Frequently Asked Questions

In our attempt to provide as much information as possible for each knife listed, we have added a couple of “opinions” to the list of specifications. First is “Pull”. The pull is the amount of effort to open the blade from a closed position. This is very relative as some folks have stronger hands / fingers / fingernails than others. But my somewhat flexible definition of the ranking follows. Five (5) would be your typical pocket knife with good backspring pressure, but not a big snap when closing. Seven (7) would be a bit tight but really nice snap when opening / closing. Nine (9) would be too tight to reasonable open for regular use and Ten (10) would be one that is welded shut. I like to see them in the 5-7 range; but many older knives were more like a 4 and had a great flow about them. Second is “Factory Effort”. Every knife makes some patterns better than others. Also, factories sometimes put out a lackluster effort on a knife they have made better previously. This is just my way to give you an expectation on what to expect compared to all the knives in this makers catalog. I am not comparing them to other makers; only their own previous work. A rating of 7/8 is what I would call the standard expectation for this company. An effort of 9 means they really did a nice job on this knife and it stands apart from the standard expectation. If you ever see a 10, that means that in my opinion this could be one of the best production deliveries this company has made. Going the other way, a 5 probably means this company paid little attention to quality control.

If you can buy it – we have it in stock. The only exceptions are items noted as a pre-order. We don’t drop ship.

If there is a box in the picture – yes. If the description says it comes with a box – yes. Otherwise it will come as pictured. We do not grade the box, thus it may have some damage or it may be factory perfect.

We do not grade knives as “new”. We grade them as “Mint” (factory fresh or as fresh as they were available in their time), “Near Mint” (very close to mint but may have a small spot or pin crack or scratch, but never used), or “Excellent” (may be sharpened or have several spots, etc. but still functional). We have knives made 50 years ago that are “mint”, but not “new”. We have started listing new stock as “New/Mint” to accommodate everyone.

No, for many reasons. So please don't contact us and ask for an exception. The two main reasons are: 1) We are responsible for delivery to you; and when so many sticky fingers handle the package, knives inevitably disappear. And, 2) most of our inventory requires Fish & Wildlife Services inspection at the border and this starts at $90/package - no customer wants that added to the order. The better solution is for you to find a good re-shipper (personal or commercial). We would be glad to send to a re-shipper for you.

Every Day Carry (“EDC”) are knives which have minor cosmetic issues which allow us to discount them at a tremendous savings to the customer that simply wants a great carrying knife. Maybe the bone is a couple of shades lighter on the front, or a pin was flattened during the finishing process. Either way they are functionally perfect and your satisfaction is guaranteed ! They are not seconds. The GEC “S”tore knives will also be noted as “EDC”. Due to manufacturer guidelines for handling this line, we cannot show actual pictures of the knives with flaws; thus we will recycle our pictures from the general production models we have on file.