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On my seventh birthday, I received my first pocket knife. A five blade Boy Scout Knife with brown delrin handles. It was lovely to behold, to a seven year old, anyway. I carried that knife most days. I used each blade numerous times. Over twenty plus years, I really used that knife to its limit. Until one day, the blades had lost their snap, and the spring could not hold the knife in the open position any longer. I officially retired the knife.
I started to carry other knives. First a stockman. Then a barlow followed by a congress and an English Jack. Fold locks came to be in my pocket from time to time, too. I then bought my first Spyderco. Lost it and bought another. Lost that one and bought another. The original molded in plastic clips always broke. The Benchmade made an entrance with more knives finding a home in my pocket. I bought a GEC and the bug took hold. But no matter what knife I had in my pocket, none seemed to fill the void. Then I bought a Queen Scout knife with buffalo handles. I just felt right in the pocket, but not quite. I knew then What I needed.
So I searched the Bay for my first knife. In the see of Boy Scout Knives on the Bay, it is hard to find one in good condition with the Philips Head Screwdriver blade. But I did. I found one. Now I have a knife worthy of my first. Now I can carry one knife again and never feel like I am in need of more. Nothing feels as reassuring in my pocket as a five blade Ulster Boy Scout Knife.
I know there are other knives like it. But they never had the Philips Head Screwdriver. and SAK's never appealed to me.Now all is right in the world again.
My Original Ulster BS Knife
My new BS Knife
A shot of the wear in the blade of my first knife compared to the second. I learned how to sharpen knives on my old BS knife.
I started to carry other knives. First a stockman. Then a barlow followed by a congress and an English Jack. Fold locks came to be in my pocket from time to time, too. I then bought my first Spyderco. Lost it and bought another. Lost that one and bought another. The original molded in plastic clips always broke. The Benchmade made an entrance with more knives finding a home in my pocket. I bought a GEC and the bug took hold. But no matter what knife I had in my pocket, none seemed to fill the void. Then I bought a Queen Scout knife with buffalo handles. I just felt right in the pocket, but not quite. I knew then What I needed.
So I searched the Bay for my first knife. In the see of Boy Scout Knives on the Bay, it is hard to find one in good condition with the Philips Head Screwdriver blade. But I did. I found one. Now I have a knife worthy of my first. Now I can carry one knife again and never feel like I am in need of more. Nothing feels as reassuring in my pocket as a five blade Ulster Boy Scout Knife.
I know there are other knives like it. But they never had the Philips Head Screwdriver. and SAK's never appealed to me.Now all is right in the world again.
My Original Ulster BS Knife
My new BS Knife
A shot of the wear in the blade of my first knife compared to the second. I learned how to sharpen knives on my old BS knife.
I really like that knife....congratulations!
