Over the years I‘ve rotated hobbies… I was last “into“ knife buying before the 2020’s. I ended up keeping 3 Chris Reeve knives and my pj Shirogorov Neon had become my EDC for over 4 years. A fantastic knife. Years ago I had put my name into the Grimsmo lottery list because I wanted the Rask (pre-v2). I probably have been contacted 6-7 times to buy a Norseman over the years, but I’ve not been interested in that knife. Last weekend my son, a senior in college, was visiting, and he asked to borrow my Shirogorov for some box cutting as he was going to do some pumpkin carving with his girlfriend. The next day I realized he had not returned the knife, and he is good at returning things. I asked him about it and he apologized but went on how awesome the knife was. I never talked to him about knives before or the value of the Neon, so he came to that conclusion about Neon awesomeness on his own. He said he could really use a knife. At that point I told him to keep it, but let him know it was quite valuable, so don’t lose it. I then started to carry my small Micarta Inkosi Insingo. It’s a nice little knife, but not the flipper the Neon was. During the week it came out of my pocket twice… the pocket clip is just not that effective.
Two days ago, 5 days after giving away my prized Neon which happened to be on 10/23/23, I got the email that my number was up to buy a Rask. I pulled the trigger on this one below immediately, with a born date identical to the date I gave away the Shirogorov. Despite it being one with smooth scales, it really sang to me. I took the email from Grimsmo as a sign. I’m looking forward to receiving my new EDC.
Two days ago, 5 days after giving away my prized Neon which happened to be on 10/23/23, I got the email that my number was up to buy a Rask. I pulled the trigger on this one below immediately, with a born date identical to the date I gave away the Shirogorov. Despite it being one with smooth scales, it really sang to me. I took the email from Grimsmo as a sign. I’m looking forward to receiving my new EDC.

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