GEC Letter Designations - What does "A" Mean?

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I have a GEC Red Linen Micara 981316. The cap has an "A" written on it as part of the description. I could not find an "A" stamped on any of the tangs. What does that signify?

While we are at it, what are the other designations? I know an "S" stands for Second or Store.

I bought a GEC 43 listed as an EDC by the dealer (at a reduced price). The dealer said it had softer pull, which I was happy with. I did not see anything on the cap, but the tang is stamped "CAR". I assume this signifies "Every Day Carry"?

Thanks!
 
The "A" was added by the retailer. They will number or letter knives that they take pictures of for their site. When you order knife "A", they go pull the knife with the "A" on the cap.
 
Vaporstang said:
I have a GEC Red Linen Micara 981316. The cap has an "A" written on it as part of the description. I could not find an "A" stamped on any of the tangs. What does that signify?

While we are at it, what are the other designations? I know an "S" stands for Second or Store.

I bought a GEC 43 listed as an EDC by the dealer (at a reduced price). The dealer said it had softer pull, which I was happy with. I did not see anything on the cap, but the tang is stamped "CAR". I assume this signifies "Every Day Carry"?

Thanks!
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The " A " on the Tube Cap is just an Identifier letter put on by a Dealer . You are correct on the " S " .
The CAR on the Tang is an abbreviation for " CARBON " indicating that it is a carbon steel blade .

Harry
 
JohnDF said:
The "A" was added by the retailer. They will number or letter knives that they take pictures of for their site. When you order knife "A", they go pull the knife with the "A" on the cap.
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Ahhh - that makes sense. And now that you say that, I think I remember seeing that before. Thanks!
 
JohnDF said:
The "A" was added by the retailer. They will number or letter knives that they take pictures of for their site. When you order knife "A", they go pull the knife with the "A" on the cap.
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I've seen dealers do that for knives where each knife is unique, like stag, but I'm not sure why they would do that on a micarta knife.
 
I actually asked this very same question, except mine was lettered "B". I was told the same thing, the letter was just there so the retailer can tell certain knives apart. My tube was labeled 735211 STL Cocobolo Wood "B". That one letter confused the crap out of me.

I know I personally googled just about every combination of words to figure out what it that little "B" stood for, to no avail. Luckily there's a whole lot of knowledgable members on this forum, I really don't think I would have found the answer anywhere else.
 
Old Engineer said:
The " A " on the Tube Cap is just an Identifier letter put on by a Dealer . You are correct on the " S " .
The CAR on the Tang is an abbreviation for " CARBON " indicating that it is a carbon steel blade .

Harry
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So as far as I can tell there is not an indication on the GEC 43 knife or tube/cap that it is an "EDC". I wonder if this is something the dealer did on their own when reviewing the knives received from GEC.
 
Vaporstang said:
So as far as I can tell there is not an indication on the GEC 43 knife or tube/cap that it is an "EDC". I wonder if this is something the dealer did on their own when reviewing the knives received from GEC.
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Since the dealer specifically stated it was an EDC, and sold it "at a reduced price" maybe the dealer (or someone else) carried it as his or her EDC for a little while?
 
afishhunter said:
Since the dealer specifically stated it was an EDC, and sold it "at a reduced price" maybe the dealer (or someone else) carried it as his or her EDC for a little while?
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Some of the better dealers will inspect their knives and cull any that aren't up to the standards that they want to sell. They will give the knife an "EDC" designation and reduce the price. Have to LOVE that standard of customer satisfaction.
 
JohnDF said:
Some of the better dealers will inspect their knives and cull any that aren't up to the standards that they want to sell. They will give the knife an "EDC" designation and reduce the price. Have to LOVE that standard of customer satisfaction.
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I thought that might be an alternative explanation, but I wasn't sure how to word it, so I left it out of my comment.
 
JohnDF said:
Some of the better dealers will inspect their knives and cull any that aren't up to the standards that they want to sell. They will give the knife an "EDC" designation and reduce the price. Have to LOVE that standard of customer satisfaction.
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Thanks! And again that makes sense.
 
Angry Waiter said:
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Super Nice! 🤠:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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