Do You Own A Swiss Army Knife?
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Lewkat
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I own one with a bunch of utensils that are by now useless and is laying in a junk drawer somewhere.
RadishRose
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Sneaky Pete
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I did have one until I lost it. I think it fell out of my pocket in the backseat of a cab in Los Angeles. I carried that knife from the time I was 12 years old until I lost it and I was 51.
Yes, I have two. I had one on each key ring. Because I was traveling by air a lot, I had the concern of not taking it off the key ring before the flight and then being stuck in security with a knife and have to surrender it, so I have taken it off and put both in the glove box of each car. There are times I'm somewhere and could use, I have at least the option of walking back to the vehicle to get it.
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What Was in Sherlock Holmes's Everyday Carry? (LINK)
"With his knife, Holmes performs tasks as delicate as collecting samples of exotic poisons and as robust as assailing iron-barred shutters. If the same knife is used for both tasks, we may surmise that it has more than one blade. Such a knife would align with the thinking of leading outdoor writers of Holmes’s day like Horace Kephart, who favored large jack-knives with two to three blades of varying sizes and shapes, the smallest of which, according to his Camping and Woodcraft (1916), should be kept sharp and clean “for such surgery as you may have to perform.” (Needs must when the Devil drives.) For my part, I could be content with a four-inch spear- or clip-point main blade accompanied by a two-inch sheep-foot or Wharncliffe secondary blade".
"With his knife, Holmes performs tasks as delicate as collecting samples of exotic poisons and as robust as assailing iron-barred shutters. If the same knife is used for both tasks, we may surmise that it has more than one blade. Such a knife would align with the thinking of leading outdoor writers of Holmes’s day like Horace Kephart, who favored large jack-knives with two to three blades of varying sizes and shapes, the smallest of which, according to his Camping and Woodcraft (1916), should be kept sharp and clean “for such surgery as you may have to perform.” (Needs must when the Devil drives.) For my part, I could be content with a four-inch spear- or clip-point main blade accompanied by a two-inch sheep-foot or Wharncliffe secondary blade".
drifter
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I've never owned a swiss army knife. I have looked at them several times, when younger, intending to buy one,
but they're bulky, and in the final anaysis, most of that stuff on them just got in the way. I did need or want a heavy duty knife
once and started again to buy one, but instead thought the better choice was a Barlow knife. SAK makes some smaller
choices, suitable for carrying, but in my opinion there are better buys. The larger one belongs in a toolbox or something to get
your boys.
but they're bulky, and in the final anaysis, most of that stuff on them just got in the way. I did need or want a heavy duty knife
once and started again to buy one, but instead thought the better choice was a Barlow knife. SAK makes some smaller
choices, suitable for carrying, but in my opinion there are better buys. The larger one belongs in a toolbox or something to get
your boys.
When I first started dating my husband, a Swiss Army Knife was the first gift I ever bought him. He was a general contractor who worked in real estate development and management as well as being a builder. He was also an excellent carpenter. I remember thinking that a Swiss Army Knife might be something he could actually use instead of a tie or some cologne.
He loved it. He used it until his death 28 years later, he always had it in his pocket. Later, after we were married, he told me that the knife made him feel like I knew and understood him. He said he was always running into women who wanted to date doctors and lawyers, but my gift made him realize that I knew exactly who he was, what he did, and I was totally comfortable with it.
I still have the knife, and I treasure the memories...
He loved it. He used it until his death 28 years later, he always had it in his pocket. Later, after we were married, he told me that the knife made him feel like I knew and understood him. He said he was always running into women who wanted to date doctors and lawyers, but my gift made him realize that I knew exactly who he was, what he did, and I was totally comfortable with it.
I still have the knife, and I treasure the memories...
