Hand me down knifes

[tuxacious]

Hey Guys,

I am new here on the forums, so I hope this is the correct place for this. There may already be a place for this but I just thought out of about 9 hand me down knives my grandfathers have given me this Jimmy Lile took the cake. This knife was on my grandfathers hip almost 20 years in Colorado and has on his ranch in Texas. It has quite a bit of wear and "Character" on it, and at this point is one of my prized possessions.

With all of that being said, what hand me downs have you been given, whats their back story, and lets see some pictures.

Image Link: http://imgur.com/a1NK6yY

 

[StubbyThumbnail]

I have several but one sticks out in my mind. Sorry, but I don't know how to take nor post pictures. When I was about 10 years old in the late 60's my dad's dad gave me a knife which he told me was his first knife as a boy. I really didn't recognize the significance then. My grandfather was born in 1896, and passed in 1975. I recently ran across the old knife which I had kept. It is a Maher and Grosch folder which is about 3 inches long with a single spey blade. The handles seem to be ebony and the bolsters are apparently iron. It is a barehead knife. The snap and walk and talk are as good as any knife I own. My best guestimaion is the knife was produced in the early 1900's so 110 years old or older.
Thanks,
Rick

 

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This one, a long tail Case XX, was my father's "go to" when ever a really sharp cutter was needed. This one has gone through more deer than anyone knows as he and my mother operated a "Deer Camp" in Pennsylvania for several years when I was a youngster. As best I can understand this blade dates to the late '30's and was originally nickel (possibly chrome??) plated with a stacked leather handle and an aluminum pommel. It remains as one of my most prized possessions.View attachment 621087

 

[ismaris]

Found this in my dad's effects after he passed. He always had this one in his pocket. I saw him clean the carbon off spark plugs numerous times with the sheepfoot blade. He snapped off the tip of pictured blade and never reprofiled it. (I turned it into a rather rough wharnie) Bone handles are worn but have no cracks. This one is a D-E Shapleigh Hdwre cattle knife.