Knives you could never part with

that's easy. it's my boker kwaiken. It has bitten me and I haven't figured out how to get even with it. :grumpy:
 
I think I will have a lot more of these knives in the future, so far I have two for sure, but might have to go through my collection to double check.
1. Graham Razel utility (Was Jon Grahams personal edc)
2. Microtech Socom Elite (Drop point and plain edge, all black, with traction inserts)
 
So far none of my knives have sentimental value. I enjoy them, but can part with any of them (or all of them) if needed. Heck, once I have had one for a while, its on to the next one. For me, the most coveted knife is the one I don't have. I often sell off knives to buy new ones. I have some I really like but could easily give them up. I try not to put that much attachment to things are aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things. I can understand if it was given to you by a loved one and that's what makes it special. But other than that, its a fun hobby. At the end of the day, it just that.
 
For me probably Fallkniven S1 and SYKCO 711. I could live with just those if I had to. Most of the knife tasks I do could be handled by one of those two.
 
Knives I wont ever part with are my buck 110 that my dad got from a friend when he was about my age, the schrade 95/96 ducks unlimited stockman my dad also gave me and his old kershaw black horse he bought when he got out of high school. As well as the old boker stockman my friend gave me a long time ago.
 
Nic S. said:
Thanks Rev. The Buck Vantage my wife got me will always stay with me. She does not know much about knives or showed any interest in them, but she knew I like flippers and knows I like American made blades. So she went to bass pro and got me this for Christmas, I was pretty stoked.

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That was nice of her to jump in and get something for you like that, despite not have much interest. I was in the same boat I was eyeing a Chris Reeve Umnumzaan many years ago, and was saving some money for it. My wife chipped in the rest and it showed up on Christmas. That knife will always stay with me, no matter what.
 
To contribute to the thread, it would be my Spyderco Persistence, partly because my girlfriend picked it out for me, in a similar situation as Nic, and partly because it's the perfect size.

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My actual reason for posting: What is that small one?
 
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I'd have to say that mine are
1. A ranger stockman that was my grandfathers then my my dad's now mine
2. A custom hunter that my father got me for Christmas one year
3. My becker bk10, it was my first real fixed blade
 
Murphenstein44 said:
To contribute to the thread, it would be my Spyderco Persistence, partly because my girlfriend picked it out for me, in a similar situation as Nic, and partly because it's the perfect size.



My actual reason for posting: What is that small one?
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It is a Yuna EQ-1.
 
I once parted with a Colt 1911 pistol that I was pretty fond of and used the money to fund some other pistols. I later regretted it and bought it back, and then found that it wasn't nearly as much gun as I remembered it being after using a few others since. I sold it again a couple of years ago and never looked back. No regrets this time.

In contrast, I bought a CQC-7 in 2012. Then later the same year I bought a CQC-8 also. The 8 got a bit more pocket time and I needed cash so I sold the CQC-7 to a good friend. Later on I found myself looking at getting a brand new one, but something inside me told me to get the other one back instead. I contacted him and asked what he would take in trade for it. I ended up giving him more in the deal than what the CQC-7 was monetarily worth: A Brous Silent Soldier with the newer style and a BRKT Bravo Necker II in 3V. Even though those were great knives and worth a good bit more, I have not regretted the trade once. I have re-bonded with the CQC-7 very strongly and I don't think I'll ever let it go. It's actually one of my favorite knives of all time - And having back my first Emerson has made me a very happy man overall. Something about the CQC-7 design just clicks with me. It was a knife I always wanted when I was younger and in my earlier phase of knife obsession. It was out of reach but for some reason I always wanted it and then finally got it and kept moving regardless. Now I appreciate it more, and it's sort of become representative of who I am as a knife lover.

Another knife I couldn't part with is my SnG. My parents took a great liking to my wife, and for a few years we've been living with them and they've been treating her like the daughter they never had. She gets spoiled a good bit by my parents, kind of a sweet thing I think. One day my dad asked me if I could have any knife regardless of price, what would it be? I told him a Strider SnG and showed him a picture. He asked what it cost, and I told him and he sort of freaked out. Then he said "Start saving for it, and I'll give you $300 toward it so you can afford it." He had felt bad about spoiling my wife so much and not having done anything nice for me in a while, and I took him up on the offer. I ended up getting the Strider with $175 out of my own pocket thanks to his contribution. Can't let that one go.

EDIT: Last couple I forgot to mention. There's an old Schrade I found in my grandma's house when I was a teenager. We were clearing things out after she had passed away. I've always held onto it and it won't go anywhere. Also, I still have my very first pocket knife that was a China or Taiwan made knife under the Beretta name bought for me before going on my first camping trip with my dad. My parents always held onto it with other camping gear between trips so I never had the chance to lose it. Now it's in my possession and I could never get rid of it either.

I've always had a love for knives, and I'm sure there will be plenty more I couldn't part with. Right now I have a whole drawer full of knives I don't ever PLAN on selling because they were gifts and hold some level of sentimental value, but those four specifically mentioned would stay even if I absolutely, positively needed money even in an emergency.
 
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An Old Timer 34OT passed down to me from my wonderful late father. I don't even want to carry it out of fear of losing it, but I know my father would want me to use it so I only use it around the house.
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Interesting replies my friends! I reckon most are kept for sentimental reasons, like first knife or hand me downs from dads and grandads and others simply because of functionality and lastly value or custom made.:thumbup:
The one thing I expected and really didn't notice was... some kept strictly because of the famous brand name or limited productions like serial numbered blades or even brands made in the USA before moving production to China or elsewhere.
 
1. First knives ever received, 2 Case knives on my 6th birthday from father and grandfather, a small Stockman and a mini Coke bottle
2. BM 940, 710, 707 received as gifts from wife to be plus I consider the first 2 will always be BM classics.
3. My CRKs.
 
My Dad's Ka-Bar that he brought home from Vietnam Nam.
Sebenza 21 that was born on what would've been his 67th birthday last year.
Great Grandpa's Cataraugus multiple blade, unknown to me model number.
Spirograph and Ebony Mnandi
Old glory Sebenza with ladder Damascus
Tanto umnumzaan my wife bought me.
 
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