to get a hold of. I'll get one eventually for sure. Thank you
Another stunning GEC. Love the travel to Traditional Knives KC.
Yeah I mean it's been really good to get a handle on some of these and understand them better. When I feel some of these GECs, it makes me really want some slip joints because of the high quality difference in them. Thanks so much for watching
TIW stands for Titusville Iron Works (not Tidioute Iron Works). GEC used the TIW stamp to denote carbon steel, and it was replaced by the simple word CARBON (sometimes shortened to CAR on smaller tangs) about the time these #86s came along. For a short period (around 2017) the initials CKC were used, an abbreviation of Carbon Keeps Cutting, but it proved unpopular and was dropped.
On GEC's (far fewer) Stainless blades, you may find Cyclops Steel Works stamped instead.
But yes, this is a great, great knife. I have the Natural Oily Creek Bone version, the only other one to get the Wrench shield. My search for Oil Well Sucker Rod Wood was fulfilled when GEC used it on the #87 Coil Oil Johnny last year (another PPP), which they rightly gave the Wrench shield also.
The wood, by the way, is generally believed to be Ash, although that's not certain.
Amazing information. So good to know all that. I appreciate you educating me and glad you enjoy it so much. Thanks
nice classic knife :) all those knives are legal in France (you can't carry a knife with a blade blocking system in your pocket) and lot of people have one of this kind ;) Thank you KC for the sharing :) Take care buddy ;)
Interesting to know. That's the way it is in Great Britain as well. If I lived in a place like that I definitely would have some really nice slip joints like this. Thanks so much
Very elegant and classy 👌 thanks for video
It very much is. I love it. Thanks
I was able to snag one for a decent secondary market price, it's being delivered today, really looking forward to it! Ben has such a great GEC collection, thanks for the great overview of this traditional gem!
Awesome. Very awesome that you were able to get one. I still think about that knife. I enjoyed that one very very much. So well built. Thanks
It's a great looking knife! I really like the blade combo and the wrench shield is awesome. I like the fact that the wood came from right here in PA and in such a historic way. Great review KC 👍
Yeah the history behind it is really sweet and it is a beautiful beautiful knife. I totally love it. Thanks
Very classic!
For sure. Thanks
Good stuff KC! As always.
Thanks again Ben
I think GECs are as hard to get and many even harder than TRM knives. So in some ways especially if you are looking for a specific one like me they are very frustrating. The one I am looking for really is not that rare just really tough for me to find and usually when I do it has long since sold.
Yeah I get it man. Even the ones that are just now coming out are only in stock at certain places and only for like 5 minutes at a time. I was interested in an 86 and I'm just not going to be able to get one I'm sure. But they are still amazing to look at. Thanks
Haha it has its own wrench 🔧 🤣
Yeah I wonder if you could pop that out and use it. Lol