Inheritance knives

harronek

harronek

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My father died earlier this year and I received a few items from his estate .
Among those things I inherited his knives .
The pocket knife that he carried everyday for as long as I remember and from before I was born is currently at a knife restorer's getting a makeover to bring it back to its former glory and hopefully allow me to carry it until I die .
Yesterday my brother came to see me and delivered another of Dads knives . This one was his " Stepping out , Sunday , Weddings , Funerals , Christmas knife " .
Again it was just always there at those occasions , it never got used much but it was always on hand when required .
My brother said as far as he understood Dad bought it , or was given it for his 21 st Birthday . I don't know if that' s true or not , but its the story I will tell from now on .
Dad was 83 when he died , so he got his monies worth out of this knife and the other one .
I wonder if others here have knives with family significance that they would like to show ?





Ken
 
That knife is a thing of beauty with a great history. I know you will cherish it and add to it's story.
 
Lovely knife.

I have knives from my Grandpa (and a revolver from the other grandpa). I just picked up a few more knives from my father in law that date back to his own father. Those will be passed on to my boys.

I have given several traditional knives to my own father and father in law so that when my boys are older they can pass them on!
 
A blast with the past! Good for you that resurrecting his old knives is in the cards. Too often heirs merely post 'all that old junk' at a garage sale or on flea bay and the pennies on the dollar speculator or lo-bidder walks away with a mountain of memories for which he/she has no regard except financial gain.
Stupid maybe but any one of my SAK Spartans (ordinary knife, I know) has got me out of a hole many times since 1965 (when I found the first one) and I'd like that the next owner was appreciative of well-worn scales and blades and how/why they became that way.
 
My father passed almost 30 years ago.
This is the knife he carried daily for decades, a German made Swiss Army style knife.

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Very knice knife :), I have several of my dad's knives and I even have the knife my grandfather used to carry when I was a little kid back in the late 60s early 70s, I used to sit with him and my grandfather would pull this out at lunch time and he would use it to cut up kielbasa and fresh veggies for the lunch.

Here's two of my Old Man's knives last time he held them in his hands was 1975...(The Case Swayback Jack is from a friend here on BFC)

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And this was my grandfather's knife, given to me back in '06 the last time I went back to Hungary by my cousin.

A Polish Gerlach(sp?) Pruning blade...

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My dad died in 1966. I found his knife earlier this year--a Schrade Old Timer 108OT. It was certainly a thrill to find that knife after almost 50 years of considering it lost forever.

That knife is gorgeous, harronek. I know you will treasure it.
 
Great thread! My lineage never carried. I wish they had, and it is one of the reasons I carry today. My kids or, hopefully one day, my grandkids, may or may not care, but I would like to give them the opportunity to experience the inheritance. You guys take care of those priceless treasures.
 
Great looking knife, Harronek. I'm glad to see it is in good hands. This is a pic of the knife that was passed down to me from my Grandfather.
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It is a Colonial pen knife.
 
Cherish that Colonial, the older ones are so hard to come by, most folks used them till they fell apart, it's nice to see an old one in one piece still..
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Very knice knife :), I have several of my dad's knives and I even have the knife my grandfather used to carry when I was a little kid back in the late 60s early 70s, I used to sit with him and my grandfather would pull this out at lunch time and he would use it to cut up kielbasa and fresh veggies for the lunch.

Here's two of my Old Man's knives last time he held them in his hands was 1975...(The Case Swayback Jack is from a friend here on BFC)

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And this was my grandfather's knife, given to me back in '06 the last time I went back to Hungary by my cousin.

A Polish Gerlach(sp?) Pruning blade...

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What a great collection of family significance :thumbup:

Ken
 
Very cool. Most people probably wouldn't understand, but there is something extremely touching about having a tangible reminder of those who have moved on. Previous generations didn't have as much stuff as we do today. The few things they left behind are all the more valuable because of it.

- Christian
 
I am grateful that my father is still alive and that I have not yet received any heirlooms for a sad reason. If I ever do receive any, I will treasure them for the memories and not for any intrinsic worth. We do, though, have some family knife traditions.

