MaxxVolume
Lunatic Member
ALWAYS liked knives, from the earliest times I can remember. Bugged my grandfather every time I saw him, until he gave me my first knife (a tiny 3-blade Stockman) when I was 9 (still got that knife, amazed that I never lost it after 60 years of use). Got my first fixed blade at 11, a Mora Swedish #1 steel blade with a rosewood handle, it accompanied me on many camping trips (still got that one, too !)You have a TON (probably literally) of really, really nice knives. When did you start collecting? And are you still buying? What are you buying these days?
Got out of the military in `70, started collecting more seriously....Bucks, Gerbers, Pumas. Started going annualy to the New York Custom Knife Show when it first began, got to meet many of the top knifemakers (Phill Hartsfield came to dinner at my house once !). Bought, sold, and traded many customs and factory knives over the years, I go through spurts....sometimes I don`t buy anything for a couple of years, then I might buy 5 or 6 a year for a while. Back when I was an outside sales rep, I got paid expense money which I always banked on the side, always had a running slush fund over $1000 for those "special occasions". (I haven`t had that luxury in quite a while, I miss it)
My first two knives: