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First Pocketknife: How Old Were You?
My girlfriend and I were having a somewhat intense discussion about how young is too young for a boy to have a pocketknife. I was about six when I got my first pocketknife (a Swiss Army Knife, the tiny "Classic SD," followed not too long after by a Schrade 1080t). My father made me carry around a cotter pin for at least a month before he gave me the Swiss Army Knife to prove I would be responsible and not lose it. He also taught about safety with a knife.
The reason I ask is my girlfriend was somewhat alarmed when she found out how young I was (I will admit that six is a tad bit young, but it's not as if it was a giant hunting knife and I was mature enough for my age, and I had received the training necessary to be safe.) I feel like it was pretty normal for young boys to have pocketknives (most of my friends seemed to have them, and I feel like all of my friends had pocketknives or bigger knives before the age of ten). I hope to have a son one day, and I want to give him his very own pocketknife when he's a boy. I remember how big of a deal it was when I got my own pocketknife, and I would want my boy to go through the same thing. My girlfriend doesn't think that even 10 is old enough.
I think part of the difference in opinion is that she's a third generation Chinese, and I was raised with the "good ol' 'merican" mindset...you know what I'm talking about--Boy Scouts, hanging out with the gang on our bikes, the bigger boys had Red Ryder BB guns, etc.
What do you guys think? How old were you when you got your first knife? How old is too young?
The reason I ask is my girlfriend was somewhat alarmed when she found out how young I was (I will admit that six is a tad bit young, but it's not as if it was a giant hunting knife and I was mature enough for my age, and I had received the training necessary to be safe.) I feel like it was pretty normal for young boys to have pocketknives (most of my friends seemed to have them, and I feel like all of my friends had pocketknives or bigger knives before the age of ten). I hope to have a son one day, and I want to give him his very own pocketknife when he's a boy. I remember how big of a deal it was when I got my own pocketknife, and I would want my boy to go through the same thing. My girlfriend doesn't think that even 10 is old enough.
I think part of the difference in opinion is that she's a third generation Chinese, and I was raised with the "good ol' 'merican" mindset...you know what I'm talking about--Boy Scouts, hanging out with the gang on our bikes, the bigger boys had Red Ryder BB guns, etc.
What do you guys think? How old were you when you got your first knife? How old is too young?
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Permalink Reply by Steven C. Edwards on -
I recieved an Old Timer lock blade for my sixth birthday (still have it btw). My son and I purchased matching lock blades when he was seven.
I bought him a BB gun for his 8th birthday and a 22 rifle for his 12th. All the same as me.
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Permalink Reply by Josh P on -
I was around 10 years old. I got my first pocket knife a swiss army knife when i was in boy scouts.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on -
I still have not gotten one.
I'm 48.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on
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Yea, pathetic.
I don't even know what I would do with one.
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Permalink Reply by John Muir on -
Just sharpen it until it's sick sharp, then show everyone how sharp it is.... that's pretty much all I do with mine - maybe open a dvd case every now and then
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on
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That would get a reaction from my girls...."Daddy put that thing away!" more lol
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on -
I'm glad this is a pocket knife thread.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Moon Christensen on -
What you would do with one?!? What about those billions of blasted plastic tiedowns that you need to remove in order to get at a Barbie doll, Littlest PetShop, Nerf gun, or those rubber bandy things that hold new shoes together?
Not to mention the odd apple or orange. I use my knife on a daily basis at home and work. Feel more naked than I do without a watch.
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Permalink Reply by Lukus Albin on -
Do we need to send you one as a yule gift?
Gypsy.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on
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Yes, with a set of lifestyle instructions "manly things to do with a pocketknife", lol
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