I still have the first knife my Papaw gave me. One of my first loves as a boy was that knife. I like to carry a small Eisenhower style case with me now.
How I wish I still had my first knife, a 'Kamp King' given to me at what would now be considered an insufficient age. No better way to teach a child about responsibility and the fact that he is trusted if he behaves himself. My dad carried a pocket knife and of course I wanted to also. I cherished that thing but of course one day it just disappeared.
Do to this thread and the fact that I just can't resist the damn internet, a new GEC #44 is now on the way. This one is a 'gunstock' pattern with 1095 blades and cocobolo scales branded 'Northfield Un-X-ld'.
It won't replace the Kamp King. Nothing ever will.
