What knife got you addicted to knives

I'd have to say it was probably the original all steel Spyderco Police, purchased close to a quarter century ago. I liked knives before then, and I already had a Buck 110 and a fixed blade Old Timer, but the deadly looking Police model really caught my attention. I still have, and dig, that knife today, although I carry my newer Police 3 more often.
 
It was and has always been the 970 Puma Game Warden. When I first started working as an apprentice electrician in 1972, my journeyman would take bets with folding Buck owners on which blade, Puma or Buck, was the strongest. I watched him dent many a Buck blade with his Puma. Edge to edge and striking his blade with a hammer. Well, I had to have one, so I bought my first at the Knife Shop in the mall for $42. When it was stolen in '80, its replacement cost me $105. A couple of years later, I got drunk and stupid one night at work, and walked off and left it on a table. It grew legs and walked away. By this time, Puma was in transition, so I was able to find 2 of them on Ebay for $200. I sold one for 125 and I still have the other, a 1978 in pristine condition. I own plenty of Gerbers, Victorinox, Imperials, a couple S&W's, a Buck or two, a Proto, a handmade Navy Seal, and more, but I'm still in love with my Puma
 
Spyderco Native s30v. Growing up I'd always loved knives, but always had cheap, dull flea market type knives. Decided I wanted one that actually cut things and wouldn't fall apart. Researched steels and makers for probably over a month, which is how I found BF. Everyone was raving about s30v steel, and the native for $50 seemed the best price and quality for getting it.

On another note, the knife that ENDED my knife buying is the Spyderco Military Ti frame lock with g10 scale and cpm m4 steel. Sure, I still look at new models and designs and get an urge to buy them, but then I sit and ask myself if there it's even a small chance that this new knife will kick the Military out of my pocket. and the answer is always no. I don't think a several thousand dollar custom could kick it out of my pocket, unless I just had them build it exactly the same haha.
 
I don't believe any knife was really my start to loving them, I remember when I was little me and my dad would go to the dollar store or someplace and there would be super cheap knives for like 5 bucks and everytime I went in I had to have one so my dad always bought them for me, and i've always just had a pull towards them. But I can say my start to collecting or researching about higher end knives was the Ontario Rat folder, right after that I got a Sebenza ;) Now i'm collecting traditionals like the Gec's.
 
Hmm... Well the knife that started all this knife addiction was the Black Spyderco Tenacious. Followed by the Black FRN Spyderco Dragonfly 2. Then the flood gates blew open from there!!!
 
My wife bought me a Three Sisters Forge Beast and it has become my addiction to add more knives. :)
 
The Ken Onion Storm is what first elevated my interest in knives. It is amazing how the experience of using a particular knife can raise your awareness of knives in general from that moment on. I'm also amazed at how I could be so oblivious to the finer attributes of knives for so long. Oh well, better late than never.
 
Well, my first nice knife was a gift to me from my brother in law about 4 years ago, a Kershaw Ener-g. After carrying that for a while I started looking at more knives but mostly didn't buy any unless I stumbled onto a good deal. In the next few years I ended up buying a Kershaw Tremor, SOG Kilowatt for work, and a SOG multi-tool. Then this past christmas, 2012, he bought me a Cold Steel AK47. I knew a bit about the knife but was looking for more information when I stumbled upon BladeForums and in turn, KershawGuy which has been far more responsible for my recent knife purchases than any one knife.

Since early January I have purchased two blur blems, a Zing blem, damascus skyline, red stonewash skyline, and a Kershaw Cryo from Dave. So really, its his fault.
 
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I remember it well. It was in 1962 and it was a KA-BAR very similar to the one below. That knife was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen.

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Zookie said:
Thats a nice first knife to get you into the hobby. Most don't buy a knife like that unless they have been in the hobby for a while!

What got me hooked was a Tenacious my little brother bought me.
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I tried a pair of gerbers first, but they didn't cut it. Dull blades and handles I didn't like. I did some research and found what I was looking for in an Emerson.

So it began...
 
5.56 said:
The Imperial Boy Scout's knife, circa 1985, made in Rhode Island. I was around ten years old.

These were my first knives, they have been retired to my knife drawer.

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Very similar to the knife I carried most days in my pocket in high school. Many guys carried a pocket knife in school in those days. Later carried a SAK. But it was a Beretta folder with a skeletonized blade that intrigued me with the possibilities available with pocket knives. Fortunately i ve usually lived where knives were accepted.
 
My first pocket knife was a scout knife like pictured above. I carried it everywhere, but eventually lost it. I have had a pocket knife of some sort in my back left pocket since.
 
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