Great Eastern Cutlery

Frame Identity

12. Toothpick - 4"
23. Pioneer - 4 1/2"
25. Barlow - 3"
26. Sleeveboard - 3"
36. Sunfish - 4 1/4"
48. Trapper - 3 7/8"
53. Cuban - 4 1/8"
54. Equal End - 4 1/8"
61. Congress - 3 3/4"
66. Mink - 3 1/2"
72. Lockback - 3 7/8"
73. Scout - 3 3/4"
89. Citrus Tester, Executive - 4"
10. Small Fixed Blade
50. Fixed Blade
60. Fixed Blade

Main Blade Identity

0. Wharncliffe
1. Regular Clip
2. Regular Spear
3. Sheep Foot
4. Spey
5. Drop Point/Skinner
6. Sabre Clip
7. Sabre Spear
8. Muskrat Clip
9. Cotton Sampler

Examples:

Pattern#          Main Blade               No. Of Blades               Year

    73                         5                                      1                               08

    23                         5                                      2                               09

    53                         8                                      3                               10

For Example if the Tang Stamp reads 735208 you would be looking at a Scout pattern the main blade is a Drop point/Skinner, the knife has 2 blades and it was made in 2008.

Great Eastern Cutlery manufactures premium slipjoint pocketknives and fixed blade hunters. These are knives like your father and grandfather collected and used; old-world quality.

Bill Howard and Ken Daniels, owners of Great Eastern Cutlery also known as GEC, have over 60 years of experience in the cutlery industry. With that kind of customer oriented experience, you can trust you will get a quality American made pocket knife every time you purchase a Great Eastern knife.

Great Eastern Cutlery specializes in highly collectable and premium quality working pocket knives and hunting knives. Great Eastern is noted for its American craftsmanship and traditional craftsmen manufacturing methods.

GEC is located in Titusville, PA at the former site of Cyclops Specialty Steel.