Single most prized knife
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Pete D.
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My most prized knife - a two inch dropped edge utility knife - bird's eye maple handle, ivory and brass rings, whale etching by Francine Larson. Made for me by David Boye in 1984.
Pete
PS- not dirt on the blade. Got some leather particles on it when I was taking it out of the sheath.
Pete
PS- not dirt on the blade. Got some leather particles on it when I was taking it out of the sheath.
JTW Jr.
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I couldnt nail it down to a single most prized knife...
these 3 are prized due to them being gifts from friends...darn great friends.
Rinaldi was a gift from Trace Rinaldi himself , the Blackwood Henchman was a gift from some friends from AZ , and the Elishewitz was a gift from a friend as a thank you for doing some computer repair work for him.
others that are just as prized would be my Simonichs : Urban Raven , Crowfoot & Bitteroot
And of course both a Lonewolf Loveless City Knife and a Boker Gents Lockback that my sons gave me.
I also hold a couple of my Alan Folts knives as prized knives as well.
All get used but not abused to some degree.
these 3 are prized due to them being gifts from friends...darn great friends.
Rinaldi was a gift from Trace Rinaldi himself , the Blackwood Henchman was a gift from some friends from AZ , and the Elishewitz was a gift from a friend as a thank you for doing some computer repair work for him.
others that are just as prized would be my Simonichs : Urban Raven , Crowfoot & Bitteroot
And of course both a Lonewolf Loveless City Knife and a Boker Gents Lockback that my sons gave me.
I also hold a couple of my Alan Folts knives as prized knives as well.
All get used but not abused to some degree.
Dave McCracken
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I have a number of knives, no boutique makers but good using stuff. A couple Pumas, some Bucks and Gerbers,a Camillus that followed me home form the military,etc.
There's two favorites.
First,Pop's old Case sheath knife. It dressed my first deer, ca 1962,and my last,whenever that was. This thing has a thin 6" blade and takes a wicked edge. Memories drip off it like honey from a biscuit.
The second rides clipped to my pants most of the time. It's a Spyderco that says CTS-XHP on the blade. It's a nice using knife but the reason it's my favorite is John Shirley gave it to me.
There's two favorites.
First,Pop's old Case sheath knife. It dressed my first deer, ca 1962,and my last,whenever that was. This thing has a thin 6" blade and takes a wicked edge. Memories drip off it like honey from a biscuit.
The second rides clipped to my pants most of the time. It's a Spyderco that says CTS-XHP on the blade. It's a nice using knife but the reason it's my favorite is John Shirley gave it to me.
76shuvlinoff
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I have more knives than I probably need, fixed, folders and a few novelty items. nothing real high end, no customs.. yet. Every single day I have a Benchmade mini grip in my pocket but my most prized is the one I got on my 8th birthday, eventually lost and got back nearly 40 years later.
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451 Detonics
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Most prized? This 1920's Remington Harness Jack, belonged originally to my Great-Grandfather and has been passed down through the generations to me. It spent two of those generation in the pockets of coal miners and one generation in the pocket of a soldier before it came to me. It served with me in the US Army and one day will go to my daughter...a fitting knife for a horse bum.
MarkCid84
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My Robert Parrish Survivors
My Robert Parrish Survivors
Brian Williams
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It was a Case XX M279F, a Stainless gentleman's knife with a file, Alas I lost it a month or so ago.
Now it would be a toss up between any of the following
the Wheeler Group buy knife from THR (thanks Ken and Hso),
A frost Mora basic from my first teaching job,
A Case Ebony backpocket
A Case Amber bone Trapper single blade(had the spey blade taken out)
1 of 2 Victorinox Officers model knives (1 from my father and 1 from my father-in-law)
My TL knife from while I was in the Marines
a small pen knife from my wife (the only knife she ever gave me, she bought it in Hungary)
A Camillus Sheath knife from my fathers time in the Scouts.
Now it would be a toss up between any of the following
the Wheeler Group buy knife from THR (thanks Ken and Hso),
A frost Mora basic from my first teaching job,
A Case Ebony backpocket
A Case Amber bone Trapper single blade(had the spey blade taken out)
1 of 2 Victorinox Officers model knives (1 from my father and 1 from my father-in-law)
My TL knife from while I was in the Marines
a small pen knife from my wife (the only knife she ever gave me, she bought it in Hungary)
A Camillus Sheath knife from my fathers time in the Scouts.
Sniper X
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I would have to say either of my Queen Cutlery Schatt & Morgan 4 blade congress. I have two I bought together when they first came out about 15 years ago, one still NIB the other I have carried a few times. And my Dawson fighter custom, number 14 of 14. Got it from the owner of Gunsite Training Center as a present for teaching him to edit video.
T.R.
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These are my favorite fixed blade knives:
- FROST skinner with custom sheath
- Schrade Golden Spike
- BUCK model 119
- Steel Warrior bowie
Of them all, my Schrade Golden Spike has seen the most use. Love the size and shape! I use cordovan KIWI polish on the brown sheath to produce a deeper and richer tone.
