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Well, I am the recipient of one of those given away: the Cam 11 (thanks again, tman). Had it on me today. I have given away a BK2.....and not much of anything else. I wish I wasn't such a hoarder. I have sold a couple of folders and traded a couple, but no Beckers. Even if I get some gumption and thin out the herd (and I do mean herd) it won't be any of my Beckers. I don't have duplicates of many, and the ones I do have duplicates of I've heavily customized one of them.....I'd give some away to friends, but they'd not be appreciated. Tried to give a 15 to a good friend of mine, but he was having none of it. Plied him with beer, too....but he's a man of simple needs and couldn't see where he would use it. Don't know many knife nuts, and have almost zero that are friends I would gift with Beckers.
Just about my story as well.
I've tried to make friends get it but nope. Gifted nice knives just to see them unappreciated or improperly abused, mistreated, or neglected.
The only Becker I've given away was to my brother who I don't see very often. He's not a knife nut but about flipped when I was showing him my Beckers and handed him a 15 and said it was his. He fell in love with it.
I sold a 15 to buy 2 roll stamped 15's and flipped 2 BK2s to coworkers for discounted sheaths and micarta. They got a decent deal on a great Blade with stock sheaths and scales, I got 2 leather sheaths and a set of micarta for about -$40.
Lots of friends are more into guns which is OK, but they all say the same shit. Something like "yeah, that's cool but I'll just blast you before you can get that Knife out" then I gotta explain that they're not for defense and luck building a shelter, making a fire, and making dinner with ur AR. I don't think just having a bunch of guns is very prepared. Sorry for the derail.