Terrible Knife but my favorite

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My wife was out of town last week so I spent some time going through my cabinet of knives. I came across a large frost cutlery bowie. By far the "worst" knife in my accumulation. I probably will never use it but I will never get rid of it. Why? Because my son, who knows I liked knives, bought it for me at a flea market with his own money when he was 16. He was so proud to give it to me. For a 16 year old kid it wasn't all that cheap either-like $20 or so, and he spent most of his vacation spending money to get it for me.

I thought of all the issues we had growing up (he has aspergers disorder) but now at 25 he is a hard working man who is looking to go to grad school next year. When I saw that knife, which I had just stuck in the back of the bureau, it brought back a lot of memories.

I thought about putting this in community but decided to put her to see if anybody else has knives that are not high quality but that are their "favorites" for some reason or another?
 
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My dad bought me this probably when I was 12 or so. It was in a local cutlery shop we would visit occasionally and I thought it was the coolest thing.
My dad being a practical guy saw no need for a knife that could not be used so he always shot me down when I asked to buy it.
I was so surprised when I opened it up for my birthday. Looking at it now, obviously it is something I can't carry and it was made in Taiwan but still, I will keep it until I die.
I pull it out every now and then and I can remember that scrawny boy back then who would daydream about going on exotic adventures with his dad, armed only with that knife and our wits.



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My dad bought me this probably when I was 12 or so. It was in a local cutlery shop we would visit occasionally and I thought it was the coolest thing.
My dad being a practical guy saw no need for a knife that could not be used so he always shot me down when I asked to buy it.
I was so surprised when I opened it up for my birthday. Looking at it now, obviously it is something I can't carry and it was made in Taiwan but still, I will keep it until I die.
I pull it out every now and then and I can remember that scrawny boy back then who would daydream about going on exotic adventures with his dad, armed only with that knife and our wits.



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Thanks. I liked that story.
 
As a boy I used to fantasize about owning and using knives like that. That's a great story and a knife that I'd be proud to own as well.
 
I carried a CRKT Marzitelli Prowler for a large part of my time in uniform. To this day, it is one of my favorite designs. The steel sucks, it is only AUS 6. CRKT has horrible, heat treatment, making it even worse. Plus, they use their traditional bead blasted finish. Over all not a good combo but, I love the ergonomics so much I have a second, NIB,
just in case I loose my first one.

Little chance of that happening though. A Benchmade 551 Grip has forced me to kick the Prowler to the back of the bus.

I have no plans to part with my Prowler even if it never gets any pocket time again. I wish Benchmade (or Spyderco, ZT, etc.) would join up with Peter Marzitelli and offer his discontinued folders with better steel and top notch customer service.
 

My dad had bought this " the defender " at the flea market back in the 80's , and eventually gave it to me when I was a kid.
The handle was originally chrome plated but I painted it when it started flaking off, my dog chewed up the vinyl sheath, and it's pretty dull but always thought it was so cool as a kid and still kinda do so I'll never get rid of it.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I think the Klingons even used that dagger on Star Trek!
Gil Hibben?
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Hahaha, you are correct! I totally forgot about that, I believe it was the third movie The Search for Spock. Also, yes it is a Hibben. This and the Rambo III knife were my grails growing up.
 
My dad was given this old Robeson Shuredge at 10 years old (WW II era). He said it was already old and used when he got it. He used it when he was in the Boy Scouts and then on into adulthood. He was a working man and this knife lived in his tool box since before I was born. I used to carry that tool box for him when he took me on his side jobs when I was a kid and of all the cool stuff in there this was the thing that fascinated me the most. He retired 20 years ago and sometime thereafter gave me this knife. I've not carried or used it and it's not a style of knife that I favor but, to be sure, his oldest grandson will be inheriting it from me someday.

 
Byrom Hermo said:
My dad was given this old Robeson Shuredge at 10 years old (WW II era). He said it was already old and used when he got it. He used it when he was in the Boy Scouts and then on into adulthood. He was a working man and this knife lived in his tool box since before I was born. I used to carry that tool box for him when he took me on his side jobs when I was a kid and of all the cool stuff in there this was the thing that fascinated me the most. He retired 20 years ago and sometime thereafter gave me this knife. I've not carried or used it and it's not a style of knife that I favor but, to be sure, his oldest grandson will be inheriting it from me someday.

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this Robeson single blade Barlow doesn't belong in this thread because it isn't some cheapo flea market special, it was actually a good knife back in the day and I'm sure it still is.
If you put it in your pocket for a week you just may fall in love with the simple classic yet still highly functional traditional folders.
 
No fun or sentimental story with mine, but one of my favorite most-carried knives is a cheapo plastic-handled $4 Italian slipjoint by MAC Coltellerie (this one, but blue) made of the Euro equivalent of 420F (you read that right) that started its life with a thick full flat grind and fully serrated edge that had a super obtuse angle. Ground the serrations off and converted it to a full-height hollow grind that's so thin you can distort it with your thumbnail and it's a joy to use now.
 
Great thread yes I have many that my dad bought me growing up. They were mostly second tier stuff or used but my collection grew with his and we had an annual ritual to take them all out and oil them. We would go to the flea market together and search for that grail blade together. Just unrolling that knife pouch brings back great memories and I have no clue what the knives are worth or what steel they have.
 
Hickory n steel said:

My dad had bought this " the defender " at the flea market back in the 80's , and eventually gave it to me when I was a kid.
The handle was originally chrome plated but I painted it when it started flaking off, my dog chewed up the vinyl sheath, and it's pretty dull but always thought it was so cool as a kid and still kinda do so I'll never get rid of it.
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I have that knife in my collection as well. It was one of the first I bought with my own money. I was probably around 13.
 
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