My First Giveaway-GEC Boy's Knife in Ebony

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My first traditional folder would be my Case "cummins" Mako Lockback. It has the greatest sentimental value because it first belonged to my grandfarther before I was even born, then my farther, and finally me. It isn't very functional anymore because so much material has been removed from the blade, after many years of sharpening and daily use. So now it just sits in my cigar box where I keep all of mine sentimental items and memories. So That's the story surrounding this knife,and thanks for the generour giveaway, I'm in.

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My first traditional knife was a Swiss Army knife given to me by my step-dad.

Thanks for the opportunity.
 
My first traditional was a Coast lockback given to be by my dad before I left for a backpacking trip

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My first was a colonial parents got it for me at a small mom and pop store that used to be across the street from us still have it. Post a picture tomorrow and thanks for the chance great giveaway.
 
My father gave me my first knife when I was a kid. I'm not sure, but I think I was around 5 years old.

It's similar to a victorinox tourist, but not identical. It's made in germany, but I've not been able to see who made it. It has white plastic scales.

When I got it it had been used, and maybe abused. The tip was broken off, and I guess it was pretty darn dull also. I Didn't care, it was my first knife and I loved it. I remember often putting it in my pocket when going outside. I cut all sort of stuff with it, mostly just for fun. Unfortunately I was so young at the time I don't remember much of it.

I'm glad I still have it, it's a nice memory, and maybe that's the knife that made me like knives.
 
Very kind to do this but I am not entering. I did however feel, if you were interested, that you would like to see the first traditional of mine. My grandfather carried this ONE knife most of his life and handed it over to me when I was a kid. It was actually my first knife..period and my grandfather never got another knife :)



Kevin
 
My first TDPK is a Queen Teardrop ,nice knife with amberbone , linerlock and fair price .
The intrest thing is that 2years later when I desided to get my second TDPK , some GEC ,I still sticked on GEC's Teardrop , or #85 Bullet end.
I wasn't able to find a EZ open wooden #85 ,so I brought a Camillus EZopen Jack instead . 6months Later and now , Im waiting for Collectorknives' SFO #85 ,which will be my grail !

Thank you for the chance !
 
Thank you for the generous give-away. Gosh, I would say my first introduction to a traditional knife would be the Buck 503 prince. This was given to me by my uncle many many years ago and still use it on occasion. My uncle has since passed away so this knife is now a safe queen rather than a user. I still love it and fondle it on occasion.

Not sure if SAK's are considered traditional, but I've had several of those as well.

I have always admired GEC's but never owned one. Thank you for the opportunity.
 
My first knife was given to me on my sixth birthday, we had moved to a new state and we had endless woods and a trout river, my birthday fell on opening day, I was also given my first rod & reel, I think it might have been the two best birthday gifts I've ever been given, I was never without a knife from that day forward and I still fish as often as I can. Both were not the best quality ( knife & fishing gear ) but had a major impact on my life and it gave me some sort of independence and a love for the outdoors.
First knife I still have I treasured it, Imperial Kamp King, it just turned 35 years last Wednesday.
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I still have my second knife, I think my dad bought it for me because he couldn't get me away from the hardware store display case, it contained Case, Schrade, Imperial, and Swiss Army Knives, it seemed magical at the time.

Case 6201, 33 years old

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Thanks for the chance and the memories

Pete
 
My first was an old Barlow that my dad gave me when I was a kid. I also lost it when I was a kid...:) I loved playing basketball, and I liked cool new basketball shoes. One time I wanted to change out the insoles in a pair of my shoes, but they were glued in. So I used my trusty pocket knife to try and pry them out. The blade folded and closed with the blade going in between my fingernail and the flesh on my right index finger. It was a pretty good one. I ran it under cold water in the sink for 10 minutes or so to stop the bleeding. I made sure not to let my mom or dad see what I had done because I knew that they would take my pocket knife away.
 
thanks a lot for the very generous giveaway. My first real traditional knife was a case trapper CV in amber jigged bone. I asked for it for christmas last year. Up until then I had always been into SAKs, this was my first step into the world of american traditionals, I remember thinking putting a patina on it was a complicated process, I stuck left the blades in a potato overnight, this forum has considerably improved my knowledge of all aspects of traditional knives :):
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Mine would have been a Barlow knife given to me by my father when I was a cub scout. I think I was in first grade based on where we lived and when we moved to the new Dairy Farm. He bought it and told me I could have it on the first day I didn't ask him about it. That took a week or so. At that age a boy's curiosity is hard to control. I do not remember the brand and I have no idea what happened to it. As soon as I got my first big fixed blade Ka-Bar and a hatchet the knife seemed to small for a big boy.

jwh
 
I'll throw some pic's up later, but you all know the knife - a Buck 301 stockman. My grandparents gave me one in 1984, about 10 years before they both passed. It's really nothing special to anyone but me, and I'll keep it forever.

Thanks for the giveaway!
 
What a generous giveaway! I have one ebony pocketknife, the Forum bullhead (2011?) and I love it!

My first traditional was an early '70s Kamp-King scout-pattern knife I used as a Boy Scout. It was inexpensive, the steel wasn't the best, and the steel under the black enamel covers long ago started to show through. But my son loves the knife and carried it himself as a Scout. He kept it clean and sharp and has taken great care of it. He just made Eagle last year!
 
Beutiful knife with ebony, not common to see it on my side of the world, anyway I have a recent Case XX Blue bone.
I also have some traditional SAK.
THanks you for this opportunity :)
 
Thanks for the giveaway!
I can't pass up such an opportunity to win a beautiful slipjoint and also explain how I came across my first significant traditional slipjoint.
Mine happened to be a custom lockback made by Gary Mulkey that was given to me by my grandfather when I was young. It has a D2 steel blade and some type of burl covers. It's truly beautiful. I never knew what I had until I got older, but the knife has been carried and used for nearly 20 years and is basically responsible for my knife addiction today.
All the best!
Hunter
 
Is it too late to enter? Not sure what time zone we're talking here.

My first pocket knife was a Victorinox piece that my dad gave me when I was 13. It was old and rusty and most of the tools were difficult to pull out except for the wood saw. At that time, I only cared about knives in their capacity as weapons, so I just chucked it somewhere and, almost 8 years later, I can't find it. Wish I took better care of it. It's probably somewhere around the house right now.
 
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