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Case blades hold an edge better then most and are built to last.

I was always told that you NEVER give a knife to anyone.

You ask the recipient…..do you have a nickel…penny..quarter.. or whatever…and give them the knife after you receive the coin…

Heard that ALL my life…can’t say from who but probably my dad or grandpa. Supposed to be bad luck..don’t know if it’s for the giver or receiver…

And that’s what I have done with every….and there have been many knives that I have given away.

Just an old wives tail….maybe someone on the site knows it’s origin.



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Originally Posted by Chuck Adams

I was always told that you NEVER give a knife to anyone.

You ask the recipient…..do you have a nickel…penny..quarter.. or whatever…and give them the knife after you receive the coin…

Heard that ALL my life…can’t say from who but probably my dad or grandpa. Supposed to be bad luck..don’t know if it’s for the giver or receiver…

And that’s what I have done with every….and there have been many knives that I have given away.

Just an old wives tail….maybe someone on the site knows it’s origin.



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You got me curious. Found this on the Opinel website Why do we give somebody a coin when they give us a knife as a gift? | Opinel.com.

Originally Posted by icehouse

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With you all talking about knives, I thought I would show you a set left to me by my father before his passing years ago! I remember the day he bought this set.
It was a display at a lumber company that sold knives behind the counter! If you read the label, it states “sample”!
I’ve been offered 5k for it, but can’t seem to let it go.


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I have a couple of those blades. that top one looks like a Kodiak. Case makes excellent blades. Durable, easy to sharpen, and hold an edge like no other. Great product. Been carrying them for 40 years.

Seems like I have more need for a multi tool like a Leatherman or something while fishing. I say this because I don't have one yet! I have a Typro around my neck for cutting line.

Hard to beat a Leatherman. I fell and managed to bust the locks on one. I contacted Leatherman about how to send it in for repair on my own dime. A few photos sent by email and a new one was one it's way.

Honest to the Good Lord story here.......I was loading my boat about 15 years ago and looked down in the water at the boat ramp and picked up a brand new looking Ken Onion black pocket knife. Cool. So I liked it and carried it around for a while. So here's the story........

When my son, now 23, was in the 2nd grade, he loved his teacher, Mrs. Betsy, so much that he invited her to his birthday party. His birthday is October 8. It was on a Sunday that year. She came and brought her husband, Coach Clyde, the High School Head Football Coach, with her. They gave my son a real football. *My son was always a husky kid and ended up playing football from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Made All Conference & All State and played in the All Star Game the summer after he graduated.* Anyway, so Coach tells my son he can tell he's "just built" like a football player and he can't wait to coach him someday. They throw a few passes and then the Coach & his wife leave. It was a special moment for my young son, and us as well. How many high school head football coaches have time to go to a 2nd grader's birthday party? How many of us guys would go to a kid's birthday party with our wives? I probably wouldn't.

Back to the story.....Coach noticed that I used that Ken Onion knife to cut the strings on a birthday present and he commented that he liked it. He offered a trade. He pulled a Case Russlock out of his pocket. I liked it, so we shook hands and made the trade. 5 days later on Friday the 13th, Coach Clyde had a massive heart attack and died just before a football game. He was 50 years old.

Coach Clyde O'Dell always told his players to play with "no regrets." It's been a long time and most of the players at the school now don't even know who he was, but they see the "No Regrets" painted all over the school and really big on a wall in the Field House at the school. My son loved him from the moment he met him, and he loved his wife, Mrs. Betsy too. She, sadly, has passed away too, from a brain aneurysm, in her early 60's. Sad how life plays out.

So to make this long story short......I carry that Case Russlock everywhere I go. Someday I'm gonna give it to my son, but right now it's still mine. I always remember that particular birthday party very vividly.

Get a Case Russlock. Great deer knife and handy for just about anything. You can open & close it with one hand if you need to.