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What knife have you owned the longest?

Kenny
Enjoy being younger while you can! You'll be in your mid 50's before you realize it... you might find this funny 30 yrs from now.
 
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My parents stopped here for gas. When I was about 12 or 13 my Dad handed it to me.
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5 digit phone numbers precede anything I'm familiar with! Were 3 alphabet prefix letters before 4 numbers already when I was a kid in the late 50s.
 
80s era Vic Champ I used as a GSE mech in the Marines until I got out in 90.
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Kind of embarrassing but, a Chicago Cutlery paring knife I got in 2000 for cooking food in the dorms...
 
300Six, That "gas station knife, is unique, nostalgic and something to be proud of. regards Henry
 
Have a old knife that looks like a case knock off that was giving to me by my great grandfather when I was around 10 or 11.
 
Bought my first knife when i was 8 (1961). An Imperial "KampKing". Price $1.09 +tax. I think dad had to kick in the tax. Still have that that knife. Looks like it's been shot at and missed, s**t at and hit. Still functions just fine.
 
Vic Huntsman that I saved for and bought in 1982 or so when I was 12. I edc'd it until i was 30 but now (in my 40's) it just sees occasional use.
 
All my childhood knives wore out. But I treasure a Browning 3-blade locking hunter my wife got me in the mid-80s. Sharpened it this afternoon while watching football.
 
I'm reminded of the old joke "I've got underwear older than you" :D

I'm 44, and the oldest knife I still have is a little Valor lockback. I bought it from a friend when I was eleven. It's got a 1" blade with "American" etched into it, and it used to have white/yellow-ish micarta scales. The brass pins holding the handle scales on were corroding and turning the scales green so I removed the scales and replaced them with black plastic ones I made. It's not a quality knife, poor fit and finish, but it was still quite useful for a knife of it's size (and it still could be). That knife was a prized possession that went everywhere with me and it saw a lot of use. And considering the fact that I wasn't always careful with it, it's really surprising to me that I never broke the tip off the blade (of course I treat my folders much better now). It was also a pretty "lucky" knife as I lost it twice (away from home) and both times to my incredible surprise it was returned to me.

I had several other knives before that, but they were mostly cheap junk that fell apart or were discarded over time for being cheap junk. My dad brought home several Camillus TL-29 electricians knives from work and those Camillus all-stainless steel "camp" style folders (blade, can opener, screwdriver/bottle opener, awl). I sold most of the TL-29's to other kids. Some were brand new and well-made, I wish I had kept at least one of those.

Around the age of eleven my uncle gave me a Schrade switchblade. The spring eventually broke and I sold it to a friend who still thought it was cool.

Around the age of twelve I received a Buck 110 from my parents. Back then the 110 was a big deal so it was a prized possession. I still use it to this day, and it's still a prized possession. It still has it's original, unbroken blade and locks up rock solid. The pivot loosened up once or twice over the years from frequent use, but a few taps on the bolsters with a hammer, and then a few taps on the pivot pin tightened it back up good.

Good idea for a thread Kenny.
 
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Buck 110. Technically its not the oldest, but the other knives were all cheap "gas station" beaters before I got the Buck.
 
Explorer Tanto with 440A blade, rubber grip and leather sheath that my dad bought me during a family trip sometime in the `80s. I ended up buying another of the same model later on, but then fell into the trap of buying various crappy United Cutlery knives before abandoning my collecting hobby when it came time to save money for a car. Many years later, I'm back to collecting "cool" knives again, and still have a certain fondness for the tanto shape.
 
Lost some in '91 divorce [too much upheaval and moving around in that time frame] but I still have my Kershaw Deer Hunter I bought in the mid 80s. I can narrow it to assignment at Griffiss AFBm NY from 83-86. Great knife and still my all around favorite. If I had to take off in a emergency with only one of my knives, this would be the one as it currently resides in my BOB in the trunk of my car.
 
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