What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Something old and something new today. Pocketing my old EO Camillus "Navy and Coast Guard General Utility Knife".

I also grabbed a new acquisition, a GEC 2AB with green canvas micarta slabs and an amazing 440C blade. This knife could be an actual game changer for me. I once stopped carrying GEC for 5 long years, because of all my carbon steel corrosion issues, but this baby actually gives me not just a stainless GEC option, but an excellent stainless option. I freakin' love 440C!!!!

I do have a couple of other 86 patterns, but never really carried them much. They seemed kind of big and bulky to me. A bit too much for the pocket. But the 2AB is crazy thin, yet still manages a secure and comfortable grip in my hand. Super easy to carry. It also has nice fit and finish, tough covers, my favorite blade shape, absolutely perfect walk and talk, and a nice authoritative snap, without being a nail breaker. I'm going to play with it for the next couple weeks, and run it through its paces. If it works out, it will probably be a very prominent knife in my upcoming 3-week Adirondack Mountain vacation that starts at the end of the month.

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Robeson Linesman, and Opinel #10
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I have an identical No.#10 in stainless that I used when filling customer's boxes at the market farm. I carried a little bottle of alcohol and tried to keep the blade sterile.
But nowadays, I prefer the carbone.
I'm always impressed by the sharpness easily achieved on an Opinel.
 
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Came home from the dentist and town yesterday and everything seemed fine but then Cindy spotted the cardboard top of a box in the yard. "Abby" the Hoarder had snagged a box of her snacks from the kitchen countertop, evidently had a few, and was in the process of burying the box of the rest in a hidey hole. It's a new adventure with her every day. Carrying a Bull Nose today. Sausage and ???? for breakfast. Oh, Abby would not pose for a picture of her next to the box or take responsibility for he misdeeds.

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