How long have you carried the same knife?

[2cool9031]

I have been carrying the same Buck 110 knife for the past 30 years.
I may be on my 3rd. leather sheath but the knife is still in good condition.

 

[Shay]

I have been carrying the same 2 CRKT Kasper folders for 6 or 7 years. Before that it was a couple of Emerson CQC7s for 5 years or so.

I tend not to switch up carry gear unless I have a compelling reason.

 

[danielocean03]

I have been carrying the same 2 CRKT Kasper folders for 6 or 7 years. Before that it was a couple of Emerson CQC7s for 5 years or so.

I tend not to switch up carry gear unless I have a compelling reason.

+1 there, muscle memory plays an all too important part when it comes to drawing your blade effectively. I own three M16 series CRKT's, I carry the "big dog" 14SF, and keep two additional 13's (smaller size) at hand, they all open/close the same way, I have found that repetition very valuable in practicing drawing my knife.

 

[danielocean03]

And to answer Bob's original question, I have carried an all-black CRKT M16-13SF for about 18 months, currently keep in my vehicle as a backup to my current EDC knife, a M16-14SFI, which I have carried for about a 6-7months now. I like the opening/closing system employed by this knife very much, and has served me well so far.

Here's the M16's for a size comparison:

* The text isn't very clear, but the middle knife is a 13, and the top knife is a 14.

My 14 looks like the top knife in this picture:

 

[tyler34]

I think the longest I have carried the same knife was 2 years maybe 3. I'm hard on my knives and sometimes my wife steals them for complaining about how much I spend on them she sure doesn't mind using and keeping them doing god knows what with them.

 

[Bubbajms]

I've been carrying my benchmade for at least 10 years..

 

[Slab]

16 years. A little schrade with a half serrated blade.

 

[Serial Crusher]

I've been carrying the same Swiss Army knife for about 15 years. It's the officer version that has two blades, can and bottle opener, toothpick and tweezers. I haven't sharpened it in years, but i never use the blades so it doesn't really matter. I carry a separate knife for cutting tasks, and the Swiss for the tools.

 

[flatlander]

CRKT Kaspers-- almost 2 years
Variations of the GerberTool- 15 years I think
Swiss Champ- 32 years

Bob

 

[2cool9031]

I've been carrying the same Swiss Army knife for about 15 years. It's the officer version that has two blades, can and bottle opener, toothpick and tweezers. I haven't sharpened it in years, but i never use the blades so it doesn't really matter. I carry a separate knife for cutting tasks, and the Swiss for the tools.

I do sometimes carry a Leather Man for the all around chores.

 

[Joe Williams]

A Western boot knife and sheath I've carried for 22 years now, ever since I first got to Guam.

 

[Zephri]

Have carried my kershaw leek for about 2 years now, and the only complaints with it is it does not stay sharp for very long between sharpenings. I wonder if they have one in d2.....

 

[haldir]

I had a 3 blade John Primble that I carried about 30 years that my Dad gave me. I passed it along to my son. I have been carrying a Kershaw Leek for about a year now.

 

[Dryden]

I bought a Buck 55 while in the Air Force. It rode in my pocket for 24 years. I went swimming & it fell out of my pocket. I was close to tears.

But, the good news is, that while researching a replacement, I found out the knife industry made huge leaps in technology. Now I carry whatever suits my mood... Kershaw, Gerber, CRKT, Buck, etc.