I must have thirty or forty not counting bayonets. Some are WWII fighting knives and some are more modern. I have a few that I've owned for more than forty years.
From left to right: WWII U.S. Camillus has three notches carved on it, Vietnam era NY Camillus, Garcia Survival bought new in 1970, KA-BAR bought recently.
Right now about 10. Nicest is my new Phil Dozier, but I have a couple CS knives (Master Hunter and a Pendleton Lite camp knife) and a standard Mora I like.
Not counting folding knives I own about 55 fixed blade survival knives... A few swords and folding blades which are not really my favorite I have another 20 or so.... My most recent addition is a Vietnam M16 Bayonet I found sticking out of a 4x4 trail in the mountains... So the answer I would have to say almost 80.
I don't own that many knives... probably around 10-15. Most of them are spread out everywhere, like in different rooms, in my cars, in my EDC work bag, on myself, etc.
For the most part, I've been buying blem Kershaw knives lately at a heavy discount, but I keep these in my car or around different areas of my house. I have a few ZT knives and they're awesome, but a bit too heavy to carry.
Lately, I've been using a SOG Aegis Mini as my EDC since I like that it sits deep into the pocket, and it's more sturdy feeling than the Flash I and Flash II I used to have.
At last look, probably just over 100 now. Mostly older Case Knives, a few Boker, & Schrade, a couple Kershaws, & one Spyderco, but nothing too costly lately. I seem to get the urge every Winter, to buy "just one more !"
I have, or at least I'm trying to have every Gil Hibben licensed production knife (not the total customs he makes) I've done a fairly decent job at my acquisitions (Until mama had a cow about it). The last blade to come in (still waiting for it) was Hibbens annual contribution of 2007, The Immortal. I'm kind of upset though because this production run had gold appointments and a full length plaque for wall mounting, or mine was silver appointments with a half plaque for wall mounting. I found out however that both of these knives were also offered with a sheath. I'd love to be able to pick up a sheath from someone, because both Hibben and United have told me no unless I authorized Hibben to make a special one off sheath just for me and that was just a little costly. I can't see paying the same amount for a sheath that I paid to get three of his blades? Smithy.
I don't even think or care much about knives. We have an old carving knife on the chopping block in the kitchen. I have a knife I got at Walmart for hunting that says Winchester I think. It's a folding knife with a partial serrated blade. I think there is another one for back up in the basement.
Me, I probably have around 30. That includes "junk" knives that I've collected over the years. I generally don't throw cheap knives away, I just use them as test beds for my next sharpening efforts.
My highlights (without pictures) include a Chris Reeve Small Sbenza, William Henry E6, a few Benchmades, a Spyderco, a couple Kershaw, a SOG seal pup, a nice case folder, a couple CS and CRKT, and as I write this I have an ESEE and RAT en-route to me. I guess I'll have to get them all out for family photos one of these days.
Hey what's with the Kershaw 1660's I have lost two now. I like the knife but not when I have to buy a new one each year.
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