I realized I've bought several knives that I have no need to own. Here's my list, please share yours.
I have a crazy good looking William Henry gold and Damascus affair that is just to expensive to use. Too small to be a self defense tool as well. It's designed for a "gentleman" of which I do not come close to being. Sits in a good looking wood box in my sock drawer someplace, unused, mostly unloved unless I spend a moment fondling it - which I'm not above doing in times of loneliness. I wasn't even drinking when I got it.
When Victorinox bought and closed down Wenger, I decided that having a huge Wenger Swiss Army Knife would be a good idea. I'd always had a light well used and loved Climber model Swiss Army Knife: the scissors for my rotten toenails and the corkscrew both being critical features necessary for my lifestyle. You know the ones I was lusting to own, too many useless tools you'll never use and so heavy your pants get pulled down all the time. Mine was a Wenger Delemont Eddie Bauer Big P125 that measured @ 1-3/4 inches across because of all the "tools" it has. Never carried it. Sock drawer.
CRKT "Shinbo". This is a brutal beast of a fixed blade knife, like a mini katana. Very well crafted, especially for CRKT. It looks like it would win any knife fight it got in, even if wielded by a 1 legged drunk guy. Designed for military and special forces operators in close quarters combat they say. It's a great blade, but until I decide to commit Seppeku or zombies really do attack, I really have no need for such a thing.
I have a crazy good looking William Henry gold and Damascus affair that is just to expensive to use. Too small to be a self defense tool as well. It's designed for a "gentleman" of which I do not come close to being. Sits in a good looking wood box in my sock drawer someplace, unused, mostly unloved unless I spend a moment fondling it - which I'm not above doing in times of loneliness. I wasn't even drinking when I got it.
When Victorinox bought and closed down Wenger, I decided that having a huge Wenger Swiss Army Knife would be a good idea. I'd always had a light well used and loved Climber model Swiss Army Knife: the scissors for my rotten toenails and the corkscrew both being critical features necessary for my lifestyle. You know the ones I was lusting to own, too many useless tools you'll never use and so heavy your pants get pulled down all the time. Mine was a Wenger Delemont Eddie Bauer Big P125 that measured @ 1-3/4 inches across because of all the "tools" it has. Never carried it. Sock drawer.
CRKT "Shinbo". This is a brutal beast of a fixed blade knife, like a mini katana. Very well crafted, especially for CRKT. It looks like it would win any knife fight it got in, even if wielded by a 1 legged drunk guy. Designed for military and special forces operators in close quarters combat they say. It's a great blade, but until I decide to commit Seppeku or zombies really do attack, I really have no need for such a thing.