Most Sentimental Knife?

Hawgsnawt said:
Schrade Schrimshaw Trout knife.....

Given to me by my Dad for my 7th birthday, he passed away 2 weeks later. My mother would have never approved so he gave it to me in secret.... I never told anyone about it or used it much for anything after he passed..... it became and still is my most prized possession. I still can't handle it without getting sentimental....and I'm almost 50 now.

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Another beauty of a knife!!
 
I have a Scandinavian pattern sheath knife that my father bought in Norway (our ancestral homeland) and gave to me. I have not used it much, but I treasure the knife and appreciate the craftsmanship. I will pass it on to my own son. :cool:
 
The history (and stories) of some of these knives is amazing. Isn't it cool how an object like a knife embodies so many emotions and feelings? So cool.
 
My great grandfather on my dads side passed away back in 2000, he had an Old Timer 8OT in his pocket when he passed, my dad got it and gave it to me. It's got quite a patina but it's in great shape still. It's one of my most prized knives and it's not going anywhere.

I also got the Buck 110 I gave to my dad for father day about a year before he passed away, doesn't look like he ever carried it, but I am glad I got it back though I wish it were under different circumstances.
 
For me it's my grandpa's yellow sak classic which was the last tool he ever used and was in his pocket when died, my dad gave it to me when I was around 10 and I did carry it a little bit at first but then I got new user knives and just put this one in a safe place. ( I also have my grandmas pink ask classic, but she just left it on her chair side table with coffee spilled on it and never used it )
( my buck 110 that I got as a graduation present is a good second, but not as special as my grandpa's classic )
 
My Cryo, that came from a friend, who is like family. And I was gifted a Snody fixed blade, and that knife means the world to me as well!! I had a Lifter's Leather sheath made for the Snody. The other other is my Dog Paws Strider CC PT, as the dog tag has my dog Kirby's name, who lived 14 years, engraved on it.


 
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I have two. A Craftsman pocket knife of my dad's that I received when he passed away in 1978, and a Wenger Soldat 100th Anniversary SAK given to me by my mother in the 1990s. She passed away in 2011.
 
I never carry her but Ive had this knife longer than any other. I got this in trade when i was in grade school (early 80's) can't remember exactly when. That was in a time that you wouldn't be sent to an underground prison for having a knife in school. I traded a switch blade comb, (those of you in my age group should remember those), for this beauty! Nothing to special but I think I got the better end of the deal as I still have the knife and i doubt he has the comb.

 
My most sentimental knife is a Gerber LST folder with a black blade and camo handle and a camo belt sheath. My dad bought it for me for my first real knife for hinting and camping. It was probably 1992? I dont know when they were originally released but its been around for a while! Maybe Ill snap a pic later.
 
T.Knotts said:
I never carry her but Ive had this knife longer than any other. I got this in trade when i was in grade school (early 80's) can't remember exactly when. That was in a time that you wouldn't be sent to an underground prison for having a knife in school. I traded a switch blade comb, (those of you in my age group should remember those), for this beauty! Nothing to special but I think I got the better end of the deal as I still have the knife and i doubt he has the comb.

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Those combs are still popular, and can be won at arcades everywhere. I've had a bunch of them and still have one floating around somewhere.
 
I still have (and use) my first knife. My parents got it for me in 1988 when i went into the scouts. Its a victornox swiss army knife, huntsman model and they engraved my name on the blade. I broke the saw on it when i was a kid.

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Ditto the SAK Huntsman, also my first knife. Mine lacked the package hook; was a late-70s model. For safekeeping, it's at the bottom of Okracoke Harbor in NC. I put it there accidentally but I know no one will steal it now. Since then, any SAK gives me a nostalgic feeling and I'm happy to carry one type or another to this day.

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I have three of my fathers knives. The first two are my father's M3 trench knife and his fixed blade clip point hunting knife. It is a Western #W36 and does not appear to be a very expensive knife at all. Not my favorite but I will never part with it.

The third is an old folder that is not in very good shape. I never carry the thing. No clue what brand it is. Maybe Imperial. After I enlisted, Dad gave me the knife so I could leave my Buck 112 at home when I was away at Basic Training. He said someone would just steal the Buck and handed me the beat up folder he pulled from his pocket. My father was right. I went through most of Basic and AIT without it because someone stole it. Right before AIT ended I spotted a guy scrapping carbon from the chamber of his weapon with my knife. Needless to say I got my knife back after I made it clear that I would pound his skull in with a M16 barrel if my folder was not returned. Funny, I have not thought about this knife in ages.

I have found that a knife means more to me if it has a story to go with it. Maybe that is part of the reason I still have the folder.

Great thread, BTW.
 
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sabre cat said:
I have three of my fathers knives. The first two are my father's M3 trench knife and his fixed blade clip point hunting knife. It is a Western #W36 and does not appear to be a very expensive knife at all. Not my favorite but I will never part with it.

The third is an old folder that is not in very good shape. I never carry the thing. No clue what brand it is. Maybe Imperial. After I enlisted, Dad gave me the knife so I could leave my Buck 112 at home when I was away at Basic Training. He said someone would just steal the Buck and handed me the beat up folder he pulled from his pocket. My father was right. I went through most of Basic and AIT without it because someone stole it. Right before AIT ended I spotted a guy scrapping carbon from the chamber of his weapon with my knife. Needless to say I got my knife back after I made it clear that I would pound his skull in with a M16 barrel if my folder was not returned. Funny, I have not thought about this knife in ages.

I have found that a knife means more to me if it has a story to go with it. Maybe that is part of the reason I still have the folder.

Great thread, BTW.
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When my dad went into basic in '79 at ft bending his buck was stolen and at one point he saw the captain pull it from his pocket and start digging under his fingernails with it , needless to say he was able to get his knife back. I would love to be able to have that knife, but he ended up trading it to his buddy for a nude picture of Farrah fawcett :grumpy:( what a stupid trade )
 
My wife gave me a William Henry Gentac after she recovered from a life threatening illness about 5 years ago. I m not sure why she did that. I carried it at my daughter s wedding. Otherwise I keep it in the box, and take it out to look at once and a while.
 
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