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What and who got you into knives?
- Thread starter JM2
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As a kid, I remember every man around me having and using a pocket knife. One of my dad's employees even whittled a knife out of a scrap piece of wood and gave it to me. When I was six, I remember buying a SAK knock off from a vendor at an annual festival in our town square. Later, when I whipped it out to open a soda, my parents didn't object. That was a great feeling. I continued to buy knives from those street fair vendors through my early years, and now I don't even remember what happened to them all.
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Excuse me, double post.
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Somehow I fell in love with pocket knives when I found a brand new 2 bladed knife between the street boulders. I was over the moon. Down side was that my parents wouldn't let me have it for another year. Also at the age of 7 I was gifted by my parents a SAK Huntsman (or similar). Now I had 2 knives, the beginning of a 48 years of collecting, buying, selling, trading and using pocket knives. A lust for life 
After using SAK, Opinel and several Herder (Hiepekniep) knives I bought my first serious folding hunter in 1983. It was a Smith & Wesson Maverick (made in house) They used to make beautiful crafted folders and fixed blades in the '70 & early '80's. I still have it although we tried to fix it up with new wooden inlays since the old ones cracked and got demolished. Also tried to polish/sand the blade a bit. I happy to still have it and the memories that come along with it.
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After using SAK, Opinel and several Herder (Hiepekniep) knives I bought my first serious folding hunter in 1983. It was a Smith & Wesson Maverick (made in house) They used to make beautiful crafted folders and fixed blades in the '70 & early '80's. I still have it although we tried to fix it up with new wooden inlays since the old ones cracked and got demolished. Also tried to polish/sand the blade a bit. I happy to still have it and the memories that come along with it.