Double Eagle Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Around this time of year is a great time to talk to parents about may come under a Christmas tree. I always seemed to get a knife every year for many reasons. I'm sure there are a lot of scouts and scouters that can lend a can opener type for this requirement. I am not one for loaning knives as someone always wants to pry and break a tip off. Before parents go out and spend a lot on their scout's first knife, I would caution that most scouts do three things with their first knife: 1. have to sharpen it regardless whether it is sharp or not; 2. cut themselves. nuff said; 3. lose the knife somewhere. There are lot of used Victorinox knives on the big auction site for cheap bids. The original 4 blade/tool Boy Scout knife made in Ulster or Camillus worked great. The current BSA 4 blade knife is from China and costs about $20. Not my recommendation. BTW, the orginal blue Cub Scout knife didn't have a can opener, just the spear blade, awl, and bottle opener. hhhmmm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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