Pocket knife tradition

[gnappi]

I lose stuff all the time and then invariably what was lost pops up when I'm not looking for it. Pocket knives are an especially vexing thing to lose / misplace especially when you need it. So some 40 years ago I found a nice Beretta clip knife that went dandy on my key chain figuring keys are one of the few things I do not misplace so it's unlikely I'd lose it and to date I have not.

Fast forward 25 years and my son told me how much he liked my pocket knife and looked everywhere for one but alas, it was out of production and unobtanium.

So I began a casual quest for a pocket knife like mine and one popped up on Ebay and I just paid the piper and gave it to my son for some holiday. Boy you should have seen his face when he opened the box... it's cool to pass on a tradition.

 

[eveled]

It is funny how a decent knife can become a close and trusted companion. Then become a family heirloom. It says a lot that your son wanted a knife like yours. You are a good Dad he wants to be like you.

I'm carrying on a family tradition today too. My daughters Randall arived a few weeks ago. Ordered for her high school graduation. Over a year late! Lol.

She is home from college this weekend and will open it this afternoon.

 

[WendyZXZ]

It is funny how a decent knife can become a close and trusted companion. Then become a family heirloom. It says a lot that your son wanted a knife like yours. You are a good Dad he wants to be like you.

I'm carrying on a family tradition too. My daughters Randall arived a few weeks ago. Ordered for her high school graduation. Over a year late! Lol.

She is home from college this weekend and will open it this afternoon.

That is a great tradition! We used to have four Randall knives here, but with us having one niece and two nephews and all are in their twenties those have gone to new homes. I am glad all three have appreciation of such things and are into the keeping heirlooms alive. I inherited all four from my dad.

 

[eveled]

Thanks Wendy. I'm glad they appreciate your Dad's knives.

Here is a quick picture after she opened it.

My Son's from a few years ago

 

[azleite]

I lose stuff all the time and then invariably what was lost pops up when I'm not looking for it. Pocket knives are an especially vexing thing to lose / misplace especially when you need it. So some 40 years ago I found a nice Beretta clip knife that went dandy on my key chain figuring keys are one of the few things I do not misplace so it's unlikely I'd lose it and to date I have not.

Fast forward 25 years and my son told me how much he liked my pocket knife and looked everywhere for one but alas, it was out of production and unobtanium.

So I began a casual quest for a pocket knife like mine and one popped up on Ebay and I just paid the piper and gave it to my son for some holiday. Boy you should have seen his face when he opened the box... it's cool to pass on a tradition.

I have one those I bought close to 30 years ago, wasn’t a pocket clip model though-even have the box it came in. Cool post!

 

[Jeepnik]

I happy to see the tradition of dads giving kids knives is alive and well.

I well remember when I got my first knife. It was a right of passage. The first in so many my father gave to me.

I did the same for my kids. And when they were sent to Iraq I gave them knives again. Only those were for much more serious use.

 

[Watertender]

I give Opinel knives as gifts frequently. They are are simple and sturdy and people really like them. For the price you can't go wrong and if you break or lose it you aren't out a lot of money.

For Christmas this year I am going to give our 10 year old nephew an Opinel #7 youth knife. I asked his parents and they said that it was OK. Green is his favorite color so I will get him a green handled one.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I just "inherited" a few more plus a pocket watch. I need to post them looking for info...

 

[KIR]

After I got my Benchmade Barrage for EDC, I decided to give my oldest son a knife. I told him that while it was pretty, I expected him to use it, as he worked in construction. During our visits, I always ask him, if he has a knife on it for one thing or another. He always smiles and pulls out his knife to show me that he is still carrying it. Brings back a good memory for the both of us.

 

[Gopher]

Seems like I have always carried a knife. When I was six, a store owner gave me a Barlow with Tuff Nut jeans on the handle. At my first job after college in 1979 one of the old hands told me to buy a good pocket knife with my first paycheck. I did and still carry it to this day. It's seen lots of Romex and telco service wire in it's day. A folder of some flavor does most of the heavy work these days but this is the first thing in my pocket every day.

