Pocketknives

[boykinlp]

Some years back, I posted both of these display cases. At the time I stated that I had some other knives that needed to be added to both display cases. I finally got around to finishing that today. The first one is my Case Knives. It has 29 knives total, and the greatest majority of them are what is called a “gentleman ‘s knife”. They are small, elegant pocket knives, known for its compact size and attractive design, making it suitable for carrying in a pocket or carrying around without looking out of place in a professional setting. Case’s knives that fit this category are the “Eisenhower Knife” (my favorite), “Small Pen Knife”, “Tiny Toothpick Knife”, and even the “Peanut Knife”. Most of them have Sambar Stag scales.

The second display case has my Great Eastern Cutlery Knives. It has 31 knives total, but the two Elk Antler knives in the bottom right corner are actually Buck knives. Most of them have Sambar Stag scales too. I personally believe GEC makes the best quality non-custom pocketknives today. They are almost impossible to acquire these days. When a new pattern “drops”, most of them sell out in seconds. In fact, I don’t even try to get them anymore, and am extremely happy to have the ones I have!

“Show and Tell” any pocketknives that you want to. I know we’d all love to see them!
Larry

 

[Frailer]

I’ve been a fan of pocket knives since I was knee-high. My specific interests are Victorinox Swiss Army Knives and small, single-bladed “boy’s knives.”

Most of my accumulation lives in old Gerstner tool boxes:



But some I keep in display cases on my desk, such as these GEC #14 boy’s knives from the 2016 and 2018 runs:





I, too, stopped chasing GECs several years ago, but I remain a fan.

 

[s&wchad]

A friend picked up this display case for me at an estate sale. I reimbursed him the $50. I wish it was twice as tall, but I'm not complaining!

 

[mauser9]

Most impressive and thanks for sharing. Those Sambar stag knives are nice indeed. Only one I got left in Sambar in my old Puma Skinner made back in 66. Glad I held onto that one. Paid under $30 for it back in 67. Still making em now but in stainless with 440C instead of the carbon blade I read.

 

[AJ]

Have a few folders stuck in drawer in a tool chest. These are what I like to find. The "U.S.MARINE CORPS" TL's are WW II issue. The ones in the second picture I was issued on active duty.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Wow! Nice GECs.
As usually, I have some of everything including Great Easterns.
But I ain’t got that many!
Don’t seem to have a pic of a GEC.
But here’s one made by GEC.

 

[ralph7]

I’ve been a fan of pocket knives since I was knee-high. My specific interests are Victorinox Swiss Army Knives and small, single-bladed “boy’s knives.”

Most of my accumulation lives in old Gerstner tool boxes:

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But some I keep in display cases on my desk, such as these GEC #14 boy’s knives from the 2016 and 2018 runs:

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I, too, stopped chasing GECs several years ago, but I remain a fan.

Nice collection!
Back in my old machine shop days, the guys with the Gerstner boxes were usually the pros.
I was just a Kennedy grunt. Lol

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Actually I do have a Great Eastern that’s not locked up.
My Texian Toothpick, which I have carried.
And that’s not a dent, it’s some kind of weird reflection?

 

[AlHunt]

I’ve been a fan of pocket knives since I was knee-high. My specific interests are Victorinox Swiss Army Knives and small, single-bladed “boy’s knives.”

Most of my accumulation lives in old Gerstner tool boxes:

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But some I keep in display cases on my desk, such as these GEC #14 boy’s knives from the 2016 and 2018 runs:

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I, too, stopped chasing GECs several years ago, but I remain a fan.

"Old Gerstner Tool Boxes". You get a Like just for the Gerstners.

 

[AJ]

Not real fancy, but these are my Grandfather's pocket knives and the knife that was used as his watch fob (I have the pocket watch too).

 

[Greyman50]

My modest collection, first are Case, then assorted and lastly WWII to Vietnam Army and USMC plus some civilian TL-29 types.

 

[AJ]

David,

The last group may be mostly U.S. military. Email me, as with a lot of stuff I have a reference book on those.

AJ

 

[Rustyt1953]

My grandson Logan has over 50 high quality knives in his collection.

All but five came from forum members. The biggest knife donor was pawngal. Becky has been a great help to him

 

[The Kid]

I agree with the sentiment that GEC makes the finest production pocketknives available today. I carry a 23 everyday everywhere.

