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kamagong said:
Use it. My most treasured knife is a 2011 #73. Also a Father's Day present. I EDC'd it for a few years. Then I got twitchy. I carry other knives now as well, but this #73 is still my primary carry. I carry and use it probably six days out of every seven.

I have since been given other knives, but this is the one that I value above all others. Whenever I ask my daughter to get "my knife" this is the one she knows to look for.

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I fully agree with you, despite having many knives, my knife GEC # 73 in 440c and stag, remains always the "Knife"!!!;):thumbsup:

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cbr1000 said:
Hey, what's this 73 bandwagon all about ;)

I don't have a 73, but I have it's relative... and it gets a fair amount of use.

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I don't know how many more I'd be buying if I had that one. That's an awesome piece you have my friend :thumbsup:
 
Leslie Tomville said:
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... Although it is a large knife,...
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Well hello, cousins!

Yes, #73 is very nice pattern. My very first GEC and will therefore always hold a special place.

Personally I wouldn´t go any lagrer, but objectively at 3 3/4 in closed, I don´t think it is a large knife. It is the same length as #77 barlows, #71 bullnoses, #78 american jacks or #35 churchills.

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SnailOffTheTrail said:
Personally I wouldn´t go any lagrer, but objectively at 3 3/4 in closed, I don´t think it is a large knife. It is the same length as #77 barlows, #71 bullnoses, #78 american jacks og #35 churchills.
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I read that and thought "That's not right, the 73 is bigger." But pulling out a 78 and laying it next to the 73 shows they are nearly the same closed. Open it up though, and the 73 is a bigger knife. They fit all the blade they could in there.



 
Pt-Luso said:
I fully agree with you, despite having many knives, my knife GEC # 73 in 440c and stag, remains always the "Knife"!!!;):thumbsup:
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Leslie Tomville said:
I will jump on the 73 Band Wagon!
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cbr1000 said:
Hey, what's this 73 bandwagon all about ;)
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Norcaldude said:
The 73 is pretty much the perfect sized single blade GEC, I think.
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cjtamu said:
Guess I’m on the 73 bandwagon too...
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SnailOffTheTrail said:
Yes, #73 is very nice pattern. My very first GEC and will therefore always hold a special place.
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ArchVV said:
Now this thread is speaking my language - the 73/74 and the 92 are among my favorite patterns!
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Old Engineer said:
I also am a great fan of the GEC 72 , 73 , 74 , & 83's and would like another run of either of them .
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Despite being one of GEC's oldest patterns, the #73 remains one of GEC's best. New models come along and get people falling over themselves, but this knife with a clean and flush joint is a classic.
 
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