TR
- FROST skinner with custom sheath
- Schrade Golden Spike
- BUCK model 119
- Steel Warrior bowie
Of them all, my Schrade Golden Spike has seen the most use. Love the size and shape! I use cordovan KIWI polish on the brown sheath to produce a deeper and richer tone.
TR
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KodiakBeer
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I bought this knife from an old Eskimo hunter in the Board of Trade Saloon in Nome about 1990. The blade is very thick but quite soft so it requires frequent sharpening, but then it won't snap when used for heavy work. I don't know what the original material was, but suspect it was made from a car spring. The handle is bone with an ivory spacer near the blade. The original ivory butt was lost and I've replaced it with a new piece, though I now wish I'd left the turquoise spacer out. The scabbard is made of seal hide with various ivory and stone doo-dads.
I've used this blade on every hunt for the last 20 years or so. I've probably fileted a hundred deer with this knife and quite a number of caribou.
I've used this blade on every hunt for the last 20 years or so. I've probably fileted a hundred deer with this knife and quite a number of caribou.
gordy
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I have no pictures, sorry guys
#1-a kinfolks 368 given to me by my Grandfather.
Gutted many a deer before and after it was given to me.
#2-a schrade H-15 given to me by my Father.
Have not gutted as many deer with this one.
#3-AW Wadsworth and son given to me by my Great Uncle John.
He carried it in The Republic of Vietnam, Gave it to me in 1969. He went back and never returned.
I carry my Gerber FAST knife every day. I really like my Gerber para mini.
I just bought a kershaw 1050 for 20 bucks. It is almost like brand new.
I like the kershaw but it is very heavy.
#1-a kinfolks 368 given to me by my Grandfather.
Gutted many a deer before and after it was given to me.
#2-a schrade H-15 given to me by my Father.
Have not gutted as many deer with this one.
#3-AW Wadsworth and son given to me by my Great Uncle John.
He carried it in The Republic of Vietnam, Gave it to me in 1969. He went back and never returned.
I carry my Gerber FAST knife every day. I really like my Gerber para mini.
I just bought a kershaw 1050 for 20 bucks. It is almost like brand new.
I like the kershaw but it is very heavy.
W.E.G.
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I had a cheap Barlow knife I carried all the time when I was a kid.
Got me out of a few scrapes.
Wish I could remember what happened to it.
I was probably in a "scrape" when it disappeared.
Anyhow, I got a swell replacement that I keep in the safe next to other scrape-getter-outer stuff.
Got me out of a few scrapes.
Wish I could remember what happened to it.
I was probably in a "scrape" when it disappeared.
Anyhow, I got a swell replacement that I keep in the safe next to other scrape-getter-outer stuff.
I saved up $135 in 1985 to buy a Cold Steel tanto. I have never owned blade that holds an edge like it does. It's a fairly practical hunting knife and I just love it.
View attachment 151654This Kabar peanut folder carried by my Grandfather that he used to cut his plug tobacco with. Don't know the model # or date of manufacture.
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Dave Markowitz
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Mine would be my Victorinox Pioneer. It's the first knife I bought myself, back in the early 1980s. I carried it for several years then moved on to other knives. A few years ago I dug it out and have been carrying it almost every day since then. It is in my pocket now.
My second most prized is this old Imperial Barlow. This was the first knife I ever had. It was a gift from my father back when I was about 8 years old.
My second most prized is this old Imperial Barlow. This was the first knife I ever had. It was a gift from my father back when I was about 8 years old.
TimboKhan
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Looking through my collection (which isn't real huge, so that doesn't take long), I think that my prize goes to two knives, both of which were random gifts from THR members. One is a Spyderco Persistance (or Tenacious, I can never remember!) and the other is a handmade fixed blade. I won't say who sent them to me, but the simple fact that two people sent me knives for no other reason than being nice, good people. For that, I will always prize the thoughts behind those knives!
clem
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I've had this one a long time.
1st Battalion 9th Marines 1966-1967
AuthorityDenied
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I use this 4" Muela for just about everything. I've had it for 8 years and no complaints
mortablunt
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I have my grandfather's old boy scout pocketknife. It's still good and sharp.
I'm also saving up some for a KA-BAR, so I'll get a nice one with some retro styling on it when I can. I'm not much a knife buyer, so when I get a knife, I get a quality one for multipurpose.
I'm also saving up some for a KA-BAR, so I'll get a nice one with some retro styling on it when I can. I'm not much a knife buyer, so when I get a knife, I get a quality one for multipurpose.
Swiftyjuan
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I have my great grandmother's "snuff" knife. At the turn of the century (1900 type) in Arkansas, ladies frequently used snuff. Apparently it was expensive, so the ladies would use a small knife to scrape tobacco powder off of their husband's plug of tobacco, instead of buying it. This knife has a one-inch wobbly blade, and a stag handle, that has shrunk over the years. It holds an honored place in a display case downstairs.
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