Your first pocket knife... Still have it?

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Pubstout

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Anyone else as sentimental as me? When I was 4, my dad gave me this knife. While cleaning up a church he found it painted into a windowsill, took it home and cleaned it up. I was super young but will never forget when he gave it to me. He didn't run it past my mom first and she was freaking out. "He's going to cut himself"! Sure enough, about two minute later I was bleeding. Got a bandaid and was right back out to making pointy sticks. 32 years later the bug hasn't left, it's only grown.

 
first "quality" blade I ever bought was a LST gerber folder. still have it and carry it after fixing a broken tip. it just fits so slim in the pocket.
 
SAK waiter, got it when I was around 10. Not sure when, where or how I lost it buy its gone lol.
 
It was a little slip joint, carbon steel blade, by the patina, though it was dull as a brick wall. White plastic with a SEAHORSE on the side, for some reason. Long gone. I wonder how big it actually was. Probably tiny, considering it felt reasonable in my grubby eight year-old hands.
 
unfortunately it is lost somewhere in my parent's house in the countryside... it was a folding billhook (like the ones you call "hawkbill"), I hope to find it again in the future...
 
Yep, still got it. Lost it for about three years once though, then someone figured out the initials inscribed on it were mine, and got it back to me.

Its a blue Camillus cub scout knife, with a locking auwl, and a can opener/screwdriver. Taught my nephew recently to carve soap recently, and that's the knife he used :).

Also gave me my first good scar (got it at age 8, took about two years to get stupid enough to cut myself with it. I'm a cautious fellow I guess).
 
Still have the Queen barlow my grandfather gave me over 60 years ago. My first (of many, many) knives.
Rich
 
Nope. Had a small knife, similar to the A.G. Russell Ultimate Pen Knife. Lost it somewhere along the way.
 
Probably sheer luck that I never lost that knife. Was in my pocket every day. Even made it thru the wash a few times
 
There are some 30 years it was common win as gift small knives like these on building material and hardware stores in Brazil. These were probably given to me by my Grandfather.

Regards

(Sorry, English is not my first language :D)

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Wenger Swiss Army Knife. Got it for my birthday when I was around 8. Carried it to school every day and especially to Scouts. You had better not forget to bring your pocket knife to Scouts after school when I was in.

Now a days that would warrant a full SWAT Team response and lockdown.

 
I had a knife in scouts that I lost so long ago I don't even remember what it was. I thing it was one of those boy scouts of america knives.
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Kinda like this one.

On a slightly unrelated note I found my USA made Schrade sharp finger given to me by my grandmother after it spent over a year in the woods at deer camp. I stupidly stuck it in the dirt after gutting a deer at night and then couldn't find it. Fast forward to next years deer season and I was walking along and tripped. It was the damn knife, I cleaned it and put a new edge on it then tied a orange piece of paracord for a lanyard.
 
Yup, an imperial BSA knife like this one but significantly more beat on. I suppose it does deserve a good picture one of these days. It got me through cub scouts and then the addiction started with a Gerber gator in boy scouts.

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Pic from jaysknives.com
 
Oh hell no. I lost so many knives from 6 to...well, I still lose them, but from 6 to 16 I probably lost or broke 20 knives, and traded about the same amount for bb guns, candy, etc.
 
For real. In the 1st grade, I remember it being no big deal that I used mine as part of a science fair experiment.

mrbear said:
Wenger Swiss Army Knife. Got it for my birthday when I was around 8. Carried it to school every day and especially to Scouts. You had better not forget to bring your pocket knife to Scouts after school when I was in.

Now a days that would warrant a full SWAT Team response and lockdown.

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STAINLESS90 said:
I had a knife in scouts that I lost so long ago I don't even remember what it was. I thing it was one of those boy scouts of america knives.
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Kinda like this one.

On a slightly unrelated note I found my USA made Schrade sharp finger given to me by my grandmother after it spent over a year in the woods at deer camp. I stupidly stuck it in the dirt after gutting a deer at night and then couldn't find it. Fast forward to next years deer season and I was walking along and tripped. It was the damn knife, I cleaned it and put a new edge on it then tied a orange piece of paracord for a lanyard.
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Man talk about luck! Must have been awesome to be reunited with it after losing it for a year
 
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