What will happen to your knife collection when you die?

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i can just pucture it....

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but they're in for a surprise that
i m no knife pharaoh after all.
i predict the priceless stuff will all go in to the constuction of yet another great
pyramid of man's folly

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I have a walnut gerstner chest I store my knives in. I figured when I get older or when I get the itch to really start minimizing possessions, I’d put a few knives and things to keep with me and enjoy in that “treasure chest” until I die, and gift or sell the rest.

Top till would have a single prized handgun and a box of ammo or two, one drawer would have a couple very special pocket knives, bottom drawer might have my favorite fixed blade that went on all our family camping trips. Another drawer might have coins or family jewelry, etc. I’d print up a paper explaining the significance of each item so as they go through my minimal possessions they would have a link to the family story.

The gerstner chest is easy enough to just grab and deal with later or throw in a closet for future generations.
 
jbmonkey said:
talkin just knife collection..... only have one boy and one wife, for that matter. if they outlive me they can sell it, keep it, give it away or whatever they want. dont care. taking nothing with me...thats silly as im dead.
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Agreed. I’ve told my kin several times I don’t want to be buried with anything of value. I won’t be able to use it.
 
We are only assuming we will be parted at death. If you find yourself in a nursing home you will be separated from the stuff much sooner.....:confused:


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Given my time as a firefighter and paramedic, I think about this fairly often. Seeing my mom deal with my step-father's things after his passing last year just reinforced that I don't want to ever do that to my loved ones. He wouldn't part with anything during his life even when he knew his end was near and had so much overwhelming stuff. His son didn't want any of it except a couple vinyl records. Beyond that, you can think you'll be able to part out your things near the end of your life, but you have no idea when your time will come. Dealing with your estate is a huge burden to your loved ones. I've tried to make it easy as I can for them if I were to die today or tomorrow while still enjoying my life. I attempt to only keep the things I actively use and enjoy and clear away everything else. This keeps my possessions relatively streamlined, including only one pocket knife. My brother gets dibs on my guns and my knife if he wants them because he is a gun/knife guy. If he doesn't want them, then he'll know how to sell the guns, and my family can throw away or donate the knife. My only "possession" that I worry about when I die is my Doberman, especially now that she's having major complications from surgery. Outside of her, I want to alleviate as much of the burden as I can for my loved ones.
 
Heirs will take what they want, the rest will be in an estate sale along with a bunch of other stuff. Pretty sure I won't care who get's what then. The real valuable stuff is already dealt with in a trust. But seriously, who puts fishing tackle, hand tools, lawnmowers and the like in a trust?
 
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