The one that got away...

combatjiujitsu

combatjiujitsu

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Was curious if anyone else regretted getting rid of a knife. I traded this one away like a fool and have been searching for another ever since. So have you guys lost one or traded away one you regret? If so let's see what a moment of weakness cost us lol
 
I feel for ya pal, that's a terribly gorgeous knife to lose


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I have owned and sold both a NW Wharncliffe Hawthorn and a Norfolk Whittler. I am an idiot and should not be allowed to have nice things.
 
How about two- that I stupidly sold at the same time!!! The top one is a John Lloyd carbon fiber and Damascus trapper, and the bottom one is a CS cannitler with elk covers.
 
Cocobolo Northwoods Forest Jack. Partial trade for a custom fixed blade which has since broken and I can't find the maker. Wish I had the forest Jack back.
 
None to speak of -but take heart. No matter how much I've wanted "that particular knife" in the past and despite acquiring it -there has always been another that comes along and ,seems even more desirable and kicks the first one off the perch.:)
 
There have been several for me. The ramifications of collecting I guess, but the one that hurts the most is a Samuel Barlow(Neepsend) that I found in an old wooden bucket for three dollars. The scales looked like second cut stag or bone, no jigging and they must have gotten wet over the years because they were warped a bit from the liners. Integral bolster/liners, iron or steel. When I first held it, it had red rust on the blade like a very fine powder. I literally wiped it of with my fingers. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the name Barlow with a scimitar and touch mark stamp. The blade was full,razor shape and had some lines in the steel where he must have folded it over and hammered it out again. That was BRL's opinion on it. I had asked him back in the eighties with a picture I sent him in I think Edges? The name of the column was What Izzit. If anyone out there has any old Edges from back then please look around and post up a picture of it. I traded it away for a custom, back then the value was around $250.00. Today is anyone's guess, but I like to think it was priceless. If I had it today I would have probably lend it to a knife museum. I think the dates he made knives was around 1755 to 1820's?
 
Havent done it yet, but I have done some trades and wondered "could I have gotten more?"
 
The only traditional knives I have let go were gifts. Two to forum members here, one to a member of another forum. One of the members is still active here and from what I can tell enjoys it. The other was to a younger member who is no longer active but hopefully it has started the foundation of a future collection.

I learned recently that the recipient from the other forum passed away, way too early. He really enjoyed that knife (a Case Peanut) that I gave him and carried it every day. Perhaps it made it into the hands of one of his children as "Dad's knife."

I have gifted several modern knives to people, who all get more use out of them than I ever would have. Sold one to a friend at a good discount. So everybody happy there too.

So no, no regrets at all.
 
There have been quite a few knives I've missed because (1) I wasn't paying attention to the release date, (2) I procrastinated too much before making up my mind to buy, or (3) the competition was too fierce to acquire one at retail price. That said, here is the one traditional knife I did have in hand and let go:



Derrick, if you're listening, we NEED more of these!!! :cool:
 
There's a few I wish I hadn't sold. This one from Todd was a nice little knife. I just didn't carry it and it helped fund another purchase. I'm not sure what knife it helped me buy. I hope it was another one I like! At least I still have Todd's pic of it. I've given a way a bunch to my sons and a few other folks. I don't regret or miss any that I gifted.
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I was wondering if a thread like this existed, so I managed to rummage this one up from a google search. There weren't many replies, as I see.

I got rid of a maroon micarta beer scout from 2015 (I think that's the right year) that I wish I'd have kept. It was my first "traditional" knife purchase, and I just didn't like the size (a bit small). I still like the larger size knives, but it is too bad I don't have my first "traditional." Ah well.
 
So far I have not regretted selling or trading any of the knives I used to have. I either didn't like it enough to care anymore, or got one I liked better out of the deal.
 
When I was a kid I had this really slim / thin lightweight lockback that I kind of wish I still had.
I don't know what make it was or if it was even any good, but I wish I still had it because i think it would be a nice lightweight beater knife to carry every once in a while.

It had a black synthetic handle, mirror polished stainless blade, rectangular lock cutout, and said DIAMOND on the handle with an image of a diamond.
The blade was a clip point, it was a straight clip with no swedge.
 
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