The Mercator is from 1867, and is one of the older, still in use everyday, pocket knives ever made. I tell this story about as a child going to the Ace hardware store up the street from my house, just to look at the knives. As a Boy Scout most of my childhood, knives were always an important tool in my carry, even then. Now it’s rare you’ll see me leave home without one tucked away somewhere. They come in handy in so many situations. When I first got the sample for our solid brass Merc. I...