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I remember the Barlow knife. Around 1970 we used to get them free in bags of milk replacer for calves.

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As I'm not really recommending a knife, I guess this is a bit off topic, but what the hell,
did you guys ever read Pat McManus's short story " First Knife"?
I think it is a really funny short story, & soo true in so many ways...from that first cut, to whittling, & the strange way it suddenly disappeared one night from your room, to that amazing & many times thought of request....."EErr Son do have your knife on ya",
and you would say in your best John Wayne voice Yes here ya go , but be careful , its razor sharp.
I am glad to say that I still have my real first knife,
given to me by my dad, its just a small pen knife , but I love it dearly
cheers
franc

2-piper is correct in his observation of makers; Case, Schrade, Uncle Henry, Buck, Camillus all make or have made some excellent traditional "pocket knives. great choices. just make sure the ends of the knife assembly don't have any sharp corners which wear hole sin pockets quickly.

I've been a knife enthusiast for many, many years. I have had knives from cheap to expensive, always looking for something better for everyday use. I have Benchmades, and many other stainless steel blade knives but, for my usage, give me a carbon steel blade. The Benchmades take forever to truly sharpen, and won't hold the edge very long. My carbon steel Case knives will take an edge easily and quickly and hold it longer than any stainless blade I have ever owned. My custom damascus knives are the same.............. easy to sharpen, and hold an edge. I've come to the conclusion that stainless blades are something I just don't need.

This is my everyday carry knife. I've about decided I need nothing better. Actually, I'm doubtful there is anything better. This old yellow handled Case will make the hair just "pop!" off your arm.

My favorite one blade, easy opening knife is a Kershaw Leek. Excellent steel in that knife.



SRH

I currently carry a Robeson Shuredge (made in Perry NY) 2 blade jack knife (both blades open at the same end) with the main blade a clip blade and the other a pen blade. I purchased the knife new in 1962. It has strawberry jigged bone handles.

Or a Case XX 2 blade equal end pen knife (blades open at opposite ends) with 2 pen blades. This one has stainless steel blades and jigged red bone handles. I've had this knife about 20 years.

I've carried others that I have lost, sadly.

If I have pants on with a pocket, I'll have a pocket knife in my left front pocket.

I like a US-made Buck "Solitaire" for everyday carry if you can find one. One blade, just big enough to do just about anything but won't terrify anyone (this is an issue in slurban America, I have found). For formal occasions when you can't load up them dude clothes with hardware, a little US-made Buck "Solo" will do a lot of indoor work and be invisible.

For outdoor heavier duty cutting, I like a Japanese-made Spyderco "Green Endura Plain Blade" that my son took to Afghanistan twice w/the USMC and gave back to me when he separated after his 5-year contract.

The problem with Case folders is I can't make up my mind which I prefer, and that can get expensive....

The Endura is a great knife, VG-10 is an amazing steel. My personal edc is a spyderco native, it�s just about perfect. I used to carry a spyderco Manix, but realized after awhile that it�s a bit large. If I wasn�t carrying the Native, I�d probably have a Delica with a VG-10 blade.

I always carry a pocket knife and would feel naked without one. For a while, I managed to lose my pocket knife about once every year or two, and had to buy another. But then I bought a small Swiss Victorinox that I managed to hang onto for roughly 10-11 years. It was a sweet little knife that held a razor edge for a long time between sharpening. Then, in spring of 2016, I went to a Donald Trump rally before he was nominated. We parked at a local ball stadium, and were then bussed to an airport about 10 miles away where Trump's jet would land for the speech.

When we got there, we had to go through security, and anyone who had pocket knives, lighters, etc, had to remove them from their pockets prior to entering. I couldn't take my Victorinox knife back to my truck because it was miles away, but I hated to give up my knife. After thinking about it for a few minutes, I decided that I really wanted to see and hear Trump, and that I could just buy a new knife. I reluctantly left it on a security table in a pile of contraband near the metal detector and went through. I was sure I would never see it again.

After the rally, thousands of people left the hangar before me, and filed past that security station. When I got to the exit, I noticed my Victorinox knife was sitting on the table right where I left it. I picked it up and put it back in my pocket where it remains today. Thousands of pro-Trump Republicans leaving the hangar could have taken my knife or any other knife that was there, but nobody touched it. I don't believe the same thing would have happened with a crowd of Liberal Democrats.

Boker Tree Brand made in Solingen Germany Trapper model or a Case Trapper, both with bone scales.