Here is the comparison between 81s and 82s, alternating. The 82s are longer, but rounder and slimmer.
Here is the comparison between 81s and 82s, alternating. The 82s are longer, but rounder and slimmer.
collection.Very pleased with this knife. While I thought it might be a little big for me; it's really seems to carry about the same as a Case 47 stockman.
GEC's fit & finish in this one is maybe the best I've seen other than my #62 Courthouse Whittler. Very smooth transitions, and action is right on. The back spine is so tight & nicely finished it almost looks like one piece of steel. One other thing that stood out to me was how clean & finished the inside blade well is. Granted all GEC's are nicely finished inside, but I have never seen GEC go to this level of finish inside. Looks like a custom. Not sure why these Copperhead's are lingering in the stores for what I believe is a small run.
Man thats great news! I hope mine comes with the same level of quality. This post has effectively ramped up my excitement. I also was wondering why this version isnt flying off the shelves like other GECs. Is it because of the common pattern, or perhaps the jigged bone and dye is not of collector standard, or its not a northfield? Either way this is going to be the highest priced knife in my current
collection.
As someone who was actively trying to trade a rare 81 Stockman for an 82 Stockman when they were announced, I have to disagree with the idea that it’s a common pattern. I think it’s the muskrat clip. It’s a shame, because it works really well on this pattern.
Man thats great news! I hope mine comes with the same level of quality. This post has effectively ramped up my excitement. I also was wondering why this version isnt flying off the shelves like other GECs. Is it because of the common pattern, or perhaps the jigged bone and dye is not of collector standard, or its not a northfield? Either way this is going to be the highest priced knife in my current collection.
I was thinking "stockman" being the common factor, rather than the specific blade types. Is the muskrat the less desireable bit? I saw a lot of chatter about the micartas and stags, but not much about this copperhead jigged. Thanks for filling me in.
Ah, I see. Actually, until the recent 66 Stockman run, GEC Stockmans in general we’re pretty hard to come by. I do think a lot of people prefer a full clip blade’s aesthetics. I was one of those people until I got my first 48 with the muskrat clip. Now I’m a believer.
Man thats great news! I hope mine comes with the same level of quality. This post has effectively ramped up my excitement. I also was wondering why this version isnt flying off the shelves like other GECs. Is it because of the common pattern, or perhaps the jigged bone and dye is not of collector standard, or its not a northfield? Either way this is going to be the highest priced knife in my current
collection.
black mamba , is that mardi grais acylic a moose? What year is that?Here is the comparison between 81s and 82s, alternating. The 82s are longer, but rounder and slimmer.
There are a great number of folks who frequent these forums and are active on various other forms of social media that greatly prefer single bladed patterns, 2 blades at the most. You can still find the 66 pattern (which is a medium sized stockman) on the shelves of many a dealer and those were from a production run in 2017. It is a very fine knife, it just does not ever get the same love that many of the single blade patterns do.
GEC's fit & finish in this one is maybe the best I've seen other than my #62 Courthouse Whittler. Very smooth transitions, and action is right on. The back spine is so tight & nicely finished it almost looks like one piece of steel. One other thing that stood out to me was how clean & finished the inside blade well is. Granted all GEC's are nicely finished inside, but I have never seen GEC go to this level of finish inside. Looks like a custom.
The 38 Special seems to be the *Rodney Dangerfield* knife of 2017
However, it has fantastic balance, a spiffy muskrat clip and slices fruit like a samurai sword.