 

[jav]

Thanks for the idea I have a couple of case knives brand new in the box son will be getting one this week

 

[Watertender]

Gopher that looks like my grandpa's knife. Sadly it grew feet with a bunch of other things. My daily carry knives are a Dozier Personal and an Opinel #8 Garden Knife. Both are excellent blades and get used several times a day.

 

[Randyzzz]

Bringing back memories! I had one of those Betetta knives too. I probably still have it somewhere…I remember it was light as a feather with the skeletonized blade and aluminum bolsters.

 

[sfhogman]

I had one, too.
I found the skeletonized blade annoying after a while...it became problematic when cutting salami, cheese, etc.
It was nice and light.

 

[peachhead]

I lose stuff all the time and then invariably what was lost pops up when I'm not looking for it. Pocket knives are an especially vexing thing to lose / misplace especially when you need it. So some 40 years ago I found a nice Beretta clip knife that went dandy on my key chain figuring keys are one of the few things I do not misplace so it's unlikely I'd lose it and to date I have not.

Fast forward 25 years and my son told me how much he liked my pocket knife and looked everywhere for one but alas, it was out of production and unobtanium.

So I began a casual quest for a pocket knife like mine and one popped up on Ebay and I just paid the piper and gave it to my son for some holiday. Boy you should have seen his face when he opened the box... it's cool to pass on a tradition.

That's the dang knife I lost because I did not have it on my keyring. Lol
I carried that same model knife for years. Lost it and felt terrible. So I dug around on eBay or somewhere till I found another one and bought it. Immediately put it in my knife box so I wouldn't lose it again and bought a cheap Gerber which of course I have never lost.
I still have the replacement and I have a similar bigger Beretta knife as well.

 

[HW11]

I always give my daughter a knife for Christmas and one for her birthday. She turned 21 this past Saturday. She got a fixed blade this time.

 

[Mobuck]

Tradition or keepsake?
Son gave me a handmade knife a couple years back. He knew a guy who makes knives from scratch and did some scrounging for materials right here in/around my farmstead(piece of broken truck spring and other bits of 'junk'). It's sort of thick and heavy for my preference but the thought is invaluable.

 

[gnappi]

Tradition or keepsake?
Son gave me a handmade knife a couple years back. He knew a guy who makes knives from scratch and did some scrounging for materials right here in/around my farmstead(piece of broken truck spring and other bits of 'junk'). It's sort of thick and heavy for my preference but the thought is invaluable

Tradition

 

[FFguide]

I honestly do not know how I would conduct my life without a pocket knife. It would be depressing. I was given my Grandfather’s worn out Case hunting knife and and matching pocket knife when I was a young boy. WOW, what a feeling. I have purchased many Case pocket and hunting knives that are still in the box and have been gifted to my Grandsons over the years, except for one pocket knife that I broke the tip on and my hunting knife that I have used for 40+ years. IMHO, Case quality is not the same as previously made. I like carbon steel and perform the maintenance. Now I carry older “Old Timers” and am very happy with the quality.

 

[Mobuck]

I like/prefer 'good knives' but several have mentioned the reason I don't carry them(loss/breakage). I carried a Buck 'stockman' 3 blade(a gift from Dad) for decades but put it away after he died. Then, I bounced around from one style/brand to another w/o finding the right one and finally settled on a cheap folding utility (box cutter) knife that costs $4-5 and has a lifetime replacement warranty. I go through 2-3 of those per year--either worn/damaged or lost but it's just a tool-no 'attachment'.
Recently, I decided to return to carrying a folding knife after seeing/handling one that seems to fit my needs. We'll see how long that lasts .
Just this morning, I decided to gift each Grandchild a new folder for use/memento as they see fit. I'm not getting any good from the knives but maybe the kids will.

 

[Ride1949]

I've lost a couple of pocket clip folders over the years, but this little guy has stayed with me through all of them and is carried every day.

