I can’t say that I have ever lost a knife for an extended period of time. I had a small Case canoe that slipped out of my pocket while driving and was found a day or two later under my car seat when I realized it was missing. I have misplaced a few and had the turn up right where I had left them in a fishing tackle box. I wasn’t really thinking it was missing though, just didn’t remember where I would have left it.

I lost my Benchmade Stimulus in my recliner at home for several months. It is no longer made, so that really hurt.
Once it was back in my possession, I sent it to Benchmade to be sharpened and I also had thm engrave the blade with “Reward if Found” and my phone number, just in case it’s out in the wild the next time it’s lost.

https://imgur.com/a/aBTEFZs

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Emerson CQC-7BW

Buck 503 folder. Disappeared into the bowels of a recliner for more than 2 years. My grown up, bought with my own money, paid more than $5.00, kept for almost 10 years before losting it knife. Very sad while it was gone. Searched that chair several times with no success. One day there was a small thunk as it fell out. O happy day, but I had already replaced it and gotten used to the everyday feel of the new one.

Spyderco PM2

I am a nicotine addict. I am a former cigarette smoker, and I have chewed nicotine gum ever since the day I quit smoking about 25 years ago.
The little blister pac packages the nicotine gum comes in, they open easily IF you have fingernails. Mine are clipped short.

I used the little Bear MFG/Mac Tools pocketknife for decades, just for opening the little packages of nicotine gum.
It is much easier to slice the paper/foil top covering instead of fumble fucking with the little packages, trying to peel the top covering away and having short/no fingernails.
I had lost that little knife many times, and again found it under an automobile or truck seat.

Some years back we went to a concert at the local American Indian Casino/Convention Center.
I forgot to leave that knife in the vehicle, and after walking about a half mile from the Outer Mongolia end of the massive parking lot, we got to the entrance for the concert.
Damn! They are using metal detectors at the doors!

I tried to "palm" the knife between two fingers and got busted. The choices were, walk a mile round trip back to our vehicle, or give it to the Security guy at the door, and it would not be returned later.
It was maybe $20 from the Mac Tools truck when I bought it eons ago, so I willingly gave the knife up and walked into the concert.

My Girlfriend was stellar at remembering little things like that when she saw you needed something, or mentioned in passing about needing something. She remembered every single time.
Later, at Christmas or a Birthday, yup the little knife reappeared and she had sourced it off of eBay as they have been out of production for a long time.
She really didn't know the actual size of the little Bear MFG/Mac Tools knife, and when she was looking on eBay, two length choices were available, she didn't really know which size, so she got both!

I have lost the replacement several more times and found it again under a vehicle seat. I don't ever sharpen either of the Bear MFG/Mac Tools knives, as I only use them for opening nicotine gum.
The losing it under the vehicle seat appears to be a summer only thing while wearing gym shorts, the little knife slides out of the gym shorts pocket, never when wearing regular pants.

My preference is the shorter blade, as you are less likely for slicing yourself and bleeding.

PXL_20260821_032952944~2 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

PXL_20260821_032931609~2 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr