Who gives a penny when gifted with a knife?

It's a Tradition, that someone in my family insisted that we do, when knives were given as gifts at Christmas. They're now gone and I still follow this Tradition out of respect for them.
 
My Grandfather taught me that as a young boy. I've since passed it on to my 2 boys & a few of my friends.
 
I don't believe in it, but figure it can't hurt to give a penny :D I do know that my parents also believe in giving a coin for a clock. Something about time and a short lifespan if you give it..
 
Very cool thread. Though I've never heard of the tradition before, I will soon carry it with me in life. Thanks!
 
I have in the past, I'll admit, I have forgoten a few times but there's still time to make up for it in the future.

I didn't learn about it until about 12 or so years ago when I was on Rec Knives dot com, one of the precursors to BFC.
 
I have never heard of this. I do believe that should I be gifted a knife, I will carry on this tradition. Is this why CIF never gave us a coin with issued knifes? To make it even more apparent that they hated us:D
 
I was taught the tradition of the penny with the blade as a boy. I usually include a penny with a knife I am giving so that the recipient can give me a penny for it.
 
pertinux said:
Oh, c'mon. It's not that dirty, is it? :confused:






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That WASN'T a typo! :D
 
I guess I'm a few coins short... on both ends. I think after I get caught up sending out coins for knives I've received that we should change the tradition to say that the coin's value should reflect the value you place on the friendship with the giver... ;)
 
In Italy, it´s not good to give any cutting to another person. This will "cut" the friendship. So there´s some coin added, to "sell" the knife symbolically.


Riccardo
www.mainolfiknife.com
 
WA Martin said:
I guess I'm a few coins short... on both ends. I think after I get caught up sending out coins for knives I've received that we should change the tradition to say that the coin's value should reflect the value you place on the friendship with the giver... ;)
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:) The whole point is that it's supposed to be a simple coin, a token. :)

I have a small stash of 19th Century Victorian English pennies that I give to people who gift me knives (and sometimes just give to people), they're nice, but they're actually worth very little in monetary terms.
 
The tradition of a penny for a knife and a penny in a new wallet, goes back generations in my family.
 
A.P.F. said:
and a penny in a new wallet
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Oh yes, I'd forgotten about that one, who'd give a man an empty wallet. I always fill a gifted hip-flask too, but maybe that's just me ;)
 
Too much rent and bills at stake to make someone a knife for a single coin for the majority, unless its a dubloon or a sovereign.
 
I first heard about it from my Lithuanian in-laws, when I gave a Leatherman Juice to my father in law a few years ago, so apparently it's a fairly wide spread tradition. I always follow it now.
 
coping said:
Too much rent and bills at stake to make someone a knife for a single coin for the majority, unless its a dubloon or a sovereign.
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A bit low on dubloon's at the moment I'm afraid, might have a groat or two down the back of the couch! :)
 
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