What is your grail knife and do you own it?

Several, but a couple would be the CQC 6 and Sentry Removal Tool both from Emerson. The first I have been wanting for over 20 plus years. The last one since I saw the Commander and then learned of the srt. Oh, and a Carothers UF1 but it is a bit of a unicorn as well.
 
If I could lay my hands on an honest to pete Fairbairn-Sykes with airtight provenance I'd pay real money for it. Not likely to happen though.
 
long ago I had my Grail a large Tom Mayo TNT Lefty ~ It was all the hype at the time beautiful knife with drilled titanium handles a blade that just wreaked of perfection IMHO balanced and had absolutely no play what so ever ~ Frigging hand made masterpiece that was my Grail until I got bored with it ~
 
I define "Grail Knife" by specific type or category, so that it is possible for there to be more than one. Once I've acquired a specific Grail, I have no more need for any further examples in that category.

I have two Grail knives in my possession:

The first is a pristine early Gerber Mark 2 with cats-tongue handle, canted and wasp-waisted blade accompanied by a serial-number-appropriate sheath and sharpening stone. I've had it for a couple of decades now, so there are no other Gerber Mark 2's in my collection.

The second is a recent acquisition -- a WWII USMC-marked Mark II ("Ka Bar") by Robeson Shuredge, which is by far the rarest of the USMC-marked Mark II knives. I still have a few other USMC-marked Mark II's but am gradually divesting myself of them. My personal Mark II's are user blades, so they are either USN-marked or post-WWII knives.
 
Choctaw Dan said:
I define "Grail Knife" by specific type or category, so that it is possible for there to be more than one. Once I've acquired a specific Grail, I have no more need for any further examples in that category.

I have two Grail knives in my possession:

The first is a pristine early Gerber Mark 2 with cats-tongue handle, canted and wasp-waisted blade accompanied by a serial-number-appropriate sheath and sharpening stone. I've had it for a couple of decades now, so there are no other Gerber Mark 2's in my collection.

The second is a recent acquisition -- a WWII USMC-marked Mark II ("Ka Bar") by Robeson Shuredge, which is by far the rarest of the USMC-marked Mark II knives. I still have a few other USMC-marked Mark II's but am gradually divesting myself of them. My personal Mark II's are user blades, so they are either USN-marked or post-WWII knives.
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I'm of a similar perspective, I like a pinnacle in my mind of a certain model or a maker. Like my LG Sicario or the Morph pattern VECP flipper my buddy sold me. The flipper isn't that rare, but for me it is everything I like in the model, so I'm done looking for another. I still haven't found the pinnacle handle for SHF, so that pile keeps growing 😁
 
This was my earliest grail knife. It seemed to have a variety of tools to address just about anything. I was around 10 years old when I traded a fellow student in class for my first one. Traded it back to him when he told me his father was going to get angry when he discovered that he had lost it. Managed to acquire another copy of it about 30 years later. It was a horrible knife, but it's still around as a reminder of that first grade school era grail knife. :rolleyes:

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not2sharp said:
This was my earliest grail knife. It seemed to have a variety of tools to address just about anything. I was around 10 years old when I traded a fellow student in class for my first one. Traded it back to him when he told me his father was going to get angry when he discovered that he had lost it. Managed to acquire another copy of it about 30 years later. It was a horrible knife, but it's still around as a reminder of that first grade school era grail knife. :rolleyes:

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I had one of those when I was in Boy Scouts! Have absolutely no idea what happened to it.
 
not2sharp said:
This was my earliest grail knife. It seemed to have a variety of tools to address just about anything. I was around 10 years old when I traded a fellow student in class for my first one. Traded it back to him when he told me his father was going to get angry when he discovered that he had lost it. Managed to acquire another copy of it about 30 years later. It was a horrible knife, but it's still around as a reminder of that first grade school era grail knife. :rolleyes:

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I had your knife's smaller cousin. I still wear the scar on my left thumb from where the knife blade closed on me. My fault, not the knife's fault, but still....
 
My previous post got deleted so allow me to try again -

My knife is considered a grail knife by the collectors/fanatics far more knowledgeable than me who collect this certain year and model knife which is no longer made and, thus, very dicult to obtain. What makes my knife the grail knife for that specific model and year is its mint condition. It has become the only one known to exist in this condition.

There was one other known to exist but the owner (I believe his handle is thawk?) has since sold it to someone several years back. I remember reading that he sold it and did not know what happened to it after that, and that he had some serious seller's remorse. That makes this mint Camillus 72 the only one known to exist but who knows - the other may some day resurface?

The knife is a Camillus N.Y. 1946 Carpenter's and Whittler's model 72 knife with Rogers jigged bone scales. This model was made for many years but it was introduced in 1946. This year was also the only year it was made with the blade configuration of a sabre grind (on both sides) main clip blade, a small pen blade for whittling and a coping blade, for whittling as well, at the opposite end. Thereafter, the blade configuration changed, and the Camillus 72s were only made with Rogers bone scales until 1950.

I have this knife stored double sealed with dehumidifier at each compartment. I only see it through a tube. I have two other 1946 72 users. When I get the urge to open it up I get my fix by using those. All three 72s have the same blade configuration, Rogers jigged bone scales and 2 of the 3 knives have great (gator like) walk and talk.
 
Easily, a Spyderco PM-2 in some configuration in a steel and scales that I like. Currently mine's a "Crucarta" - I didn't like the scale material at first, but after carrying it for a while I prefer it.
 
not2sharp said:
This was my earliest grail knife. It seemed to have a variety of tools to address just about anything. I was around 10 years old when I traded a fellow student in class for my first one. Traded it back to him when he told me his father was going to get angry when he discovered that he had lost it. Managed to acquire another copy of it about 30 years later. It was a horrible knife, but it's still around as a reminder of that first grade school era grail knife. :rolleyes:

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That is one Hell of a gadget 👍
 
Thorgrim said:
Easily, a Spyderco PM-2 in some configuration in a steel and scales that I like. Currently mine's a "Crucarta" - I didn't like the scale material at first, but after carrying it for a while I prefer it.
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If you don't mind a little heft, this rex45 copper handle PM2 is definitely my Grail PM2
 

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CRK 2004 Large annual Sebenza. Had one in my hand at Blade Show 2005. My first child had been born the previous fall(2004), and I went there with the express goal of buying one to commemorate her birth.

Found one on the first day. The vendor was asking $550, which, at the time, I thought was too steep. Decided to sleep on it and went back the next day to buy it, and it was gone. :(

Anyway, always figured I would pick one up later, but 20 years later and I have never had the opportunity again.

Moral of the story: When you have the chance to get your Grail, don't "sleep on it".
 
My first puukko. Iisakki Järvenpää shown already.
Fir Na Tine said:
What is your “Grail” knife and do you own it? Pics please!
Fixed and folder…
My tastes are not super expensive.
My fixed is a yet to be made custom
My folder is a yet to be made custom as well but that would be pricey to make.

Fixed, a heavy duty drop point chopper in LC200N and S7 with a 7” blade.

Folder, a heavy duty large integral titanium handle with a locking mechanism of my own design in LC200N.

Sorry, no pics of my yet to be knives.
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It's the first reliable heavy duty, isn't it?
 
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