I just found out my EDC is 100 years old, would you keep usin' it.

[T. Erdelyi]

I just looked up the tang stamp on my EDC box cutter and found out it's 100 years old, do I keep usin' it?

My personal feelin' is why not I paid a couple of bucks for it at a yard sale a while back.

It's a Union Knife Works Equal End Bull Pattern(?) it had a broken blade which I believe was a Spear Blade, I ground it down (very slowly) into a short Sheepsfoot for use as a box cutter.

I loved the warm Brown Jigged Bone scales with the Bowtie/Propeller Shield, I picked up this up with the intention of just usin' it as a workin' knife but the more I look at it and the more I use it, I realized that this was a quality knife that begs to be carried.

I'm not a knife abuser so this knife would probably outlast me, so what say folks, use it or put it away?

 

[Blues]

It doesn't know how old it is and it doesn't seem to have hurt it any.

I can't think of a good reason why you shouldn't use it given the pedigree you've provided.

 

[Bastid]

I think it is cool to carry one that old. (and I do it. )

 

[trey999]

I would keep using it, respectfully of course. Very nice.

 

[kc custom]

If the knife could talk the stories wouldn't be from sitting on the dresser, I'm with Ellliott, and Gus
use it.
Ken.

 

[wagglebee]

I would keep using it.

 

[dannyp]

Knowing it's that old would make me want to use it even more. Keep on using it like you have been.:thumbup:

 

[Rupestris]

If I had a knife born the same year as I was, I'd keep using it .

Don't put it away.

 

[zerogee]

The master cutlers who made that knife made it to be used -- it would be a shame not to carry and use it.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I'll add a 'Ditto' to the other replies here, and say USE IT! With care and reverence, of course.

 

[richstag]

Use it but try not to misplace it

 

[matt1987]

if you enjoy carrying it and using it....go for it!

nice looking knife by the way

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Wow, that's a knife that's lasted so long, why bury it now?
Use it!

 

[crbauhs]

If you aren't using it then it will be a shame. Use it. Go for it. Do it. Be a man. Carry it. Get the idea?

 

[TheUSMC2017]

I would use it...but not too roughly.

 

[Never Dull]

Couldnt agree more with everyone, Glad it found someone like you to carry it. You deserve each other!! Cool story.

 

[waynorth]

Oil the joints, and keep on cuttin'!!
What a pleasure to use something so nicely made.

 

[coniferwoodsman]

Use it for sure! Much like good women, good knives only get better with age.
All the Best

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Oil the joints, and keep on cuttin'!!
What a pleasure to use something so nicely made.

That's funny, when I looked it up in an old edition I BRL book and saw that they were only made from 1911-1913, I immediately oiled the joints, this knife takes and holds a razor edge, has no blade wobble and walks and talks like Sinatra wearin' a pair of hand made Testoni Norvegese shoes.

I will definitely continue to EDC this knife and care for it till I'm ready to pass it on, (not for a long time).

 

[rwc53]

Carry it and use it, and enjoy it! That's what I do with my 70+ year old Remington with the worn-down blades! Yours is like mine: still has a lot of life and cutting left!

Ron