 

[wproct]

Young people will always surprise you. My wife and I went to visit our 21 year old grand daughter at her college and since I'm an older guy and wasn't familiar at all with the city I asked our grand daughter is she would do the driving. I handed her my keys and I always have a small Swiss Army Victorinox knife complete with scissors, nail file, tweezers and blades which I didn't think she would even notice. I saw her holding the keys and noticed she was really eyeing that little knife and checking it out. I asked her if she liked that little knife and she said she did so I asked her if she would like to have one, and she said yes. So, we went to a large sporting and outdoors department store and bought her one. I would never have guessed a young girl would have any interest in a little knife like that.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

I'm like a cowboy with his hat (which is also everyday equipment for me) - I'm not dressed till I've got my knife in my pocket. I'll carry a lockblade folder at times and appreciate the design but day in/day out for me it's a large 3-blade stockman pattern. A Case 6347 from the early 70s is most often carried but if I'm anticipating rough or heavier work I've been carrying this Cold Steel Ranch Boss III. Have Buck and Uncle Henrys in the same pattern.
And in reply to the last post by wproct, my wife, daughters and daughter-in-law all have SAKs they carry, whicj i gave them. My wife also carries a full size Buck lockback in her bag.

 

[RGRacing]

I was a recent Karma winner of a case knife which sparked me to find all my knives stashed in drawer's safes and vehicles. I added a little story of where and how long I've had each one. I can only hope my grands can enjoy them as much as I have.

 

[PRichardson87]

I was a recent Karma winner of a case knife which sparked me to find all my knives stashed in drawer's safes and vehicles. I added a little story of where and how long I've had each one. I can only hope my grands can enjoy them as much as I have.

Is that a Western at the top? Looks similar to mine passed down from my GGF

 

[bhp9]

I have carried the Victorinox Super Tinker (formerly called the New Tinker) pocket knife for decades. It had screwdriver tips, phillips tip, tweezers, tooth pick, and I added a custom writing pen to it, it has an awl, a pair of scissors, cap opener, can opener, wire striper and a rather strange hook that I never have figured out what its use is for.

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

My pocketknife is a Victorinox Swiss that someone else lost decades ago. I found a windbreaker on the shore of a lake in Colorado when I was 12 (which was over 50 years ago) and this knife I carry was in the pocket. I've lost it a few times but so far it has always made its way back to me. I think it was called the "Camper" and only has six blades; large and small knife, can opener/small screwdriver, bottle opener/large screwdriver, awl, and corkscrew. No tweezers, toothpick, scissors, files, Phillips, etc. The inlaid Swiss crest is gone, the ring lug wore thorough years ago, both red scales have fallen off and been reglued a few times, and when I was still a kid, I scratched my name into one of the scales and it can still be read in the right light. The large blade has been sharpened down to about half the original size over the years.

When my son got married, the four parents gave the couple small family items as keepsakes, and I gave him my dad's pocketknife and my grandfather's pocketknife. I hope my Swiss Army knife will someday join that time capsule and be passed down to the grandkids, along with my son's stag handled Ka-Bar folder that I gave him years ago.

 

[Ride1949]

and a rather strange hook that I never have figured out what its use is for.

https://www.gearpersonal.com/swiss-army-knife-hook-uses/

 

[bhp9]

https://www.gearpersonal.com/swiss-army-knife-hook-uses/

To quote one of the "Our Gang comedy kids" "Remarkable"!!!!

 

[Johnny-Baseball]

I have a Schlieper 3-blade folder bought new 20-someting years ago.

My uncle "Tom" (a 30-year Navy CPO and WW II destroyer vet) gave me his pocketknife just before he died. It's too worn to determine the maker. But Tom sharpened it so much that the large blade now looks more like a scimitar than a knife blade.

At the same time Tom gave me his Colt Hammerless (.380 cal). His father bought it brand new the same year Tom was born (1923) and gave it to Tom when Tom enlisted in the Navy in 1940. I gave it to my CWO Blackhawk pilot son. My son has marshalled a few parts for it and occasionally shoots it.