Description
This is the Great Eastern Cutlery Tidioute Oregon Trapper Hunter, has Natural Canvas Micarta handles and Brass liners. The blade steel is 1095 and finish is Satin.
*Our opinion: The pull is a 5. The GEC effort on this run as compared to their entire catalog is 8.
Maker : Great Eastern Cutlery
Brand : Tidioute
Year : 2018
Handles : Natural Canvas Micarta
Factory ID : 431118
Pattern : Hunter
Pet Name : Oregon Trapper
Condition : New/Mint
Blade Steel : 1095
Steen Hardness : 56-58HRC
Liners : Brass
Bolsters : Satin Nickel Silver
Blade Type : Clip
# Blades : 1
# Backsprings : 1
*Pull (1-10) : 5
Closed Length : 4 1/4 inches
Longest Blade : 3 3/8 inches
Longest Sharp : 3 1/8 inches
Overall Length : 7 5/8 inches
Weight : 3.57 ounces
Half Stops : Yes
Factory Box : Yes
Blade Finish : Satin
Country : USA
*Factory Effort : 8
4 out of 5 Diamond in the rough
Chris Martinez (verified owner) –
I love this knife but i had to work for it. The action out of tube was pretty gritty, a quick oil flush took care of that. Noticed some blade wrapping the first week of carry, a sharpening took care if that. The size is perfect for my xl glove hands. The large lanyard hole helps retrieval from the large CK slip i purchased with the knife. I’ve had it going on three weeks and there hasn’t been a day that it wasn’t with me. I’ve been contemplating on purchasing another just as a replacement and have been fawning over the other scale options in the same model.
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4 out of 5 Larger than expected
Otto Carpenter (verified owner) –
The 43 Trapper Hunter seems like a bit of a departure for GEC. Not only is it a “full-size” knife but the back spring seems noticeably weaker relative to smaller GEC’s, probably due to the proportionately larger size of the blade. That’s not necessarily a demerit – the very nice clip point opens smoothly up to and past the half-stop. I agree with Mike’s assessment of a “5” for the pull, but it feels a little lighter because of the large-size blade. Overall, a handsome and very competent user. The canvas micarta is a great material choice for this one, in my opinion.
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