Your first high quality knife?

My first knife that was of any real value was a SOG Seal Pup. Not high end but it has and still is, serving me well.
 
My ESEE's. Certainly not high cost, but high quality, yes. I am glad that no one has seen what I have done to some of them being pounded through wood knots, repeatedly....... I settled down on that after I became a believer.
 
Mine was in 1979 and it was a Gerber Guardian that I bought with the clip sheath and the shoulder holster sheath. I think I spent $55.00 total and was worried to tell my dad how much I spent.
 
My first was a Benchmade 890 Torrent. Super nice knife and served me very well for a year in edc until I branched out.
 
My first quality knife was a spear point cqc7. I still have it, it has been used and abused but still works great!
 
I had a Victorinox and Opinel during childhood, but got a Spyderco SS police when I was in high-school. Still can't believe I lost it in a dumpster (searched through disgusting water for hours).
 
First high quality knife was a Victorinox Spartan. First good modern folder I got was a Kershaw Blur.
 
it really depends on what you would call quality.

the first knife i owned that would be recognized on this forum as a decent knife was an Ontario rat 1
 
Mine is my Emerson CQC-7BW left hander that I just got in the mail today. However, my wife just gave me a new knife yesterday (not knowing that I ordered the Emerson). In the name of keeping a happy marriage, my Emersom is going up for sale lol.
 
Black Blur with a serrated edge, showed it to friend and he bought one. Way beyond the Blur in what I will pay for a knife now.
 
Probably back in 1997 or 1998, when I was about 9 years old, before I left for a canoe trip my parents gave me a fully serrated Spyderco Ladybug. Haven't seen it in years. Wish I could find that little lady. Although, I have a strong suspicion that one of my middle-school pals stole it.

2011 was when I got really hardcore into knives. Bought a Spyderco Manix2 lightweight and a CRKT Ultima. Shortly after that, I dropped a little over $300 on a Socom Delta and have since spent a lot more on knives than I am willing to admit.
 
Wally World partially serrated tanto Blur when I was in college and ANY $50 purchase was big bucks.
 
Kershaw chill and volt ii. Both were inexpensive but high quality for the money. I quickly stepped up to a Spyderco Tenacious and now my EDC an Endura 4 with the Emerson Wave on it.
 
rhegolith said:
1980 (I think) Buck 112
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Same with me. Same knife, same year. I was in Scouts, and the Scout Master said a locking knife was safer than a regular pocket knife, and a fixed blade knife was even safer than a locking knife. So I took the middle road, and got the lockback.

The lock never failed in 30 years :-)
 
Kershaw Chive was my first good knife, Benchmade Mini Presideo was my first Great knife
 
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