103 as a bush knife.

Flatlander1963 said:
I've been thinking about your question Hiwa. I'm agreed with other posters in the thought that the 103 is NOT a multipurpose knife...it's a skinner and a damn good one too but not a knife for lots of different roles around the campfire and on the trail.

Since you have a camp ax you don't need a big hacker so the bowie types like the 119 will be a little brutish. The 102 is a Bird and Trout to me and you can manage small work like that with a stockman or muscrat or trapper. That leaves the 105 and the 121 as the best all around options.

Here's a picture with the 121 on top, then my fancy steak knife, and the 105 on the bottom. In fact the middle knife would be a superb bushcrafter (it does have a heavy blade)

I personally have a thing for the 121 but it does have a little longer and thinner blade as compared to the 105. For me, if the majority of the work is around the campfire in food prep it's the 121 hands down. If you will be peeling the hide off limbs and other such bushcrafting pasttimes, I'd take the 105.
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Great assessment Flat, I'd say my all round favorate for camp chores is the 105 pathfinder. I've got a 102, 118, 119, 120 & 121 for fixed blades (in that series). It's one tough knife... not something I'd recommend, however, I've split rock maple with that knife;





And, you guys got to stop talking up the 121.11.1..1 blade, they are going up on ebay! (glad I got a user and one NIB ;)
 
I have been fortunate at times. Found a 121 knife in a 105 sheath, at a pawn shop one time. It was starting to slice through the bottom of the sheath though. Then another time I found a 120 knife in a 119 sheath at a gun show. I also found two 110's in Shrade sheaths, one was a three dot 110, the other was a 2 line 110. The sellar had a Shrade knife in the Buck sheath and I asked if I could put the proper knife in the proper sheath, which they allowed me to do. That 110 sheath has the 110 stamp above the belt loop. HL
 
Thank you DM, it's good to know that they are still out there at times. It all so goes to show that at times you need to check to see what is in the package that is up for sale! HL
 
mainewoodsman said:
Great assessment Flat, I'd say my all round favorate for camp chores is the 105 pathfinder. I've got a 102, 118, 119, 120 & 121 for fixed blades (in that series). It's one tough knife... not something I'd recommend, however, I've split rock maple with that knife;





And, you guys got to stop talking up the 121.11.1..1 blade, they are going up on ebay! (glad I got a user and one NIB ;)
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Woody,

Nice shots of Baxter. Maybe I'll get up there next summer. g
 
Flatlander1963 said:
Woody,

Nice shots of Baxter. Maybe I'll get up there next summer. g
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Thanks Gordon... I've posted my Baxter critter shots before, I miss Baxter being >2500 mi away now. I'd like to get up there next year myself!


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I've done some btoning with my 119 and it has held up just fine :thumbup:
But I was extra careful,because of its 59 HRC stainless steel nature :D
 
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