Well, not really my FIRST knife, but as far as I'm concerned the first one worth the money I paid for it. I just got a Piranha Fingerling (model 2) in the mail today. It's sort of an early birthday present. Bearing in mind that all I've had in the past are Case, Buck, swiss army, etc, I was not quite prepared for my first auto experience. I had read about the way the knife springs in your hand when it pops out, but experiencing it is another thing altogether. I also didn't know they made knives this sharp! I just about took off the end of my finger messing around with it. Lesson learned. So, what do you guys think of Piranha? Overall, I'm pretty impressed. For $73 I couldn't ask for better!