What knives in your collection mean the most to you??

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yiterp

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i have two:
Old Boker Congress Delrin handled that was owned by my grandfather,well worn,carried probally 30 years by him,given to me when he died

Muela Alamo Bowie bought for me by my son with his own money on his first job,sharpened by Mike Stewart--a beautiful awsome knife
 
My Buck 110 because I bought and carried it while I was in the Army. If I could find my Leatherman PST then that would be on the list too for the same reason. :(
 
There are two that mean the most to me:

One is a pocket bowie I designed in honor of my Uncle and made by Gene Ingram. There's only one exactly like mine, and Gene won't be making anymore like it. I just need to find the right engraver.

The second one is a fixed blade I won at a gathering at RJ Martin's house. RJ had a get together for some guys, and though I didn't know it, there was going to be a giveaway. The giveaway was a stunning knife that RJ was making just for that gathering. I watched him finish it up, make the sheath (while he was doing it I learned he was going to be giving it away), and then came the time to give it away. Well, my name came out of the hat. I've never been so happy (in the knife-world sense) before in my life. I was actually shaking when they handed it to me. I NEVER win these things!!! Anyhoo, I consider RJ a friend, and its just plain cool being "neighbors." I even get to hang out at the shop on occasion- which is an experience NO knife-nut should be without.

On a side note, at this same gathering he put the most wicked edge EVER on my Emerson.
 
There are seceral that mean a whole lot to me: The Spyderco Spin, that was engraved for me, and sent as a gift. The 2005 Adventura that was gifted to me. There is the gull wing knife that was gifted to me by gull wing. There is the customized Delica 4 that has green G-11. These were all very special gifts to me. These knives mean the most to me.
 
The ones that my Dad and Granddad carried.

The one my friend gave me. His Dad fought with it in the Ardan forest in WWII.
 
I have three that hold special meaning for me--Spyderco Military, William Henry Spire, and a Joker Navaja. They were all gifts from family members. While my family doesn't understand my fascination with knives, these gifts show that they accept it.
 
A couple of years ago I got a custom bowie from Gib Guignard. Last year he passed away. He was a great guy and his bowie has come to mean a lot to me.
 
The Laguiole my sister brought me back from paris.:

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Probably the 3-1/2" blade sheath knife my father gave me when I was a child. Undoubtedly the first knife I ever owned. Don't know what kind it is. The only identifying mark on it is the legend "Western, stainless steel, U.S.A." on the blade. It has a brass finger-guard/bolster, brass "spacers" in the handle, fore and aft of the main part of the handle, which is bone or simulated (plastic?) bone, and an aluminum heel, into which the knife's tang extends part way.

Tho I don't recall doing so, I must've worn it a bit as a kid (probably when on vacation "up north") as there's wear on the top of the inside of the sheath's belt loop and on the back of the belt loop.

Once I'm comfortable that I can do more good than damage with that Sharpmaker, I'll see if I can't give it a good edge.
 
The most special - a Bussy Custom Shop Active Duty.

This one requires background. My then 21 year old daughter Kimberly was lying in a nursing home in 2003, having just come out of a vegetative state from being struck in a hit and run in 2002. She was just becoming able to respond to things said to her. I had just received a new Active Duty, and took it to the nursing home to show her. As a child she had been my hunting and fishing buddy, an avid outdoorswoman. When I held the knife up in front of her, she reacted to it, smiling and giving a feeble thumbs up. Then and there I promised her that I would save it for her, for the time when she could hunt with me again.

I told this story on the Busse forum. About a week later a package arrived, containing another Active Duty, and a note from Jerry and Jennifer saying that their prayers and thoughts were with Kim, and that they were replacing the AD that I had promised to Kimberly. This is my Active Duty, a gift from the Busses, and it will never, ever be for sale. It being a superb little knife and one of the best Busse models ever made is just a bonus.
 
MikeH said:
The most special - a Bussy Custom Shop Active Duty.
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Those Active Duty's are nice-looking knives--esp. the "snakeskin" micarta ones. I'm trying to decide on my next knife, and that would definitely do it for me. Alas, they're a "bit" too rich for my blood. :(

Hope your daughter fared well and she's now enjoying that Busse Active Duty.
 
Each knife in my collection means something to me but if I had to pick only the top two, they would be:
... the elk stag handled bowie by Bruce Evans
... the damascus ringed fighter by Ariel Salaverria
Both men did a fantastic job of turning a figment of my imagination into an actual creation.
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1. Benchmade Emerson 975-SBT:
Some memories associated with this one that I'd like to keep

2. An all metal Barlow knife, circa 1950's, name unknown:
This one was given to me by the woman. I actually used it without care. Then, one day shw told me how it belong to her grandfather. Whatever brand, that thing is still great for EDC.

3. Victorinox Swisschamp:
That knife has been with me since (If I remember) around '92. It has been used, abused and has saved me a couple of times. Memeories, good and bad, surround this one.

4. Old, beaten Buck Ranger:
This was a gift from a close relative. The thing had been well used, but still could be used for EDC (I did). Besides being wsomething special from a relative, it showed me how tough Buck knives are; I've gotten a few rangers and 110's since then.
 
I honestly don't have any emotional attachmnet to any of my knives. At least, nothing in the "my grandfather gave it to me" sense.
 
Lone Hunter said:
The ones that my Dad and Granddad carried.
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Ditto.
I have one that my father carried and two from my grandfather.
I even have a cheap knock off of a fruit knife that my grandmother used when she worked in a produce dist. cntr.

Everything else can be replaced.
 
My first custom folder that I actually ordered from the maker to my specs:

Gerard Hurst "Nitro" left-handed with stainless damascus blade and beautiful mammoth ivory scales and damascus bolster.

He passed away two months later. RIP He was an excellent maker, great guy, and great to work with on my knife.
 
A Spyderco Worker (one of the first ones) given to me by my wife and engraved with "Together Forever".

A Lobster pattern Pearl handled knife from the late 1800's with an ear pick, bought for $2 at an estate saleat the bottom of a box lot and a early 20 Case greenbone equal end pen with NS bolsters also in the box lot.
Two more, My Pat Crawford, One Hand Knife and my Bud Nealy Blued O-1 Aikuchi (one of the first knives he made when he started).

Oh yea and my Queen Serpentine Jack with the real Winterbottem Bone Scales.
 
My Buck 110, the folder that got me into this mess nearly 33 years ago and counting. Can't forget the SAK my dear sister brought back from a trip to Switzerland around the same time. Neither knife sees much use today, but these mean the most to me.
 
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