My father was a farm boy who took his children camping and who taught me to use a knife and axe. The only passed down from his father was a leather-handled hunting knife with grandfather's initials carved in the sheath. Sadly7, the knife was lost on a beach trip - it was a using knife and my father used it

During one return trip to Norway (our ancestral home), Dad got me a nice Scandinavian pattern sheath knife. I have not used it much, but I treasure it and hope to pass it on to my own son. Other knives include a WWII theater knife, a an electricians knife from the Corps of Engineers and a few birthday gifts from me. They are all knives that have seen use and may not be preserved. The people and memories are important, not the objects. :cool:
 
My father is 78 years old and still very much alive and kicking. The only knives he had I bummed off him when I was just a kid. They were a Schrade Walden paratroopers switchblade (I still have it), a cheap Italian switchblade he took from a student when he was a bus driver in his younger years (it broke by the time I was 10 and I think got thrown away), and a Zippo branded knife he was given by a company he worked for. I gave the Zippo back to him by the time I was 15 and he lost it shortly thereafter. I then bought him Buck 110 three dot in the early 80s. He lost that after a few years. I got him another Buck 110, which he also lost. I then got him a Smith and Wesson knife in the mid-90s (i didn't know they were junk back then). He seems to have lost that also. I finally gave him a Vic classic, figuring he wouldn't lose it if it was attached to his keys. Well, after a few years he lost that too. That was 15 years ago and the last knife I gave him. As you can see, the memories I have of my father's knives are a little out of the ordinary......
 
Back in February there was a thread started that was called "Sentimental Knives" and I posted some info and pictures some knives made by my Grandfather. Here is the story from that thread and the pictures.

Here is a couple pictures of some knives that could not be bought from me for any price. My Grandfather was born in Germany in 1900 and passed away in 1975 when I was 14 and just getting to know him. These are knives that were handmade by him. These knives aree very interesting in that most of them have hidden in the scabbards some matches and firestarter which has than been sealed in wax only to be dug out in an emergency situation. The one in the 1st picture that is just right of center at the bottom which has the name "JAMES" written in it was the only one he made especially for me and given to me just a couple months before his passing. he named it "The Dannel Boone" at least that is how he spelled it. And hidden in the wooden scabbard is 14 matches and 1 firestarter and has a sharpening stone on the back as well as a personal message. "With lots of good wishes to James from Grandpa G. Good hunting from John Gedlich 1974 Gales Creek Or. The others were given to me by my Father and my Uncle within the last few years. Just writing this and looking over these knives brings back good memories and tears to my eyes. I look forward to handing them down to my 3 boys someday. He made many others that are still in the hands of my father and uncle. He sure liked to paint them up. Looks almost Native American but he was 100% German.

I now have become a knife collector with well over 1000 in my collection and the only ones that I would never consider parting with at any price are the ones handmade by my Grandfather.

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My father only owned two knives during our lifetimes together; he died when I was only 29. A Rapala filet knife which I still own but don't fish much anymore, so seldom use, and this Imperial Prov USA fixed blade, which I use in the garden. He never carried a folding knife of any kind that I ever saw.

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gedlicks said:
Back in February there was a thread started that was called "Sentimental Knives" and I posted some info and pictures some knives made by my Grandfather. Here is the story from that thread and the pictures.

Here is a couple pictures of some knives that could not be bought from me for any price. My Grandfather was born in Germany in 1900 and passed away in 1975 when I was 14 and just getting to know him. These are knives that were handmade by him. These knives aree very interesting in that most of them have hidden in the scabbards some matches and firestarter which has than been sealed in wax only to be dug out in an emergency situation. The one in the 1st picture that is just right of center at the bottom which has the name "JAMES" written in it was the only one he made especially for me and given to me just a couple months before his passing. he named it "The Dannel Boone" at least that is how he spelled it. And hidden in the wooden scabbard is 14 matches and 1 firestarter and has a sharpening stone on the back as well as a personal message. "With lots of good wishes to James from Grandpa G. Good hunting from John Gedlich 1974 Gales Creek Or. The others were given to me by my Father and my Uncle within the last few years. Just writing this and looking over these knives brings back good memories and tears to my eyes. I look forward to handing them down to my 3 boys someday. He made many others that are still in the hands of my father and uncle. He sure liked to paint them up. Looks almost Native American but he was 100% German.

I now have become a knife collector with well over 1000 in my collection and the only ones that I would never consider parting with at any price are the ones handmade by my Grandfather.

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First, I would like to thank everyone for sharing. My father passed at 70 and I have a small SAK of his. I would also like to thank gedricks for posting these handmade knives of his Grandfather's. As a maker I love seeing older folk art type knives like these that were not the tourist stuff.
Great picture.
 
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