You don't want a lock blade for the kid's first knife - safety issues. Get her a basic, but quality slip joint. I started my daughter out at about 4 years old, first reviewing knife safety, then helping in the kitchen, then camping and in the outdoors. She just turned 10 in April and she has about 8-10 knives of her own now.
My recommendation for a first knife would be a Case Sodbuster Jr. or an Alox Pioneer.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
- Del Gue
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