I was always interested in guns and knives. I was raised by rather protective parents(dad was a Detroit cop), so I wasn't allowed to have any besides my scout knife. Well fast forward through school, more school, buying a house, getting married, starting a carreer. I got re-interested in shooting, and bought several pistols, well if you are going to carry a pistol, logic told me I needed a good knife. So I was introduced to Emerson Knives...I also soon learned that to keep up with the shooting hobby you needed to spend a lot on ammunition. Well not so with knives, there is no need to spend more money on anything besides....more knives. So now I shoot what I have, and buy the knives I want. Most get a lot of use at work, some don't but I plan on keeping them all for a long time.