Your oldest knife still in use?

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What is your oldest knife that you still use regularly?

Mine is my Buck 105 Pathfinder that my father bought me in 1975 at age 14. Knife and sheath are still going strong! :thumbup: :)
 
A delrin handled Schrade stockman. My best friend carrried it with him as a navy pilot beginning 1972. He gave it to me a bunch of years later and I still use it regularly. Knife's been all over the world at a pretty good rate of speed. Mostly opens letters now and protects the home desk!
 
My Buck 105 is still going strong that my father bought me for my 16th birthday in 1972. The first thing it cleaned was a turtle in which my Grandmother fried up for us. I wish I had a dollar for every catfish head it has cut off. It was my kitchen knife while I was off at school.
 
MTF3 said:
My Buck 105 is still going strong that my father bought me for my 16th birthday in 1972. The first thing it cleaned was a turtle in which my Grandmother fried up for us. I wish I had a dollar for every catfish head it has cut off. It was my kitchen knife while I was off at school.
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You just had to outdate me. :D :thumbup::)
 
I bought a Buck 105 Pathfinder to replace my lost Schrade. Also a Buck Stockman and Buck 112 Ranger. I don't remember the order but all were purchased in 1966.
 
Western 5", leather stack handle, carbon (!), you've all seen them. 1960 and it came with a Plumb hatchet when I was a birthday kid. If it was my only hunting knife all this time it would be just fine. I used it again last season and found it gives up nothing at all compared to my whole pile of wonder knives.:)ss.
 
Marble's Woodcraft, patent 1916, that I found under the seat of my grandfather's car after he passed away. Had it refurbished slightly- mostly replacing dried out and cracked spacers and buffing the blade- and it's still in use. I need a sheath for it, but once I get one...
 
A Nessmuk style knife that My wifes grandpa made around 1903. I still use it every year when we cut meat a during the big game seasons.

More recent, my mother gave me a 110 Buck folder shortly after they came out. Sorry, I can't recall how many years ago that it was. Anyone know when that knife was introduced?

Just did a quick search. It looks like they introduced that knife in 1963. I would guess I got mine in 1967 or 68. I broke the blade on it and Buck replaced the blade. That was about 20 years ago.
 
A Vic Swiss Army knife that my sister gave me as a gift, the year 1968. I still use it on occasion to this day.
 
I've got a big, bone handled Kabar slipjoint; must be close to 45 years old, and has been in my employ for the last two decades. It's not an EDC, never has been, but it gets used for heavy and ugly tasks in the garage from time to time. I've sharpened the blades down to a fraction of what they were, but still reach for it when I can't bear to pull the Alias out of my pocket to cut, smash, hammer, chop or pry something that doesn't need a larger tool, like a hammer.
 
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