Heirloom knife for my unborn son.

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What qualities would you guys look for in a knife that you plan to hand down to your son. Also what knife would you suggest looking at. Thank you for your help.
 
Price range?

Are we talking $50 or a $500 limit?

Give us something to go off of....
 
I did something similar and reached out to Heather at Chris Reeve:

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The knives were manufactured as near the actual birthdays as possible and each graphic is unique with colors inspired by the kid (3 girls; 1 boy) and engraved with their birth dates and initials.

The project was expensive but they'll have these knives to hand down to their children.

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I think a Sage 2 would stand the test of time.

Or something small and pocketable like a Case folder.
 
I would not worry too much about buying an heirloom knife at this point, I think if he is being born today there a few more important things going on! Good luck and congrats!
 
get a randall, fallkniven nl series fiddleback forge or dozier......something w class. those are just a few off top of my head. congrats to you and your family!
 
I have a Russell Premium Scout knife put away for my grandson. I considered one of my Busses or a high-end folder, but decided to go with something he could actually use at a younger age without excessive worry about loss. Still a very nice stag-handled folder, I have wished more than once that I had bought one for myself as well.
 
i got my dads old Case stockman, and its what i plan to pass to my kid later on down the line
 
The question has come up multiple times, but I hadn't really stopped and thought about what knife out of my current collection I would pass down.

I keep wanting it to be one of the more expensive knives I own, but I also go back to one of my most used knives that'll show character. With that said, I would go with the Caly 3.5 zdp-189 which has been in my pocket most of the time since I got it or the Manix 2 EDC Forums glow in the dark edition for it's rarity.

By the way, congratulations, and best of luck!
 
First off, relax. :)

Second, to have a knife to pass down is much different than having a knife to use. The little guy will need a knife to use in about ten years. He'll need an heirloom in eighty or ninety years. :)

Do you have a knife from your father or grandfather to pass down?

Shortly after my son was born he received a nice Mora fixed blade and a youth Opinel. Santa brings him a pocketknife each year at Christmas, and he's picked up a blade or two elsewhere. For a seven year old he's off to a nice collection.

At age 1 or 2 he got one of these, an excellent choice for a kid's first pocketknife. ;)
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This is a strategic question.

So, thinking long term; 60 years from now how silly is he going to look pulling out a "tactical" pocket knife and trying to use it? Look around. Can you imagine Bill Gates with a Spyderco, Paul Allen with a tanto-inspired, graphite scaled, wonder bar? President Lincoln carried a Congress. President Eisenhower carried a small pen (the "Eisenhower" pattern).

Heirlooms are Traditional. A Remington 870 may have been granddaddy's shotgun, but it's not an Heirloom. That Holland & Holland Side by Side is. It's up to you to show your son how tradition, style, and class are carried on for hundreds of years.

I highly recommend you look at a traditional pattern knife; a Stockman, a Barlow, a Jack, or a Congress. You can get a very nice, limited production, model from a maker like Case or GEC, or a custom from Lloyd, Davison, Ohta, etc. I'd go custom; it's going to last longer than your son and be something he can hand down.
 
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