Best guess is somewhere between 6-8...brand spankin new Swiss army knife from Grandpa. Went outside to the (no harness or safety rails) tree house to make arrows, about 10 seconds later I was back in the house getting my thumb bandaged. Still have the scar and smile when I think of the story. Lost that knife (and a few others) on various fishing trips...learned to have a knife in every glove box, backpack, tackle container, etc...a habit that I still have today.
The old days when a kid could carry a pellet gun and a knife down the road and people would just slow down and wave as they went by...miss those times, but very grateful to have had them.
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