You're soulmate.

I'd have to say an old Imperial stockman my dad gave me when I was a kid.
Don't get me wrong; I love customs, but that knife means a quite a lot to me. It is not that old - 1959 or so with a nice triangular space where a piece of bone has "cracked out" near one of the pins to the front pile side bolster.

I am not sure how that happened. ;) Dad gave me that knife when I was 4 and 1/2.
 
You know, I was thinking of starting a thread just like this one. El Cuchillo and I must have been on the same wavelength.

This is the knife that feels most natural in my hand and pocket. It was one of the first pocketknives I bought, and is largely responsible for the fact that I own hundreds today. It wasn't expensive, it isn't fancy, and it's pretty much my constant companion.

Moore Maker yellow 3 7/8" punch blade stockman, made by Camillus:

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Oddly, I seem to be the only person in my circle of friends that carries a knife. It's usually a Vic Soldier, Fieldmaster, or Farmer along with a Case stockman. But it's the SAK that seems to be my trademark. When someone needs a blade I hear, "Hey! Got your Swiss on ya?"
 
For years now, I have kept a SAK (Vic) Spartan in my desk at work to address the occasional need for a can opener or jeweler's screwdriver. But lately my heart belongs to a five-bladed sowbelly from Rick Nowland.
 
My Bark River Mini Canadian in a hip pocket sheath is the one I always grab. I've had it long enough now that it is no longer merely new knife infatuation. My other go-to "knife" is my Swisstol Spirit. Unglamorous, but everyone knows I always have it.
 
Well, heck, I started this thread and I haven't contributed. My latest goto knife is my SAK Cadet. However, the one knife (if I may call it that) that is always with me, is my Leatherman Wave. More of a tool, really, but it gets the cutting jobs done pretty well. Granted, I don't use the knives on it too much, since the SAK takes care of those tasks brilliantly. However, the Wave handles just about anything else I may come across. Need a saw? I got one. Need scissors? They're in there. Screwdrivers? Pliers? Diamond file or wire cutters? Check. Glasses have a loose screw? Wave to the rescue. I feel naked without my SAK in my pocket. However, I feel incomplete without my Wave. Plus it was given to me by my wife when we were dating. It was her one year anniversary gift to me, so it also has sentimental value. I know many traditional pocketknife owners couldn't comprehend carrying a boring, plain piece of metal like a multitool, and I can see their point. Not very pretty I guess. Also, nothing beats a box full of dedicated tools. However, in a pinch, day to day, I find a million uses for it. It's utility, plus it's connection to my wife, means I'll probably be burried with it.
 
Myself, I've always carried a Vic Classic in my pocket.
But the one I love the most and which has served me extremely well is a Puma Prospector. Had it for more years than I care to remember. It's been around the world and has done everything from hunting and camping tasks, in the garden, to sunday dinners and in much, much more.
Lately, it's been rivalled by a muskrat from Ken Erickson.

/ Karl
 
when i got through basic my wife bought me a timberline specwar it is my best frend it survived 3 tours 34 jumps and countless field problums its been 7 years now and im getting ready to retire it sad day for something new
 
Of late, this little sucker has lived in my pocket:

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Image taken from Fallkniven's site. Great folder that keeps the best edge of any, ANY, knife I've owned.
 
mnblade said:
Not even close!

But I do know what you mean ..... if I had to pick one, I'd say the Old Timer Middleman Jack (33OT) that was owned by my grandfather. It's a great knife that I keep going back to, despite my occasional phases of carrying a SAK or Trapper or Buck 055 or Leatherman or Spyderco. Eventually I always come back to that 33OT.

The funny thing is, when I tell people it was my grandfather's, they naturally assume he carried it for many years and so forth. Not at all. In fact, he NEVER carried it.

See, when Pop passed away, among his things was this brand new 33OT that the kids at the elementary school where he volunteered gave him for Christmas one year. Having lost an arm in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, Pop never carried a folder after that (though I'm certain he never pointed this out to "his kids" so as to not hurt their feelings). In addition to being a superb knife, it reminds me of how much love surrounded my grandfather wherever he went. He was loved by the children he helped as a volunteer in schools. He was loved by the teachers who taught him (as he earned his high school Graduation Equivalence Diploma well into his 60s - and then his AA degree, and finally a bachelors degree!). He was loved by the countless other recovering alcoholics he helped over the years. He was loved by his kids and his huge extended family. And he was loved by his youngest grandson, who worshiped him and was lucky enough to spend two or three summers road-tripping with him across the country ...... me.
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Mine would be the 33OT as well, with an old Spyderco Jess Horn coming in second.
 
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