Knives you could never part with

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for me it's....
1. My dad's WWII Marine Kabar fighting knife
2. Buck 307 3 blade Stockman (I bought when I was 17 and carried for 30 plus years)
3. The venerable and ever so inexpensive Mercator k55k
4. Hen & Rooster 4 blade large Tobacco Congress (I'm a pipe smoker of 40 plus years)
5. Boker 2 blade Barlow with tortoise shell handle
6. Gerber Steadfast (ingeniously fit for the hand!)
7. Victorinox Explorer (actually started a campfire once with the magnifying glass!)
8. Case Mako Shark single blade lock-back
9. Case 8 inch kitchen knife #2147070
10. Schrade Old Timer single blade liner-lock slimeline trapper
 
My Brit survival knife
That was modified to become a Demolition tool.

The KaBar I carried in West Germany.

SAK Super tinker
 
A Skyline I received from my dad...
A Barlow I received from Chris (CJZ)....
A Texas jack I received from Brett (timberweasle).....

Those ones, among others. :)
 
SAK from grandma
0200 (from me, it's just one of my favorite knives)
Adamas, same deal as the 0200
Opinel gifted to me by Kirby, 9blades
 
very few for me...
I have an old slipjoint that my grandfather gave me almost 50 years ago, I would have to keep that one.
My wife has given me a couple- a Benchmade Leopard and a Spyderco Bradley folder, I would want to keep both of those.

All of the others could go under the right circumstances.
 
My Yuna, any of my CHris Reeves and any bali-song. Actually I have a really hard time parting with any of my knives.
 
Good thread.

Very few knives are irreplaceable. Most of the best knives are simply tools that work well and are easily replaceable with the use of that little thing called 'money'. My first one... eh... maybe. It's an older style german made swiss-army knife(oxymoron?). I'm a knife knut... and that knife was the start of it all.

I, however, do have a an older Sheffield slip joint knife I was given as a kid(a few revolutions around the sun ago...) by an uncle I never really had a strong connection with, but I attribute with my taste for spicy food to. He was my Dad's best friend(brother in-law to him, mother's oldest brother/sibling) and he passed shortly after(due to one of a couple explanations, including conspiracy... ooh! the drama...) and began the decay of my immediate family unit while growing up, and(for those who are able to understand) potentially indirectly steered my beliefs in the direction they have gone over the years. Parents split, mother never really recovered.

I will never let go of the knife. Regardless of the lack of value, it is the one memento from an uncle I once knew and was(potentially) taken for no good reason. If the story behind it is true(which is very plausible, considering the old-mans legitimate work history), well... It makes the knife a symbol of mans' greed and lack of respect for human life. If I were ever to come across the people (potentially)responsible for his death... without a second thought... let's just say you don't screw with a man's family... am I right?

Anyways... nice thread. You made me think and it struck a personal nerve. :) Sorry if the reply wasn't quite what you had intended, but thanks for reading nonetheless. Feels good to share sometimes. :)
 
I could never get rid of my Victorinox Recruit. It was my first real SAK I got for my birthday from my dad when I was maybe 13. He also made me a fixed blade the Christmas before last so of course I could never get rid of that. I also have a lot of cheaper knives that I bought as a kid that I could never get rid of because of sentimental value. Frost cutlery type stuff and random knives I got at souvenir shops and whatnot. I mean really I don't want to get rid of any of my knives but some I've had so long I just couldn't. At least knives don't take up much space so it won't be an issue!
 
-the raggedy old beat up Imperial Barlow that my grandpa gave me when I was 6-ish
-Fantoni Hide
-TRC Knives TR12-S
 
I will never say never! I had some very sweet pieces a couple years ago that had to be sold due to hospital bills, so though I thought I would never part with them, I did.

But this brings me to a new collection. I have two I would not want to part with; my ZT0600, and my LionSteel SR-1 with a Raindrop damascus steel blade. The Boker Arctos XL is one I am very fond of and wouldnot like to see it leave.
 
I'm not fortunate enough to have any old or handed down knives with real sentimental value.

Although I have a few I would loathe to part with, my Para 2 S35VN with Cuscadi wood scales is the one that will stay mine. It has a uniqueness about it that appeals very much to me.

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Number one would be my Kreined CQC-11. Others include a Benchmade Rukus, a Spyderco Vallotton D/A (directly from Butch), old pivot Star-Tac Umnumzaan, Mini AFCK, and an all black fully serrated Spyderco Police (old version).
 
"Most of the best knives are simply tools that work well and are easily replaceable with the use of that little thing called 'money'."


I have a hammer that was well used by my grandfather's great-grandfather. I don't use it, but it's cool to hang on to such things. Hopefully my great great grandsons will have my knives. So I try my best to buy quality knives, use them, and maintain them so that future generations will have some kind of connection to me and some of the work I've done.

I also bought a double edge safety razor to use and pass to my grandson. I didn't know that I'd end up liking it more than cartridge razors. I also have some good guns that I plan on passing down.

Anyway, cheap and replaceable isn't always better than expensive quality.
 
Knives I could never part with..?? That would be 99% of my Knives.** DUHHHHH..............................
 
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