I will never use this knife

[Skar]

I have a few … have a Bowie case xx from my grandfather that sits in a safe. He never used it and I never have, I just have it.

I also have about a dozen or more fixed blades some from another time, others I bought and I don’t carry.
Way easier and comfortable to have a folder in my pocket.

 

[Triton]

I used to have the perfect mother in law, she lived 8000 miles away, she didn’t speak English and she sent me money on my Birthday.

Many years ago I bought a quite expensive Chris Reeve Sebenza with box elder inlays and what was called ribbon Damascus that had a protective coating on the blade, which I found out that it would tarnish/patina and lose the coating if I were to cut into an apple.
It was a $700 knife that I had scrimped and saved to buy but after I found out about the limitations I ended up selling it the very week it arrived.

I’ve not bought a knife since that was as expensive as that.

Now some knives that I have owned that arrived so sharp that I just didn’t want to use because it would lose the exceptional edge and feared that I would never be able to recreate that level of sharpness again, but now years later I have increased my sharpening skills so that isn’t a problem anymore.

G2

I hear you. I've got a reasonably high dollar knife from a now deceased maker that I can't bring myself to use or carry.

 

[Jagged]

I buy all my knives to potentially use; but have several dozen in the safe that I never have and probably never will just due to collector value.

Many years ago, I bought a really nice William Henry folder. Carried it carefully and used it gently and rarely. One night, I was touching up the edge while watching TV. Put a couple big scratches on the blade. Not happy at the moment; but was for the better as I then started using it like I should have since value reduced. Nice knife that I carried in the office daily until my wife commandeered it.

 

[Boattale]

I'll probably never use the USMC Kabar my best bud from those days recently gifted me. He gave me the mini version at the same time. It's my truck door knife. Like it.

 

[VorpelSword]

Click bait apology first followed by my intent. Do you have any knives that for whatever reason will never be used? Ergos not what you expected, changes in preferences, dislike the person who gave it to you, political stance on country of origin, whatever floats your boat? I have about 50 knives I want to start moving for various reasons. When I bought them, I was excited at first! But now…..Meh. They are gonna collect dust so I should try to get some money out of them so I can spend it on knives I will like better. My daughter tried to explain “girl math” to me lately. Not sure if this qualifies, but feel free to ask someone in your life if you are not familiar with this term.

For example. My LT Wright Frontier Valley. I was so excited to get this. Hard to find, Ohio made (Go Bucks) and an internet darling. Not my preferred steel, small in hand, paid too much to actually use, and ready to move on from it. Nothing wrong with it, but I WILL NEVER USE IT.

Do you have a knife you own and will never use?

I have a cigar box of pocket knives that were given to me by well meaning family members over the years. Most of them are knives I would not buy for myself. They stay in the box. Maybe one day Ill sell them off, but not now.

On the other hand . . .there are a few knives that I have paid (too much) good money for and gifted to our son that I would never have used my self. Most were serious 'combat" knives he got before going to Iraq. I posted a longish story on that here several years ago. This past year, I gave our son a CRK Sebenza and a William Henry j45th birthday . The CRK is now his EDC The WH
It is a true "gent's kife" with a fancy locking mech , a spinal gemstone and Damascus steel.
If I had it, I'd never use it! . . .it is his suite wear only knife.

Then there are knives that if I ever did have one, I'd never use it . . .Any of the discontinued CRK one piece line for instance, or an original Bob Loveless. Any knife like that goes under glass and is itemized in our homeowner's insurance and in my will. Sadly, I have none in this last category.

 

[OPSEC-C-C]

There are two categories where knife collectors will never use knives in their collection. Most, because they are an investment. Serious collectors will purchase older knives in as near to mint condition as they can find and with as much of the original packaging as possible. Depending on how rare they are and how collected they are by others, the value of these knives fluctuate with the market and will most always increase in value as time goes on. Another category of knives that will never be used are knives that are basically a work of art. So, many collectors will never use the knives they collect. These knives, like a collector car that is so rare and worth so much, they will never be driven. These types of knives will never be used. Two of my examples of these knives are as follows:

Above, is a knife Gerber made for the White Stag Manufacturing Co. of Portland, Oregon in 1969. This knife is number 9 by the serial number. I have the box it was sold in. The advertisement shows knife number 2. It is unknown how many of these were made, but very few examples still exist. It will never be used.
The second category:
In the mid 1980's, Gerber made 25 special Mark II / Mark I ivory handled knife sets. The serialized sets were intended to be gifted to Gerber Executives prior to the 1986 Fiskars take-over. Very much a work of art, and rare, so they will never be used.

 

[LittleAugieMo]

My Dianna Casteel fighter

 

[Triton]

There are two categories where knife collectors will never use knives in their collection. Most, because they are an investment. Serious collectors will purchase older knives in as near to mint condition as they can find and with as much of the original packaging as possible. Depending on how rare they are and how collected they are by others, the value of these knives fluctuate with the market and will most always increase in value as time goes on. Another category of knives that will never be used are knives that are basically a work of art. So, many collectors will never use the knives they collect. These knives, like a collector car that is so rare and worth so much, they will never be driven. These types of knives will never be used. Two of my examples of these knives are as follows:
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Above, is a knife Gerber made for the White Stag Manufacturing Co. of Portland, Oregon in 1969. This knife is number 9 by the serial number. I have the box it was sold in. The advertisement shows knife number 2. It is unknown how many of these were made, but very few examples still exist. It will never be used.
The second category:View attachment 2860677
In the mid 1980's, Gerber made 25 special Mark II / Mark I ivory handled knife sets. The serialized sets were intended to be gifted to Gerber Executives prior to the 1986 Fiskars take-over. Very much a work of art, and rare, so they will never be used.

Thanks for sharing!