Need a pocket knife rec...

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I was thinking an old timer

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Meh. I don't have nostalgia about knives at all. It is a Renaissance - never been a better time to shop for a pocket knife.

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kind of cheap since he'll probably lose it.

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I'm digging the Ontario Rat 2 lately. Great, cheap knife - you can get AUS-8 for like $25 or so, or kick in another $5 to $8 and get D2. Knifeworks will do an engraving for $9. You can get orange scales (I did) or a range of other colors.

Ka-Bar Dozier would be a similar choice. The Buck Vantage flipper (their entry level) is a fantastic value, too and a little more traditional looking.

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Tell him you'll haunt him if he doesn't take care of it.

Get him a cheap Swiss Army one with the understand that he is gonna lose it

Gerber or CRKT, inexpensive, ok made lockback knives.

Does he fish or hunt or anything much?

As a kid, a swiss army was always sweet with all the BS you played with and never used. The actual knives are junk though.

I have an EDC now, but as a 13 year old thats not really a good idea due to school and what not. I was just thinking something with a gut hook or whatever in addition to the knife that he can wear on a belt may be better than a standard folding knife. Something he can wear around the yard and neighborhood and camping on a belt.

ETA: As an adult better steel is better, and less likely to cut yourself. For a kid though, I don't think you really want something super sharp. Better to slice their finger open often than cut it off once lol.