What's your grail?

[afishhunter]

I'm not sure if I have one at this time.
A former grail was the Buck 103 or Nessmuk pattern. However, since my hunting days are done, it don't make any sense to get one now.
If I'm mistaken and I do go hunting again, I have plenty of other knives suitable to peel any critters I may harvest.

 

[JC024]

I've got mine. Stag Northwoods Heritage Jack

 

[Jon0385]

Red linen micarta Fremont jack would be nice

 

[jkulysses]

Right now I really really want a 77 Western. Absolutely love the spey blade on that one.

 

[AbelsDad]

Tough question for me. I’d really like something in elephant bark though.

 

[chaininsomniac]

What happens when you capture your grail?

In the last year or two, or five, I've gotten my 15 and 77 barlows, fremont, esky and presidential NWs, 47, 74s...Oh and a handful of Joonas Kallioniemi puukkos.

But I'm still buying? No grails left though, which oddly seems to make it easier to buy more, no one item out there to fixate on.

 

[JohnDF]

What happens when you capture your grail?

You cherish it forever...


And then start hunting the next one...

 

[black mamba]

I recently scored both of my grail knives, the two GEC #53 stockman patterns that they only made 2 each of, completing my set. Now I'm kind of just in limbo. I do have a couple of custom fixed blades that I occasionally dream about, though . . . .

 

[beezwax]

Well, I've got two young boys and one of them is named Grail, so where it really counts I've got mine But in knife terms it's this:

 

[CTomz]

Thanks! He really was a fine gentleman, I came to learn. And a funny individual. I feel more privileged now to have actually known him than to own a hundred of his knives. I do have something tangible from him, not a custom knife, but it rides in the custom drawer since he rebuilt it. Still rather chat with him though. So many people where so much closer to him, I feel guilty when I talk about it. Sorry if I kinda went off the rails a bit. Lol

Don't be, it's always good to share and cherish memories. I appreciate it

 

[CTomz]

Cool name and cool knife!

Well, I've got two young boys and one of them is named Grail, so where it really counts I've got mine But in knife terms it's this:

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[BDubbs]

Maybe grail means something different to different people. In my mind grail is that singular knife that makes my other knives irrelevant. It would be the one I keep in my pocket and I’d sell the rest to y’all (at cost of course) but I can’t think of any knife that fits that description...yet.

And because posts without photos are useless here’s my tomato:

 

[Jody744]

Took me about 10 years to have the free $$$ to order this from Tim Britton, the mammoth is perfect just like I had imagined

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

A GEC 38 farmers Jack, as has been mentioned above, or a Waynorth Cutlery Navy Knife.

 

[eisman]

These are on my list, but compared to my "grail" they're easy.

I've been looking 25 years for a Remington Congress Jack.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I want a Case 6208 in amber jigged bone and CV.
They don't make one yet, but the list of CV offerings for the 08 is slowly growing so I'm hopeful.

 

[Matt_WY]

A true grail knife would be something by Tony Bose. Enrique Pena has made some incredible multi-blade traditionals in the past that are just beauties. Lately I have been totally taken in by Don Hanson trappers with some of that oldass rag micarta.

 

[sunknife]

Northwoods Bear lake in sambar stag. Loved that knife from the 1st pic I saw of one but to late for the drop, always liked the sleeveboard patterns.

 

[ferider]

This one I ordered last week, it will take a few months to get here .... now, part of the grail thing is that I will actually carry it, just not here in California

 

[kamagong]

There is absolutely nothing precluding you from carrying and using that knife in California.