"Man Jewelry", huh. Never heard it called that before. A pocket knife, now, been carrying one since I was about 8. I couldn't have it at school, but it went in my pocket as soon as I got home. A Barlow in those days, a Buck (110) later when I enlisted, then a Leatherman when I got older. And Leatherman showed up as a retail item.
A knife is as much a part of a man as his fingers. I don't carry one now, mostly because I'm always in PJs these days. But looking around me right now, there's a Buck pocket knife, a K-Bar pocket knife, a Leatherman, several X-Acto knives, and a Buck 110 in the middle drawer beside me. Then there are the countless blades out in the shop. A man without a knife is ready to go in the ground. And sheeple are afraid of a 1 inch blade, what's the world coming to. . .