Knives that mean something to you

FireAnt · Jul 20, 2011

The first one, is one that belonged to my Great Grandfather, he used it all the time my Grandfather told me. Its German made and the steel is obviously full of carbon.

The second knife is a old 502 that my Grandfather recently carried before he passed away. ): I always like to have a knife on me, and If I go to special places, I take this one over my mini-grip.
The third is a Case xx USA. Its special because it symbolizes the good that few people of today's world possess. I was about 8 and was at a junk shop, I picked up a little lockback for 1 dollar, and when checking out, the guy said, kinda cheap knife? And he pulled out this gleaming Case, (I presume it was his edc) and handed it to me for free. I was shocked, as were my parents. I don't use it much, as its slick and likes to fall out of my pocket lol. The third one... this is my tank, if im gonna do a tough job, i take this one. It belonged to my great grandfather. The steel rusts, but is amazing, I have never used a knife holding this kind of mystery steel, when i was cleaning my recently passed away grandfathers house, i was putting in new carpet, and i slipped many times, and the blade struck concrete a lot, and was not changed at all. Its also special because my grandfather helped me glue one of the scales back in place, and its held up.

The third one is not as special as the others, but is still special, it was a gift from my grandmother for my birthday. I know it will last a life time, and will be special when i give it to my children/grandchildren.

alex · Jul 20, 2011

FireAnt said:
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The first one, is one that belonged to my Great Grandfather, he used it all the time my Grandfather told me. Its German made and the steel is obviously full of carbon.
The second knife is a old 502 that my Grandfather recently carried before he passed away. ): I always like to have a knife on me, and If I go to special places, I take this one over my mini-grip.
The third is a Case xx USA. Its special because it symbolizes the good that few people of today's world possess. I was about 8 and was at a junk shop, I picked up a little lockback for 1 dollar, and when checking out, the guy said, kinda cheap knife? And he pulled out this gleaming Case, (I presume it was his edc) and handed it to me for free. I was shocked, as were my parents. I don't use it much, as its slick and likes to fall out of my pocket lol. The third one... this is my tank, if im gonna do a tough job, i take this one. It belonged to my great grandfather. The steel rusts, but is amazing, I have never used a knife holding this kind of mystery steel, when i was cleaning my recently passed away grandfathers house, i was putting in new carpet, and i slipped many times, and the blade struck concrete a lot, and was not changed at all. Its also special because my grandfather helped me glue one of the scales back in place, and its held up. The third one is not as special as the others, but is still special, it was a gift from my grandmother for my birthday. I know it will last a life time, and will be special when i give it to my children/grandchildren.

Hey Daryll, I like the third one the best. No, not that one, the other third one

Getahl · Jul 20, 2011

I only have two that mean anything to me. The first is the first pocketknife I procured when beginning my knife knut addiction; a stainless, PE Spyderco Dragonfly. It isn't my first OHO, but it's the first that got the ergos right (for me). I really like it, and it still makes its way into the EDC rotation fairly often, including today.

The second is by far worth more to me than any of my others, and the only one I've received as a gift. My Vic Tinker. My grandfather gave this to me when I was 13 in 1993. It was used regularly until about 2000 or so. I like the pattern lots too

Johnny Numbers · Jul 20, 2011

When I was in the Army, I wasn't able to go home one year for Christmas, so my dad sent me a care package with a few small gifts and a card that was signed by all my family and friends. One of the items in the box was a new Schrade LB7.

That was 26 years ago... and as a matter of fact, I took it out and sharpened it just last week. That knife means a lot to me.

ono724 · Jul 20, 2011

I have an old case that my dad gave me back in the mid-70's. I plan on passing it down to my son when he's old enough.

Cold Kill · Jul 20, 2011

I have 4 Case knives that my Grandpa left for me when he passed away. 3 3-blade stockmans (don't know the proper term), and a little 2 blade one. Out of the 3, 2 have natural stag handles, and the other two (stockman and 2 blade) have what I believe are celluloid scales. They are special to me because he loved knives, as do I, but passed long before I got into knives.

Myal · Jul 20, 2011

Been with me since I was old enough to earn the $3 pocket money it cost to buy , more than 30 years now .

FireAnt · Jul 20, 2011

alex said:
Hey Daryll, I like the third one the best. No, not that one, the other third one

hahaha sorry lot on my mind.

Hadji Flip Me Over · Jul 20, 2011

My Vulcan is the only sentimental pocket knife I have, because it was my first. Same with my SEAL Pup Elite, first fixed blade. I started my knife obsession with a SOG kick.

kirei · Jul 20, 2011

every time i hear the guy clark song about the randall knife, i think of the case knife (looked like ono724's with an angled guard) of my dad's that i lost as a kid. i can't imagine how many hours i spent looking through the field for that thing over time.

Cold Kill · Jul 20, 2011

kirei said:
every time i hear the guy clark song about the randall knife, i think of the case knife (looked like ono724's with an angled guard) of my dad's that i lost as a kid. i can't imagine how many hours i spent looking through the field for that thing over time.

Well shoot, you should have just tied a strong magnet to a stick (or two), or combed the field, Spaceballs style.

Longtrang · Jul 20, 2011

The knife my father used doing search and rescue in Vietnam. He passed away just over a year ago so this knife means a lot to me.

The main knife I used in Iraq. If only it could talk....

dantheman4114 · Jul 21, 2011

This might be kind of a long story but here goes. I, a few years built a 35 foot tall trebuchet (a type of catapult for you not as midevil weapon fascinated folks) It has 200lbs od counterweight and can throw a watermelon over 200 yards. I'm sure you can all see how this could be dangerous due to the wood and rope flying around with tremendous force when it fires. Two years ago I did a modification to the trigger and was test firing it for the first time, unaware if the loose rope i had left around my arm from the old trigger. This rope was still attached to the boom at one end and as I fired the trebuchet I realized what was happening. Because It is such a large trebuchet and the full counterweight wasn't on, I had time to react. The unstopable boom started moveing and taking the rope with it, I reached for and deployed my benchmade 522BK presidio ultra and was able to slice through the rope with the super sharp blade. If not for the fast deployment and sharp edge on the Presidio my arm could have been torn off, or most likely I could have been flung into the air and killed. Sure the Presidio might not be the nicest knife, and it's not the best knife in my collection. But because it saved my life It by far means the most to me.