Your first pocket knife

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Send it back to V-nox for a new blade. I recently had one replaced by them. It isn't quick but it brought the first knife I ever bought back to life. A nice red V-nox Huntsman. Prior to that I had a crappy Kamp King my Dad bought me. The blades stuck into the handles on that so bad. Swore to myself I'd get a nice Knife when I could. That was the beginning of this journey.
 
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T. Erdelyi said:
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's first knife was from a vending machine at a rest area of the highway, my Old Man wouldn't buy me any of the balloons from the machine in the men's room so he bought me a all metal Trim keyring utility knife with nail file, caplifter, screwdriver.

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Whenever I think back this always comes to mind as the very first, (of many of the same,I lost a lot) it seemed like every time we went on vacation I either got one of those or one of those miniature colonial bowie knives. ;)
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Not my first pocket knife (that was actually a Herder Solingen Sodbuster from Gramps ;)) but I must have had this for over 35 years.
I got it from my Mom and Dad if my memory serves me well.
It's the very same only with a sheath which holds a nailclipper as well. Can't remove the knife part without destroying the sheath.
It must be the real deal because it says "made in the USA" on the bottle opener/screwdriver.

 
I'm a little ashamed of the broken tip on my 340. The 340 was a gift from my sister when I turned 12. Not my first knife but definitely my most sentimental. The antler is from my first whitetail.

ps. The sharpfinger has a broken tip too! They are quite the pair. I have a lot of fond hunting memories with both.

 
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My first knife i got when i was 6 or 7 and is unfortunately no longer with me. It was a little Winchester slip-joint from wal-mart that my parents got me for christmas. When i was seven though, i bought my first knife with my own money. It was a Victornox Camper that was black. I do still have that one, but i recently spray painted it olive drab. Its beat.
 
My first pocket knife is no-name multi-tool that came in a little fishing kit my cousin gave me. He was a fishermen(and still is) and I was 6 but really liked fishing. So, we went to a fishing contest together. Just me and him. He had to be around 14. The night before he brought out this little blue carboard box with plastic on the top so you could see inside. There was the multi-tool, a book about fish, some small baits I think. My cousin asked my parents "can he have this, it has a pocket knife in it" mom rolled her eyes and dad nodded. The next day we go to that fishing tournament, I have my little fishing pole, my pocket knife, and we got all signed up, they gave us a shirt, and we went down to the pond next to some willow trees to fish. The pond had a road that went around it, but there was a small hill almost, the road was on the hill, the pond at the bottom of the hill. We weren't really catching anything so I Grab my pocket knife, and a stick. First time I had ever used a knife in my life time, and it's right behind my 14 year old cousins back. I put my left on the stick, put the knife to the stick and push towards my hand hitting my index finger knuckle. AHHH. my cousin goes it not that bad then turns around. I don't remember it hurting. He got up fast and by the time he got to me an ambulance had pulled up at the top of hill to check on everybody at the tournament. My cousin never said anything else beside DONT TELL MOM, the paramedics cleaned the cut with iodine and super glued it together and put a band aide on it. The paramedic told me always cut away from your hand, and be safe. Of course the first thing I did when we got back was run up to my mom while pointing at my finger and saying "I almost cut my whole finger off look". Still have that knife, the book, and the shirt.
 
Corso said:
small world - that and a MIC sodbuster were in my xmas stocking at aged 10
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my second knife is (I still have it) is a vic classic knock off with the same emblem. and my first is (still very lucky to have it), a queen pen knife. I posted in one of these long ago saying it was a mini muskrat funny how a boys memory makes thing seem so much bigger.
 
It is long gone, but I think the first knife I ever had was an official cub scout knife, would have been around 1962 or so. JC Penny was the store that sold scout stuff, I think my grand mother bought it for me.
 
My first knife was a small lock blade that I bought for $3 at the state fair when I was 5 or so. Needless to say, it wasn't a very good knife, but I used that knife until over half the blade width was gone (I sharpened it a lot...).
 
This may not have been my very first knife, but the first one I remember using is this SAK.

These were cherished Christmas gifts from my parents. My brother's had a Red Cross, mine is this stainless one.

A distinct memory comes to mind of whittling a yoyo out of an old piece of dowel joinery and some pine I found in the garage. My dad told me explicitly not to work on it until he came home from the store; I began whittling the minute he left the house. It wasn't 15 minutes before I cut a sizable chunk from tip of my thumb. One ER trip later, a good lesson was learned: knives are sharp tools...and listen to dad!

I should really clean it up and start carrying it. It's been in a emergency bag for years.

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That's a fabulous old SAK Electrician, jonerays!! :thumbup::thumbup: You really should start carrying it! ;)

- GT
 
This is a brilliant idea for a thread. It got me thinking about when I was in elementary school my folks took me to Florida on vacation. While with my dad as he was getting bait in a bait shop, I noticed a card of faux pearl handled souvenir knives on the sales counter. I asked Dad if i could finally have a knife to help him with his tasks. He relented and bought the knife. Celluloid pearl covers, with a metal seahorse and a shield that said "Florida", domed pins. It was cheap, but it was mine. I finally had a knife, and I took it everywhere. Until one day I noticed it was no longer in my pocket thanks to a hole in said pocket. I looked everywhere, but couldn't find it. That is until a couple of years later when I was mowing, I see on the ground something white surrounded by rust. Yep, there was the seahorse! I took it to my grandfather who was able to clean it back up and I carried it for a year or so until I got a new one and put the old pitted seahorse away. Eventually it was lost again. But today, while reading this thread, I decided to go looking for a picture of the old seahorse on line. It took a bit but I found one for a knife that was for sale. It's not my original knife, but it's just like what I remember, and it's on it's way to me.

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My first knife was a buck knight...actually didn't have the best cutting performance for whittling, which was my main use for it at the time. I gifted it to someone else here on the forums, and he gave it to his son. Sort of cool continuation of the story.

I've been torn for a while about what my kids first knife will be whenever my wife and I start having children. I'm constantly going back and forth between a victorinox, mora, or Delica. I'll figure it out eventually. I'll probably get a different one every birthday lol. Just as an excuse to buy more knives.
 
btmccutcheon said:
...But today, while reading this thread, I decided to go looking for a picture of the old seahorse on line. It took a bit but I found one for a knife that was for sale. It's not my original knife, but it's just like what I remember, and it's on it's way to me.
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Cool story, btmac!! And the ending is fantastic, that you could find and purchase a knife just like your first! :cool::cool:
Thanks for sharing your tale; made the hair on my arms stand up, I was so excited for you! :D:D

- GT
 
Case Sodbuster Jr.
It was a high school graduation gift from my uncle. I had knock off SAKs before but the Case was the first brand name knife that I carried daily. It was used heavily for almost 6 years.
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Dont have a pic but my first knife had to be a sea world folder 1974 and i lost it somehow in the back seat of moms vw bug. I still remember trying to jamb my hand between the seat. :)
 
Two that have been in my pocket off and on for a loooong time. The lower one I bought for myself when I was twelve, 53 years ago at the hardware store. The Delrin handled knife my late Mother in law bought for me the Christmas after my wife and I were married in 1970. Don't look too pretty but razor sharp. The lower one is similar to the Case that my dad carried.

 
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