The demand for them is unbelievable and it happened all at once it seems like. I give a nice traditional style pocketknife to the groom at every wedding I attend. For years I would just order a GEC that I thought the groom would like and ordered from Collector Knives, usually had a selection of 3-4 different patterns or handle material to choose from. I ordered a UNXLD 23 about 5 years ago when they dropped and it showed up in a couple days. I carried it for about 2 weeks and lost it. I pulled the site back up and they were still available so I just ordered another, now I have 2 since I located the lost one a couple days later.

Not 3 months after that a friend mentioned that he’d been trying to buy a GEC, any GEC, for 2 months and several drops with no luck. I thought he was crazy, but he was right, I haven’t been able to get one on a drop since.

So now I mostly keep an eye out for old Queens and S&Ms.
UNxLD 23


GEC72 Cody Scout


Camillus 21


Old Queen Barlow, real bone pre Delrin


My 8yr old son’s Case Barlow after he’d finished dressing his first buck.

 

[Conduct03]

That's a nice collection!

 

[boykinlp]

I almost forgot about these Case knives. I actually bought them before any of the ones in the large display in post #1. The cool thing about this 6 piece Case Set is that it is basically a knife collection by itself. It is a limited run of Case XX SS USA 9 Dot knives from 1981. They are all serial numbered 548/1000, have Sambar Stag scales with engraved bolsters, “lightning S” tang stamp, and they come in a nice mahogany presentation case kinda similar to the S&W ones. The 6 knives are the Copperhead, Canoe, Swell-End Jack, Tiny Jack, Trapper, and the Muskrat.
Larry

 

[boykinlp]

I’ve been a fan of pocket knives since I was knee-high. My specific interests are Victorinox Swiss Army Knives and small, single-bladed “boy’s knives.”

Most of my accumulation lives in old Gerstner tool boxes:

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But some I keep in display cases on my desk, such as these GEC #14 boy’s knives from the 2016 and 2018 runs:

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I, too, stopped chasing GECs several years ago, but I remain a fan.

Mark, your knives are awesome and the Gerstner tool box is just icing on the cake for your collection. I’ve always wanted one, but haven’t found the right one for the right price. Your GEC Boy’s Knife collection is superb. The 6 I have are from the 2018 drop. I can’t remember how many scale choices they had but it was a bunch, maybe a couple dozen or so. I see you got most of them. I always wondered if anyone picked ALL of them up that year. I bet someone did! I think I have 3 of the same as you and 3 different. Is the bottom right knife from the 2016 batch a glow in the dark version? Did the 2016 drop have as many choices as the 2018? I really only collected them from 2018-2020.
Larry

 

[HuntFish918]

I stumbled onto another cool thread a day late and a dollar short, again.
How about my Winchester Barlow?
Model #2703

 

[Frailer]

Mark, your knives are awesome and the Gerstner tool box is just icing on the cake for your collection. I’ve always wanted one, but haven’t found the right one for the right price. Your GEC Boy’s Knife collection is superb. The 6 I have are from the 2018 drop. I can’t remember how many scale choices they had but it was a bunch, maybe a couple dozen or so. I see you got most of them. I always wondered if anyone picked ALL of them up that year. I bet someone did! I think I have 3 of the same as you and 3 different. Is the bottom right knife from the 2016 batch a glow in the dark version? Did the 2016 drop have as many choices as the 2018? I really only collected them from 2018-2020.
Larry

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I didn’t get all the single-blade varieties from the 2018 drop, but I did get the ones I wanted. I passed on six: two were near-duplicates of other variants, two were covers I didn’t care for, and there were two Barlows, which I didn’t think suited this frame size.

There weren’t as many variations in the 2016 run. If memory serves there were a dozen, and you are correct; the knife you mentioned is indeed glow-in-the-dark “Knifebrite.”

 

[THE PILGRIM]

How bout some Queens?
For my Fellow Southerners-
Third from the Left- is a Joe Pardee designed Cotton Sampler.
Used to cut through the burlap cotton bale to extract a sample.
The knives I’ve seen used for that were usually hawkbill utility types!
Moore Maker on the Far Right?
Yes! The better Moore Maker Knives are (were) made by Queen.