What will happen to your knives after you die?

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What will happen to your knives after you die?


May all of you live long and happy lives. When the times comes, What will happen to your knives?

Do you use them all while you are alive? or do you keep those expensive ones in a safe?:grumpy: Do you justify having them? Do you go on adventures? safaris :)

Or do you miss the the forest looking at the trees?
 
My son has got the "knife bug". I tell him when I die, all of my knives will be his as long as he takes care of what he has now. He is learning his lessons well!
 
I'll tell my family to sell or donate all of my possessions.

I guess I should tell them now instead of waiting until I die...
 
I'm taking my favorite one with me to use it where ever i'm going :thumbup: :thumbdn: , and give the rest to my son and daughter.;)
 
If he's still alive, my older brother gets them, if not, sold in yard sales for a 10th what I gave for them because nobody else in the family will care what they are worth.

Which is why I use all my knives and don't care about collector value.
 
I don't know. I have never thought about it. It won't matter to me, as I will be dead.
 
My mother was one of six children, I was one of five, I have nine neices and nephews, a slew of cousins, and our first child is due any day now. Once every relative gets a knife to remember me by there won't be that much left to get rid of.
 
My intention is to give specific instructions in my will. I have a few nice collector's pieces that my wife could keep or sell at her discretion. Other than that, my collection is composed of knives that have been used and enjoyed, and I would want to see them given to people who would appreciate their history. For example, I have some fixed blades that have featured prominently in fishing / backpacking trips with good friends, and I know that they would use them fondly in my absence.

I would want to be buried with my EDC :D

- Mike
 
There are a few pieces in my collection that are family heirlooms or knives I received from long gone friends (I'm only 23 but some of my outdoors mentors were born in the 1920's and 1930's), those few are untouchables that should be kept because of the sentimental value they have, specially those who where given to me by the relatives of dead friends which I considered a great honour.

My stuff? I trust those who survive me will do what's best, sell them, give them away, whatever.

My ideal scenario would be to pass them on to my son (who isn't born yet!) and have him use them as I used my grandad's blades. I'd like him to know there stories and enjoy them, I'd like him to take my hiking knives on new adventures, get my boar hunting knife guard deep into the side of a huge hog and tell his friends that the beat up Böker automatic in the display case was the knife I was carrying when I met his mother.
 
I'm old enough that I'm selling some stuff off to generate cash. Over the years, there is not much that I did not at least try to collect; coins and stamps as a kid; guns and knives all my life; books; tools; several collector cars, etc.

I used to tell my late father that I hoped he would spend his last dollar the day before he died, and I think he tried. The hard part is, you don't know how long you're going to live!

With that said, my goal is to give away everything I have while I'm still alive and lucid. That way I get to decide who gets what, AND most importantly, I GET THE ENJOYMENT OF DOING THE GIVING. That way it creates the memory of the gift giving in the recipient too. Those things that were given to me are my real treasures, and every time I handle or use one of them I think of the person who gave it to me and the occassion of the gift. I suspect I'm not alone in thinking that way.
Mikey

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I forgot to mention that I have (7) grown kids and (9) grandchildren (so far), so I won't be lacking people to give my treasures to.

Mikey
 
I'm pretty sure I won't need a knife in Heaven, everything will be perforated there;). I will leave them to my wife and kids, when I have them.
 
Knives are tools. And as such, I treat my knives like I treat any other tool. So while I use all my knives and use some of them hard, they're all taken care of to the best of my ability.

I hope that when I die, someone in my family will share my love of knives and cherish them the way I do. Sometimes it makes me sad to see knives on ebay, and the listing says "this was my father's knife, and I'm selling it after he passed away." Sure it's just a thing, and maybe the memories are still there once the thing is gone, but... I don't know, sometimes the thing is important in keeping the memories visible.

My grandfather gave me my first knife, and if I have a grandson, I want that same old Buck 110 to be his first knife.

But in the long run, whatever happens happens. Pass them down or sell them, I won't be around to know the difference.
 
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