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Originally Posted by Murdock
My first Boy Scout knife, received for Christmas 1959. The original sheath died an honorable death many years ago, covered with dried out rubber bands and duct tape residue. It was replaced with this custom item by Chris Kravitt of Treestump Leather in Waltham, Maine. (Chris specializes in knife sheaths of all kinds).
During an airborne assignment with the Marines in Second ANGLICO in the 1980's this blade served as my jump knife for somewhere around 30 paradrops. (The Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic required each parachutist to carry a sheath knife, and I never really warmed up to the issued Kabar).
Dressed out my first buck with it, too.
Be Prepared!
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My oldest knife is just like this one; my mom bought it for me when I joined the Boy Scouts, around 1966. I have older knives, but I've had this one the longest. Somewhere along the line, I lost my first knife, a single blade that I vaguely remember being made by Camillus. Found that one around 1960 in a metal box that had belonged to my stepfather.