Here's my go to hunting knife. Old Timer Deerslayer. Kinda strange since I build knives, but I usually don't hang on to the ones I build very long and there's a story behind this one. My grandfather bought three of these in the early 80s: one for my dad, one for my uncle Kenneth , and one for himself. My uncle passed away when I was a young kid and my grandfather got that one back and put it up on a shelf for the next 15-20 years. His spent most of its time on the dash of his truck because he wore overalls and never had a belt to hang it on. When I was in college, my older brother and I were at my grandfather's house one day skinning a couple big ole does we had killed and had both left our "good" knives at home. He watched us struggling with a couple small, dull pocket knives from his rocker on the porch for few minutes before going inside. When he came back out, he handed my uncle's knife to me and handed his to my older brother. After we finished, he told us to hang on to them as long as we needed them and that he'd know where they were if he ever needed them. He passed away about 5 years ago. He never did need it back, but I'm still keeping it sharp for him just in case. My uncle had two daughters when he passed away and they both have young sons now. I know my son would love to have it, but I'm thinking I'll probably try to see that one my uncle's grandsons gets it instead.
Topic: What Knife You Hunting This Year? (Read 1716 times)
